Name: North Wilkesboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-10-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle 1.00 To 5.00 Higher Feeder cattle 4.00 To 8.00 Lower Demand Good Activity Moderate Offerings Moderate Quality Average

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $164.81/cwt on 50 head.

Average price

$164.81

50 head · 480 lb average

Value per head Derived

$792

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$473

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 3

$79.89/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−14.31

vs NC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	506	187.08	947	28
Medium 1	420	174.00	731	1thin
Medium and Large 2	485	168.50	817	4thin
Medium 2	438	137.38	602	11thin
Medium 3	443	107.19	474	6thin

One grade step is worth $79.89/cwt here — about $473 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 sale50 hd

164.81

—

NC average8 barns · 1,164 hd

179.12

−14.31

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	1,613	109.82	1,772	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,354	88.45	1,198	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,118	73.71	824	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	813	67.50	548	2thin

Every lot, as filed

69 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 2Thin Fleshed	—	270	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	216	1
Heifers	Medium 3Thin Fleshed	—	540	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	454	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,005	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,447	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	415	157.56/cwt	155.00–160.00	654	2
Heifers	Medium 3	—	525	108.99/cwt	108.00–110.00	572	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	363	207.85/cwt	198.00–210.00	754	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	495	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	842	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	640	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	960	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	638	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	182.66/cwt	180.00–184.00	862	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	542	143.35/cwt	140.00–150.00	777	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	605	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,162	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	750	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,050	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	290	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	377	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	485	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	631	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	600	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,122	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	437	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	883	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	890	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,789	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	640	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,114	1
Heifers	Medium 1	—	420	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	731	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	815	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,141	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	410	181.50/cwt	178.00–188.00	744	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,552	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	450	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	828	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	365	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	475	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	994	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	949	6
Steers	Medium 2	—	500	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	555	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	393	173.96/cwt	168.00–180.00	684	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	580	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,044	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,090	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,602	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	925	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,554	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	585	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,229	1
Bulls	Medium 2Full	—	335	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	302	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,240	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,116	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,117	81.54/cwt	80.00–86.00	911	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,154	74.91/cwt	70.00–79.00	864	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	850	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	638	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,390	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	1,334	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,344	86.29/cwt	80.00–90.00	1,160	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	775	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	465	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,052	56.34/cwt	44.00–65.00	593	6
Bulls	—	—	1,780	101.84/cwt	100.00–105.00	1,813	3
Bulls	—	—	1,488	115.81/cwt	112.00–119.00	1,723	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	215	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	430	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	615	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,107	1
Bulls	Medium 1	—	525	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	929	4
Bulls	Medium 2	—	880	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	968	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	590	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	885	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	675	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,181	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	532	153.32/cwt	150.00–160.00	816	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	400	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	680	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	340	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	340	1
Bulls	Medium 1	—	478	151.95/cwt	150.00–154.00	726	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	410	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	492	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	450	153.00/cwt	148.00–158.00	689	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	225	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	486	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	530	193.99/cwt	192.00–196.00	1,028	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	860	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,032	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	675	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	972	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	725	153.92/cwt	150.00–158.00	1,116	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	345	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	559	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	315	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	460	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	323	105.58/cwt	100.00–112.00	341	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	688	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	507	177.34/cwt	176.00–180.00	899	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	435	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	940	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	780	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,170	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	420	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	546	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 Oct 18, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 109Last week 90Year ago 77

Slaughter CattleReceipts 43Last week 21Year ago 22

Slaughter cattle 1.00 To 5.00 Higher Feeder cattle 4.00 To 8.00 Lower Demand Good Activity Moderate Offerings Moderate Quality Average

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	270	80.00	80.00
Heifers — Medium 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	84.00	84.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,005	144.00	144.00
6	—	363	198.00–210.00	207.85
3	—	472	180.00–184.00	182.66
1	—	750	140.00	140.00
1	—	600	187.00	187.00
10	—	437	202.00	202.00
2	—	815	140.00	140.00
1	—	710	140.00	140.00
3	—	507	176.00–180.00	177.34
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	415	155.00–160.00	157.56
1	—	640	150.00	150.00
3	—	542	140.00–150.00	143.35
1	—	290	130.00	130.00
1	—	485	130.00	130.00
1	—	365	130.00	130.00
1	—	315	146.00	146.00
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	525	108.00–110.00	108.99
2	—	323	100.00–112.00	105.58
1	—	420	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	170.00	170.00
1	—	375	170.00	170.00
1	—	640	174.00	174.00
1	—	430	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	174.00	174.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	192.00	192.00
1	—	890	201.00	201.00
3	—	410	178.00–188.00	181.50
1	—	725	214.00	214.00
1	—	450	184.00	184.00
6	—	575	165.00	165.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	500	111.00	111.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	393	168.00–180.00	173.96
1	—	1,090	147.00	147.00
1	—	925	168.00	168.00
1	—	585	210.00	210.00
1	—	615	180.00	180.00
1	—	675	175.00	175.00
1	—	225	216.00	216.00
3	—	530	192.00–196.00	193.99
2	—	725	150.00–158.00	153.92
2	—	435	216.00	216.00
1	—	780	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	180.00	180.00
1	—	215	200.00	200.00
1	—	400	170.00	170.00
1	—	860	120.00	120.00
1	—	675	144.00	144.00
1	—	345	162.00	162.00
Bulls — Medium 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	335	90.00	90.00
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	525	177.00	177.00
2	—	478	150.00–154.00	151.95
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	880	110.00	110.00
1	—	590	150.00	150.00
3	—	532	150.00–160.00	153.32
1	—	340	100.00	100.00
1	—	410	120.00	120.00
2	—	450	148.00–158.00	153.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,240	90.00	90.00
10	—	1,117	80.00–86.00	81.54
8	—	1,154	70.00–79.00	74.91
6	—	1,052	44.00–65.00	56.34
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	850	75.00	75.00
1	—	775	60.00	60.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,390	96.00	96.00
7	—	1,344	80.00–90.00	86.29
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,780	100.00–105.00	101.84
4	—	1,488	112.00–119.00	115.81

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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