Name: North Wilkesboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-02-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-02-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cattle 8.00 to 11.00 higher. Feeder cattle 4.00 to 10.00 higher. Demand Good, Activity Active, Offerings Moderate, Quality Average.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $134.84/cwt on 44 head.

Average price

$134.84

44 head · 439 lb average

Value per head Derived

$592

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$428

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

$94.98/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.30

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	439	149.98	658	23
Medium 2	361	136.93	494	8thin
Medium 3	535	123.81	663	5thin
Small and Medium 3	473	109.81	519	6thin
Small 3	418	55.00	230	2thin

One grade step is worth $94.98/cwt here — about $428 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 sale44 hd

134.84

—

NC average8 barns · 991 hd

136.13

−1.30

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	—	High	1,802	101.59	1,830	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,298	91.25	1,184	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,150	69.51	799	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	826	64.96	537	8thin

Every lot, as filed

60 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
Heifers	Small and Medium 3	—	780	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	655	1
Heifers	Small 3	—	620	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	434	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	495	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	648	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	225	122.67/cwt	120.00–125.00	276	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	153.81/cwt	150.00–160.00	738	4
Heifers	Medium 2	—	300	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	432	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	215	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	299	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	573	120.53/cwt	118.00–123.00	691	2
Heifers	Small and Medium 3	—	595	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	649	1
Steers	Small and Medium 3	—	465	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	391	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,176	1
Steers	Medium 3	—	310	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	508	1
Steers	Medium 3	—	518	141.45/cwt	138.00–145.00	733	2
Steers	Medium 3	—	445	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	663	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	175.50/cwt	175.00–176.00	921	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	201.49/cwt	200.00–204.00	735	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	189.49/cwt	189.00–190.00	792	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	707	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	690	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,076	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	193.32/cwt	188.00–199.00	909	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	400	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	700	1
Steers	Small 3Thin Fleshed	—	225	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	158	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	980	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	265	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	448	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	425	143.07/cwt	140.00–146.00	608	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	167.25/cwt	162.00–171.00	1,042	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	164.99/cwt	162.00–168.00	962	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,001	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	400	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	672	1
Bulls	Small 3Full	—	475	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	252	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	825	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	668	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	830	70.10/cwt	68.00–72.00	582	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	890	49.00/cwt	49.00–49.00	436	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	802	59.80/cwt	56.00–65.00	480	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,298	91.25/cwt	84.00–96.00	1,184	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,070	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	428	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,159	72.79/cwt	70.00–79.00	844	9
Bulls	—	—	1,608	110.94/cwt	102.00–115.00	1,784	2
Bulls	—	—	1,995	92.23/cwt	86.00–98.00	1,840	2
Bulls	Medium 3	—	485	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	601	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	515	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	690	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	620	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	806	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	156.10/cwt	152.00–160.00	754	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	555	140.95/cwt	136.00–146.00	782	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	475	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	665	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	400	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	600	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	815	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	332	151.31/cwt	146.00–158.00	502	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	743	123.99/cwt	121.00–127.00	921	2
Heifers	Small 3Gaunt	—	215	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	86	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	550	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	556	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	540	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	691	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	495	125.00/cwt	120.00–130.00	619	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	433	132.46/cwt	130.00–135.00	574	2
Heifers	Small and Medium 3	—	453	113.98/cwt	110.00–118.00	516	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	144.61/cwt	140.00–149.00	742	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	132.59/cwt	130.00–135.00	371	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	355	171.98/cwt	168.00–174.00	611	5
Heifers	Medium 2	—	388	155.10/cwt	150.00–160.00	602	2
Heifers	Small and Medium 3	—	278	118.94/cwt	118.00–120.00	331	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 Feb 8, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 90Last week 59Year ago 73

Slaughter CattleReceipts 28Last week 10Year ago 35

Compared to last week: Slaughter cattle 8.00 to 11.00 higher. Feeder cattle 4.00 to 10.00 higher. Demand Good, Activity Active, Offerings Moderate, Quality Average.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	780	84.00	84.00
1	—	595	109.00	109.00
2	—	453	110.00–118.00	113.98
2	—	278	118.00–120.00	118.94
Heifers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	620	70.00	70.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	131.00	131.00
2	—	225	120.00–125.00	122.67
1	—	300	144.00	144.00
2	—	433	130.00–135.00	132.46
2	—	388	150.00–160.00	155.10
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	480	150.00–160.00	153.81
1	—	215	139.00	139.00
1	—	400	150.00	150.00
3	—	570	143.00	143.00
3	—	332	146.00–158.00	151.31
2	—	743	121.00–127.00	123.99
2	—	513	140.00–149.00	144.61
2	—	280	130.00–135.00	132.59
5	—	355	168.00–174.00	171.98
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	573	118.00–123.00	120.53
1	—	540	128.00	128.00
2	—	495	120.00–130.00	125.00
Heifers — Small 3 · Gaunt$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	215	40.00	40.00
Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	84.00	84.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	800	147.00	147.00
2	—	525	175.00–176.00	175.50
4	—	365	200.00–204.00	201.49
2	—	418	189.00–190.00	189.49
1	—	340	208.00	208.00
2	—	690	156.00	156.00
2	—	470	188.00–199.00	193.32
1	—	580	169.00	169.00
1	—	265	169.00	169.00
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	310	164.00	164.00
2	—	518	138.00–145.00	141.45
1	—	445	149.00	149.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	175.00	175.00
Steers — Small 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	225	70.00	70.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	425	140.00–146.00	143.07
1	—	515	134.00	134.00
1	—	620	130.00	130.00
2	—	555	136.00–146.00	140.95
1	—	475	140.00	140.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	623	162.00–171.00	167.25
3	—	583	162.00–168.00	164.99
1	—	700	143.00	143.00
1	—	400	168.00	168.00
2	—	483	152.00–160.00	156.10
Bulls — Small 3 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	53.00	53.00
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	124.00	124.00
1	—	550	101.00	101.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	825	81.00	81.00
3	—	830	68.00–72.00	70.10
1	—	890	49.00	49.00
3	—	802	56.00–65.00	59.80
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,298	84.00–96.00	91.25
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,070	40.00	40.00
9	—	1,159	70.00–79.00	72.79
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,608	102.00–115.00	110.94
2	—	1,995	86.00–98.00	92.23

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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