Name: North Wilkesboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-05-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle 3.00 To 7.00 Lower Feeder cattle 4.00 To 8.00 Lower Demand Moderate Activity Moderate Offerings Light Quality Average

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $167.35/cwt on 26 head.

Average price

$167.35

26 head · 468 lb average

Value per head Derived

$784

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$695

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 3

$81.33/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.19

vs NC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	465	203.33	946	6thin
Medium 1	448	180.96	810	10thin
Medium and Large 2	778	143.00	1,112	2thin
Medium 2	450	130.52	588	7thin
Medium 3	205	122.00	250	1thin

One grade step is worth $81.33/cwt here — about $695 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 sale26 hd

167.35

—

NC average8 barns · 900 hd

171.55

−4.19

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	1,478	112.16	1,658	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,385	93.50	1,295	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,014	75.82	769	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	801	67.04	537	10

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)	1,000	$620	1thin

Every lot, as filed

41 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	—	327	255.86/cwt	251.00–258.00	837	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	665	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,264	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 2	—	280	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	392	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	645	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,219	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	250	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	415	1
Bulls	Medium 1	—	320	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	640	2
Heifers	Medium 1	—	490	179.33/cwt	170.00–184.00	879	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	395	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	553	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	710	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,037	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	620	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	707	1
Dairy Steers	Medium 2	—	260	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	348	1
Heifers	Medium 1	—	365	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	657	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	205	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	250	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	750	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	758	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	215	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	288	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	545	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	621	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	345	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	731	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	313	155.32/cwt	151.00–160.00	486	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,021	1
Bulls	Medium 1	—	500	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,040	2
Heifers	Medium 1	—	440	181.93/cwt	180.00–192.00	800	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,037	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	196.00/cwt	192.00–200.00	1,049	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	845	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,183	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	430	134.11/cwt	130.00–136.00	577	3
Bulls	Medium 1	—	445	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	890	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 2	—	345	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	435	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	473	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	804	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	620	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	880	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	740	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,021	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	620.00/head	620.00–620.00	620	1
Bulls	—	—	1,478	112.16/cwt	110.00–115.00	1,658	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,000	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	500	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	945	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	888	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	993	64.07/cwt	60.00–68.00	636	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,053	78.41/cwt	75.00–80.00	826	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,325	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	1,352	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	832	72.67/cwt	68.00–75.00	605	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	870	88.01/cwt	86.00–90.00	766	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	754	55.27/cwt	47.00–60.00	417	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,445	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,228	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 May 3, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 47Last week 89Year ago 97

Slaughter CattleReceipts 24Last week 29Year ago 21

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 0Year ago 5

Slaughter cattle 3.00 To 7.00 Lower Feeder cattle 4.00 To 8.00 Lower Demand Moderate Activity Moderate Offerings Light Quality Average

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	327	251.00–258.00	255.86
1	—	665	190.00	190.00
1	—	645	189.00	189.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	280	140.00	140.00
1	—	345	126.00	126.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	250	166.00	166.00
3	—	430	130.00–136.00	134.11
2	—	473	170.00	170.00
1	—	620	142.00	142.00
1	—	740	138.00	138.00
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	320	200.00	200.00
2	—	500	208.00	208.00
1	—	445	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	490	170.00–184.00	179.33
1	—	365	180.00	180.00
6	—	440	180.00–192.00	181.93
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	140.00	140.00
1	—	620	114.00	114.00
1	—	750	101.00	101.00
1	—	215	134.00	134.00
1	—	545	114.00	114.00
2	—	313	151.00–160.00	155.32
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	710	146.00	146.00
1	—	845	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	205	122.00	122.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	345	212.00	212.00
1	—	460	222.00	222.00
1	—	570	182.00	182.00
2	—	535	192.00–200.00	196.00
Dairy Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	260	134.00	134.00

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	1	—	1,000	620.00	620.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,478	110.00–115.00	112.16
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,000	50.00	50.00
2	—	945	94.00	94.00
2	—	993	60.00–68.00	64.07
5	—	1,053	75.00–80.00	78.41
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,325	102.00	102.00
1	—	1,445	85.00	85.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	832	68.00–75.00	72.67
2	—	870	86.00–90.00	88.01
5	—	754	47.00–60.00	55.27

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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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

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