Name: North Wilkesboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-06-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-06-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cattle mostly steady. Feeder cattle mostly steady. Demand good with moderate activity. Offerings light due to rain. Quality of cattle average.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $189.21/cwt on 31 head.

Average price

$189.21

31 head · 497 lb average

Value per head Derived

$941

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$313

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2

$68.70/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.71

vs NC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	477	219.10	1,045	13thin
Medium 1	469	181.40	851	7thin
Medium and Large 2	583	165.87	968	6thin
Medium 2	487	150.40	732	5thin

One grade step is worth $68.70/cwt here — about $313 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 sale31 hd

189.21

—

NC average8 barns · 1,185 hd

195.92

−6.71

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	1,575	121.69	1,917	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,394	102.24	1,425	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	844	94.04	793	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,136	91.89	1,044	13

Every lot, as filed

48 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	230	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	460	1
Bulls	Medium 1	—	469	181.40/cwt	178.00–182.00	851	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	414	233.54/cwt	228.00–240.00	967	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	620	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,190	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	655	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,153	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	532	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,064	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	463	231.05/cwt	228.00–240.00	1,070	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	690	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,290	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	485	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	951	2
Dairy Steers	Medium 2	—	260	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	338	1
Heifers	Medium 1	—	695	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,182	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	875	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,138	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	996	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	505	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,151	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	550	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,023	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,184	1
Heifers	Medium 1	—	465	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	814	4
Heifers	Medium 1	—	330	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	640	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	645	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	636	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	955	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,070	1
Heifers	Medium 1	—	440	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	792	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	205.92/cwt	204.00–208.00	675	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	395	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	474	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	835	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	818	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	848	92.06/cwt	88.00–96.00	781	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,394	102.24/cwt	98.00–107.00	1,425	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,095	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	701	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,098	101.95/cwt	96.00–107.00	1,119	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,160	90.34/cwt	85.00–96.00	1,048	8
Bulls	—	—	1,593	124.86/cwt	123.00–127.00	1,989	4
Bulls	—	—	1,505	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,640	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	355	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	788	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	790	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,074	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	620	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	992	3
Bulls	Medium 2	—	245	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	417	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	500	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	650	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	585	157.61/cwt	151.00–164.00	922	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	825	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,221	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	650	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,222	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	911	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	470	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	940	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	455	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	673	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	445	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	748	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	663	151.98/cwt	150.00–154.00	1,008	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	420	141.01/cwt	140.00–142.00	592	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	560	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	672	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	540	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	853	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 Jun 7, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 71Last week 53Year ago 104

Slaughter CattleReceipts 31Last week 27Year ago 39

Compared to last week: Slaughter cattle mostly steady. Feeder cattle mostly steady. Demand good with moderate activity. Offerings light due to rain. Quality of cattle average.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	230	200.00	200.00
1	—	690	187.00	187.00
2	—	485	196.00	196.00
1	—	415	240.00	240.00
1	—	505	228.00	228.00
1	—	550	186.00	186.00
1	—	630	188.00	188.00
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	469	178.00–182.00	181.40
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	414	228.00–240.00	233.54
1	—	620	192.00	192.00
1	—	655	176.00	176.00
2	—	532	200.00	200.00
4	—	463	228.00–240.00	231.05
1	—	355	222.00	222.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	790	136.00	136.00
1	—	245	170.00	170.00
1	—	500	130.00	130.00
1	—	455	148.00	148.00
1	—	445	168.00	168.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	620	160.00	160.00
2	—	585	151.00–164.00	157.61
1	—	470	200.00	200.00
Dairy Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	260	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	695	170.00	170.00
4	—	465	175.00	175.00
1	—	330	194.00	194.00
1	—	440	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	875	130.00	130.00
2	—	328	204.00–208.00	205.92
1	—	825	148.00	148.00
1	—	650	188.00	188.00
1	—	465	196.00	196.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	150.00	150.00
1	—	530	120.00	120.00
1	—	955	112.00	112.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	120.00	120.00
2	—	663	150.00–154.00	151.98
2	—	420	140.00–142.00	141.01
1	—	560	120.00	120.00
1	—	540	158.00	158.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	835	98.00	98.00
2	—	848	88.00–96.00	92.06
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,394	98.00–107.00	102.24
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,095	64.00	64.00
4	—	1,098	96.00–107.00	101.95
8	—	1,160	85.00–96.00	90.34
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,593	123.00–127.00	124.86
1	—	1,505	109.00	109.00

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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