Name: North Wilkesboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-09-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-09-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle 2.00 To 3.00 Lower Feeder cattle 8.00 T 10.00 Lower Demand Good Activity Active Offerings Moderate Quality Average

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $168.28/cwt on 24 head.

Average price

$168.28

24 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$913

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$312

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2

$53.65/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−16.08

vs NC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	464	193.98	900	10thin
Medium and Large 2	648	152.53	989	11thin
Medium 2	418	140.33	587	3thin

One grade step is worth $53.65/cwt here — about $312 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 sale24 hd

168.28

—

NC average8 barns · 1,275 hd

184.36

−16.08

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	2,072	109.96	2,278	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,373	89.24	1,225	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,131	82.06	928	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	835	69.00	576	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
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,212	$1,111	8
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,050	$910	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	Small 2Full	—	470	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	564	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	275	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	528	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	830	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,046	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	565	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	853	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	640	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,050	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	523	183.50/cwt	170.00–190.00	960	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	740	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,036	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,046	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	535	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	642	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	710	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	802	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	830	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,121	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	500	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	980	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	650	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,190	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	280	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	479	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	729	150.27/cwt	145.00–155.00	1,095	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	618	159.37/cwt	155.00–164.00	985	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	550	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	836	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	760	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,178	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	644	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	125	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	256	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	490	188.06/cwt	182.00–194.00	921	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	655	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,205	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,159	87.66/cwt	84.00–94.00	1,016	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	835	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	576	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,354	89.18/cwt	85.00–95.00	1,207	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,124	77.80/cwt	70.00–83.00	874	7
Bulls	—	—	1,705	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	1,739	1
Bulls	—	—	2,255	113.94/cwt	113.00–115.00	2,569	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,453	82.18/cwt	80.00–84.00	1,194	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,405	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,461	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,013	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	699	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	910.00/head	910.00–910.00	910	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,212	1,110.67/head	885.00–1,375.00	1,111	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	193.68/cwt	187.00–197.00	1,013	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	758	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	568	174.98/cwt	170.00–180.00	994	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	705	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,072	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	770	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,232	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	720	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,210	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	410	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	812	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	835	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	440	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	572	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	525	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	788	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	570	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	741	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	445	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	543	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 Sep 27, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 46Last week 81Year ago 58

Slaughter CattleReceipts 36Last week 19Year ago 40

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter cattle 2.00 To 3.00 Lower Feeder cattle 8.00 T 10.00 Lower Demand Good Activity Active Offerings Moderate Quality Average

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	275	192.00	192.00
1	—	830	126.00	126.00
1	—	640	164.00	164.00
4	—	523	170.00–190.00	183.50
2	—	568	170.00–180.00	174.98
1	—	770	160.00	160.00
1	—	720	168.00	168.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	151.00	151.00
1	—	705	152.00	152.00
1	—	525	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	130.00	130.00
1	—	445	122.00	122.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	740	140.00	140.00
1	—	500	196.00	196.00
1	—	650	183.00	183.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	710	113.00	113.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	830	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	675	155.00	155.00
4	—	729	145.00–155.00	150.27
2	—	618	155.00–164.00	159.37
1	—	550	152.00	152.00
1	—	760	155.00	155.00
1	—	460	140.00	140.00
1	—	535	156.00	156.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	120.00	120.00
1	—	280	171.00	171.00
1	—	440	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	125	205.00	205.00
2	—	490	182.00–194.00	188.06
1	—	655	184.00	184.00
4	—	523	187.00–197.00	193.68
1	—	375	202.00	202.00
1	—	410	198.00	198.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,159	84.00–94.00	87.66
7	—	1,124	70.00–83.00	77.80
2	—	1,013	69.00	69.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	835	69.00	69.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,354	85.00–95.00	89.18
2	—	1,453	80.00–84.00	82.18
1	—	1,405	104.00	104.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,705	102.00	102.00
2	—	2,255	113.00–115.00	113.94

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,050	910.00	910.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,212	885.00–1,375.00	1,110.67

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North Wilkesboro Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · 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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

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