Name: North Wilkesboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-04-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle Mostly steady Feeder cattle Mostly steady Demand Good Activity Active Offerings Moderate Quality Attractive Head calves 310.00 Goats 6

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $231.30/cwt on 9 head. That ranks 1 of 13 comparable sales and sits −175.71 against this barn's trailing median of $407.02.

Average price

$231.30

9 head · 529 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,225

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$567

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2

$126.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−30.96

vs NC average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	522	260.00	1,358	4thin
Medium and Large 2	500	260.00	1,300	1thin
Medium 1	529	215.91	1,141	3thin
Medium 2	590	134.00	791	1thin

One grade step is worth $126.00/cwt here — about $567 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

13 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $478.59, low $365.31, median $407.02 across 13 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 sale9 hd

231.30

—

NC average7 barns · 179 hd

262.26

−30.96

This barn, trailing median13 sales

407.02

−175.71

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	1,230	125.00	1,538	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	728	108.11	787	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,065	107.50	1,145	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,490	104.60	1,559	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	350–400	390	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	1,178	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	296.55/cwt	295.00–298.00	979	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	745	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,773	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,742	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	345	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,001	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	295	299.00/cwt	299.00–299.00	882	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	710	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,122	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	604	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,462	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,354	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	293.00/cwt	290.00–296.00	1,216	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	432	295.72/cwt	294.00–299.00	1,278	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,662	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	405	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	1,288	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	755	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,676	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,343	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	235	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	578	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	600	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,584	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	254.80/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,460	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	413	307.28/cwt	302.00–312.00	1,269	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	1,255	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	550	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	1,562	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,490	104.60/cwt	100.00–110.00	1,559	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,060	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,272	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,070	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,017	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	833	70.32/cwt	65.00–75.00	586	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	850	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	893	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	585	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	702	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	900–950	940	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,363	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	500	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,300	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	299.13/cwt	294.00–304.00	1,415	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,062	1
Steers	Medium 1	550–600	555	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,110	1
Heifers	Medium 2	500–550	505	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	657	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,293	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	296.00/cwt	296.00–296.00	1,080	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	307.68/cwt	305.00–310.00	846	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	458	312.03/cwt	306.00–318.00	1,429	2
Bulls	Medium 2	550–600	590	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	791	1
Bulls	Medium 2	800–850	830	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	913	1
Bulls	Medium 1	450–500	474	281.92/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,336	5
Steers	Medium 1	500–550	510	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,091	1
Heifers	Medium 1	350–400	350	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	651	1
Heifers	Medium 1	200–250	240	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	480	1
Heifers	Medium 1	450–500	462	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,238	3
Bulls	Medium 1	500–550	518	233.86/cwt	228.00–240.00	1,211	2
Heifers	Medium 2	450–500	477	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,097	7
Bulls	Medium 2	450–500	475	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	884	1
Steers	Medium 2	550–600	595	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,095	1
Bulls	Medium 2	700–750	720	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	792	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	633	141.52/cwt	137.00–148.00	896	2
Bulls	—	—	1,230	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,538	1
Bulls	Medium 1	650–700	665	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,111	1
Bulls	Medium 1	250–300	280	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	560	1
Bulls	Medium 1	350–400	365	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	650	1
Bulls	Medium 1	550–600	550	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	990	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 Apr 3, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 76Last week 18Year ago 91

Slaughter CattleReceipts 11Last week 11Year ago 27

Slaughter cattle Mostly steady Feeder cattle Mostly steady Demand Good Activity Active Offerings Moderate Quality Attractive Head calves 310.00 Goats 6

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	299.00	299.00
2	300–350	330	295.00–298.00	296.55
1	350–400	390	302.00	302.00
2	400–450	415	290.00–296.00	293.00
1	450–500	460	292.00	292.00
2	500–550	513	264.00	264.00
2	550–600	573	250.00–260.00	254.80
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	287.00	287.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	450–500	477	230.00	230.00
1	500–550	505	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	200.00	200.00
1	350–400	350	186.00	186.00
3	450–500	462	268.00	268.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	290.00	290.00
1	350–400	385	326.00	326.00
1	400–450	405	318.00	318.00
1	650–700	660	264.00	264.00
1	700–750	745	238.00	238.00
1	750–800	755	222.00	222.00
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	510	214.00	214.00
1	550–600	555	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	595	184.00	184.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	432	294.00–299.00	295.72
2	450–500	473	294.00–304.00	299.13
1	500–550	500	260.00	260.00
4	600–650	604	242.00	242.00
1	700–750	710	158.00	158.00
1	900–950	940	145.00	145.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	246.00	246.00
2	250–300	275	305.00–310.00	307.68
1	350–400	365	296.00	296.00
3	400–450	413	302.00–312.00	307.28
2	450–500	458	306.00–318.00	312.03
3	500–550	513	252.00	252.00
1	550–600	550	284.00	284.00
1	600–650	600	264.00	264.00
1	650–700	670	248.00	248.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	475	186.00	186.00
1	550–600	590	134.00	134.00
1	700–750	720	110.00	110.00
1	800–850	830	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	200.00	200.00
1	350–400	365	178.00	178.00
5	450–500	474	275.00–285.00	281.92
2	500–550	518	228.00–240.00	233.86
1	550–600	550	180.00	180.00
1	650–700	665	167.00	167.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,490	100.00–110.00	104.60
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,060	120.00	120.00
1	—	1,070	95.00	95.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	833	65.00–75.00	70.32
1	—	850	105.00	105.00
1	—	585	120.00	120.00
2	—	633	137.00–148.00	141.52
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,230	125.00	125.00

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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