Name: North Wilkesboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-12-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-12-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle Mostly steady Feeder cattle mostly steady to 4.00 higher Demand good Activity Moderate Offerings light Quality plain to average

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $95.16/cwt on 56 head.

Average price

$95.16

56 head · 463 lb average

Value per head Derived

$441

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$144

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

$57.89/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.04

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	467	107.89	504	31
Medium and Large 2	564	93.51	528	8thin
Medium 2	427	82.47	352	9thin
Small 3	168	73.00	122	2thin
Medium 3	405	63.50	257	2thin
Small and Medium 3	413	57.00	236	3thin
Large 3	720	50.00	360	1thin

One grade step is worth $57.89/cwt here — about $144 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 sale56 hd

95.16

—

NC average7 barns · 751 hd

104.20

−9.04

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	1,435	76.29	1,095	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,474	51.59	760	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,124	44.26	497	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	845	44.09	373	5thin

Every lot, as filed

64 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 and Large 1-2Fancy	—	403	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	467	2
Heifers	Medium 3Full	—	465	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	279	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	470	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	404	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	745	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	469	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	735	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	763	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	134.47/cwt	130.00–139.00	576	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	137.94/cwt	136.00–140.00	717	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	255	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	281	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	382	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	478	4
Steers	Medium 3	—	225	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	158	1
Steers	Medium 3	—	285	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	262	1
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	309	1
Steers	Medium 3	—	360	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	367	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	740	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	629	1
Steers	Medium 3Thin Fleshed	—	525	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	315	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 3Thin Fleshed	—	385	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	254	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 3Thin Fleshed	—	465	42.00/cwt	42.00–42.00	195	1
Bulls	—	—	1,451	75.57/cwt	70.00–79.00	1,097	8
Bulls	—	—	1,565	86.44/cwt	84.00–89.00	1,353	2
Bulls	—	—	1,240	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	856	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	139.86/cwt	139.00–140.00	662	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	551	131.33/cwt	130.00–134.00	724	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	950	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	684	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,405	51.03/cwt	48.00–53.00	717	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,583	55.87/cwt	55.00–56.50	884	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,420	41.00/cwt	41.00–41.00	582	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,126	49.46/cwt	46.00–53.50	557	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,126	39.20/cwt	35.00–44.00	441	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,095	28.00/cwt	28.00–28.00	307	2
Heifers	Medium 3	—	345	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	231	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	573	78.97/cwt	78.00–80.00	452	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	813	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	363	148.90/cwt	144.00–155.00	541	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	728	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	141.70/cwt	134.00–144.00	458	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	104.98/cwt	104.00–106.00	751	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	258	105.74/cwt	101.00–108.00	273	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	268	86.77/cwt	85.00–90.00	233	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	136.53/cwt	135.00–138.00	509	2
Steers	Small 3	—	190	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	156	1
Steers	Small and Medium 3	—	340	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	177	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	325	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	440	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	690	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	725	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	536	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	107.91/cwt	106.00–110.00	408	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	576	2
Heifers	Small 3	—	205	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	164	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 3	—	390	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	246	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	99.94/cwt	98.00–102.00	418	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	355	86.00/cwt	80.00–90.00	305	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	304	112.37/cwt	110.00–113.00	342	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	458	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	527	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	101.02/cwt	100.00–102.00	473	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	104.26/cwt	100.00–108.00	642	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	855	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	641	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	874	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	598	3
Heifers	Small 3	—	130	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	86	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	850	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	442	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	844	42.11/cwt	38.50–45.00	355	4
Heifers	Large 3	—	720	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	360	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	825	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	545	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 Dec 18, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 107Last week 112Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 56Last week 39Year ago 0

Slaughter cattle Mostly steady Feeder cattle mostly steady to 4.00 higher Demand good Activity Moderate Offerings light Quality plain to average

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	403	116.00	116.00
Heifers — Medium 3 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	60.00	60.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	66.00	66.00
1	—	465	42.00	42.00
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	67.00	67.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	573	78.00–80.00	78.97
3	—	268	85.00–90.00	86.77
3	—	355	80.00–90.00	86.00
1	—	825	66.00	66.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	715	104.00–106.00	104.98
3	—	258	101.00–108.00	105.74
1	—	690	105.00	105.00
1	—	520	103.00	103.00
2	—	378	106.00–110.00	107.91
2	—	565	102.00	102.00
3	—	418	98.00–102.00	99.94
5	—	304	110.00–113.00	112.37
5	—	458	115.00	115.00
4	—	616	100.00–108.00	104.26
1	—	840	104.00	104.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	325	100.00	100.00
1	—	530	83.00	83.00
2	—	468	100.00–102.00	101.02
1	—	855	75.00	75.00
3	—	623	96.00	96.00
Heifers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	205	80.00	80.00
1	—	130	66.00	66.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	63.00	63.00
Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	720	50.00	50.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	86.00	86.00
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	745	63.00	63.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	650	113.00	113.00
1	—	700	109.00	109.00
2	—	428	130.00–139.00	134.47
2	—	520	136.00–140.00	137.94
7	—	473	139.00–140.00	139.86
3	—	551	130.00–134.00	131.33
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	950	72.00	72.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	255	110.00	110.00
4	—	382	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	225	70.00	70.00
1	—	285	92.00	92.00
1	—	360	102.00	102.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	740	85.00	85.00
2	—	373	135.00–138.00	136.53
Steers — Medium 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	60.00	60.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	139.00	139.00
3	—	363	144.00–155.00	148.90
3	—	520	140.00	140.00
7	—	323	134.00–144.00	141.70
Steers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	190	82.00	82.00
Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	52.00	52.00
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	65.00	65.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,451	70.00–79.00	75.57
2	—	1,565	84.00–89.00	86.44
2	—	1,240	69.00	69.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,405	48.00–53.00	51.03
3	—	1,583	55.00–56.50	55.87
1	—	1,420	41.00	41.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,126	46.00–53.50	49.46
10	—	1,126	35.00–44.00	39.20
2	—	1,095	28.00	28.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	850	52.00	52.00
4	—	844	38.50–45.00	42.11

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