Name: North Wilkesboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-01-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-01-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter Cattle 3..00 To 6.00 Higher Feeder cattle 6.00 To 8.00 Higher Demand Good Activity Active Offerings Light (Cold ) Quality Average

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $210.41/cwt on 17 head.

Average price

$210.41

17 head · 508 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,068

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$340

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 1

$58.08/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.58

vs NC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	508	218.58	1,110	12thin
Medium and Large 2	525	211.00	1,108	3thin
Medium 1	480	160.50	770	2thin

One grade step is worth $58.08/cwt here — about $340 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

210.41

—

NC average7 barns · 545 hd

198.83

+11.58

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	2,135	128.00	2,733	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,223	93.07	1,138	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,395	74.00	1,032	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	818	69.58	569	5thin

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Cow-Calf Pairs	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,060	$1,000	1thin

Every lot, as filed

38 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 1	—	685	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,034	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	418	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	961	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	230	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	495	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	560	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,372	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	740	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,347	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	925	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,323	1
Heifers	Medium 1	—	700	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	952	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	340	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	833	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,044	1
Heifers	Medium 1	—	260	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	481	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,108	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,160	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	680	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,190	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,334	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	358	244.97/cwt	240.00–250.00	877	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	655	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,441	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	765	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,354	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	503	224.83/cwt	224.00–229.00	1,131	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	785	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,217	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	395	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	798	1
Steers	Medium 1	—	560	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	840	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	305	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	763	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	610	214.59/cwt	209.00–220.00	1,309	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	440	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,104	1
Bulls	Medium 1	—	595	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	988	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	470	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,053	1
Bulls	Medium 1	—	430	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	860	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,060	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Bulls	—	—	2,135	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	2,733	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,395	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	1,032	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	840	62.44/cwt	60.00–65.00	524	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	875	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	875	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,260	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	1,210	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	980	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	490	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	770	33.00/cwt	33.00–33.00	254	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,228	119.68/cwt	118.00–121.00	1,470	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,420	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,136	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	765	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	689	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 31, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 37Last week 64Year ago 59

Slaughter CattleReceipts 12Last week 22Year ago 10

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle 3..00 To 6.00 Higher Feeder cattle 6.00 To 8.00 Higher Demand Good Activity Active Offerings Light (Cold ) Quality Average

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	685	151.00	151.00
1	—	595	166.00	166.00
1	—	430	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	418	230.00	230.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	230	215.00	215.00
1	—	560	245.00	245.00
1	—	740	182.00	182.00
1	—	925	143.00	143.00
1	—	655	220.00	220.00
1	—	765	177.00	177.00
1	—	305	250.00	250.00
2	—	610	209.00–220.00	214.59
1	—	440	251.00	251.00
1	—	470	224.00	224.00
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	700	136.00	136.00
1	—	260	185.00	185.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	245.00	245.00
1	—	555	209.00	209.00
1	—	680	175.00	175.00
2	—	358	240.00–250.00	244.97
6	—	503	224.00–229.00	224.83
1	—	785	155.00	155.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	525	211.00	211.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	227.00	227.00
1	—	525	254.00	254.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	202.00	202.00
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	150.00	150.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,060	1,000.00	1,000.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,135	128.00	128.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,395	74.00	74.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	840	60.00–65.00	62.44
1	—	875	100.00	100.00
1	—	770	33.00	33.00
1	—	765	90.00	90.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,260	96.00	96.00
1	—	980	50.00	50.00
2	—	1,228	118.00–121.00	119.68
1	—	1,420	80.00	80.00

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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North Wilkesboro Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Wilkes Livestock Exchange - North Wilkesboro, NC

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle