Name: North Wilkesboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-02-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-02-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle 2.00 To 7.00 Higher Feeder cattle 3.00 To 6.00 Higher Demand Good Activity Active Offerings Moderate Quality Average To Attractive

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $212.47/cwt on 36 head.

Average price

$212.47

36 head · 457 lb average

Value per head Derived

$971

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$514

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2

$113.04/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.47

vs NC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	413	256.23	1,059	11thin
Medium and Large 2	438	244.67	1,072	6thin
Medium 1	509	183.31	933	16thin
Medium 2	380	143.19	545	3thin

One grade step is worth $113.04/cwt here — about $514 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 sale36 hd

212.47

—

NC average7 barns · 1,026 hd

218.94

−6.47

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	1,453	110.96	1,612	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,485	103.34	1,535	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,151	94.48	1,087	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	772	73.99	571	4thin

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	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,223	$1,650	2thin

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	—	600	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,248	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	335	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	925	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,300	1
Heifers	Medium 1	—	435	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	809	1
Heifers	Medium 1	—	370	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	740	1
Heifers	Medium 1	—	468	221.75/cwt	210.00–224.00	1,038	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	300	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	804	1
Dairy Heifers	Medium 2	—	350	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	406	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	262.08/cwt	258.00–266.00	1,245	2
Heifers	Medium 1	—	273	163.67/cwt	160.00–168.00	447	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	350	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	945	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	345	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	994	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	790	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,738	1
Dairy Steers	Medium 2	—	350	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	392	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	270	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	734	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	585	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	761	1
Heifers	Medium 1	—	665	137.03/cwt	135.00–141.00	911	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,050	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	905	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,077	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	815	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,728	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	690	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,677	1
Bulls	Medium 1	—	535	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,070	12
Bulls	Medium 1	—	310	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	781	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	533	246.35/cwt	245.00–248.00	1,313	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	395	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,035	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	485	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,038	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	400	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	1,112	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	853	57.97/cwt	56.00–60.00	494	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,300	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,456	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,158	95.16/cwt	90.00–100.00	1,102	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	690	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	621	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,485	103.34/cwt	100.00–112.00	1,535	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,058	84.02/cwt	82.00–86.00	889	2
Bulls	—	—	1,420	106.17/cwt	100.00–113.00	1,508	3
Bulls	—	—	1,648	128.64/cwt	124.00–131.00	2,120	2
Bulls	—	—	1,160	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,044	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,223	1,649.90/head	1,600.00–1,700.00	1,650	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	195	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	390	1
Bulls	Medium 1	—	460	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	920	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	328	298.96/cwt	298.00–300.00	981	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	492	241.34/cwt	236.00–248.00	1,187	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	605	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,525	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	500	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,340	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	210	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	483	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	400	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,168	1
Heifers	Medium 1	—	600	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,164	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	325	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	884	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	395	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,106	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	580	222.88/cwt	216.00–230.00	1,293	2
Heifers	Medium 1	—	810	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,004	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	266.79/cwt	262.00–274.00	1,107	3
Heifers	Medium 1	—	580	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	928	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	278	149.78/cwt	145.00–154.00	416	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	510	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,071	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	490	245.01/cwt	244.00–246.00	1,201	2

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 Feb 28, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 76Last week 97Year ago 71

Slaughter CattleReceipts 24Last week 23Year ago 22

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 1Year ago 0

Slaughter cattle 2.00 To 7.00 Higher Feeder cattle 3.00 To 6.00 Higher Demand Good Activity Active Offerings Moderate Quality Average To Attractive

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	208.00	208.00
1	—	575	226.00	226.00
2	—	475	258.00–266.00	262.08
1	—	350	270.00	270.00
1	—	345	288.00	288.00
1	—	270	272.00	272.00
1	—	210	230.00	230.00
3	—	415	262.00–274.00	266.79
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	186.00	186.00
1	—	370	200.00	200.00
6	—	468	210.00–224.00	221.75
2	—	273	160.00–168.00	163.67
3	—	665	135.00–141.00	137.03
1	—	600	194.00	194.00
1	—	810	124.00	124.00
1	—	580	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	300	268.00	268.00
2	—	420	250.00	250.00
1	—	510	210.00	210.00
2	—	490	244.00–246.00	245.01
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	130.00	130.00
2	—	278	145.00–154.00	149.78
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	335	276.00	276.00
1	—	790	220.00	220.00
1	—	905	119.00	119.00
1	—	815	212.00	212.00
1	—	690	243.00	243.00
Dairy Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	350	116.00	116.00
Dairy Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	350	112.00	112.00
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	535	200.00	200.00
1	—	310	252.00	252.00
1	—	460	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	533	245.00–248.00	246.35
1	—	395	262.00	262.00
1	—	485	214.00	214.00
1	—	400	278.00	278.00
1	—	195	200.00	200.00
1	—	325	272.00	272.00
2	—	580	216.00–230.00	222.88
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	328	298.00–300.00	298.96
3	—	492	236.00–248.00	241.34
1	—	605	252.00	252.00
1	—	500	268.00	268.00
1	—	400	292.00	292.00
1	—	395	280.00	280.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	853	56.00–60.00	57.97
2	—	690	90.00	90.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,300	112.00	112.00
5	—	1,158	90.00–100.00	95.16
2	—	1,058	82.00–86.00	84.02
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,485	100.00–112.00	103.34
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,420	100.00–113.00	106.17
2	—	1,648	124.00–131.00	128.64
1	—	1,160	90.00	90.00

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)	Open	2	—	1,223	1,600.00–1,700.00	1,649.90

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

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Slaughter Cattle

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