Name: North Wilkesboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-11-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-11-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

*Correction to feeder cattle records with removal of high weight feeder calf.*

Slaughter cattle 3.00 higher Feeder cattle 6.00 to 10.00 higher Demand good Activity moderate Offering moderate Quality average.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $100.23/cwt on 104 head.

Average price

$100.23

104 head · 456 lb average

Value per head Derived

$457

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$300

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

$72.70/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.11

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	492	112.70	554	46
Medium and Large 2	451	104.31	471	29
Medium 2	406	94.76	384	12thin
Small and Medium 2	265	80.00	212	1thin
Medium 3	418	72.75	304	9thin
Small and Medium 3	403	62.00	250	2thin
Small 3	331	44.75	148	4thin
Large 3	635	40.00	254	1thin

One grade step is worth $72.70/cwt here — about $300 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 sale104 hd

100.23

—

NC average8 barns · 1,326 hd

106.34

−6.11

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	1,502	73.74	1,108	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,420	52.16	740	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,175	46.47	546	50
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	818	36.15	296	16

Every lot, as filed

104 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	Large 3Thin Fleshed	—	635	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	254	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	644	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	702	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	541	119.60/cwt	112.00–122.00	647	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	558	114.45/cwt	111.00–118.00	639	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	480	126.53/cwt	124.00–129.00	607	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	462	141.55/cwt	137.00–148.00	654	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	126.77/cwt	124.00–128.00	532	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	121.75/cwt	119.00–126.00	749	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	557	127.67/cwt	127.00–128.00	711	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	745	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	124.46/cwt	123.00–126.00	653	2
Bulls	Medium 3Thin Fleshed	—	440	80.11/cwt	70.00–90.00	352	2
Bulls	Medium 3Thin Fleshed	—	655	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	262	1
Bulls	Medium 3Thin Fleshed	—	470	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	291	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	417	103.37/cwt	100.00–108.00	431	3
Bulls	Medium 3	—	515	76.00/cwt	70.00–82.00	391	2
Bulls	Medium 3	—	650	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	520	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	490	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	519	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	470	118.48/cwt	116.00–122.00	557	4
Bulls	Medium 2	—	435	112.45/cwt	111.00–117.00	489	4
Bulls	Medium 2	—	522	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	522	3
Bulls	Medium 2	—	720	88.99/cwt	88.00–90.00	641	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	625	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	656	1
Bulls	Medium 1-2	—	545	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	610	1
Bulls	Medium 1	—	505	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	530	1
Heifers	Small 3Thin Fleshed	—	305	38.00/cwt	38.00–38.00	116	1
Heifers	Small 3	—	230	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	115	1
Heifers	Small 3Full	—	265	42.00/cwt	42.00–42.00	111	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	493	107.58/cwt	105.00–108.00	530	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	406	111.95/cwt	108.00–113.00	455	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	664	89.44/cwt	86.00–92.00	594	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	281	111.06/cwt	108.00–112.00	312	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	532	97.11/cwt	90.00–101.00	517	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	377	105.93/cwt	102.00–109.00	399	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	528	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	310	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	329	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	210	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	218	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	117.65/cwt	112.00–122.00	567	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	119.07/cwt	115.00–126.00	505	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	98.69/cwt	97.00–101.00	566	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	783	86.04/cwt	80.00–90.00	674	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	95.01/cwt	90.00–99.00	684	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	367	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	426	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	688	105.48/cwt	104.00–107.00	726	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	114.71/cwt	110.00–119.00	367	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	273	122.33/cwt	118.00–126.00	334	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	586	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	373	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	485	7
Heifers	Medium 3Thin Fleshed	—	480	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	192	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	307	73.26/cwt	70.00–80.00	225	3
Heifers	Medium 3	—	605	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	424	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	590	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	472	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	370	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	318	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,442	49.98/cwt	45.00–53.00	721	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,367	57.24/cwt	56.00–59.00	782	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,219	49.75/cwt	45.00–54.00	606	30
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,066	35.30/cwt	27.00–43.00	376	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	819	36.01/cwt	30.00–42.00	295	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	786	26.88/cwt	25.00–29.00	211	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	893	47.97/cwt	45.00–51.00	428	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	820	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	492	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,208	56.16/cwt	55.00–59.00	678	6
Bulls	—	—	1,499	74.03/cwt	69.00–78.00	1,110	5
Bulls	—	—	1,675	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,340	1
Bulls	—	—	1,345	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	888	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	215	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	198	1
Heifers	Medium 3Full	—	585	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	392	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	582	89.58/cwt	85.00–94.00	521	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	475	95.34/cwt	95.00–96.00	453	3
Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	38.00/cwt	38.00–38.00	179	1
Steers	Small and Medium 3	—	385	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	400	1
Steers	Small and Medium 3	—	135	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	142	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	381	128.82/cwt	125.00–132.00	491	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	132.98/cwt	132.00–134.00	430	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	510	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	602	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	473	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	275	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	341	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	633	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	145.91/cwt	142.00–148.00	460	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	632	111.60/cwt	110.00–115.00	705	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	144.50/cwt	140.00–150.00	549	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	277	143.20/cwt	142.00–146.00	397	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	699	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	300	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	474	1
Steers	Medium 3-4	—	305	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	329	1
Steers	Medium 3Thin Fleshed	—	340	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	306	1
Steers	Medium 3Thin Fleshed	—	295	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	230	1
Steers	Medium 3	—	345	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	366	1
Steers	Medium 3	—	190	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	171	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	386	104.11/cwt	98.00–106.00	402	4
Steers	Medium 2	—	273	97.51/cwt	92.00–100.00	266	3
Steers	Medium 2	—	345	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	421	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	215	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	249	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	640	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	365	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	500	44.00/cwt	44.00–44.00	220	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	375	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	150	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	270	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	140	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 3Thin Fleshed	—	485	49.00/cwt	49.00–49.00	238	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 3	—	320	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	240	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 2	—	265	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	212	1
Heifers	Small 3Thin Fleshed	—	525	49.00/cwt	49.00–49.00	257	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	327	98.10/cwt	94.00–100.00	321	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	273	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	273	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	170	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	150	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 6, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 219Last week 86Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 95Last week 34Year ago 0

*Correction to feeder cattle records with removal of high weight feeder calf.*

Slaughter cattle 3.00 higher Feeder cattle 6.00 to 10.00 higher Demand good Activity moderate Offering moderate Quality average.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	635	40.00	40.00
Heifers — Small 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	305	38.00	38.00
1	—	525	49.00	49.00
Heifers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	230	50.00	50.00
Heifers — Small 3 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	265	42.00	42.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	493	105.00–108.00	107.58
5	—	406	108.00–113.00	111.95
4	—	664	86.00–92.00	89.44
4	—	281	108.00–112.00	111.06
3	—	532	90.00–101.00	97.11
3	—	377	102.00–109.00	105.93
1	—	580	91.00	91.00
1	—	310	106.00	106.00
1	—	210	104.00	104.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	482	112.00–122.00	117.65
7	—	424	115.00–126.00	119.07
6	—	574	97.00–101.00	98.69
3	—	783	80.00–90.00	86.04
3	—	720	90.00–99.00	95.01
3	—	367	116.00	116.00
2	—	688	104.00–107.00	105.48
2	—	320	110.00–119.00	114.71
2	—	273	118.00–126.00	122.33
1	—	610	96.00	96.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	373	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	40.00	40.00
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	307	70.00–80.00	73.26
1	—	605	70.00	70.00
1	—	590	80.00	80.00
1	—	370	86.00	86.00
1	—	215	92.00	92.00
Heifers — Medium 3 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	67.00	67.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	582	85.00–94.00	89.58
3	—	475	95.00–96.00	95.34
3	—	327	94.00–100.00	98.10
2	—	273	100.00	100.00
1	—	170	88.00	88.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	49.00	49.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	320	75.00	75.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	265	80.00	80.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	644	109.00	109.00
4	—	541	112.00–122.00	119.60
2	—	558	111.00–118.00	114.45
2	—	480	124.00–129.00	126.53
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	462	137.00–148.00	141.55
5	—	420	124.00–128.00	126.77
4	—	615	119.00–126.00	121.75
3	—	557	127.00–128.00	127.67
2	—	730	102.00	102.00
2	—	525	123.00–126.00	124.46
Bulls — Medium 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	440	70.00–90.00	80.11
1	—	655	40.00	40.00
1	—	470	62.00	62.00
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	417	100.00–108.00	103.37
2	—	515	70.00–82.00	76.00
1	—	650	80.00	80.00
1	—	490	106.00	106.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	470	116.00–122.00	118.48
4	—	435	111.00–117.00	112.45
3	—	522	100.00	100.00
2	—	720	88.00–90.00	88.99
1	—	625	105.00	105.00
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	112.00	112.00
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	105.00	105.00
Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	38.00	38.00
Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	104.00	104.00
1	—	135	105.00	105.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	381	125.00–132.00	128.82
2	—	323	132.00–134.00	132.98
1	—	510	118.00	118.00
1	—	415	114.00	114.00
1	—	275	124.00	124.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	560	113.00	113.00
4	—	315	142.00–148.00	145.91
3	—	632	110.00–115.00	111.60
3	—	380	140.00–150.00	144.50
3	—	277	142.00–146.00	143.20
1	—	510	137.00	137.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	300	158.00	158.00
Steers — Medium 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	305	108.00	108.00
Steers — Medium 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	90.00	90.00
1	—	295	78.00	78.00
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	106.00	106.00
1	—	190	90.00	90.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	386	98.00–106.00	104.11
3	—	273	92.00–100.00	97.51
1	—	345	122.00	122.00
1	—	215	116.00	116.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	640	57.00	57.00
1	—	500	44.00	44.00
1	—	375	40.00	40.00
1	—	270	52.00	52.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,442	45.00–53.00	49.98
3	—	1,367	56.00–59.00	57.24
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,219	45.00–54.00	49.75
14	—	1,066	27.00–43.00	35.30
6	—	1,208	55.00–59.00	56.16
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	819	30.00–42.00	36.01
5	—	786	25.00–29.00	26.88
2	—	893	45.00–51.00	47.97
1	—	820	60.00	60.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,499	69.00–78.00	74.03
1	—	1,675	80.00	80.00
1	—	1,345	66.00	66.00

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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