Name: North Wilkesboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-03-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle 2.00 To 5.00 Higher Feeder cattle 7.00 To 12.00 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 $164.92/cwt on 42 head.

Average price

$164.92

42 head · 468 lb average

Value per head Derived

$771

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$195

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 3

$56.83/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.49

vs NC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	429	192.33	824	6thin
Medium 1	422	180.52	762	13thin
Medium 2	483	155.15	750	14thin
Medium and Large 2	593	142.40	844	5thin
Medium 3	464	135.50	629	4thin

One grade step is worth $56.83/cwt here — about $195 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 sale42 hd

164.92

—

NC average8 barns · 1,405 hd

162.44

+2.49

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	1,414	112.85	1,596	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,314	91.18	1,198	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,048	79.27	831	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	787	75.75	596	7thin

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	950	$651	2thin

Every lot, as filed

65 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 and Large 1	—	450	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	882	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	500	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	825	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	762	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	265	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	371	1
Heifers	Medium 1	—	275	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	572	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	440	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	581	1
Heifers	Medium 1	—	428	186.43/cwt	184.00–189.00	798	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	345	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	704	1
Heifers	Medium 1	—	320	171.97/cwt	164.00–179.00	550	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	196.48/cwt	194.00–199.00	733	2
Steers	Medium 1	—	410	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	927	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	575	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	955	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	230	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	446	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	205.90/cwt	200.00–212.00	1,287	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	335	229.70/cwt	220.00–240.00	769	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	507	223.47/cwt	221.00–224.00	1,133	6
Dairy Heifers	Medium 2	—	435	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	479	1
Heifers	Medium 1	—	478	175.83/cwt	175.00–176.00	840	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	440	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,074	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,181	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	490	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,152	1
Steers	Medium 1	—	455	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	933	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	223.71/cwt	221.00–226.00	846	4
Dairy Steers	Medium 2	—	310	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	223	1
Dairy Steers	Medium 2	—	418	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	393	2
Dairy Heifers	Medium 2	—	775	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	775	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	558	205.50/cwt	205.00–206.00	1,147	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	330	210.51/cwt	210.00–211.00	695	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	575	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,035	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	414	209.63/cwt	206.00–216.00	868	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	630	200.74/cwt	196.00–203.00	1,265	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	540	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,080	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	848	88.49/cwt	87.00–90.00	750	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	955	64.95/cwt	60.00–70.00	620	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	788	78.42/cwt	75.00–82.00	618	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	705	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	381	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	745	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	477	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,242	93.71/cwt	90.00–100.00	1,164	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,528	83.57/cwt	82.00–85.00	1,277	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,103	89.24/cwt	87.00–91.00	984	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,047	79.03/cwt	75.00–85.00	827	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	910	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	455	1
Bulls	—	—	1,318	95.94/cwt	95.00–97.00	1,264	2
Bulls	—	—	1,446	118.48/cwt	110.00–127.00	1,713	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	651.05/head	430.00–850.00	651	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	365	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	730	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	468	218.01/cwt	216.00–220.00	1,020	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	525	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	945	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	509	148.42/cwt	144.00–150.00	755	4
Bulls	Medium 2	—	590	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	708	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	200	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	350	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,033	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	400	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	788	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	900	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	720	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	370	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	696	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	760	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	646	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	680	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,156	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	328	134.09/cwt	130.00–138.00	440	2
Heifers	Medium 3	—	380	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	494	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	710	134.00/cwt	130.00–138.00	951	2
Heifers	Medium 3	—	518	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	725	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	375	164.49/cwt	164.00–165.00	617	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	630	152.22/cwt	151.00–154.00	959	4
Heifers	Medium 1	—	500	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	895	1
Heifers	Medium 1	—	350	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	658	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 29, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 96Last week 57Year ago 142

Slaughter CattleReceipts 40Last week 15Year ago 30

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter cattle 2.00 To 5.00 Higher Feeder cattle 7.00 To 12.00 Higher Demand Good Activity Active Offerings Moderate Quality Attractive

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	196.00	196.00
1	—	345	204.00	204.00
2	—	373	194.00–199.00	196.48
1	—	630	164.00	164.00
1	—	400	197.00	197.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	500	165.00	165.00
1	—	265	140.00	140.00
1	—	575	166.00	166.00
2	—	328	130.00–138.00	134.09
2	—	375	164.00–165.00	164.49
4	—	630	151.00–154.00	152.22
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	515	148.00	148.00
2	—	710	130.00–138.00	134.00
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	275	208.00	208.00
2	—	428	184.00–189.00	186.43
2	—	320	164.00–179.00	171.97
6	—	478	175.00–176.00	175.83
1	—	500	179.00	179.00
1	—	350	188.00	188.00
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	132.00	132.00
1	—	380	130.00	130.00
2	—	518	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	226.00	226.00
3	—	455	205.00	205.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	230	194.00	194.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	625	200.00–212.00	205.90
2	—	335	220.00–240.00	229.70
6	—	507	221.00–224.00	223.47
1	—	440	244.00	244.00
1	—	565	209.00	209.00
1	—	490	235.00	235.00
4	—	378	221.00–226.00	223.71
Dairy Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	110.00	110.00
1	—	775	100.00	100.00
Dairy Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	310	72.00	72.00
2	—	418	94.00	94.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	558	205.00–206.00	205.50
2	—	330	210.00–211.00	210.51
4	—	414	206.00–216.00	209.63
3	—	630	196.00–203.00	200.74
1	—	540	200.00	200.00
2	—	468	216.00–220.00	218.01
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	180.00	180.00
1	—	365	200.00	200.00
1	—	525	180.00	180.00
1	—	680	170.00	170.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	509	144.00–150.00	148.42
1	—	590	120.00	120.00
1	—	200	175.00	175.00
1	—	900	80.00	80.00
1	—	370	188.00	188.00
1	—	760	85.00	85.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	848	87.00–90.00	88.49
3	—	788	75.00–82.00	78.42
1	—	705	54.00	54.00
1	—	745	64.00	64.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	955	60.00–70.00	64.95
6	—	1,103	87.00–91.00	89.24
8	—	1,047	75.00–85.00	79.03
1	—	910	50.00	50.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,242	90.00–100.00	93.71
2	—	1,528	82.00–85.00	83.57
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,318	95.00–97.00	95.94
6	—	1,446	110.00–127.00	118.48

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	950	430.00–850.00	651.05

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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North Wilkesboro Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Wilkes Livestock Exchange - North Wilkesboro, NC

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle