Name: North Wilkesboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-03-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle 12.00 to 20.00 Higher Feeder cattle 7.00 to 12.00 lower Demand Good Activity Active Offerings light Quality average

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $94.47/cwt on 24 head.

Average price

$94.47

24 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$521

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$82

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

$52.51/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.36

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	500	106.51	533	16thin
Small 3	220	80.00	176	1thin
Medium and Large 2	704	72.03	507	3thin
Medium 2	690	72.00	497	2thin
Small and Medium 2	695	69.00	480	1thin
Medium 3	835	54.00	451	1thin

One grade step is worth $52.51/cwt here — about $82 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 sale24 hd

94.47

—

NC average7 barns · 741 hd

104.83

−10.36

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	1,964	113.98	2,239	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,433	88.86	1,273	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,142	81.31	928	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	732	55.67	407	3thin

Every lot, as filed

45 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	—	373	134.86/cwt	132.00–140.00	503	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	613	1
Steers	Small 3	—	165	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	99	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	778	3
Steers	Medium 2	—	505	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	530	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	715	41.00/cwt	41.00–41.00	293	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,033	67.14/cwt	63.00–69.00	694	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	715	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	429	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,223	91.93/cwt	87.00–94.00	1,124	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	765	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	505	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,433	88.86/cwt	83.00–93.00	1,273	14
Heifers	Small and Medium 2	—	695	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	480	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	645	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	529	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	105.67/cwt	105.00–107.00	493	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	452	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	560	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	426	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	733	67.05/cwt	64.00–70.00	491	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	540	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	567	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	574	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	820	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	558	1
Heifers	Small 3	—	220	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	176	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	490	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	98.09/cwt	93.00–103.00	554	2
Heifers	Medium 3	—	835	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	451	1
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	—	1,230	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	11,378	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	3,014	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	118.53/cwt	111.00–121.00	612	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	842	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	552	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	420	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	449	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	122.24/cwt	120.00–123.00	711	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	104.97/cwt	103.00–107.00	693	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	726	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	545	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	501	1
Bulls	—	—	1,964	113.98/cwt	109.00–119.00	2,239	7
Bulls	Small and Medium 3Thin Fleshed	—	520	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	374	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	99.99/cwt	98.00–102.00	735	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	718	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	640	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	582	1
Dairy Steers	Medium 2	—	670	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	603	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,015	640.00/cwt	640.00–640.00	6,496	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	435	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	125.97/cwt	124.00–128.00	428	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	340	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	347	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 Mar 18, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 66Last week 210Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 31Last week 47Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 49Year ago 0

Slaughter cattle 12.00 to 20.00 Higher Feeder cattle 7.00 to 12.00 lower Demand Good Activity Active Offerings light Quality average

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	373	132.00–140.00	134.86
1	—	515	119.00	119.00
3	—	665	117.00	117.00
2	—	340	124.00–128.00	125.97
Steers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	165	60.00	60.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	105.00	105.00
1	—	340	102.00	102.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	116.00	116.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	695	69.00	69.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	645	82.00	82.00
2	—	733	64.00–70.00	67.05
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	467	105.00–107.00	105.67
1	—	345	131.00	131.00
4	—	540	105.00	105.00
1	—	820	70.00	70.00
5	—	430	114.00	114.00
2	—	565	93.00–103.00	98.09
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	76.00	76.00
1	—	820	68.00	68.00
Heifers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	220	80.00	80.00
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	835	54.00	54.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	516	111.00–121.00	118.53
1	—	935	90.00	90.00
1	—	435	127.00	127.00
4	—	582	120.00–123.00	122.24
2	—	660	103.00–107.00	104.97
1	—	610	119.00	119.00
2	—	735	98.00–102.00	99.99
1	—	865	83.00	83.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	107.00	107.00
1	—	545	92.00	92.00
1	—	640	91.00	91.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	72.00	72.00
Dairy Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	670	90.00	90.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	715	41.00	41.00
1	—	715	60.00	60.00
1	—	765	66.00	66.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,033	63.00–69.00	67.14
4	—	1,223	87.00–94.00	91.93
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,433	83.00–93.00	88.86
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,964	109.00–119.00	113.98

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	2	—	1,000	720.00	720.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,230	925.00	925.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	735	410.00	410.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,015	640.00	640.00

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

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle