Name: North Wilkesboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-07-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-07-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle Mostly Steady Feeder cattle 9.00 To 10.00 Lower Demand Good Activity Active Offerings Light (Very HOT ) Quality Average

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $174.81/cwt on 33 head.

Average price

$174.81

33 head · 461 lb average

Value per head Derived

$806

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$371

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2

$51.41/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.83

vs NC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	521	184.12	960	18thin
Medium 1	328	175.03	574	7thin
Medium and Large 2	425	173.79	739	4thin
Medium 3	515	136.00	700	1thin
Medium 2	444	132.71	589	3thin

One grade step is worth $51.41/cwt here — about $371 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 sale33 hd

174.81

—

NC average8 barns · 947 hd

182.63

−7.83

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	1,260	93.00	1,172	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,413	94.77	1,339	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,130	89.51	1,011	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	858	78.62	675	5thin

Every lot, as filed

43 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	—	478	183.22/cwt	180.00–187.00	876	5
Bulls	Medium 1	—	370	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	648	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	407	192.98/cwt	187.00–196.00	785	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	365	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	664	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	690	169.04/cwt	164.00–174.00	1,166	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	605	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,029	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	295	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	342	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	535	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	835	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	260	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	442	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	425	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	451	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,155	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	400	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	548	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	680	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,088	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	485	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	660	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,070	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	791	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	530	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,044	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	545	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	959	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	450	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	851	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	514	185.24/cwt	184.00–190.00	952	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	969	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	350	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	560	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	515	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	700	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	745	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,162	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	455	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	792	1
Bulls	Medium 1	—	268	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	482	3
Bulls	Medium 1	—	408	165.09/cwt	160.00–170.00	674	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	395	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	727	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	385	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	578	1
Bulls	Medium 1	—	305	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	549	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	555	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,027	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	390	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	663	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	428	175.58/cwt	171.00–180.00	751	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	473	124.06/cwt	120.00–128.00	587	2
Bulls	—	—	1,260	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	1,172	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	900	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	693	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,152	88.42/cwt	85.00–92.00	1,019	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	845	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	811	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	890	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	757	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,155	96.23/cwt	94.00–100.00	1,111	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,670	88.56/cwt	85.00–92.00	1,479	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,284	97.88/cwt	95.00–101.00	1,257	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	852	70.70/cwt	70.00–72.00	602	3

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 26, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 54Last week 64Year ago 45

Slaughter CattleReceipts 23Last week 15Year ago 2

Slaughter cattle Mostly Steady Feeder cattle 9.00 To 10.00 Lower Demand Good Activity Active Offerings Light (Very HOT ) Quality Average

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	478	180.00–187.00	183.22
3	—	407	187.00–196.00	192.98
1	—	365	182.00	182.00
2	—	690	164.00–174.00	169.04
1	—	605	170.00	170.00
4	—	530	197.00	197.00
1	—	745	156.00	156.00
1	—	555	185.00	185.00
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	370	175.00	175.00
3	—	268	180.00	180.00
2	—	408	160.00–170.00	165.09
1	—	305	180.00	180.00
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	136.00	136.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	174.00	174.00
1	—	390	170.00	170.00
2	—	428	171.00–180.00	175.58
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	150.00	150.00
2	—	473	120.00–128.00	124.06
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	295	116.00	116.00
1	—	425	106.00	106.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	156.00	156.00
1	—	260	170.00	170.00
1	—	400	137.00	137.00
1	—	485	136.00	136.00
1	—	350	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	660	175.00	175.00
1	—	450	189.00	189.00
5	—	514	184.00–190.00	185.24
1	—	395	184.00	184.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	680	160.00	160.00
1	—	485	163.00	163.00
1	—	545	176.00	176.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	535	200.00	200.00
1	—	475	204.00	204.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,260	93.00	93.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	900	77.00	77.00
7	—	1,152	85.00–92.00	88.42
3	—	1,155	94.00–100.00	96.23
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	845	96.00	96.00
1	—	890	85.00	85.00
3	—	852	70.00–72.00	70.70
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,670	85.00–92.00	88.56
4	—	1,284	95.00–101.00	97.88

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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