Name: North Wilkesboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-01-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-01-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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 $189.96/cwt on 29 head.

Average price

$189.96

29 head · 490 lb average

Value per head Derived

$931

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$547

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

$144.62/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.07

vs NC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	410	236.62	971	9thin
Medium 1	411	201.22	827	6thin
Medium and Large 2	544	195.86	1,066	7thin
Medium 2	630	118.17	744	6thin
Small and Medium 2	460	92.00	423	1thin

One grade step is worth $144.62/cwt here — about $547 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 sale29 hd

189.96

—

NC average8 barns · 611 hd

197.04

−7.07

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	1,252	104.23	1,305	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,309	94.83	1,242	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,168	86.96	1,016	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	855	70.00	599	1thin

Every lot, as filed

55 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 and Large 1	—	610	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,196	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	550	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,100	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	395	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	916	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	363	267.00/cwt	252.00–278.00	969	6
Heifers	Small and Medium 2	—	630	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	630	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	265	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	602	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	992	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	505	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,232	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	252.61/cwt	248.00–257.00	1,048	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	325	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	819	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	795	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,113	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 2	—	460	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	423	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	690	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	897	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	765	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	880	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	961	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	495	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,010	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	285	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	621	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	355	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	738	1
Bulls	Medium 1	—	610	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,037	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	360	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	943	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	865	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	779	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	340	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	279	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	228.59/cwt	227.00–230.00	853	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	525	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,019	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	635	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,194	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	595	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,357	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	455	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	937	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,208	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	780	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	780	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	237.45/cwt	236.00–239.00	784	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,135	1
Heifers	Medium 1	—	330	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	422	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	615	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	738	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	425	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	519	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	690	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	966	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	855	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	795	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,030	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	580	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	742	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	244.41/cwt	238.00–248.00	929	4
Bulls	Medium 1	—	470	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	884	1
Steers	Small and Medium 2	—	460	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	368	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,370	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,096	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,013	72.77/cwt	70.00–76.00	737	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,158	87.01/cwt	80.00–92.00	1,008	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	855	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	599	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,294	98.54/cwt	95.00–106.00	1,275	4
Bulls	—	—	1,005	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	905	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,288	96.33/cwt	92.00–102.00	1,241	3
Bulls	—	—	1,375	111.34/cwt	110.00–116.00	1,531	4
Bulls	Medium 2	—	700	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	980	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	420	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	638	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	418	240.89/cwt	234.00–248.00	1,007	4
Bulls	Medium 1	—	420	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	756	1
Bulls	Medium 1	—	322	223.11/cwt	220.00–230.00	718	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	580	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,224	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 Jan 24, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 64Last week 17Year ago 46

Slaughter CattleReceipts 22Last week 3Year ago 10

Demand Good Activity Active Offerings Moderate Quality Average

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	610	196.00	196.00
1	—	550	200.00	200.00
1	—	265	227.00	227.00
2	—	330	236.00–239.00	237.45
1	—	465	244.00	244.00
1	—	690	140.00	140.00
4	—	380	238.00–248.00	244.41
Heifers — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	630	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	373	227.00–230.00	228.59
1	—	520	198.00	198.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	780	100.00	100.00
1	—	615	120.00	120.00
1	—	855	93.00	93.00
1	—	580	128.00	128.00
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	128.00	128.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	232.00	232.00
1	—	435	228.00	228.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	363	252.00–278.00	267.00
1	—	505	244.00	244.00
2	—	415	248.00–257.00	252.61
1	—	575	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	122.00	122.00
Steers — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	80.00	80.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	325	252.00	252.00
1	—	285	218.00	218.00
1	—	360	262.00	262.00
1	—	595	228.00	228.00
1	—	455	206.00	206.00
4	—	418	234.00–248.00	240.89
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	795	140.00	140.00
1	—	425	226.00	226.00
1	—	495	204.00	204.00
1	—	355	208.00	208.00
1	—	525	194.00	194.00
1	—	635	188.00	188.00
1	—	580	211.00	211.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	92.00	92.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	690	130.00	130.00
1	—	765	115.00	115.00
1	—	865	90.00	90.00
1	—	340	82.00	82.00
1	—	700	140.00	140.00
1	—	420	152.00	152.00
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	170.00	170.00
1	—	470	188.00	188.00
1	—	420	180.00	180.00
3	—	322	220.00–230.00	223.11

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,370	80.00	80.00
4	—	1,294	95.00–106.00	98.54
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,013	70.00–76.00	72.77
5	—	1,158	80.00–92.00	87.01
3	—	1,288	92.00–102.00	96.33
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	855	70.00	70.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,005	90.00	90.00
4	—	1,375	110.00–116.00	111.34

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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