Name: North Wilkesboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-03-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle 4.00 To 7.00 Higher Feeder cattle Mostly Steady Demand Good Activity Active Offerings Moderate Quality Average

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $201.24/cwt on 8 head. That ranks 1 of 23 comparable sales and sits −184.33 against this barn's trailing median of $385.57.

Average price

$201.24

8 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,091

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$579

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2

$114.65/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−26.46

vs NC average

−74.93 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	534	238.65	1,274	3thin
Medium and Large 2	558	199.00	1,109	2thin
Medium 1	530	186.00	986	2thin
Medium 2	560	124.00	694	1thin

One grade step is worth $114.65/cwt here — about $579 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

23 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $458.97, low $348.08, median $385.57 across 23 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale8 hd

201.24

—

NC average8 barns · 330 hd

227.70

−26.46

National average176 barns · 16,729 hd

276.17

−74.93

This barn, trailing median23 sales

385.57

−184.33

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	1,255	117.50	1,475	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,429	108.25	1,547	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,115	101.80	1,135	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	803	93.08	748	5thin

Every lot, as filed

61 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	300–350	345	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	966	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	715	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,216	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,218	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	300	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	690	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	463	253.89/cwt	250.00–258.00	1,176	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	645	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	993	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	260	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	650	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,222	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	238.97/cwt	238.00–240.00	1,238	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,071	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	300	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	774	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	545	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,090	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	270.95/cwt	266.00–276.00	1,246	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,271	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,088	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,690	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	329	304.95/cwt	284.00–314.00	1,003	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	263.99/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,114	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	870	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,192	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,345	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	288	286.22/cwt	285.00–287.50	824	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	272.63/cwt	270.00–274.00	1,303	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	718	189.12/cwt	184.00–194.00	1,358	2
Heifers	Small and Medium 3Thin Fleshed	350–400	375	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	188	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,440	102.10/cwt	98.00–105.00	1,470	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,133	96.05/cwt	90.00–100.00	1,088	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	925	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	648	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,138	109.97/cwt	102.00–114.00	1,251	6
Bulls	—	—	1,500	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,875	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	800	89.96/cwt	88.00–92.00	720	2
Bulls	Medium 1	150–200	185	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	370	1
Bulls	Medium 1	200–250	210	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	466	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	800	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	480	1
Bulls	—	—	1,010	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,111	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	808	112.74/cwt	109.00–117.00	911	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,422	112.35/cwt	107.00–118.00	1,598	3
Dairy Steers	Medium 2	350–400	350	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	525	1
Heifers	Medium 2	400–450	433	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	823	2
Heifers	Medium 1	300–350	345	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	711	1
Bulls	Medium 1	600–650	605	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	920	1
Bulls	Medium 1	550–600	570	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	969	1
Bulls	Medium 1	300–350	325	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	858	1
Heifers	Medium 1	400–450	430	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,032	1
Heifers	Medium 1	550–600	555	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	888	1
Heifers	Medium 2	600–650	610	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	616	1
Steers	Medium 2	350–400	390	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	429	1
Dairy Heifers	Medium 2	600–650	640	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	448	1
Heifers	Medium 2	550–600	560	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	694	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	272.82/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,050	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	255.97/cwt	252.00–260.00	1,352	3
Heifers	Medium 1	350–400	370	230.95/cwt	230.00–232.00	855	2
Heifers	Medium 1	650–700	695	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	973	1
Heifers	Medium 1	500–550	505	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,071	1
Heifers	Medium 1	450–500	475	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	950	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	243.95/cwt	240.00–248.00	951	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	455	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,128	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	583	245.95/cwt	242.00–250.00	1,434	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	254.97/cwt	250.00–260.00	951	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	854	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	225	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	563	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,129	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 Mar 13, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 75Last week 29Year ago 158

Slaughter CattleReceipts 22Last week 9Year ago 27

Slaughter cattle 4.00 To 7.00 Higher Feeder cattle Mostly Steady Demand Good Activity Active Offerings Moderate 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	300–350	345	280.00	280.00
2	450–500	463	250.00–258.00	253.89
1	500–550	520	235.00	235.00
1	550–600	580	210.00	210.00
1	700–750	715	170.00	170.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	250.00	250.00
1	250–300	280	305.00	305.00
5	300–350	329	284.00–314.00	304.95
2	350–400	373	250.00–260.00	254.97
3	400–450	422	260.00–270.00	263.99
3	450–500	478	270.00–274.00	272.63
3	500–550	528	252.00–260.00	255.97
2	550–600	583	242.00–250.00	245.95
1	650–700	660	256.00	256.00
2	700–750	718	184.00–194.00	189.12
1	850–900	870	137.00	137.00
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	185	200.00	200.00
1	200–250	210	222.00	222.00
1	300–350	325	264.00	264.00
1	550–600	570	170.00	170.00
1	600–650	605	152.00	152.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	250.00	250.00
1	300–350	300	230.00	230.00
2	350–400	390	240.00–248.00	243.95
1	450–500	455	248.00	248.00
1	500–550	545	200.00	200.00
1	550–600	570	198.00	198.00
1	600–650	645	154.00	154.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	288	285.00–287.50	286.22
1	300–350	300	258.00	258.00
5	350–400	385	270.00–280.00	272.82
2	450–500	460	266.00–276.00	270.95
2	500–550	518	238.00–240.00	238.97
1	550–600	565	238.00	238.00
1	600–650	630	170.00	170.00
1	650–700	655	194.00	194.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	50.00	50.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	433	190.00	190.00
1	550–600	560	124.00	124.00
1	600–650	610	101.00	101.00
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	206.00	206.00
2	350–400	370	230.00–232.00	230.95
1	400–450	430	240.00	240.00
1	450–500	475	200.00	200.00
1	500–550	505	212.00	212.00
1	550–600	555	160.00	160.00
1	650–700	695	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	290.00	290.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	110.00	110.00
Dairy Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	150.00	150.00
Dairy Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	640	70.00	70.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,440	98.00–105.00	102.10
3	—	1,422	107.00–118.00	112.35
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,133	90.00–100.00	96.05
1	—	925	70.00	70.00
6	—	1,138	102.00–114.00	109.97
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	800	88.00–92.00	89.96
1	—	800	60.00	60.00
2	—	808	109.00–117.00	112.74
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,500	125.00	125.00
1	—	1,010	110.00	110.00

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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