Name: North Wilkesboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-11-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-11-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle 2.00 to 3.00 higher Feeder cattler Mostly steady to 5.00 higher Demand good Activity moderate Offerings light (cold)

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $124.10/cwt on 50 head.

Average price

$124.10

50 head · 569 lb average

Value per head Derived

$706

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$236

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

$23.59/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+18.47

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	591	128.24	757	39
Medium and Large 2	487	115.21	561	5thin
Medium 2	498	104.65	521	6thin

One grade step is worth $23.59/cwt here — about $236 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

124.10

—

NC average6 barns · 701 hd

105.63

+18.47

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	1,625	83.17	1,351	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,265	56.84	719	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,137	50.50	574	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	811	46.59	378	5thin

Every lot, as filed

56 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%	—	975	23.00/cwt	23.00–23.00	224	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,183	33.55/cwt	33.00–34.00	397	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,185	51.21/cwt	48.00–54.00	607	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,113	58.77/cwt	55.00–63.00	654	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,232	53.35/cwt	53.00–54.00	657	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,281	58.59/cwt	55.00–64.00	751	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	685	23.00/cwt	23.00–23.00	158	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	835	55.53/cwt	55.00–56.00	464	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	850	49.44/cwt	46.00–53.00	420	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	460	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	552	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	520	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	572	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	660	81.00/cwt	80.00–82.00	535	2
Steers	Medium 3	—	315	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	315	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	215	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	247	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	314	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	644	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	690	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	485	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	524	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	540	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	540	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	710	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	639	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	417	109.96/cwt	108.00–112.00	459	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	660	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	693	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	734	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	678	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	127.55/cwt	120.00–130.00	722	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	714	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	694	13
Bulls	—	—	1,662	76.10/cwt	70.00–79.00	1,265	3
Heifers	Small and Medium 3Thin Fleshed	—	805	44.00/cwt	44.00–44.00	354	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 3Full	—	310	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	233	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 2	—	565	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	452	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	605	87.50/cwt	87.00–88.00	529	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	436	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	390	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	390	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	629	94.31/cwt	93.00–96.00	593	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	107.01/cwt	104.00–108.00	551	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	110.68/cwt	110.00–112.00	473	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	115.40/cwt	112.00–120.00	439	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	683	92.50/cwt	92.00–93.00	632	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	117.66/cwt	114.00–121.00	388	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	599	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	145	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	145	1
Heifers	Medium 3Thin Fleshed	—	680	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	340	1
Heifers	Medium 2Full	—	425	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	230	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	600	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	624	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	436	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	637	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	112.62/cwt	110.00–120.00	355	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	394	127.99/cwt	124.00–130.00	504	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	811	1
Bulls	—	—	1,587	90.24/cwt	85.00–92.50	1,432	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	433	125.53/cwt	124.00–127.00	544	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	590	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	596	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	505	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	586	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	513	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	649	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	844	13

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, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 120Last week 219Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 37Last week 95Year ago 0

Slaughter cattle 2.00 to 3.00 higher Feeder cattler Mostly steady to 5.00 higher Demand good Activity moderate Offerings light (cold)

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	975	23.00	23.00
2	—	1,183	33.00–34.00	33.55
5	—	1,185	48.00–54.00	51.21
7	—	1,113	55.00–63.00	58.77
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,232	53.00–54.00	53.35
6	—	1,281	55.00–64.00	58.59
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	685	23.00	23.00
2	—	835	55.00–56.00	55.53
2	—	850	46.00–53.00	49.44
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,662	70.00–79.00	76.10
3	—	1,587	85.00–92.50	90.24

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	120.00	120.00
1	—	520	110.00	110.00
2	—	660	80.00–82.00	81.00
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	315	100.00	100.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	215	115.00	115.00
1	—	285	110.00	110.00
1	—	460	140.00	140.00
1	—	535	129.00	129.00
4	—	315	110.00–120.00	112.62
3	—	394	124.00–130.00	127.99
1	—	705	115.00	115.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	104.00	104.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	436	146.00	146.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	108.00	108.00
1	—	540	100.00	100.00
1	—	710	90.00	90.00
3	—	417	108.00–112.00	109.96
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	150.00	150.00
1	—	465	149.00	149.00
1	—	815	90.00	90.00
2	—	770	88.00	88.00
4	—	566	120.00–130.00	127.55
4	—	610	117.00	117.00
13	—	510	136.00	136.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	433	124.00–127.00	125.53
1	—	590	101.00	101.00
1	—	505	116.00	116.00
1	—	475	108.00	108.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	649	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	805	44.00	44.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 3 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	310	75.00	75.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	80.00	80.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	605	87.00–88.00	87.50
2	—	525	83.00	83.00
1	—	390	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	629	93.00–96.00	94.31
4	—	515	104.00–108.00	107.01
3	—	427	110.00–112.00	110.68
3	—	380	112.00–120.00	115.40
2	—	683	92.00–93.00	92.50
2	—	330	114.00–121.00	117.66
1	—	565	106.00	106.00
1	—	145	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	680	50.00	50.00
Heifers — Medium 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	54.00	54.00

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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