Name: North Wilkesboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-08-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle 2.00 To 7.00 Higher Feeder cattle 15.00 Higher Demand Very Good Activity Active Offerings Moderate Quality Average To Attractive

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $205.29/cwt on 31 head.

Average price

$205.29

31 head · 453 lb average

Value per head Derived

$929

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$384

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 3

$56.94/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+25.42

vs NC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	441	220.94	974	19thin
Medium 1	615	193.00	1,187	1thin
Medium and Large 2	519	192.50	999	4thin
Medium 2	433	173.17	750	6thin
Medium 3	360	164.00	590	1thin

One grade step is worth $56.94/cwt here — about $384 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

205.29

—

NC average8 barns · 698 hd

179.87

+25.42

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	1,519	119.78	1,819	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,449	100.50	1,456	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,119	92.43	1,034	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	798	63.50	506	2thin

Every lot, as filed

52 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	756	3
Heifers	Medium 1	—	435	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	853	1
Heifers	Medium 1	—	373	192.28/cwt	186.00–199.00	717	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	984	1
Heifers	Medium 1	—	327	196.53/cwt	190.00–200.00	643	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	280	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	437	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	310	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	676	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	650	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,521	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	508	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	991	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	390	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	846	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	740	1
Heifers	Medium 1	—	500	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	850	1
Dairy Heifers	Medium 2	—	355	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	234	1
Dairy Heifers	Medium 2	—	550	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	462	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	585	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,381	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	410	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	836	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	803	1
Heifers	Medium 1	—	463	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	833	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	275	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	572	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	315	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	646	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	670	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	898	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	265	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	557	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	440	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	977	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	500	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	900	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	313	211.46/cwt	208.00–219.00	662	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	610	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,525	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,449	100.50/cwt	95.00–105.00	1,456	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,185	103.70/cwt	99.00–108.00	1,229	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	765	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	444	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	830	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	573	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,075	89.83/cwt	86.00–93.00	966	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,037	75.39/cwt	72.00–79.00	782	3
Bulls	—	—	1,718	127.17/cwt	125.00–129.50	2,185	2
Bulls	—	—	1,120	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,176	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	385	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	693	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	455	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	855	1
Bulls	Medium 1	—	615	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,187	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	445	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	805	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	260	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	458	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	477	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,145	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	355	214.08/cwt	208.00–220.00	760	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	590	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,180	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	680	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,156	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	360	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	590	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	415	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	830	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	520	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,186	1
Heifers	Medium 1	—	205	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	410	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,015	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	715	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,223	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	480	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,056	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	183.70/cwt	180.00–185.00	1,029	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	866	2

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 Aug 2, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 70Last week 54Year ago 48

Slaughter CattleReceipts 23Last week 23Year ago 11

Slaughter cattle 2.00 To 7.00 Higher Feeder cattle 15.00 Higher Demand Very Good Activity Active Offerings Moderate Quality Average To Attractive

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	420	180.00	180.00
1	—	615	160.00	160.00
1	—	370	200.00	200.00
1	—	580	175.00	175.00
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	196.00	196.00
2	—	373	186.00–199.00	192.28
3	—	327	190.00–200.00	196.53
1	—	500	170.00	170.00
2	—	463	180.00	180.00
1	—	205	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	280	156.00	156.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	214.00	214.00
1	—	315	205.00	205.00
4	—	560	180.00–185.00	183.70
2	—	463	187.00	187.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	310	218.00	218.00
2	—	650	234.00	234.00
1	—	390	217.00	217.00
1	—	585	236.00	236.00
1	—	275	208.00	208.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	508	195.00	195.00
1	—	410	204.00	204.00
Dairy Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	355	66.00	66.00
1	—	550	84.00	84.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	670	134.00	134.00
2	—	385	180.00	180.00
1	—	455	188.00	188.00
1	—	445	181.00	181.00
1	—	260	176.00	176.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	265	210.00	210.00
1	—	440	222.00	222.00
6	—	313	208.00–219.00	211.46
3	—	477	240.00	240.00
2	—	355	208.00–220.00	214.08
1	—	590	200.00	200.00
1	—	520	228.00	228.00
1	—	715	171.00	171.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	180.00	180.00
1	—	680	170.00	170.00
1	—	415	200.00	200.00
1	—	480	220.00	220.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	610	250.00	250.00
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	193.00	193.00
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	360	164.00	164.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,449	95.00–105.00	100.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,185	99.00–108.00	103.70
2	—	1,075	86.00–93.00	89.83
3	—	1,037	72.00–79.00	75.39
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	765	58.00	58.00
1	—	830	69.00	69.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,718	125.00–129.50	127.17
1	—	1,120	105.00	105.00

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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