Name: North Wilkesboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-06-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-06-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sold 1.00 To 3.00 higher. Feeder cattle unevenly steady on limited comparable sales however a higher undertone was noted. Active trading on good demand and moderate offerings. Average baby calves 50.00

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $199.18/cwt on 26 head.

Average price

$199.18

26 head · 513 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,022

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$447

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

$104.27/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.12

vs NC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	494	224.27	1,107	17thin
Medium and Large 2	537	183.33	984	3thin
Medium 1	588	156.00	917	2thin
Medium 2	538	128.00	689	3thin
Small and Medium 2	550	120.00	660	1thin

One grade step is worth $104.27/cwt here — about $447 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

199.18

—

NC average8 barns · 1,131 hd

193.06

+6.12

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	1,388	118.26	1,641	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,315	100.94	1,327	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,074	90.44	971	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	775	74.00	574	1thin

Every lot, as filed

51 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	—	373	201.91/cwt	200.00–204.00	753	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	460	246.00/cwt	245.00–247.00	1,132	2
Bulls	Medium 1	—	525	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	788	1
Bulls	Medium 1	—	650	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,053	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	620	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,159	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	290	212.88/cwt	206.00–220.00	617	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,265	1
Heifers	Medium 1	—	545	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	883	1
Steers	Medium 1	—	240	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	408	1
Dairy Heifers	Medium 2	—	575	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	575	1
Dairy Steers	Medium 2	—	435	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	435	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	984	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	755	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,465	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	620	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	868	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,306	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	775	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,287	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	680	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,360	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	375	145.20/cwt	140.00–150.00	544	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	450	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	585	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	860	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,118	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	190.95/cwt	186.00–196.00	888	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	235	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	385	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	410	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	795	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	540	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	734	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	545	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	916	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,055	76.85/cwt	73.00–80.00	811	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,168	101.49/cwt	98.00–103.00	1,185	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,040	88.73/cwt	83.00–94.00	923	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	775	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	574	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,312	104.75/cwt	100.00–110.00	1,374	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,320	93.31/cwt	92.00–94.00	1,232	3
Bulls	—	—	1,438	119.91/cwt	115.00–125.00	1,724	5
Bulls	—	—	1,135	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,249	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	575	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,139	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	435	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	522	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	610	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	878	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	320	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	774	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 2	—	550	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	660	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	620	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	942	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	620	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	682	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	820	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,099	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	415	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	830	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	445	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	988	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	595	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,369	8
Bulls	Medium 2	—	570	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	684	1
Heifers	Medium 1	—	433	174.02/cwt	170.00–178.00	754	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	315	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	592	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	265	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	498	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	735	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,014	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,100	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	700	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	700	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 14, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 57Last week 71Year ago 63

Slaughter CattleReceipts 33Last week 31Year ago 18

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	373	200.00–204.00	201.91
2	—	460	245.00–247.00	246.00
1	—	620	187.00	187.00
2	—	290	206.00–220.00	212.88
1	—	320	242.00	242.00
1	—	445	222.00	222.00
8	—	595	230.00	230.00
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	150.00	150.00
1	—	650	162.00	162.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	198.00	198.00
1	—	620	152.00	152.00
1	—	415	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	120.00	120.00
1	—	610	144.00	144.00
1	—	570	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	220.00	220.00
1	—	755	194.00	194.00
1	—	625	209.00	209.00
1	—	680	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	240	170.00	170.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	775	166.00	166.00
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	162.00	162.00
2	—	433	170.00–178.00	174.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	184.00	184.00
1	—	860	130.00	130.00
2	—	465	186.00–196.00	190.95
1	—	410	194.00	194.00
1	—	315	188.00	188.00
1	—	265	188.00	188.00
1	—	625	176.00	176.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	620	140.00	140.00
2	—	375	140.00–150.00	145.20
1	—	450	130.00	130.00
1	—	235	164.00	164.00
1	—	540	136.00	136.00
1	—	700	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	168.00	168.00
1	—	820	134.00	134.00
1	—	735	138.00	138.00
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	620	110.00	110.00
Dairy Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	100.00	100.00
Dairy Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	100.00	100.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,055	73.00–80.00	76.85
4	—	1,168	98.00–103.00	101.49
10	—	1,040	83.00–94.00	88.73
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	775	74.00	74.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,312	100.00–110.00	104.75
3	—	1,320	92.00–94.00	93.31
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,438	115.00–125.00	119.91
1	—	1,135	110.00	110.00

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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