Name: North Wilkesboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-03-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

*Correction to feeder and replacement cattle records with removal of low/incorrect priced records.*

Slaughter cattle 4.00 higher Feeder cattle Steers and bulls Mostly steady Heifers 2.00 to 8.00 higher Demand Good Activity Active Offerings Moderate Quality Average to Attractive

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $110.67/cwt on 88 head.

Average price

$110.67

88 head · 462 lb average

Value per head Derived

$511

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$276

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

$68.14/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.24

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	458	126.14	577	36
Medium and Large 2	492	116.90	575	10thin
Medium 2	449	103.16	463	24
Small and Medium 2	290	100.00	290	1thin
Large 2	445	100.00	445	1thin
Medium 3	486	87.88	427	9thin
Small and Medium 3	478	84.00	402	6thin
Small 3	520	58.00	302	1thin

One grade step is worth $68.14/cwt here — about $276 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 sale88 hd

110.67

—

NC average8 barns · 1,331 hd

117.91

−7.24

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	1,396	91.44	1,277	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,293	66.35	858	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,035	53.52	554	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	827	42.59	352	9thin

Every lot, as filed

107 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 3	—	735	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	566	1
Bulls	Large 2	—	695	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	681	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	415	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	531	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	450	109.25/cwt	104.00–111.00	492	4
Bulls	Medium 2	—	534	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	641	4
Bulls	Medium 3	—	595	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	571	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	556	145.24/cwt	141.00–152.00	808	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	140.38/cwt	139.00–144.00	671	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	657	130.83/cwt	125.00–132.00	860	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	123.60/cwt	118.00–129.00	775	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	146.37/cwt	144.00–153.00	625	8
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 2	—	810	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	4,212	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	415	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	374	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	375	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	311	1
Heifers	Medium 3Full	—	525	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	420	1
Heifers	Medium 2Thin Fleshed	—	585	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	515	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	467	101.14/cwt	98.00–106.00	472	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	662	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	310	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	453	1
Steers	Medium 3	—	575	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	541	1
Steers	Medium 3	—	335	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	335	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	755	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	710	4
Steers	Medium 2	—	615	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	707	3
Steers	Medium 2	—	370	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	377	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	335	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	402	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	225	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	304	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 3Thin Fleshed	—	480	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	379	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 3Thin Fleshed	—	365	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	314	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 3Thin Fleshed	—	345	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	276	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 3	—	575	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	518	2
Heifers	Small and Medium 3Full	—	530	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	419	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 2	—	290	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	290	1
Heifers	Small 3	—	520	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	302	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	492	113.36/cwt	110.00–120.00	558	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	585	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	644	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	116.89/cwt	114.00–120.00	614	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	457	130.27/cwt	126.00–136.00	595	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	131.92/cwt	128.00–137.00	555	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	104.80/cwt	104.00–105.00	650	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	322	131.36/cwt	127.00–134.00	423	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	500	129.50/cwt	126.00–133.00	648	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	589	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	653	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	555	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	722	1
Heifers	Medium 3Thin Fleshed	—	755	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	445	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	460	92.96/cwt	91.00–95.00	428	2
Heifers	Medium 3	—	325	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	351	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	122.56/cwt	120.00–125.00	521	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	481	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	137.46/cwt	134.00–141.00	515	8
Bred Cows	Small 2	—	760	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,280	1
Bred Cows	Small 2	—	820	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,542	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	978	468.39/cwt	400.00–540.00	4,581	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,168	602.91/cwt	500.00–680.00	7,042	2
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	850	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	4,420	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	850	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	4,335	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	6,300	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	720.00/cwt	720.00–720.00	7,200	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	620.00/cwt	620.00–620.00	6,200	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,206	876.32/cwt	740.00–1,010.00	10,568	19
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	750	660.00/cwt	660.00–660.00	4,950	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	750	611.78/cwt	480.00–770.00	4,588	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	880	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	5,016	1
Dairy Steers	Small and Medium 3	—	730	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	292	1
Dairy Steers	Medium 3	—	560	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	431	1
Dairy Steers	Medium 3	—	380	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	270	1
Steers	Small and Medium 3	—	310	92.54/cwt	90.00–95.00	287	2
Steers	Small and Medium 2	—	210	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	221	1
Steers	Small 3	—	290	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	232	1
Steers	Small 2	—	325	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	325	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	134.68/cwt	132.00–136.00	498	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	595	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	762	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	295	144.50/cwt	142.00–147.00	426	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	151.93/cwt	149.00–157.00	650	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	453	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	589	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	146.98/cwt	142.00–150.00	551	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	544	137.01/cwt	135.00–141.00	745	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	690	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	794	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	570	131.78/cwt	128.00–134.00	751	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	428	139.41/cwt	136.00–140.00	597	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	482	123.86/cwt	121.00–130.00	597	9
Bulls	Small 3	—	420	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	370	1
Bulls	Small 3Thin Fleshed	—	515	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	206	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 3	—	535	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	428	1
Heifers	Large 2	—	445	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	445	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	200	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	204	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	615	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	541	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	770	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	616	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	335	116.50/cwt	115.00–118.00	390	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	358	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	394	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	415	117.00/cwt	116.00–118.00	486	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	513	105.98/cwt	102.00–110.00	544	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	715	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	515	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	280	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	328	4
Bulls	—	—	1,425	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	1,268	1
Bulls	—	—	1,540	102.60/cwt	98.00–107.00	1,580	2
Bulls	—	—	1,055	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	812	1
Bulls	—	—	1,420	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	1,221	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,063	42.42/cwt	35.00–49.00	451	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,016	54.38/cwt	50.00–58.00	553	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	994	31.99/cwt	30.00–34.00	318	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,054	68.02/cwt	62.00–74.00	717	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,273	58.49/cwt	58.00–59.00	745	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,298	68.10/cwt	62.00–73.00	884	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	805	43.58/cwt	40.00–47.00	351	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	833	29.24/cwt	25.00–35.00	244	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	842	54.94/cwt	53.00–58.00	463	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 Mar 11, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 210Last week 137Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 47Last week 39Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 49Last week 0Year ago 0

*Correction to feeder and replacement cattle records with removal of low/incorrect priced records.*

Slaughter cattle 4.00 higher Feeder cattle Steers and bulls Mostly steady Heifers 2.00 to 8.00 higher Demand Good Activity Active Offerings Moderate Quality Average to Attractive

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	735	77.00	77.00
1	—	415	90.00	90.00
1	—	375	83.00	83.00
2	—	460	91.00–95.00	92.96
2	—	325	108.00	108.00
Heifers — Medium 3 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	80.00	80.00
Heifers — Medium 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	88.00	88.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	467	98.00–106.00	101.14
1	—	200	102.00	102.00
1	—	615	88.00	88.00
1	—	770	80.00	80.00
2	—	335	115.00–118.00	116.50
2	—	358	110.00	110.00
2	—	415	116.00–118.00	117.00
2	—	513	102.00–110.00	105.98
2	—	715	72.00	72.00
4	—	280	117.00	117.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	79.00	79.00
1	—	365	86.00	86.00
1	—	345	80.00	80.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	575	90.00	90.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 3 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	79.00	79.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	290	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	58.00	58.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	492	110.00–120.00	113.36
2	—	585	110.00	110.00
2	—	525	114.00–120.00	116.89
2	—	425	120.00–125.00	122.56
1	—	370	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	457	126.00–136.00	130.27
6	—	421	128.00–137.00	131.92
5	—	620	104.00–105.00	104.80
5	—	322	127.00–134.00	131.36
2	—	500	126.00–133.00	129.50
1	—	775	76.00	76.00
1	—	710	92.00	92.00
1	—	555	130.00	130.00
8	—	375	134.00–141.00	137.46
Heifers — Medium 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	755	59.00	59.00
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	695	98.00	98.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	128.00	128.00
4	—	450	104.00–111.00	109.25
4	—	534	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	595	96.00	96.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	556	141.00–152.00	145.24
5	—	478	139.00–144.00	140.38
6	—	657	125.00–132.00	130.83
7	—	627	118.00–129.00	123.60
8	—	427	144.00–153.00	146.37
10	—	544	135.00–141.00	137.01
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	690	115.00	115.00
4	—	570	128.00–134.00	131.78
7	—	428	136.00–140.00	139.41
9	—	482	121.00–130.00	123.86
Bulls — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	88.00	88.00
Bulls — Small 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	40.00	40.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	80.00	80.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	126.00	126.00
1	—	310	146.00	146.00
1	—	595	128.00	128.00
2	—	295	142.00–147.00	144.50
3	—	428	149.00–157.00	151.93
3	—	453	130.00	130.00
7	—	375	142.00–150.00	146.98
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	94.00	94.00
1	—	335	100.00	100.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	755	94.00	94.00
3	—	615	115.00	115.00
1	—	370	102.00	102.00
1	—	335	120.00	120.00
1	—	225	135.00	135.00
Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	310	90.00–95.00	92.54
Steers — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	210	105.00	105.00
Steers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	290	80.00	80.00
Steers — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	325	100.00	100.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	370	132.00–136.00	134.68
Dairy Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	730	40.00	40.00
Dairy Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	77.00	77.00
1	—	380	71.00	71.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	810	520.00	520.00
Bred Cows — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	760	300.00	300.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	820	310.00	310.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	978	400.00–540.00	468.39
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,168	500.00–680.00	602.91
Bred Cows — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	850	520.00	520.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	850	510.00	510.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	900	700.00	700.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,000	720.00	720.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,000	620.00	620.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	19	—	1,206	740.00–1,010.00	876.32
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	750	660.00	660.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	12	—	750	480.00–770.00	611.78
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	880	570.00	570.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,425	89.00	89.00
2	—	1,540	98.00–107.00	102.60
1	—	1,055	77.00	77.00
1	—	1,420	86.00	86.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,063	35.00–49.00	42.42
4	—	1,016	50.00–58.00	54.38
4	—	994	30.00–34.00	31.99
8	—	1,054	62.00–74.00	68.02
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,273	58.00–59.00	58.49
9	—	1,298	62.00–73.00	68.10
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	805	40.00–47.00	43.58
3	—	833	25.00–35.00	29.24
3	—	842	53.00–58.00	54.94

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