Name: North Wilkesboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-12-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-12-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle Mostly Steady Feeder cattle 6.00 higher Demand good Activity moderate Offerings light Quality Average Bad Weather

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $130.12/cwt on 53 head.

Average price

$130.12

53 head · 461 lb average

Value per head Derived

$600

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$352

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

$70.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.26

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	486	137.00	666	35
Medium and Large 2	424	126.85	537	13thin
Medium 2	370	120.00	444	1thin
Medium 3	360	104.00	374	1thin
Small 2	245	95.00	233	1thin
Small 3	473	66.50	314	2thin

One grade step is worth $70.50/cwt here — about $352 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 sale53 hd

130.12

—

NC average8 barns · 947 hd

125.85

+4.26

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	1,596	82.88	1,323	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,500	49.99	750	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,130	43.41	490	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	863	24.57	212	2thin

Every lot, as filed

57 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	240	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	300	1
Steers	Small 2	—	245	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	233	1
Steers	Small 3	—	395	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	277	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	450	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	324	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	287	96.97/cwt	90.00–101.00	278	3
Heifers	Small 3	—	173	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	131	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	358	111.01/cwt	109.00–113.00	397	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	822	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	120.40/cwt	119.00–127.00	810	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	410	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	431	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	490	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	441	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	92.98/cwt	92.00–94.00	491	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	450	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	522	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	604	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	94.10/cwt	91.00–97.00	356	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	863	24.57/cwt	21.00–28.00	212	2
Heifers	Medium 3	—	365	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	256	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	496	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	500	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	580	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	118.28/cwt	115.00–120.00	396	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	90.88/cwt	87.00–97.00	573	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	420	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	420	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,255	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	728	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,223	50.23/cwt	45.00–53.00	614	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,052	37.17/cwt	29.00–44.00	391	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,285	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	450	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,517	51.14/cwt	47.00–54.50	776	13
Bulls	—	—	2,000	85.25/cwt	84.50–86.00	1,705	2
Bulls	—	—	1,327	81.30/cwt	80.00–83.00	1,079	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	555	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	655	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	665	99.02/cwt	97.00–101.00	658	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	486	124.42/cwt	121.00–130.00	605	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	506	127.26/cwt	125.00–129.00	644	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	355	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	557	3
Bulls	Medium 3Full	—	490	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	323	1
Bulls	Small 3Full	—	445	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	227	1
Heifers	Medium 2Full	—	485	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	412	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	520	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	541	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	560	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	448	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	531	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	111.00/cwt	109.00–113.00	722	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	120.02/cwt	114.00–123.00	694	3
Bulls	Small and Medium 2	—	440	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	352	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	455	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	623	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	502	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	628	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	308	153.31/cwt	152.00–154.00	472	3
Steers	Medium 2	—	370	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	444	1
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	396	1
Steers	Small 3	—	550	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	347	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	141.82/cwt	136.00–145.00	543	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	143.77/cwt	135.00–145.00	601	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	340	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	449	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	595	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	690	1
Steers	Medium 3	—	360	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	374	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	605	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	702	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	655	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	635	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	132.00/cwt	130.00–134.00	486	9

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 Dec 11, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 112Last week 136Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 39Last week 9Year ago 0

Slaughter cattle Mostly Steady Feeder cattle 6.00 higher Demand good Activity moderate Offerings light Quality Average Bad Weather

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	240	125.00	125.00
6	—	623	132.00	132.00
7	—	673	119.00–127.00	120.40
1	—	455	137.00	137.00
2	—	502	125.00	125.00
3	—	308	152.00–154.00	153.31
4	—	383	136.00–145.00	141.82
8	—	418	135.00–145.00	143.77
Steers — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	245	95.00	95.00
Steers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	70.00	70.00
1	—	550	63.00	63.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	355	157.00	157.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	370	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	132.00	132.00
1	—	595	116.00	116.00
1	—	605	116.00	116.00
1	—	655	97.00	97.00
9	—	368	130.00–134.00	132.00
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	360	104.00	104.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	72.00	72.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	287	90.00–101.00	96.97
1	—	410	105.00	105.00
2	—	490	90.00	90.00
2	—	528	92.00–94.00	92.98
2	—	378	91.00–97.00	94.10
Heifers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	173	76.00	76.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	358	109.00–113.00	111.01
2	—	450	116.00	116.00
2	—	570	106.00	106.00
1	—	435	114.00	114.00
1	—	500	116.00	116.00
3	—	335	115.00–120.00	118.28
3	—	630	87.00–97.00	90.88
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	365	70.00	70.00
Heifers — Medium 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	85.00	85.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	100.00	100.00
1	—	555	118.00	118.00
2	—	665	97.00–101.00	99.02
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	486	121.00–130.00	124.42
7	—	506	125.00–129.00	127.26
1	—	415	128.00	128.00
2	—	650	109.00–113.00	111.00
3	—	578	114.00–123.00	120.02
Bulls — Medium 3 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	66.00	66.00
Bulls — Small 3 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	51.00	51.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	104.00	104.00
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	80.00	80.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	80.00	80.00
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	660	60.00	60.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	863	21.00–28.00	24.57
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,255	58.00	58.00
7	—	1,223	45.00–53.00	50.23
10	—	1,052	29.00–44.00	37.17
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,285	35.00	35.00
13	—	1,517	47.00–54.50	51.14
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,000	84.50–86.00	85.25
3	—	1,327	80.00–83.00	81.30

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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