Name: North Wilkesboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-06-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-06-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cattle 1.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder cattle mostly steady. Demand good, market activity active with moderate offerings. (Hay Time ) Quality of cattle average.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $193.69/cwt on 35 head.

Average price

$193.69

35 head · 427 lb average

Value per head Derived

$828

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$417

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 3

$90.80/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+12.79

vs NC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	440	210.80	927	15thin
Medium 1	290	197.36	573	11thin
Medium and Large 2	656	168.00	1,102	5thin
Medium 2	485	162.00	786	3thin
Medium 3	425	120.00	510	1thin

One grade step is worth $90.80/cwt here — about $417 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 sale35 hd

193.69

—

NC average8 barns · 936 hd

180.89

+12.79

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	1,763	117.50	2,071	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,263	91.53	1,156	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	794	90.86	721	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,063	87.52	930	11

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)	800	$810	1thin

Every lot, as filed

45 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	—	280	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	616	5
Bulls	Medium 1	—	665	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,197	1
Bulls	Medium 1	—	205	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	410	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	590	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,239	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	600	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,224	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	305	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	628	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,096	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	553	1
Dairy Steers	Medium 3	—	325	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	286	1
Heifers	Medium 1	—	335	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	583	6
Heifers	Medium 2	—	520	145.10/cwt	140.00–150.00	755	2
Heifers	Medium 1	—	270	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	518	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,062	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	905	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,213	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	680	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,346	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	810	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,134	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	345	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	718	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	700	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,022	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	250	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	410	1
Bulls	Medium 1	—	455	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	910	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	800	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,336	1
Bulls	Medium 1	—	435	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	831	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	410	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	574	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	874	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	760	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,110	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	450	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	774	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	225	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	495	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	810	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,183	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	445	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	935	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	650	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,352	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	425	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	510	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	528	212.34/cwt	209.00–214.00	1,121	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	615	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,107	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	670	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,286	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	735	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,103	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	445	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	783	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	800	810.00/head	810.00–810.00	810	1
Bulls	—	—	1,470	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	1,499	1
Bulls	—	—	1,836	121.38/cwt	115.00–128.00	2,229	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,196	97.29/cwt	95.00–102.00	1,164	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	806	88.56/cwt	87.00–91.00	714	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	770	95.45/cwt	95.00–96.00	735	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,077	89.95/cwt	85.00–92.00	969	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,000	76.60/cwt	75.00–78.00	766	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,318	86.73/cwt	80.00–92.00	1,143	6

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 28, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 61Last week 12Year ago 54

Slaughter CattleReceipts 35Last week 24Year ago 26

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 0Year ago 0

Compared to last week: Slaughter cattle 1.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder cattle mostly steady. Demand good, market activity active with moderate offerings. (Hay Time ) Quality of cattle average.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	280	220.00	220.00
1	—	590	210.00	210.00
1	—	600	204.00	204.00
1	—	305	206.00	206.00
1	—	800	167.00	167.00
1	—	225	220.00	220.00
1	—	445	210.00	210.00
1	—	650	208.00	208.00
3	—	528	209.00–214.00	212.34
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	665	180.00	180.00
8	—	205	200.00	200.00
1	—	455	200.00	200.00
1	—	435	191.00	191.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	250	164.00	164.00
1	—	760	146.00	146.00
1	—	445	176.00	176.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	172.00	172.00
1	—	810	146.00	146.00
1	—	615	180.00	180.00
1	—	670	192.00	192.00
1	—	735	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	630	174.00	174.00
1	—	565	188.00	188.00
1	—	345	208.00	208.00
1	—	700	146.00	146.00
1	—	460	190.00	190.00
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	335	174.00	174.00
4	—	270	192.00	192.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	520	140.00–150.00	145.10
1	—	410	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	325	170.00	170.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	905	134.00	134.00
1	—	680	198.00	198.00
1	—	810	140.00	140.00
Dairy Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	325	88.00	88.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	800	810.00	810.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,470	102.00	102.00
4	—	1,836	115.00–128.00	121.38
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,196	95.00–102.00	97.29
6	—	1,318	80.00–92.00	86.73
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	806	87.00–91.00	88.56
2	—	770	95.00–96.00	95.45
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,077	85.00–92.00	89.95
2	—	1,000	75.00–78.00	76.60

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

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Bulls · 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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