Name: North Wilkesboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-12-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-12-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle Mostly Steady Feeder cattle Somewhat Lower Demand Moderate Activity Active Offerings Moderate Quality Average

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $169.79/cwt on 25 head.

Average price

$169.79

25 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$926

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$152

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$17.71/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.96

vs NC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	556	172.41	959	21
Medium 1	390	160.00	624	1thin
Medium and Large 2	522	154.70	807	3thin

One grade step is worth $17.71/cwt here — about $152 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 sale25 hd

169.79

—

NC average7 barns · 861 hd

174.75

−4.96

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	2,065	114.92	2,373	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,398	96.96	1,356	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,129	79.36	896	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	827	60.46	500	5thin

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	Medium and Large 1	—	345	225.00/cwt	220.00–230.00	776	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	415	215.86/cwt	212.00–220.00	896	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	520	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	936	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	685	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,082	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	380	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	897	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	585	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,112	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,130	1
Heifers	Medium 1	—	390	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	624	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	937	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	417	210.60/cwt	208.00–214.00	878	3
Steers	Medium 2Full	—	525	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	525	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	275	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	534	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	815	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,100	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	173.34/cwt	170.00–175.00	915	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	798	1
Steers	Medium 1	—	575	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	782	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	700	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,099	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	240	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	461	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	148.05/cwt	146.00–150.00	851	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	697	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	215.05/cwt	214.00–216.00	796	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	775	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,085	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	665	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	865	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	617	143.41/cwt	140.00–150.00	885	3
Bulls	Medium 2	—	620	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	806	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	750	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	938	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	924	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	154.91/cwt	150.00–160.00	960	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	825	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	908	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	495	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	891	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	565	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	859	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	600	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,020	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	310	208.77/cwt	200.00–217.00	647	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	358	209.01/cwt	208.00–210.00	748	2
Bulls	—	—	2,065	114.92/cwt	110.00–120.00	2,373	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,140	44.30/cwt	40.00–50.00	505	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	890	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	587	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	775	27.65/cwt	25.00–30.00	214	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,520	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	1,429	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,129	84.22/cwt	79.00–89.00	951	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,177	94.03/cwt	90.00–99.00	1,107	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	810	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	778	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,378	97.45/cwt	92.00–105.00	1,343	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	885	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	752	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,069	68.02/cwt	65.00–75.00	727	5

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 Dec 6, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 57Last week 30Year ago 66

Slaughter CattleReceipts 36Last week 28Year ago 31

Slaughter cattle Mostly Steady Feeder cattle Somewhat Lower Demand Moderate Activity Active Offerings Moderate Quality Average

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	345	220.00–230.00	225.00
2	—	415	212.00–220.00	215.86
1	—	520	180.00	180.00
1	—	685	158.00	158.00
1	—	380	236.00	236.00
1	—	585	190.00	190.00
1	—	750	125.00	125.00
1	—	600	170.00	170.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	665	130.00	130.00
3	—	617	140.00–150.00	143.41
1	—	825	110.00	110.00
1	—	495	180.00	180.00
1	—	565	152.00	152.00
2	—	310	200.00–217.00	208.77
2	—	358	208.00–210.00	209.01
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	620	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	100.00	100.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	168.00	168.00
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	136.00	136.00
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	660	142.00	142.00
3	—	417	208.00–214.00	210.60
1	—	275	194.00	194.00
2	—	815	135.00	135.00
3	—	528	170.00–175.00	173.34
3	—	700	157.00	157.00
1	—	240	192.00	192.00
2	—	370	214.00–216.00	215.05
1	—	775	140.00	140.00
1	—	560	165.00	165.00
3	—	620	150.00–160.00	154.91
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	575	146.00–150.00	148.05
1	—	415	168.00	168.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,065	110.00–120.00	114.92
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,140	40.00–50.00	44.30
8	—	1,129	79.00–89.00	84.22
6	—	1,177	90.00–99.00	94.03
5	—	1,069	65.00–75.00	68.02
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	890	66.00	66.00
2	—	775	25.00–30.00	27.65
1	—	810	96.00	96.00
1	—	885	85.00	85.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,520	94.00	94.00
6	—	1,378	92.00–105.00	97.45

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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