Name: North Wilkesboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-01-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-01-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

2 Hogs Slaughter cattle Mostly steady Feeder cattle Mostly steady Demand Moderate Activity Moderate Offerings Light (Heavy Rain ) Quality Plain

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $132.56/cwt on 16 head.

Average price

$132.56

16 head · 566 lb average

Value per head Derived

$751

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$551

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

$88.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.06

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	582	152.50	887	8thin
Medium 2	562	131.76	740	4thin
Medium 3	545	103.33	563	3thin
Small 3	525	64.00	336	1thin

One grade step is worth $88.50/cwt here — about $551 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 sale16 hd

132.56

—

NC average8 barns · 678 hd

141.63

−9.06

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	1,375	90.00	1,238	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,079	61.50	664	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	797	37.30	297	5thin

Every lot, as filed

40 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	536	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	874	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	935	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	633	127.01/cwt	124.00–130.00	804	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	470	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	635	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	705	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	855	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	705	3
Steers	Small and Medium 3	—	295	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	295	1
Dairy Heifers	Medium 2	—	405	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	203	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	496	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	957	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	515	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	721	1
Steers	Medium 3	—	295	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	384	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,128	92.01/cwt	91.00–93.00	1,038	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	731	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	137.42/cwt	135.00–140.00	639	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	390	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	546	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	147.04/cwt	144.00–150.00	618	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	495	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	718	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	904	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	905	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	815	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	545	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	545	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	295	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	425	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 3	—	470	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	409	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	630	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	445	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	490	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	525	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	550	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	550	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	395	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	419	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	650	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	715	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	992	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	510	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	704	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	538	1
Bulls	Small 3	—	525	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	336	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	435	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	435	1
Bulls	—	—	1,375	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,238	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,085	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	760	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,105	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	597	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	797	37.30/cwt	30.00–45.00	297	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,063	61.01/cwt	60.00–62.00	649	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 25, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 46Last week 108Year ago 59

Slaughter CattleReceipts 10Last week 44Year ago 23

2 Hogs Slaughter cattle Mostly steady Feeder cattle Mostly steady Demand Moderate Activity Moderate Offerings Light (Heavy Rain ) Quality Plain

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	536	163.00	163.00
1	—	615	152.00	152.00
1	—	470	150.00	150.00
1	—	570	150.00	150.00
1	—	855	116.00	116.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	633	124.00–130.00	127.01
1	—	470	135.00	135.00
1	—	510	138.00	138.00
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	100.00	100.00
1	—	650	110.00	110.00
1	—	435	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	64.00	64.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	385	183.00	183.00
1	—	280	177.00	177.00
1	—	825	116.00	116.00
2	—	1,128	91.00–93.00	92.01
1	—	495	145.00	145.00
1	—	565	160.00	160.00
Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	295	100.00	100.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	140.00	140.00
1	—	390	140.00	140.00
1	—	295	144.00	144.00
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	295	130.00	130.00
Dairy Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	50.00	50.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	142.00	142.00
2	—	465	135.00–140.00	137.42
2	—	420	144.00–150.00	147.04
1	—	900	70.00	70.00
1	—	375	140.00	140.00
1	—	345	156.00	156.00
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	905	90.00	90.00
1	—	545	100.00	100.00
1	—	445	110.00	110.00
1	—	395	106.00	106.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	87.00	87.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,375	90.00	90.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,085	70.00	70.00
1	—	1,105	54.00	54.00
2	—	1,063	60.00–62.00	61.01
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	797	30.00–45.00	37.30

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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