Name: North Wilkesboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-03-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cattle 4.00 to 5.00 higher. Feeder cattle 4.00 to 10.00 higher. Demand good with moderate activity and light offerings. Quality of cattle average.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $145.01/cwt on 37 head.

Average price

$145.01

37 head · 507 lb average

Value per head Derived

$735

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$293

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

$66.65/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.33

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	505	153.65	776	27
Medium 2	495	148.00	733	2thin
Medium 3	532	126.25	671	4thin
Small and Medium 3	453	121.00	548	2thin
Small 3	555	87.00	483	2thin

One grade step is worth $66.65/cwt here — about $293 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 sale37 hd

145.01

—

NC average8 barns · 1,294 hd

152.34

−7.33

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	1,665	106.09	1,767	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,330	82.31	1,095	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,110	74.30	825	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	880	66.50	585	2thin

Every lot, as filed

52 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	Medium 3	—	470	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	649	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,194	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	152.94/cwt	149.00–157.00	482	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	156.59/cwt	150.00–163.00	827	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	966	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,053	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	140.94/cwt	138.00–146.00	529	3
Heifers	Small and Medium 3	—	410	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	492	1
Steers	Medium 3	—	310	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	490	1
Steers	Small and Medium 3	—	335	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	442	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	330	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	627	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	218.49/cwt	218.00–219.00	830	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,116	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	505	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	692	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	719	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	192.65/cwt	184.00–197.00	1,114	4
Steers	Medium 2	—	395	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	790	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	580	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	899	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 3	—	495	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	604	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,014	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,132	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	184.55/cwt	180.00–189.00	1,150	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,090	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	820	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,088	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	845	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,242	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	485	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	771	1
Heifers	Small 3	—	585	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	527	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	230	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	322	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	174.07/cwt	170.00–178.00	818	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	385	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	175.46/cwt	170.00–180.00	749	5
Bulls	Medium 3	—	700	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	840	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,240	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	820	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	656	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	418	143.49/cwt	143.00–144.00	600	2
Heifers	Small 3	—	525	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	441	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	192.47/cwt	189.00–197.00	910	4
Bulls	Medium 2	—	600	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,020	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,058	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	535	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	744	4
Bulls	Medium 2	—	690	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,070	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	161.02/cwt	155.00–164.00	907	3
Bulls	—	—	1,893	114.13/cwt	107.00–120.00	2,160	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,165	71.97/cwt	68.00–78.00	838	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,107	88.62/cwt	85.00–93.00	981	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,007	55.09/cwt	50.00–59.00	555	3
Bulls	—	—	1,210	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,089	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	890	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	685	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	870	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	487	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,340	85.96/cwt	84.00–88.00	1,152	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,310	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	983	1

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 Mar 1, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 71Last week 80Year ago 79

Slaughter CattleReceipts 22Last week 24Year ago 37

Compared to last week: Slaughter cattle 4.00 to 5.00 higher. Feeder cattle 4.00 to 10.00 higher. Demand good with moderate activity and light offerings. Quality of cattle average.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	138.00	138.00
1	—	820	80.00	80.00
2	—	418	143.00–144.00	143.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	940	127.00	127.00
2	—	315	149.00–157.00	152.94
2	—	528	150.00–163.00	156.59
2	—	680	142.00	142.00
1	—	780	135.00	135.00
3	—	375	138.00–146.00	140.94
2	—	865	129.00	129.00
1	—	230	140.00	140.00
3	—	470	170.00–178.00	174.07
2	—	275	140.00	140.00
5	—	427	170.00–180.00	175.46
3	—	563	155.00–164.00	161.02
Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	120.00	120.00
1	—	495	122.00	122.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	137.00	137.00
1	—	485	159.00	159.00
Heifers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	90.00	90.00
1	—	525	84.00	84.00
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	310	158.00	158.00
Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	335	132.00	132.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	190.00	190.00
1	—	395	200.00	200.00
1	—	580	155.00	155.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	380	218.00–219.00	218.49
1	—	330	218.00	218.00
4	—	578	184.00–197.00	192.65
1	—	485	209.00	209.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	770	147.00	147.00
2	—	623	180.00–189.00	184.55
1	—	940	116.00	116.00
1	—	425	193.00	193.00
1	—	850	128.00	128.00
1	—	845	147.00	147.00
1	—	670	185.00	185.00
4	—	473	189.00–197.00	192.47
1	—	705	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	700	120.00	120.00
4	—	535	139.00	139.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	170.00	170.00
1	—	690	155.00	155.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,893	107.00–120.00	114.13
1	—	1,210	90.00	90.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,165	68.00–78.00	71.97
5	—	1,107	85.00–93.00	88.62
3	—	1,007	50.00–59.00	55.09
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	890	77.00	77.00
1	—	870	56.00	56.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,340	84.00–88.00	85.96
1	—	1,310	75.00	75.00

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