Name: North Wilkesboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-01-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-01-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle 3.00 To 6.00 Higher Feeder 5.00 To 9.00 Higher Demand Good Activity Active Offerings Moderate Quality Attractive

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $134.42/cwt on 46 head.

Average price

$134.42

46 head · 436 lb average

Value per head Derived

$585

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$170

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 3

$70.52/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.91

vs NC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	406	153.19	622	25
Medium 2	479	127.92	612	10thin
Medium 3	432	103.28	446	8thin
Small 3	547	82.67	452	3thin

One grade step is worth $70.52/cwt here — about $170 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale46 hd

134.42

—

NC average8 barns · 1,234 hd

135.32

−0.91

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,472	86.04	1,266	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,470	70.91	1,042	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,170	68.63	803	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	773	56.50	436	2thin

Every lot, as filed

61 lots · USDA AMS · Wilkes Livestock Exchange - North Wilkesboro, NC

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Steers	Medium 2	—	265	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	360	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	483	128.53/cwt	123.00–134.00	621	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	435	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	592	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	300	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	450	3
Steers	Medium 2	—	540	150.54/cwt	146.00–152.00	813	4
Steers	Medium 3	—	380	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	532	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	218	136.57/cwt	130.00–143.00	298	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	388	142.04/cwt	140.00–144.00	551	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	500	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	630	1
Heifers	Small 3	—	450	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	351	1
Steers	Medium 3	—	310	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	366	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	957	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,001	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	240	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	394	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	283	168.97/cwt	168.00–170.00	478	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	169.77/cwt	163.00–172.00	632	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,194	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	440	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	757	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	625	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	913	2
Steers	Medium 3	—	538	126.59/cwt	120.00–133.00	681	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	562	172.05/cwt	169.00–178.00	967	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	167.41/cwt	160.00–170.00	1,043	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	318	175.76/cwt	170.00–182.00	559	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	862	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	540	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	734	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	170.98/cwt	169.00–176.00	821	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	555	164.95/cwt	160.00–170.00	915	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,040	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	197.12/cwt	188.00–199.00	857	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	891	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,458	68.54/cwt	62.00–73.00	999	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,510	79.19/cwt	75.00–89.00	1,196	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,153	55.19/cwt	52.00–58.00	636	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,159	68.57/cwt	62.00–72.00	795	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	720	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	360	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	825	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	520	1
Bulls	—	—	1,452	83.05/cwt	80.00–88.00	1,206	3
Bulls	—	—	1,530	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,454	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,270	82.49/cwt	74.00–88.00	1,048	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	161.92/cwt	160.00–164.00	677	2
Bulls	Medium 3	—	670	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	683	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	410	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	672	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	134.07/cwt	130.00–138.00	818	2
Bulls	Medium 3	—	600	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	600	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	578	125.15/cwt	120.00–130.00	723	2
Heifers	Medium 3	—	175	107.60/cwt	100.00–114.00	188	2
Heifers	Small 3	—	515	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	464	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	534	146.98/cwt	146.00–148.00	785	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	142.56/cwt	140.00–150.00	683	4
Heifers	Medium 3	—	275	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	325	1
Bulls	Small 3	—	675	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	527	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	855	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	727	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	757	2
Heifers	Small 3	—	675	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	540	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	515	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	567	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	485	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	514	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	340	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	381	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	635	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	508	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	679	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	345	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	449	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	665	105.04/cwt	100.00–110.00	699	2

How this sale compares

North Carolina weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every North Carolina auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

North Carolina feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Wilkes Livestock Exchange - North Wilkesboro, NC

Wed Jan 18, 2023

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Raleigh, NC (RA-LS)

Feeder CattleReceipts 108Last week 107Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 44Last week 32Year ago 0

Slaughter cattle 3.00 To 6.00 Higher Feeder 5.00 To 9.00 Higher Demand Good Activity Active Offerings Moderate Quality Attractive

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	265	136.00	136.00
4	—	540	146.00–152.00	150.54
1	—	440	172.00	172.00
2	—	625	146.00	146.00
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	380	140.00	140.00
1	—	310	118.00	118.00
2	—	538	120.00–133.00	126.59
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	520	184.00	184.00
1	—	770	130.00	130.00
1	—	240	164.00	164.00
2	—	865	138.00	138.00
7	—	562	169.00–178.00	172.05
4	—	623	160.00–170.00	167.41
2	—	318	170.00–182.00	175.76
1	—	440	196.00	196.00
2	—	390	174.00	174.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	483	123.00–134.00	128.53
2	—	435	136.00	136.00
2	—	388	140.00–144.00	142.04
1	—	500	126.00	126.00
1	—	345	130.00	130.00
2	—	665	100.00–110.00	105.04
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	300	150.00	150.00
2	—	218	130.00–143.00	136.57
2	—	283	168.00–170.00	168.97
6	—	372	163.00–172.00	169.77
2	—	418	160.00–164.00	161.92
4	—	534	146.00–148.00	146.98
4	—	479	140.00–150.00	142.56
2	—	565	134.00	134.00
Heifers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	78.00	78.00
1	—	515	90.00	90.00
1	—	675	80.00	80.00
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	175	100.00–114.00	107.60
1	—	275	118.00	118.00
1	—	855	85.00	85.00
1	—	515	110.00	110.00
1	—	485	106.00	106.00
1	—	340	112.00	112.00
1	—	635	80.00	80.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	136.00	136.00
1	—	410	164.00	164.00
2	—	578	120.00–130.00	125.15
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	480	169.00–176.00	170.98
2	—	555	160.00–170.00	164.95
1	—	765	136.00	136.00
6	—	435	188.00–199.00	197.12
1	—	670	133.00	133.00
2	—	610	130.00–138.00	134.07
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	670	102.00	102.00
1	—	600	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	675	78.00	78.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,458	62.00–73.00	68.54
4	—	1,510	75.00–89.00	79.19
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,153	52.00–58.00	55.19
15	—	1,159	62.00–72.00	68.57
2	—	1,270	74.00–88.00	82.49
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	720	50.00	50.00
1	—	825	63.00	63.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,452	80.00–88.00	83.05
1	—	1,530	95.00	95.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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