Name: North Wilkesboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-07-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-07-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No sale last week Demand Good Activity Active Offerings Moderate (Very Hot ) Quality Average

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $178.54/cwt on 30 head.

Average price

$178.54

30 head · 464 lb average

Value per head Derived

$828

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$373

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2

$45.81/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.86

vs NC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	523	195.31	1,021	9thin
Medium 1	309	187.49	579	4thin
Medium and Large 2	480	173.12	831	13thin
Medium 2	434	149.50	648	4thin

One grade step is worth $45.81/cwt here — about $373 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 sale30 hd

178.54

—

NC average7 barns · 811 hd

182.40

−3.86

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	1,075	90.00	968	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,445	94.15	1,360	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,105	86.88	960	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	860	70.00	602	1thin

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)	850	$825	1thin

Every lot, as filed

46 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	—	725	194.06/cwt	190.00–198.00	1,407	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	275	174.73/cwt	170.00–180.00	481	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	460	150.00/cwt	148.00–152.00	690	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	510	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,142	1
Dairy Heifers	Medium 2	—	585	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	743	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	290	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	597	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	360	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	749	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	650	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,417	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	690	143.52/cwt	141.00–146.00	990	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	365	183.84/cwt	180.00–186.00	671	3
Bulls	Medium 1	—	315	182.97/cwt	182.00–184.00	576	2
Dairy Steers	Medium 2	—	405	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	632	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	495	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	980	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	959	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	635	196.89/cwt	190.00–204.00	1,250	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	978	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	635	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,168	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	650	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,118	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,030	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	171.93/cwt	170.00–174.00	714	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	663	173.34/cwt	170.00–180.00	1,149	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	410	186.58/cwt	180.00–193.00	765	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	540	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,048	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	860	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	602	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,445	94.15/cwt	92.00–95.00	1,360	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	759	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,175	95.21/cwt	91.00–100.00	1,119	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,081	85.37/cwt	80.00–90.00	923	5
Bulls	—	—	1,075	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	968	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	850	825.00/head	825.00–825.00	825	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	465	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	818	5
Bulls	Medium 2	—	515	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	700	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	590	170.00/cwt	165.00–175.00	1,003	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	725	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,196	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	260	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	499	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	215	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	323	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	300	187.50/cwt	185.00–190.00	563	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	430	192.93/cwt	190.00–196.00	830	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	320	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	544	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	468	197.97/cwt	196.00–200.00	926	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	685	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	973	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	885	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,584	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	340	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	578	1
Bulls	Medium 1	—	375	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	750	1
Bulls	Medium 1	—	230	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	423	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	420	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	596	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 Jul 12, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 63Last week 61Year ago 138

Slaughter CattleReceipts 18Last week 35Year ago 74

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 2Year ago 1

No sale last week Demand Good Activity Active Offerings Moderate (Very Hot ) Quality Average

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	725	190.00–198.00	194.06
1	—	510	224.00	224.00
2	—	635	190.00–204.00	196.89
3	—	663	170.00–180.00	173.34
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	275	170.00–180.00	174.73
2	—	460	148.00–152.00	150.00
1	—	420	142.00	142.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	198.00	198.00
2	—	635	184.00	184.00
4	—	650	172.00	172.00
1	—	560	184.00	184.00
2	—	410	180.00–193.00	186.58
1	—	540	194.00	194.00
2	—	300	185.00–190.00	187.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	156.00	156.00
1	—	575	170.00	170.00
2	—	415	170.00–174.00	171.93
1	—	340	170.00	170.00
Dairy Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	127.00	127.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	290	206.00	206.00
1	—	360	208.00	208.00
1	—	650	218.00	218.00
1	—	725	165.00	165.00
2	—	430	190.00–196.00	192.93
2	—	468	196.00–200.00	197.97
1	—	885	179.00	179.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	690	141.00–146.00	143.52
3	—	365	180.00–186.00	183.84
5	—	465	176.00	176.00
2	—	590	165.00–175.00	170.00
1	—	260	192.00	192.00
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	315	182.00–184.00	182.97
1	—	375	200.00	200.00
1	—	230	184.00	184.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	136.00	136.00
1	—	215	150.00	150.00
1	—	320	170.00	170.00
1	—	685	142.00	142.00
Dairy Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	156.00	156.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	860	70.00	70.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,445	92.00–95.00	94.15
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,025	74.00	74.00
4	—	1,175	91.00–100.00	95.21
5	—	1,081	80.00–90.00	85.37
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,075	90.00	90.00

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	—	850	825.00	825.00

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North Wilkesboro Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

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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Slaughter Cattle

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