Name: North Wilkesboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-02-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

*Correction to feeder cattle and slaughter records incorrect weights, prices, or unnecessary entry on several records.*

Slaughter cattle The good cattle mostly steady Feeder cattle The good cattle mostly steady Demand Moderate Activity moderate Offerings Moderate Quality PLAIN to average

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $106.22/cwt on 85 head.

Average price

$106.22

85 head · 455 lb average

Value per head Derived

$484

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$477

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

$70.87/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.10

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	503	122.70	617	36
Medium and Large 2	476	115.80	551	10thin
Medium 2	401	106.19	426	19thin
Small 2	445	99.00	441	1thin
Medium 3	476	83.33	397	8thin
Small and Medium 3	471	71.80	338	5thin
Small 3	270	51.83	140	6thin

One grade step is worth $70.87/cwt here — about $477 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 sale85 hd

106.22

—

NC average8 barns · 1,163 hd

115.31

−9.10

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	—	Low	1,170	78.50	918	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,377	60.61	834	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,067	46.87	500	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	728	31.16	227	14

Every lot, as filed

94 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	—	527	152.72/cwt	152.00–153.50	805	18
Heifers	Small and Medium 3Thin Fleshed	—	740	42.00/cwt	42.00–42.00	311	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 3	—	625	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	488	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 3	—	405	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	429	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	450	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	671	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	140.52/cwt	138.00–146.00	608	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	133.57/cwt	130.00–137.00	681	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	707	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	475	103.92/cwt	100.00–108.00	494	2
Bulls	Medium 3	—	535	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	482	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	405	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	446	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	627	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	627	3
Bulls	Medium 2	—	568	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	625	3
Heifers	Medium 3	—	468	72.84/cwt	66.00–80.00	341	3
Heifers	Medium 3	—	315	102.06/cwt	100.00–104.00	321	2
Heifers	Medium 3	—	890	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	445	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	151.70/cwt	151.00–155.00	490	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	436	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	698	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	717	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	918	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	225	141.80/cwt	141.00–144.00	319	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	134.32/cwt	129.00–138.00	783	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	146.63/cwt	140.00–150.00	682	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	153.47/cwt	148.00–159.00	560	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	838	114.02/cwt	112.00–116.00	955	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,103	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	941	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	893	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	861	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	265	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	384	1
Steers	Medium 3	—	388	118.06/cwt	115.00–121.00	458	2
Steers	Medium 3	—	420	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	462	1
Steers	Medium 3	—	235	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	270	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	374	132.45/cwt	129.00–138.00	495	6
Steers	Medium 2	—	805	103.50/cwt	103.00–104.00	833	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	535	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	642	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	430	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	559	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	325	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	361	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	470	120.51/cwt	120.00–121.00	566	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	315	48.00/cwt	48.00–48.00	151	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	280	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	330	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,730	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	600	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,340	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	990.00/cwt	990.00–990.00	11,385	1
Dairy Heifers	Medium 3	—	325	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	163	2
Steers	Small and Medium 3	—	650	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	436	1
Steers	Small and Medium 3	—	335	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	355	1
Steers	Small 3Thin Fleshed	—	185	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	74	2
Steers	Small 2	—	245	67.50/cwt	67.50–67.50	165	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	794	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	636	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	547	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	300	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	414	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 3	—	335	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	231	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 3	—	250	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	160	1
Heifers	Small 3Thin Fleshed	—	180	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	108	3
Heifers	Small 3Thin Fleshed	—	205	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	82	2
Heifers	Small 3	—	670	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	342	1
Heifers	Small 2	—	445	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	441	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	484	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	595	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	119.63/cwt	116.00–123.00	520	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	96.04/cwt	91.00–101.00	586	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	300	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	345	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	409	133.15/cwt	130.00–134.00	545	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	643	111.65/cwt	108.00–112.00	718	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	108.67/cwt	108.00–109.00	632	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	112.99/cwt	112.00–115.00	590	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	128.22/cwt	124.00–134.00	613	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	133.38/cwt	130.00–137.00	504	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	459	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	381	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	500	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	470	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	385	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	385	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	241	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	282	5
Heifers	Medium 2	—	459	105.32/cwt	100.00–111.00	483	4
Heifers	Medium 2	—	508	97.49/cwt	95.00–100.00	495	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	418	106.97/cwt	102.00–112.00	447	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	265	96.23/cwt	90.00–102.00	255	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	785	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	652	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	710	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	639	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	365	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	431	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	345	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	411	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 3	—	460	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	414	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	551	123.16/cwt	122.00–130.00	679	7
Bulls	—	—	1,170	78.50/cwt	78.50–78.50	918	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	713	26.27/cwt	20.00–33.00	187	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	875	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	674	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	760	44.00/cwt	44.00–44.00	334	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,337	66.27/cwt	60.00–70.50	886	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,447	54.63/cwt	51.00–59.00	790	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,560	22.00/cwt	22.00–22.00	343	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,098	53.77/cwt	50.00–58.50	590	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	989	33.46/cwt	30.00–35.00	331	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,052	40.22/cwt	30.00–47.00	423	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,153	61.60/cwt	60.00–64.00	710	3

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 Feb 5, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 201Last week 75Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 75Last week 46Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 0Year ago 0

*Correction to feeder cattle and slaughter records incorrect weights, prices, or unnecessary entry on several records.*

Slaughter cattle The good cattle mostly steady Feeder cattle The good cattle mostly steady Demand Moderate Activity moderate Offerings Moderate Quality PLAIN to average

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	527	152.00–153.50	152.72
6	—	323	151.00–155.00	151.70
5	—	436	160.00	160.00
4	—	717	128.00	128.00
4	—	225	141.00–144.00	141.80
3	—	583	129.00–138.00	134.32
3	—	465	140.00–150.00	146.63
3	—	365	148.00–159.00	153.47
2	—	838	112.00–116.00	114.02
1	—	1,050	105.00	105.00
1	—	990	95.00	95.00
1	—	750	119.00	119.00
1	—	615	140.00	140.00
1	—	265	145.00	145.00
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	388	115.00–121.00	118.06
1	—	420	110.00	110.00
1	—	235	115.00	115.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	374	129.00–138.00	132.45
2	—	805	103.00–104.00	103.50
1	—	535	120.00	120.00
1	—	430	130.00	130.00
1	—	325	111.00	111.00
1	—	280	118.00	118.00
Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	650	67.00	67.00
1	—	335	106.00	106.00
Steers — Small 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	185	40.00	40.00
Steers — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	245	67.50	67.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	625	127.00	127.00
1	—	430	148.00	148.00
1	—	380	144.00	144.00
1	—	300	138.00	138.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	740	42.00	42.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	625	78.00	78.00
1	—	405	106.00	106.00
1	—	335	69.00	69.00
1	—	250	64.00	64.00
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	468	66.00–80.00	72.84
2	—	315	100.00–104.00	102.06
1	—	890	50.00	50.00
1	—	500	94.00	94.00
1	—	385	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Small 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	180	60.00	60.00
2	—	205	40.00	40.00
Heifers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	670	51.00	51.00
Heifers — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	99.00	99.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	484	123.00	123.00
3	—	435	116.00–123.00	119.63
2	—	610	91.00–101.00	96.04
1	—	300	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	409	130.00–134.00	133.15
11	—	643	108.00–112.00	111.65
3	—	582	108.00–109.00	108.67
3	—	522	112.00–115.00	112.99
3	—	478	124.00–134.00	128.22
2	—	378	130.00–137.00	133.38
1	—	330	139.00	139.00
1	—	280	136.00	136.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	241	117.00	117.00
4	—	459	100.00–111.00	105.32
2	—	508	95.00–100.00	97.49
2	—	418	102.00–112.00	106.97
2	—	265	90.00–102.00	96.23
1	—	785	83.00	83.00
1	—	710	90.00	90.00
1	—	365	118.00	118.00
1	—	345	119.00	119.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	450	149.00	149.00
3	—	433	138.00–146.00	140.52
2	—	510	130.00–137.00	133.57
1	—	700	101.00	101.00
7	—	551	122.00–130.00	123.16
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	475	100.00–108.00	103.92
1	—	535	90.00	90.00
1	—	405	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	627	100.00	100.00
3	—	568	110.00	110.00
2	—	470	120.00–121.00	120.51
Bulls — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	90.00	90.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	315	48.00	48.00
Dairy Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	325	50.00	50.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	910	300.00	300.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	600	390.00	390.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,150	990.00	990.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,170	78.50	78.50
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	713	20.00–33.00	26.27
1	—	875	77.00	77.00
1	—	760	44.00	44.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,337	60.00–70.50	66.27
3	—	1,447	51.00–59.00	54.63
1	—	1,560	22.00	22.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,098	50.00–58.50	53.77
7	—	989	30.00–35.00	33.46
5	—	1,052	30.00–47.00	40.22
3	—	1,153	60.00–64.00	61.60

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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Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Wilkes Livestock Exchange - North Wilkesboro, NC

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle