Name: North Wilkesboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-11-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-11-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No Reporter Last Week Demand Good Activity Active Offerings Light Quality Average

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $125.45/cwt on 31 head.

Average price

$125.45

31 head · 494 lb average

Value per head Derived

$620

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$184

per head · Medium 1 over Small and Medium 3

$95.71/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−41.32

vs NC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 1	320	160.00	512	2thin
Medium and Large 1	574	157.45	904	11thin
Medium and Large 2	440	146.00	642	2thin
Medium 2	436	121.65	530	9thin
Small and Medium 3	510	64.29	328	7thin

One grade step is worth $95.71/cwt here — about $184 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

125.45

—

NC average8 barns · 1,122 hd

166.77

−41.32

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	1,903	114.51	2,179	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,182	78.66	930	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,346	76.40	1,029	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	813	49.46	402	2thin

Every lot, as filed

57 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	Small and Medium 3	—	400	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	360	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	540	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	702	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	600	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,368	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 3	—	525	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	263	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	671	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	680	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,020	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	405	105.06/cwt	100.00–110.00	425	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	450	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,107	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	440	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,065	1
Steers	Small and Medium 3	—	670	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	523	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	585	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,006	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	660	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	924	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	741	1
Dairy Steers	Medium 2	—	445	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	258	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	640	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,178	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	615	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	923	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	405	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	551	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	477	116.92/cwt	112.00–124.00	558	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	535	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	728	1
Steers	Medium 1	—	685	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,123	1
Steers	Small and Medium 2	—	670	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	670	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	650	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,443	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	433	233.08/cwt	230.00–238.00	1,009	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	285	210.63/cwt	210.00–212.00	600	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	605	183.02/cwt	180.00–186.00	1,107	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	230	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	345	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	174.76/cwt	170.00–180.00	743	2
Bulls	Medium 1	—	450	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	666	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	813	49.46/cwt	49.00–50.00	402	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,169	81.68/cwt	80.00–86.00	955	4
Bulls	—	—	1,903	114.51/cwt	114.00–115.00	2,179	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,302	74.00/cwt	72.00–75.00	963	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,413	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,130	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,195	75.64/cwt	74.00–78.00	904	4
Bulls	Small and Medium 3	—	285	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	143	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	527	185.72/cwt	180.00–192.00	979	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	590	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	944	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	480	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,171	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	305	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	683	1
Bulls	Medium 1	—	600	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	900	1
Heifers	Medium 1	—	320	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	512	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	470	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,015	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	245	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	417	1
Bulls	Medium 1	—	410	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	853	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	795	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,089	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	325	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	566	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 3	—	340	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	238	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	235	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	277	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	515	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,082	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 3	—	400	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	200	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	250	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	350	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	770	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	832	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 3	—	665	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	399	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 3	—	630	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	378	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 3	—	485	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	340	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	895	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	806	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	514	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	874	4

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 Nov 1, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 69Last week 109Year ago 97

Slaughter CattleReceipts 17Last week 43Year ago 58

No Reporter Last Week Demand Good Activity Active Offerings Light Quality Average

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	90.00	90.00
2	—	525	50.00	50.00
1	—	340	70.00	70.00
1	—	665	60.00	60.00
1	—	630	60.00	60.00
1	—	485	70.00	70.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	373	180.00	180.00
1	—	680	150.00	150.00
2	—	585	172.00	172.00
1	—	770	108.00	108.00
1	—	895	90.00	90.00
4	—	514	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	405	100.00–110.00	105.06
1	—	660	140.00	140.00
3	—	477	112.00–124.00	116.92
1	—	535	136.00	136.00
1	—	235	118.00	118.00
1	—	250	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	156.00	156.00
1	—	405	136.00	136.00
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	320	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	130.00	130.00
1	—	615	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	228.00	228.00
1	—	450	246.00	246.00
1	—	440	242.00	242.00
1	—	650	222.00	222.00
Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	670	78.00	78.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	640	184.00	184.00
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	685	164.00	164.00
Steers — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	670	100.00	100.00
Dairy Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	58.00	58.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	433	230.00–238.00	233.08
3	—	285	210.00–212.00	210.63
2	—	605	180.00–186.00	183.02
1	—	480	244.00	244.00
1	—	305	224.00	224.00
1	—	515	210.00	210.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	230	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	425	170.00–180.00	174.76
3	—	527	180.00–192.00	185.72
1	—	590	160.00	160.00
1	—	470	216.00	216.00
1	—	245	170.00	170.00
1	—	795	137.00	137.00
1	—	325	174.00	174.00
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	148.00	148.00
1	—	600	150.00	150.00
1	—	410	208.00	208.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	285	50.00	50.00
1	—	400	50.00	50.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	813	49.00–50.00	49.46
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,169	80.00–86.00	81.68
4	—	1,195	74.00–78.00	75.64
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,302	72.00–75.00	74.00
2	—	1,413	80.00	80.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,903	114.00–115.00	114.51

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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