Name: North Wilkesboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-10-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cattle were mostly steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder cattle were mostly steady. Demand was good; market activity and buyer interest were moderate. Offerings of cattle were fairly light due to inclement weather. Cattle quality was plain to average.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $100.24/cwt on 34 head.

Average price

$100.24

34 head · 487 lb average

Value per head Derived

$488

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$364

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

$44.87/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.20

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	522	104.87	547	23
Medium 2	383	96.26	369	5thin
Medium and Large 2	445	96.22	428	4thin
Small and Medium 3	555	70.00	389	1thin
Medium 3	305	60.00	183	1thin

One grade step is worth $44.87/cwt here — about $364 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 sale34 hd

100.24

—

NC average8 barns · 1,224 hd

106.44

−6.20

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	1,294	69.71	902	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,418	49.17	697	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,193	44.69	533	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	740	28.25	209	2thin

Every lot, as filed

59 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 3	—	305	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	183	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	200	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	190	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	328	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	350	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	385	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	690	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	744	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	108.92/cwt	104.00–114.00	515	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	96.58/cwt	93.00–100.00	553	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	94.50/cwt	94.50–94.50	624	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	417	111.69/cwt	107.00–115.00	466	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	608	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	663	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	508	110.34/cwt	108.00–113.00	561	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	355	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	334	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	96.96/cwt	92.00–100.00	461	3
Heifers	Small and Medium 3	—	555	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	389	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	315	92.98/cwt	92.00–94.00	293	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	385	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	535	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	245	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	294	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	400	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	520	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	540	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	680	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	760	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	740	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	903	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	950	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	130.68/cwt	126.00–138.00	501	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	455	124.62/cwt	120.00–127.00	567	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	340	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	394	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	362	119.68/cwt	116.00–125.00	433	3
Steers	Small 2	—	390	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	304	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3Thin Fleshed	—	520	37.00/cwt	37.00–37.00	192	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	428	107.29/cwt	100.00–114.00	459	2
Bulls	Medium 3Full	—	560	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	302	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	405	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	446	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	430	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	598	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	612	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	518	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	508	122.01/cwt	121.00–123.00	620	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	109.04/cwt	105.00–113.00	728	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	462	127.52/cwt	122.00–132.00	589	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	113.78/cwt	110.00–116.00	703	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	440	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	493	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	480	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	571	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	555	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	622	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	537	106.58/cwt	99.00–112.00	572	3
Bulls	Small 2	—	440	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	352	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 3Full	—	510	44.00/cwt	44.00–44.00	224	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 3	—	430	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	340	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	225	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	253	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	303	97.40/cwt	85.00–110.00	295	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	543	87.00/cwt	86.00–88.00	472	2
Bulls	—	—	1,030	76.50/cwt	76.50–76.50	788	1
Bulls	—	—	1,065	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	575	1
Bulls	—	—	1,458	72.69/cwt	70.00–74.50	1,060	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,229	40.53/cwt	30.00–44.00	498	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,167	47.66/cwt	46.00–51.50	556	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,390	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	487	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,435	54.76/cwt	54.50–55.00	786	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,418	49.42/cwt	45.00–53.00	701	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	675	18.00/cwt	18.00–18.00	122	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	805	38.50/cwt	38.50–38.50	310	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 Oct 30, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 86Last week 221Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 34Last week 53Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	305	60.00	60.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	200	95.00	95.00
1	—	315	104.00	104.00
1	—	350	110.00	110.00
1	—	750	92.00	92.00
1	—	855	87.00	87.00
2	—	473	104.00–114.00	108.92
2	—	573	93.00–100.00	96.58
2	—	660	94.50	94.50
3	—	417	107.00–115.00	111.69
3	—	608	109.00	109.00
6	—	508	108.00–113.00	110.34
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	355	94.00	94.00
3	—	475	92.00–100.00	96.96
Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	70.00	70.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	225	112.50	112.50
2	—	303	85.00–110.00	97.40
2	—	543	86.00–88.00	87.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	315	92.00–94.00	92.98
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	139.00	139.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	245	120.00	120.00
1	—	400	130.00	130.00
1	—	540	126.00	126.00
1	—	623	122.00	122.00
1	—	740	122.00	122.00
1	—	760	125.00	125.00
3	—	383	126.00–138.00	130.68
3	—	455	120.00–127.00	124.62
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	116.00	116.00
3	—	362	116.00–125.00	119.68
Steers — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	78.00	78.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	37.00	37.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	428	100.00–114.00	107.29
Bulls — Medium 3 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	54.00	54.00
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	139.00	139.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	720	85.00	85.00
2	—	418	124.00	124.00
2	—	508	121.00–123.00	122.01
2	—	668	105.00–113.00	109.04
3	—	462	122.00–132.00	127.52
4	—	618	110.00–116.00	113.78
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	112.00	112.00
1	—	480	119.00	119.00
1	—	555	112.00	112.00
3	—	537	99.00–112.00	106.58
Bulls — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	80.00	80.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 3 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	44.00	44.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	79.00	79.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,030	76.50	76.50
1	—	1,065	54.00	54.00
3	—	1,458	70.00–74.50	72.69
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,229	30.00–44.00	40.53
7	—	1,167	46.00–51.50	47.66
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,390	35.00	35.00
2	—	1,435	54.50–55.00	54.76
12	—	1,418	45.00–53.00	49.42
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	675	18.00	18.00
1	—	805	38.50	38.50

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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