Name: North Wilkesboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-02-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle 5.00 higher Feeder cattle 6.00to 12.00 higher Demand Good Activity active Offerings light Quality average to attractive

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $140.08/cwt on 35 head.

Average price

$140.08

35 head · 522 lb average

Value per head Derived

$731

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$165

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

$40.93/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+12.86

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	522	148.43	775	20
Medium and Large 2	465	148.17	689	7thin
Medium 2	570	113.67	648	6thin
Medium 3	568	107.50	610	2thin

One grade step is worth $40.93/cwt here — about $165 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 sale35 hd

140.08

—

NC average8 barns · 652 hd

127.21

+12.86

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	1,958	94.94	1,859	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,489	66.71	993	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,071	63.12	676	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	838	54.47	456	2thin

Every lot, as filed

62 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	—	280	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	367	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	615	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	529	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	425	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	489	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	133.64/cwt	132.00–135.00	564	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	555	117.48/cwt	115.00–120.00	652	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	500	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	585	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	235	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	263	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 3	—	570	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	342	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	357	136.02/cwt	131.00–141.00	486	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	730	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	300	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	384	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	253	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	266	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	340	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	340	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	547	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	570	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	627	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,505	59.29/cwt	59.00–59.50	892	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	970	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	437	1
Dairy Steers	Medium 2	—	725	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	537	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	223	131.70/cwt	127.50–136.00	294	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	384	170.18/cwt	166.00–171.00	653	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	182.86/cwt	180.00–186.00	594	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	255	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	472	1
Steers	Medium 3	—	315	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	378	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,484	68.83/cwt	64.50–74.00	1,021	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,085	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	608	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	522	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	658	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	250	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	325	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	442	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	619	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	932	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	190	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	276	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	385	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	485	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	650	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	611	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	195	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	224	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	365	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	380	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	410	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	500	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	575	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	633	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	470	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	564	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	137.02/cwt	135.00–139.00	856	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	514	147.11/cwt	142.00–151.00	756	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	460	147.29/cwt	142.00–149.00	678	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,145	670.00/cwt	670.00–670.00	7,672	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	545	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	698	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	750	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	675	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	410	168.00/cwt	163.00–173.00	689	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	139.41/cwt	133.00–143.00	803	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	413	158.51/cwt	158.00–159.00	655	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	495	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	653	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	645	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	645	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	665	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	632	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	838	54.47/cwt	54.00–55.00	456	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,084	66.72/cwt	60.00–71.00	723	7
Steers	Small 2	—	235	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	282	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	505	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	611	136.95/cwt	129.00–139.00	837	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	885	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	903	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	230	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	350	1
Bulls	—	—	1,958	94.94/cwt	92.00–98.00	1,859	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	696	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	490	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	603	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	540	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	621	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	590	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	773	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	158.96/cwt	155.00–163.00	766	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 19, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 98Last week 52Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 24Last week 41Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 3Year ago 0

Slaughter cattle 5.00 higher Feeder cattle 6.00to 12.00 higher Demand Good Activity active Offerings light Quality average to attractive

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	280	131.00	131.00
3	—	422	132.00–135.00	133.64
2	—	555	115.00–120.00	117.48
1	—	500	117.00	117.00
5	—	357	131.00–141.00	136.02
1	—	670	109.00	109.00
1	—	300	128.00	128.00
1	—	725	96.00	96.00
1	—	490	123.00	123.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	86.00	86.00
1	—	425	115.00	115.00
1	—	235	112.00	112.00
2	—	253	105.00	105.00
1	—	340	100.00	100.00
1	—	195	115.00	115.00
1	—	365	104.00	104.00
3	—	540	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	60.00	60.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	114.00	114.00
1	—	650	94.00	94.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	110.00	110.00
1	—	385	126.00	126.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	223	127.50–136.00	131.70
3	—	522	126.00	126.00
1	—	250	130.00	130.00
1	—	330	153.00	153.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	384	166.00–171.00	170.18
2	—	325	180.00–186.00	182.86
1	—	255	185.00	185.00
2	—	442	140.00	140.00
1	—	810	115.00	115.00
1	—	190	145.00	145.00
5	—	611	129.00–139.00	136.95
1	—	885	102.00	102.00
1	—	230	152.00	152.00
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	315	120.00	120.00
Steers — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	235	120.00	120.00
Dairy Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	725	74.00	74.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	122.00	122.00
1	—	575	110.00	110.00
1	—	545	128.00	128.00
1	—	750	90.00	90.00
1	—	495	132.00	132.00
1	—	645	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	120.00	120.00
1	—	665	95.00	95.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	625	135.00–139.00	137.02
9	—	514	142.00–151.00	147.11
2	—	410	163.00–173.00	168.00
4	—	576	133.00–143.00	139.41
3	—	482	155.00–163.00	158.96
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	460	142.00–149.00	147.29
2	—	413	158.00–159.00	158.51
1	—	590	131.00	131.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,505	59.00–59.50	59.29
7	—	1,484	64.50–74.00	68.83
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	970	45.00	45.00
1	—	1,085	56.00	56.00
7	—	1,084	60.00–71.00	66.72
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	838	54.00–55.00	54.47
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,958	92.00–98.00	94.94

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,145	670.00	670.00

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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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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle