Name: North Wilkesboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-12-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-12-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle 6.00 To 7.00 Higher Feeder cattle Mostly steady Demand Good Activity Active Offerings Light (Cold Weather ) Quality Average

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $158.82/cwt on 17 head.

Average price

$158.82

17 head · 592 lb average

Value per head Derived

$940

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$596

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2

$55.39/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−14.96

vs NC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	662	167.39	1,108	10thin
Medium and Large 2	532	165.33	879	3thin
Medium 1	468	153.00	715	2thin
Medium 2	458	112.00	512	2thin

One grade step is worth $55.39/cwt here — about $596 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 sale17 hd

158.82

—

NC average8 barns · 616 hd

173.78

−14.96

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	—	Average	1,185	98.82	1,171	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,465	92.89	1,361	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,131	87.37	989	17

Every lot, as filed

37 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 2	—	420	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	773	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	335	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	670	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	955	105.00/cwt	100.00–110.00	1,003	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	905	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,086	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	755	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	800	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	585	208.95/cwt	206.00–212.00	1,222	2
Heifers	Medium 1	—	250	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	425	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,099	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	445	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	926	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	995	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,453	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	973	123.95/cwt	122.00–126.00	1,206	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	440	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	862	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	855	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,231	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	295	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	643	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	670	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	355	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	767	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	750	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	892	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	430	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	456	1
Heifers	Medium 1	—	685	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	932	1
Steers	Medium 1	—	445	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	650	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	825	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,287	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	485	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,057	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	760	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,125	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	885	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,035	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	775	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,070	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	884	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	485	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	572	1
Bulls	—	—	1,202	101.76/cwt	100.00–105.00	1,223	3
Bulls	—	—	1,135	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,022	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,252	92.58/cwt	91.00–94.00	1,159	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Value Added	—	1,798	112.47/cwt	112.00–113.00	2,022	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,148	89.75/cwt	88.00–92.00	1,030	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,157	94.69/cwt	91.00–104.00	1,096	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,077	73.77/cwt	72.00–76.00	795	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,440	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	1,080	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,465	87.81/cwt	87.00–90.00	1,286	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 Dec 20, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 33Last week 38Year ago 65

Slaughter CattleReceipts 31Last week 32Year ago 45

Slaughter cattle 6.00 To 7.00 Higher Feeder cattle Mostly steady Demand Good Activity Active Offerings Light (Cold Weather ) Quality Average

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	184.00	184.00
2	—	335	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	955	100.00–110.00	105.00
1	—	905	120.00	120.00
2	—	585	206.00–212.00	208.95
2	—	485	218.00	218.00
1	—	760	148.00	148.00
1	—	885	117.00	117.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	755	106.00	106.00
1	—	375	200.00	200.00
1	—	465	190.00	190.00
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	250	170.00	170.00
1	—	685	136.00	136.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	670	164.00	164.00
2	—	973	122.00–126.00	123.95
1	—	440	196.00	196.00
1	—	855	144.00	144.00
1	—	295	218.00	218.00
1	—	355	216.00	216.00
1	—	460	194.00	194.00
1	—	825	156.00	156.00
1	—	775	138.00	138.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	106.00	106.00
1	—	485	118.00	118.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	208.00	208.00
1	—	335	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	995	146.00	146.00
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	146.00	146.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,202	100.00–105.00	101.76
1	—	1,135	90.00	90.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,252	91.00–94.00	92.58
1	—	1,440	75.00	75.00
4	—	1,465	87.00–90.00	87.81
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,798	112.00–113.00	112.47
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,148	88.00–92.00	89.75
8	—	1,157	91.00–104.00	94.69
5	—	1,077	72.00–76.00	73.77

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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