Name: North Wilkesboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-02-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

*Correction to feeder cattle records with removal of extremely low price feeder cattle records.*

Slaughter cattle 4.00 to 8.00 higher Feeder cattle Mostly steady Demand Moderate Activity moderate Offerings light Quality Average

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $108.31/cwt on 27 head.

Average price

$108.31

27 head · 618 lb average

Value per head Derived

$670

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$200

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

$76.56/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.83

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	533	135.56	722	9thin
Medium and Large 2	622	104.49	650	11thin
Medium 2	740	91.00	673	4thin
Small and Medium 3	460	71.00	327	1thin
Large 3	750	61.00	458	1thin
Small 3	885	59.00	522	1thin

One grade step is worth $76.56/cwt here — about $200 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 sale27 hd

108.31

—

NC average8 barns · 364 hd

116.14

−7.83

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	1,198	77.19	925	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,484	72.42	1,075	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,153	58.20	671	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	709	44.89	318	3thin

Every lot, as filed

46 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 1-2	—	720	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	734	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	523	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	903	584.76/cwt	500.00–670.00	5,280	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	660	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,508	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	151.40/cwt	145.00–158.00	709	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	524	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	496	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	750	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	698	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	510	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	550	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	748	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	616	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	595	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	607	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	865	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	796	1
Steers	Small and Medium 3Full	—	260	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	307	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Full	—	560	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	459	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Full	—	535	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	444	1
Bulls	Medium 2Full	—	905	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	615	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	552	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	691	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	410	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	152.25/cwt	147.00–155.00	650	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,182	72.69/cwt	69.00–78.00	859	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,198	60.12/cwt	56.00–66.00	720	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	559	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	440	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	471	1
Heifers	Small 3	—	205	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	172	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	545	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	610	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,390	65.90/cwt	64.00–67.00	916	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,540	76.33/cwt	70.00–80.00	1,175	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	730	25.00/cwt	25.00–25.00	183	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	698	54.84/cwt	50.00–59.00	383	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,037	48.35/cwt	43.50–54.00	501	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,076	35.46/cwt	23.00–44.00	382	4
Bulls	—	—	1,030	64.43/cwt	60.00–69.00	664	2
Bulls	—	—	1,240	84.63/cwt	83.00–86.00	1,049	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 3	—	460	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	327	1
Bulls	—	—	1,120	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	840	1
Bulls	—	—	1,530	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,377	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	144.50/cwt	141.00–148.00	665	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	130.00/cwt	129.00–131.00	667	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	569	114.74/cwt	110.00–120.00	653	6
Bulls	Small 3	—	885	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	522	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	840	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	739	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	880	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	678	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	813	3
Bulls	Large 3Thin Fleshed	—	750	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	458	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 Feb 12, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 52Last week 201Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 41Last week 75Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 3Year ago 0

*Correction to feeder cattle records with removal of extremely low price feeder cattle records.*

Slaughter cattle 4.00 to 8.00 higher Feeder cattle Mostly steady Demand Moderate Activity moderate Offerings light Quality Average

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	720	102.00	102.00
3	—	460	120.00	120.00
3	—	628	110.00	110.00
1	—	440	127.00	127.00
1	—	545	112.00	112.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	91.00	91.00
1	—	440	107.00	107.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	82.00	82.00
Heifers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	205	84.00	84.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	468	145.00–158.00	151.40
1	—	380	138.00	138.00
1	—	340	146.00	146.00
3	—	427	147.00–155.00	152.25
Steers — Small and Medium 3 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	260	118.00	118.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	315	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	750	93.00	93.00
1	—	425	120.00	120.00
6	—	569	110.00–120.00	114.74
1	—	840	88.00	88.00
1	—	880	77.00	77.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	136.00	136.00
1	—	425	145.00	145.00
2	—	460	141.00–148.00	144.50
2	—	513	129.00–131.00	130.00
3	—	625	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	595	102.00	102.00
1	—	865	92.00	92.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	83.00	83.00
Bulls — Medium 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	905	68.00	68.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	71.00	71.00
Bulls — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	885	59.00	59.00
Bulls — Large 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	750	61.00	61.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	903	500.00–670.00	584.76
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	660	380.00	380.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,182	69.00–78.00	72.69
10	—	1,198	56.00–66.00	60.12
3	—	1,037	43.50–54.00	48.35
4	—	1,076	23.00–44.00	35.46
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,390	64.00–67.00	65.90
5	—	1,540	70.00–80.00	76.33
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	730	25.00	25.00
2	—	698	50.00–59.00	54.84
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,030	60.00–69.00	64.43
2	—	1,240	83.00–86.00	84.63
1	—	1,120	75.00	75.00
1	—	1,530	90.00	90.00

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North Wilkesboro Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

Bulls · 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