Name: North Wilkesboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-09-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-09-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows were 2.00 lower and bulls were steady. Feeder steers and bulls were mostly 4.00-6.00 higher, heifers had too few to compare. Good demand with active market activity. Moderate offerings with quality of cattle plain to average. Sale also had 4 goats.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $104.26/cwt on 50 head.

Average price

$104.26

50 head · 453 lb average

Value per head Derived

$473

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$99

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3

$20.42/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.76

vs NC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	438	108.75	476	35
Medium and Large 2	505	95.15	481	12thin
Medium and Large 3	427	88.33	377	3thin

One grade step is worth $20.42/cwt here — about $99 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 sale50 hd

104.26

—

NC average8 barns · 1,808 hd

108.02

−3.76

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	1,642	77.09	1,266	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,351	52.59	711	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,075	47.08	506	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	880	35.32	311	14

Every lot, as filed

75 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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,200	58.50/cwt	58.50–58.50	702	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	906	33.88/cwt	30.00–40.00	307	9
Bulls	—	—	1,790	90.28/cwt	87.00–93.00	1,616	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	783	25.83/cwt	23.00–28.00	202	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	867	45.97/cwt	44.00–50.00	399	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,337	51.88/cwt	48.00–57.00	694	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,030	42.27/cwt	35.00–46.00	435	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	533	111.97/cwt	110.00–114.00	597	2
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	432	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	311	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	143.97/cwt	136.00–149.00	602	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	512	116.43/cwt	111.00–118.00	596	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3Full	—	515	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	438	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	414	113.79/cwt	108.00–118.00	471	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	91.70/cwt	90.00–94.00	521	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	597	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	403	90.50/cwt	90.00–91.00	365	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	267	123.63/cwt	120.00–130.00	330	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	388	123.52/cwt	120.00–127.00	479	2
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	328	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	194	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	108.57/cwt	107.00–111.00	516	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	92.96/cwt	92.00–94.00	437	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	642	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	99.36/cwt	96.00–103.00	378	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	118.92/cwt	116.00–122.00	684	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	725	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	732	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	709	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	635	97.00/cwt	91.00–100.00	616	3
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	245	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	154	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	105.46/cwt	104.00–107.00	541	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	765	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	612	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	614	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	434	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	626	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	490	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	564	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	650	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	515	105.98/cwt	103.00–110.00	546	3
Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	655	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	262	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,101	50.02/cwt	48.00–52.00	551	19
Bulls	—	—	1,720	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	1,359	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,478	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	872	2
Bulls	—	—	1,585	73.32/cwt	70.00–75.00	1,162	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,135	620.00/cwt	620.00–620.00	7,037	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,013	875.93/cwt	850.00–900.00	8,873	2
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	955	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	3,534	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,295	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	10,360	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,304	730.10/cwt	675.00–800.00	9,521	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,329	728.53/cwt	675.00–775.00	9,682	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,425	690.00/cwt	690.00–690.00	9,833	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	6,325	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	137.29/cwt	135.00–139.00	443	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	662	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	327	115.99/cwt	114.00–118.00	379	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	399	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	185	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	229	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	525	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	509	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	487	133.59/cwt	131.00–140.00	651	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Full	—	660	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	568	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	610	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	525	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	495	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	549	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	300	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	318	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	139.30/cwt	135.00–141.00	536	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	565	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	458	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	678	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	114.34/cwt	114.00–115.00	431	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	525	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	494	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	545	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	550	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	405	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	365	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	563	99.51/cwt	97.00–102.00	560	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	—	455	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	382	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	165	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	193	1
Steers	Small 3	—	355	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	320	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	975	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	229	113.91/cwt	110.00–115.00	261	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	632	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	735	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	559	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 Sep 25, 2019

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Feeder CattleReceipts 140Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 91Last week 0Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,200	58.50	58.50
14	—	1,030	35.00–46.00	42.27
19	—	1,101	48.00–52.00	50.02
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	906	30.00–40.00	33.88
2	—	783	23.00–28.00	25.83
3	—	867	44.00–50.00	45.97
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,337	48.00–57.00	51.88
2	—	1,478	59.00	59.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,790	87.00–93.00	90.28
2	—	1,720	79.00	79.00
8	—	1,585	70.00–75.00	73.32

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	533	110.00–114.00	111.97
2	—	388	120.00–127.00	123.52
1	—	725	101.00	101.00
1	—	490	115.00	115.00
1	—	165	117.00	117.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	267	120.00–130.00	123.63
2	—	575	116.00–122.00	118.92
2	—	420	149.00	149.00
3	—	323	135.00–139.00	137.29
1	—	480	138.00	138.00
6	—	385	135.00–141.00	139.30
1	—	600	113.00	113.00
1	—	855	114.00	114.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	300	106.00	106.00
1	—	565	81.00	81.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	84.00	84.00
Steers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	355	90.00	90.00
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	432	72.00	72.00
3	—	328	59.00	59.00
1	—	245	63.00	63.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	418	136.00–149.00	143.97
7	—	512	111.00–118.00	116.43
1	—	815	87.00	87.00
1	—	650	100.00	100.00
8	—	487	131.00–140.00	133.59
Bulls — Medium and Large 3 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	85.00	85.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	635	91.00–100.00	97.00
3	—	515	103.00–110.00	105.98
1	—	495	111.00	111.00
2	—	563	97.00–102.00	99.51
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	97.00	97.00
1	—	610	86.00	86.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	660	86.00	86.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	90.00	90.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	414	108.00–118.00	113.79
2	—	615	97.00	97.00
5	—	475	107.00–111.00	108.57
1	—	705	91.00	91.00
2	—	513	104.00–107.00	105.46
1	—	660	93.00	93.00
3	—	327	114.00–118.00	115.99
3	—	377	114.00–115.00	114.34
4	—	229	110.00–115.00	113.91
1	—	585	108.00	108.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	568	90.00–94.00	91.70
2	—	470	92.00–94.00	92.96
2	—	380	96.00–103.00	99.36
1	—	765	80.00	80.00
1	—	430	101.00	101.00
1	—	185	124.00	124.00
1	—	545	101.00	101.00
1	—	735	76.00	76.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	403	90.00–91.00	90.50
1	—	475	84.00	84.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	525	94.00	94.00
Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	655	40.00	40.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,135	620.00	620.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,295	800.00	800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,304	675.00–800.00	730.10
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,329	675.00–775.00	728.53
Bred Cows — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	955	370.00	370.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,013	850.00–900.00	875.93
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,425	690.00	690.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	575.00	575.00

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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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