Name: North Wilkesboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-11-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-11-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle 4.00 Higher Feeder cattle 8.00 To 10.00 Higher Demand Very Good Activity Active Offerings Heavy Quality Average To Attractive Head calves 250.00 To 310.00 Goats 2 Head

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $209.53/cwt on 21 head. That ranks 1 of 23 comparable sales and sits −176.05 against this barn's trailing median of $385.57.

Average price

$209.53

21 head · 523 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,097

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$355

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 3

$73.38/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.20

vs NC average

−55.57 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	512	231.38	1,185	9thin
Medium 1	533	208.43	1,110	4thin
Medium 2	536	201.98	1,083	5thin
Medium 3	525	158.00	830	3thin

One grade step is worth $73.38/cwt here — about $355 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale21 hd

209.53

—

NC average9 barns · 308 hd

202.33

+7.20

National average194 barns · 23,548 hd

265.10

−55.57

This barn, trailing median23 sales

385.57

−176.05

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	1,721	125.07	2,153	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	885	120.00	1,062	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,329	111.47	1,481	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,105	99.40	1,098	22

Every lot, as filed

74 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	500–550	512	231.38/cwt	230.00–242.00	1,185	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	700	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,386	5
Bulls	Medium 2	450–500	475	202.74/cwt	195.00–210.00	963	2
Heifers	Medium 1	700–750	705	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	881	1
Heifers	Medium 1	550–600	570	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	952	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	235.23/cwt	232.00–237.00	997	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	650	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,021	1
Heifers	Medium 1	600–650	618	151.73/cwt	150.00–155.00	938	3
Heifers	Medium 3Thin Fleshed	500–550	530	152.00/cwt	149.00–155.00	806	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	372	292.50/cwt	290.00–293.00	1,088	6
Steers	Medium 1Full	500–550	530	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,044	1
Heifers	Medium 1	200–250	225	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	529	1
Heifers	Medium 1	500–550	520	222.24/cwt	216.00–226.00	1,156	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,361	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	295	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	826	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	405	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	1,207	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,485	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	955	1
Heifers	Medium 2	400–450	445	209.00/cwt	208.00–210.00	930	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	234.80/cwt	232.00–236.00	1,115	10
Heifers	Medium 2	250–300	250	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	500	1
Dairy Steers	Medium 2	700–750	705	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,262	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	254.78/cwt	254.00–257.00	1,322	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	775	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,356	1
Heifers	Medium 2	300–350	340	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	493	1
Heifers	Medium 2	350–400	375	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	754	1
Heifers	Medium 2	450–500	455	206.67/cwt	205.00–210.00	940	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	590	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,469	1
Steers	Medium 1	600–650	645	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,484	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	640	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,594	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	990	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,901	3
Bulls	Medium 1	450–500	474	237.35/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,125	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	600	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,374	1
Bulls	Medium 3	350–400	355	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	568	1
Bulls	Medium 2	550–600	565	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,017	1
Bulls	Medium 3	400–450	415	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	726	1
Bulls	Medium 2	600–650	615	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,255	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,324	109.22/cwt	105.00–115.00	1,446	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,028	77.19/cwt	75.00–80.00	794	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,281	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,353	122.74/cwt	120.00–125.00	1,661	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,095	93.80/cwt	90.00–95.00	1,027	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,143	107.99/cwt	100.00–115.00	1,234	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	885	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,062	1
Bulls	—	—	1,450	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,740	1
Bulls	—	—	1,790	135.14/cwt	130.00–140.00	2,419	2
Bulls	—	—	1,855	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	2,041	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	288.00/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,086	3
Bulls	Medium 1	350–400	395	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	869	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	287.54/cwt	285.00–290.00	834	2
Bulls	Medium 3	500–550	500	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	725	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,384	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	483	267.05/cwt	264.00–270.00	1,290	2
Bulls	Medium 1	850–900	890	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	979	1
Bulls	Medium 1	600–650	600	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,266	1
Bulls	Medium 1	550–600	585	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,170	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	755	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,321	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	257.65/cwt	252.00–268.00	1,342	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	722	183.39/cwt	175.00–189.00	1,324	3
Bulls	Medium 2	400–450	430	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	998	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	897	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,284	3
Bulls	Medium 1	300–350	325	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	683	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	402	284.96/cwt	275.00–294.00	1,146	3
Bulls	Medium 2	650–700	670	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,173	1
Bulls	Medium 2	350–400	373	210.07/cwt	200.00–220.00	784	2
Heifers	Medium 2	500–550	536	201.98/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,083	5
Heifers	Medium 3	500–550	515	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	876	1
Bulls	Medium 2	500–550	525	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	919	3
Bulls	Medium 1	500–550	520	229.00/cwt	228.00–230.00	1,191	2
Bulls	Medium 1	400–450	415	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,079	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	930	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,256	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	387	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,002	6
Heifers	Medium 3	400–450	405	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	567	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 Nov 13, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 138Last week 40Year ago 82

Slaughter CattleReceipts 39Last week 4Year ago 27

Slaughter cattle 4.00 Higher Feeder cattle 8.00 To 10.00 Higher Demand Very Good Activity Active Offerings Heavy Quality Average To Attractive Head calves 250.00 To 310.00 Goats 2 Head

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	280.00	280.00
1	300–350	335	285.00	285.00
6	350–400	387	259.00	259.00
4	400–450	424	232.00–237.00	235.23
10	450–500	475	232.00–236.00	234.80
9	500–550	512	230.00–242.00	231.38
1	600–650	605	225.00	225.00
1	650–700	650	157.00	157.00
5	700–750	700	198.00	198.00
1	750–800	775	175.00	175.00
1	900–950	930	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	235.00	235.00
3	500–550	520	216.00–226.00	222.24
1	550–600	570	167.00	167.00
3	600–650	618	150.00–155.00	151.73
1	700–750	705	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	530	149.00–155.00	152.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	200.00	200.00
1	300–350	340	145.00	145.00
1	350–400	375	201.00	201.00
2	400–450	445	208.00–210.00	209.00
3	450–500	455	205.00–210.00	206.67
5	500–550	536	200.00–210.00	201.98
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	140.00	140.00
1	500–550	515	170.00	170.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	373	200.00–220.00	210.07
1	400–450	430	232.00	232.00
2	450–500	475	195.00–210.00	202.74
3	500–550	525	175.00	175.00
1	550–600	565	180.00	180.00
3	600–650	615	204.00	204.00
1	650–700	670	175.00	175.00
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	210.00	210.00
1	350–400	395	220.00	220.00
1	400–450	415	260.00	260.00
4	450–500	474	230.00–245.00	237.35
2	500–550	520	228.00–230.00	229.00
1	550–600	585	200.00	200.00
1	600–650	600	211.00	211.00
1	850–900	890	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	290	285.00–290.00	287.54
3	350–400	377	285.00–290.00	288.00
3	400–450	402	275.00–294.00	284.96
2	450–500	483	264.00–270.00	267.05
4	500–550	521	252.00–268.00	257.65
1	550–600	565	245.00	245.00
1	600–650	600	229.00	229.00
3	700–750	722	175.00–189.00	183.39
1	750–800	755	175.00	175.00
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	160.00	160.00
1	400–450	415	175.00	175.00
1	500–550	500	145.00	145.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	260.00	260.00
3	500–550	520	247.00	247.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	372	290.00–293.00	292.50
1	400–450	405	298.00	298.00
4	500–550	519	254.00–257.00	254.78
1	550–600	590	249.00	249.00
1	600–650	640	249.00	249.00
1	650–700	675	220.00	220.00
3	950–1000	990	192.00	192.00
Steers — Medium 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	530	197.00	197.00
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	645	230.00	230.00
Dairy Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	705	179.00	179.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,324	105.00–115.00	109.22
2	—	1,353	120.00–125.00	122.74
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,028	75.00–80.00	77.19
1	—	1,025	125.00	125.00
8	—	1,095	90.00–95.00	93.80
10	—	1,143	100.00–115.00	107.99
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	885	120.00	120.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,450	120.00	120.00
2	—	1,790	130.00–140.00	135.14
1	—	1,855	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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