Name: North Wilkesboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-11-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-11-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle 2.00 To 3.00 Higher Feeder cattle Mostly steady Demand Good Activity Active Offerings Moderate Quality Average

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $186.73/cwt on 38 head.

Average price

$186.73

38 head · 555 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,037

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$359

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2

$69.18/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+19.22

vs NC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	576	201.18	1,158	21
Medium and Large 2	499	187.00	933	11thin
Medium 1	505	154.00	778	1thin
Medium 2	605	132.00	799	5thin

One grade step is worth $69.18/cwt here — about $359 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 sale38 hd

186.73

—

NC average8 barns · 1,223 hd

167.51

+19.22

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	—	Low	1,786	104.29	1,863	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,390	86.54	1,203	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	745	84.00	626	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,197	75.03	898	12

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 2	—	640	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	448	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	750	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	825	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	481	225.24/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,083	4
Heifers	Medium 2	—	405	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	527	1
Heifers	Medium 1	—	400	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	640	3
Heifers	Small and Medium 2	—	480	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	365	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	490	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	578	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	774	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	383	200.03/cwt	190.00–206.00	766	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	173.61/cwt	170.00–177.00	807	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	165.17/cwt	164.00–170.00	935	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	195.08/cwt	190.00–200.00	644	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	613	107.96/cwt	106.00–110.00	662	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,195	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	635	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,219	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,020	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	300	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	462	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	555	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	722	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	405	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	798	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	464	189.41/cwt	189.00–190.00	879	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	957	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	280	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	364	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	650	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,209	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	620	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,451	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	360	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	655	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	668	166.99/cwt	164.00–170.00	1,115	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	775	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	899	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	620	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,302	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	990	60.35/cwt	58.00–63.00	597	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,251	74.16/cwt	70.00–77.00	928	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,397	83.16/cwt	75.00–87.00	1,162	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,297	85.50/cwt	80.00–88.00	1,109	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,245	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	1,145	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	745	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	626	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,365	98.36/cwt	94.00–104.00	1,343	2
Bulls	—	—	2,015	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	2,015	1
Bulls	—	—	1,729	105.36/cwt	102.00–107.00	1,822	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	465	209.00/cwt	203.00–214.00	972	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	443	222.01/cwt	220.00–224.00	984	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	715	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	930	1
Bulls	Medium 1	—	505	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	778	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	565	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	735	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	516	218.56/cwt	214.00–220.00	1,128	7
Bulls	Medium 2	—	635	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	762	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	815	128.91/cwt	124.00–134.00	1,051	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	405	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	851	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	275	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	545	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	720	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	864	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	583	209.01/cwt	208.00–210.00	1,219	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	585	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	889	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	495	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	644	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	320	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	576	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	665	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	998	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	885	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,097	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	440	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	616	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 2Full	—	605	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	363	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	825	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 Nov 15, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 82Last week 101Year ago 35

Slaughter CattleReceipts 27Last week 39Year ago 12

Slaughter cattle 2.00 To 3.00 Higher Feeder cattle Mostly steady Demand Good Activity Active Offerings Moderate Quality Average

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	640	70.00	70.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	750	110.00	110.00
3	—	383	190.00–206.00	200.03
2	—	465	170.00–177.00	173.61
5	—	566	164.00–170.00	165.17
2	—	330	190.00–200.00	195.08
2	—	405	197.00	197.00
1	—	625	132.00	132.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	130.00	130.00
1	—	490	118.00	118.00
2	—	613	106.00–110.00	107.96
1	—	300	154.00	154.00
1	—	555	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	400	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	76.00	76.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	180.00	180.00
1	—	585	152.00	152.00
1	—	495	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	60.00	60.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	481	220.00–230.00	225.24
1	—	650	186.00	186.00
1	—	620	234.00	234.00
2	—	443	220.00–224.00	222.01
1	—	715	130.00	130.00
7	—	516	214.00–220.00	218.56
2	—	815	124.00–134.00	128.91
2	—	583	208.00–210.00	209.01
1	—	885	124.00	124.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	360	182.00	182.00
2	—	668	164.00–170.00	166.99
1	—	775	116.00	116.00
1	—	620	210.00	210.00
3	—	465	203.00–214.00	209.00
1	—	405	210.00	210.00
1	—	275	198.00	198.00
1	—	320	180.00	180.00
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	154.00	154.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	130.00	130.00
1	—	635	120.00	120.00
1	—	720	120.00	120.00
1	—	665	150.00	150.00
1	—	440	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	232.00	232.00
2	—	635	192.00	192.00
2	—	425	240.00	240.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	464	189.00–190.00	189.41
2	—	435	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	280	130.00	130.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	990	58.00–63.00	60.35
5	—	1,251	70.00–77.00	74.16
3	—	1,297	80.00–88.00	85.50
1	—	1,245	92.00	92.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,397	75.00–87.00	83.16
2	—	1,365	94.00–104.00	98.36
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	745	84.00	84.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,015	100.00	100.00
4	—	1,729	102.00–107.00	105.36

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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