Name: North Wilkesboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-05-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle 2.00 To 6.00 Higher Feeder cattle 6.00 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 $172.56/cwt on 45 head.

Average price

$172.56

45 head · 432 lb average

Value per head Derived

$745

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$480

per head · Medium 1 over Medium 3

$96.33/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.45

vs NC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 1	478	189.33	906	3thin
Medium and Large 1	451	187.86	847	12thin
Medium 2	385	171.77	661	22
Medium and Large 2	536	163.00	873	6thin
Medium 3	458	93.00	425	2thin

One grade step is worth $96.33/cwt here — about $480 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 sale45 hd

172.56

—

NC average8 barns · 1,676 hd

178.01

−5.45

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	1,710	103.50	1,770	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,285	98.90	1,271	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,067	90.20	962	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	660	55.00	363	1thin

Every lot, as filed

53 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 2	—	425	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	795	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	210	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	313	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	585	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	644	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	515	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	773	1
Heifers	Medium 1	—	670	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,206	1
Heifers	Medium 1	—	480	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	893	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	416	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	749	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	732	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	551	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	804	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	200	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	316	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	710	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	880	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	450	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	797	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	500	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	955	1
Heifers	Medium 1	—	285	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	576	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	265	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	488	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	898	3
Dairy Heifers	Medium 2	—	410	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	353	1
Dairy Heifers	Medium 2	—	210	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	193	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	655	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,297	2
Steers	Medium 1	—	245	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	490	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	375	194.93/cwt	190.00–200.00	731	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	585	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,135	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	493	198.65/cwt	196.00–204.00	979	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	780	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,123	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	640	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,120	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	420	213.11/cwt	212.00–222.00	895	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,285	98.90/cwt	98.00–100.00	1,271	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	660	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	363	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,134	96.12/cwt	92.00–105.00	1,090	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	966	81.31/cwt	76.00–87.00	785	4
Bulls	—	—	2,070	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	2,463	1
Bulls	—	—	1,350	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	1,188	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	350	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	322	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	540	173.96/cwt	170.00–178.00	939	2
Bulls	Medium 1	—	392	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	839	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	810	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	891	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	320	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	368	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	840	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,084	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 2	—	350	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	413	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	670	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,072	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	905	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,140	1
Bulls	Medium 1	—	275	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	545	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	555	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,010	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	560	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	381	1
Bulls	Medium 1	—	330	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	723	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	197.09/cwt	190.00–204.00	759	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	965	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,021	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	411	195.52/cwt	194.00–202.00	804	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	420	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	756	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	150	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	225	2
Heifers	Medium 3	—	330	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	251	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	332	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	604	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 May 10, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 93Last week 47Year ago 104

Slaughter CattleReceipts 15Last week 24Year ago 31

Slaughter cattle 2.00 To 6.00 Higher Feeder cattle 6.00 higher Demand Good Activity Active Offerings Moderate Quality Average

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	187.00	187.00
1	—	385	190.00	190.00
1	—	710	124.00	124.00
3	—	565	159.00	159.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	210	149.00	149.00
1	—	515	150.00	150.00
13	—	416	180.00	180.00
2	—	551	146.00	146.00
1	—	265	184.00	184.00
2	—	150	150.00	150.00
2	—	332	182.00	182.00
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	110.00	110.00
1	—	330	76.00	76.00
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	670	180.00	180.00
1	—	480	186.00	186.00
1	—	285	202.00	202.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	385	190.00–204.00	197.09
1	—	720	134.00	134.00
1	—	630	162.00	162.00
8	—	411	194.00–202.00	195.52
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	200	158.00	158.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	177.00	177.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	191.00	191.00
2	—	655	198.00	198.00
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	245	200.00	200.00
Dairy Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	86.00	86.00
2	—	210	92.00	92.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	375	190.00–200.00	194.93
1	—	810	110.00	110.00
1	—	555	182.00	182.00
1	—	420	180.00	180.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	194.00	194.00
3	—	493	196.00–204.00	198.65
1	—	780	144.00	144.00
1	—	640	175.00	175.00
9	—	420	212.00–222.00	213.11
1	—	905	126.00	126.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	350	92.00	92.00
2	—	540	170.00–178.00	173.96
1	—	840	129.00	129.00
1	—	670	160.00	160.00
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	392	214.00	214.00
2	—	275	198.00	198.00
2	—	330	219.00	219.00
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	320	115.00	115.00
1	—	560	68.00	68.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	350	118.00	118.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,285	98.00–100.00	98.90
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	660	55.00	55.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,134	92.00–105.00	96.12
4	—	966	76.00–87.00	81.31
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,070	119.00	119.00
1	—	1,350	88.00	88.00

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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