Name: North Wilkesboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-04-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle Mostly steady 5.00 lower Feeder cattle 4.00 to 6.00 higher 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 $113.56/cwt on 41 head.

Average price

$113.56

41 head · 454 lb average

Value per head Derived

$515

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$333

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 4

$74.74/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.91

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	469	121.74	571	30
Medium and Large 2	413	117.33	485	3thin
Medium 3	240	110.00	264	1thin
Medium 2	300	94.00	282	1thin
Small 3	535	80.33	430	3thin
Small and Medium 3	325	80.00	260	2thin
Small 4	505	47.00	237	1thin

One grade step is worth $74.74/cwt here — about $333 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 sale41 hd

113.56

—

NC average6 barns · 622 hd

116.47

−2.91

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	1,625	78.00	1,268	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,477	61.73	912	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,059	42.53	450	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	818	29.57	242	10

Every lot, as filed

58 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
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	842	17.45/cwt	13.00–25.00	147	5
Steers	Medium 2	—	360	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	468	1
Dairy Steers	Medium 3	—	735	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	485	1
Dairy Steers	Medium 3	—	620	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	422	1
Dairy Steers	Medium 3	—	795	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	437	1
Dairy Steers	Medium 3	—	595	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	422	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,095	710.00/cwt	710.00–710.00	7,775	2
Bulls	—	—	1,755	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	1,457	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	455	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	601	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	133.99/cwt	133.00–135.00	837	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	740	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	400	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	472	1
Bulls	Small 3Thin Fleshed	—	490	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	343	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	408	156.51/cwt	152.00–160.00	639	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	129.51/cwt	128.00–131.00	693	2
Bulls	Medium 3	—	540	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	572	1
Bulls	—	—	1,495	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	1,091	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 3	—	630	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	441	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	405	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	567	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	592	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	653	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	353	136.60/cwt	130.00–140.00	482	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	298	140.44/cwt	137.00–141.00	419	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	495	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	545	1
Heifers	Small 3Thin Fleshed	—	675	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	371	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 3	—	220	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	220	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	240	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	264	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	125.50/cwt	125.00–126.00	606	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	313	138.33/cwt	138.00–139.00	433	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	111.85/cwt	108.00–119.00	584	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	494	1
Heifers	Small 3Thin Fleshed	—	575	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	449	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 3Full	—	430	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	258	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	300	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	282	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	684	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	107.01/cwt	106.00–108.00	661	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,033	61.58/cwt	61.00–62.00	636	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,038	42.64/cwt	36.00–48.00	443	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	735	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	485	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,170	54.76/cwt	50.00–59.00	641	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,605	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	899	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	808	35.61/cwt	30.00–40.00	288	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,046	23.53/cwt	20.00–30.00	246	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,451	62.88/cwt	61.00–65.00	912	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	600	3
Steers	Medium 2	—	220	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	308	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	171.37/cwt	168.00–175.00	463	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	334	167.87/cwt	160.00–169.00	561	15
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	320	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	474	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	240	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	384	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	408	160.03/cwt	158.00–164.00	653	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	732	88.70/cwt	86.00–92.00	649	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	406	1
Heifers	Small 3	—	355	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	383	1
Heifers	Small 4Thin Fleshed	—	505	47.00/cwt	47.00–47.00	237	1
Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	220	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	163	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	450	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	666	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	127.93/cwt	126.00–130.00	736	2

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 Apr 1, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 91Last week 32Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 38Last week 93Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter cattle Mostly steady 5.00 lower Feeder cattle 4.00 to 6.00 higher Demand good Activity Active Offerings light Quality Average

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	842	13.00–25.00	17.45
1	—	735	66.00	66.00
4	—	808	30.00–40.00	35.61
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,033	61.00–62.00	61.58
11	—	1,038	36.00–48.00	42.64
3	—	1,170	50.00–59.00	54.76
4	—	1,046	20.00–30.00	23.53
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,605	56.00	56.00
5	—	1,451	61.00–65.00	62.88
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,755	83.00	83.00
1	—	1,495	73.00	73.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	360	130.00	130.00
1	—	220	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	375	160.00	160.00
2	—	270	168.00–175.00	171.37
15	—	334	160.00–169.00	167.87
1	—	240	160.00	160.00
3	—	408	158.00–164.00	160.03
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	320	148.00	148.00
Dairy Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	735	66.00	66.00
1	—	620	68.00	68.00
1	—	795	55.00	55.00
1	—	595	71.00	71.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	132.00	132.00
1	—	405	140.00	140.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	625	133.00–135.00	133.99
1	—	685	108.00	108.00
4	—	408	152.00–160.00	156.51
2	—	535	128.00–131.00	129.51
1	—	450	148.00	148.00
2	—	575	126.00–130.00	127.93
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	118.00	118.00
Bulls — Small 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	70.00	70.00
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	106.00	106.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	630	70.00	70.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	136.00	136.00
2	—	578	113.00	113.00
3	—	353	130.00–140.00	136.60
7	—	298	137.00–141.00	140.44
2	—	483	125.00–126.00	125.50
3	—	313	138.00–139.00	138.33
6	—	522	108.00–119.00	111.85
1	—	855	80.00	80.00
2	—	618	106.00–108.00	107.01
3	—	732	86.00–92.00	88.70
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	110.00	110.00
1	—	415	119.00	119.00
1	—	330	123.00	123.00
Heifers — Small 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	675	55.00	55.00
1	—	575	78.00	78.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	220	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	240	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 3 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	60.00	60.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	300	94.00	94.00
Heifers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	355	108.00	108.00
Heifers — Small 4 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	47.00	47.00
Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	220	74.00	74.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,095	710.00	710.00

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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

Slaughter Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle