Name: North Wilkesboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-01-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Baby calves 10.00 to 27.50 Slaughter cattle Mostly steady Feeder Mostly steady to 2.00 higher Demand Moderate Activity Moderate Offerings Light Qualuty Average Wet Weather

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $113.87/cwt on 28 head.

Average price

$113.87

28 head · 455 lb average

Value per head Derived

$518

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$195

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

$16.86/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.60

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	461	117.86	544	19thin
Medium and Large 2	459	107.32	493	6thin
Medium 2	440	102.00	449	2thin
Small and Medium 3	345	101.00	348	1thin

One grade step is worth $16.86/cwt here — about $195 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 sale28 hd

113.87

—

NC average8 barns · 1,003 hd

115.47

−1.60

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	1,828	73.89	1,351	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,389	55.81	775	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,147	50.28	577	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	824	25.38	209	6thin

Every lot, as filed

58 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 2	—	505	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	500	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	455	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	469	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	425	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	429	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	347	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	333	124.08/cwt	120.00–126.00	413	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	119.99/cwt	117.00–123.00	628	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	116.98/cwt	116.00–118.00	559	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	904	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	358	148.98/cwt	146.00–152.00	533	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	838	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	265	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	355	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	215	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	317	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	351	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	563	124.89/cwt	120.00–130.00	703	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	295	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	360	1
Steers	Small 3	—	210	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	147	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	300	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	354	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	240	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	278	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	816	3
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	51.94/cwt	36.00–68.00	324	2
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	80.63/cwt	67.00–94.00	415	2
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	605	1
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	885	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	620	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	780	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	619	1
Bulls	—	—	1,830	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	1,373	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	440	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	510	1
Bulls	—	—	1,793	84.28/cwt	81.00–88.50	1,511	2
Bulls	—	—	1,895	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	985	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	735	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	735	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	660	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	673	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	138.42/cwt	135.00–142.00	786	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	760	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	515	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	515	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	665	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	552	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	535	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	722	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	410	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	537	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	642	128.73/cwt	122.00–132.00	826	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	143.62/cwt	140.00–148.00	679	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	800	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	810	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,151	50.07/cwt	45.00–55.00	576	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	860	29.34/cwt	28.00–31.00	252	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	788	21.41/cwt	20.00–23.00	169	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,412	57.35/cwt	55.00–63.00	810	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,123	60.70/cwt	56.00–74.00	682	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,163	38.08/cwt	29.00–42.00	443	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	410	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	451	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	390	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	464	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	117.22/cwt	116.00–120.00	490	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	360	130.29/cwt	127.00–132.00	469	3
Heifers	Small and Medium 3	—	345	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	348	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,310	50.43/cwt	49.00–52.00	661	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	885	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	690	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	644	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	102.97/cwt	101.00–105.00	585	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	700	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	681	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 Jan 15, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 70Last week 159Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 44Last week 62Year ago 0

Baby calves 10.00 to 27.50 Slaughter cattle Mostly steady Feeder Mostly steady to 2.00 higher Demand Moderate Activity Moderate Offerings Light Qualuty Average Wet Weather

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	99.00	99.00
1	—	315	110.00	110.00
1	—	410	110.00	110.00
1	—	390	119.00	119.00
2	—	568	101.00–105.00	102.97
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	103.00	103.00
1	—	425	101.00	101.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	333	120.00–126.00	124.08
2	—	523	117.00–123.00	119.99
2	—	478	116.00–118.00	116.98
1	—	275	127.50	127.50
4	—	418	116.00–120.00	117.22
3	—	360	127.00–132.00	130.29
1	—	885	78.00	78.00
1	—	570	113.00	113.00
1	—	660	106.00	106.00
1	—	625	109.00	109.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	101.00	101.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	650	139.00	139.00
2	—	358	146.00–152.00	148.98
1	—	625	134.00	134.00
1	—	265	134.00	134.00
1	—	215	147.50	147.50
3	—	563	145.00	145.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	563	120.00–130.00	124.89
1	—	295	122.00	122.00
Steers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	210	70.00	70.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	300	118.00	118.00
1	—	240	116.00	116.00
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	623	36.00–68.00	51.94
2	—	515	67.00–94.00	80.63
1	—	945	64.00	64.00
1	—	885	70.00	70.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	150.00	150.00
1	—	430	144.00	144.00
2	—	568	135.00–142.00	138.42
1	—	950	80.00	80.00
3	—	642	122.00–132.00	128.73
3	—	473	140.00–148.00	143.62
1	—	755	106.00	106.00
1	—	675	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	116.00	116.00
1	—	665	83.00	83.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	735	100.00	100.00
1	—	660	102.00	102.00
1	—	535	135.00	135.00
1	—	410	131.00	131.00
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	100.00	100.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,830	75.00	75.00
2	—	1,793	81.00–88.50	84.28
1	—	1,895	52.00	52.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,151	45.00–55.00	50.07
5	—	1,123	56.00–74.00	60.70
4	—	1,163	29.00–42.00	38.08
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	860	28.00–31.00	29.34
3	—	788	20.00–23.00	21.41
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,412	55.00–63.00	57.35
2	—	1,310	49.00–52.00	50.43

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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