Name: North Wilkesboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-04-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle 2.00 to 3.00 Higher Feeder cattle 5.00 to 8.00 Higher Demand Good Activity Active Offerings light Quality Attractive

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $126.27/cwt on 37 head.

Average price

$126.27

37 head · 516 lb average

Value per head Derived

$652

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$479

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

$72.20/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.03

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	537	132.20	710	29
Medium and Large 2	498	127.50	634	2thin
Medium 2	432	104.60	452	5thin
Small and Medium 3	385	60.00	231	1thin

One grade step is worth $72.20/cwt here — about $479 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 sale37 hd

126.27

—

NC average8 barns · 566 hd

131.29

−5.03

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	1,130	81.75	924	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,368	63.09	863	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,116	53.74	600	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	895	35.00	313	1thin

Every lot, as filed

59 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	Boner 80-85%	—	1,092	55.93/cwt	52.50–58.50	611	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	950	23.00/cwt	23.00–23.00	219	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,382	64.79/cwt	60.00–70.00	895	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,348	65.39/cwt	62.00–69.00	881	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	955	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	793	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	334	129.93/cwt	127.00–133.00	434	4
Heifers	Medium 2	—	495	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	495	1
Heifers	Medium 3Full	—	355	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	192	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	690	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	642	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	608	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	785	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	668	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	295	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	357	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	520	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	541	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	454	121.74/cwt	120.00–127.00	553	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	82.54/cwt	80.00–85.00	726	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	916	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	720	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	640	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	698	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	565	100.87/cwt	96.00–106.00	570	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	380	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	346	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	895	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	313	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	965	48.00/cwt	48.00–48.00	463	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,325	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	769	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	485	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	480	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	483	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	810	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	457	142.31/cwt	139.00–145.00	650	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	410	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	533	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	260	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	286	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	650	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	676	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	645	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	832	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	139.67/cwt	139.00–140.00	528	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	564	131.06/cwt	130.00–136.00	739	15
Bulls	Medium 2	—	830	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	647	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	490	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	470	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	538	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	135.38/cwt	131.00–140.00	640	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	680	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	680	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	468	125.02/cwt	124.00–126.00	585	2
Bulls	Medium 3	—	675	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	547	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	764	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 3	—	555	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	389	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	535	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	535	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	420	104.88/cwt	100.00–110.00	440	2
Bulls	Medium 3	—	580	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	580	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	700	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	697	2
Bulls	—	—	1,150	89.50/cwt	89.50–89.50	1,029	1
Bulls	—	—	1,110	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	821	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	363	123.48/cwt	120.00–127.00	448	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	444	125.67/cwt	125.00–126.00	558	3
Steers	Small and Medium 3Thin Fleshed	—	385	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	231	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	230	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	232	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	535	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	583	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	634	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	955	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	898	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	514	131.66/cwt	131.00–132.00	677	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	585	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	731	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 Apr 15, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 86Last week 156Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 18Last week 44Year ago 0

Slaughter cattle 2.00 to 3.00 Higher Feeder cattle 5.00 to 8.00 Higher Demand Good Activity Active Offerings light Quality Attractive

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,092	52.50–58.50	55.93
1	—	950	23.00	23.00
2	—	1,348	62.00–69.00	65.39
1	—	965	48.00	48.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,382	60.00–70.00	64.79
1	—	1,325	58.00	58.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	895	35.00	35.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,150	89.50	89.50
1	—	1,110	74.00	74.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	955	83.00	83.00
4	—	334	127.00–133.00	129.93
1	—	690	93.00	93.00
2	—	515	118.00	118.00
1	—	1,020	77.00	77.00
1	—	815	82.00	82.00
1	—	295	121.00	121.00
4	—	454	120.00–127.00	121.74
2	—	880	80.00–85.00	82.54
1	—	1,090	84.00	84.00
1	—	900	80.00	80.00
1	—	640	109.00	109.00
2	—	363	120.00–127.00	123.48
3	—	444	125.00–126.00	125.67
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	100.00	100.00
1	—	520	104.00	104.00
2	—	565	96.00–106.00	100.87
1	—	380	91.00	91.00
Heifers — Medium 3 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	355	54.00	54.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	99.00	99.00
1	—	260	110.00	110.00
1	—	650	104.00	104.00
1	—	230	101.00	101.00
1	—	535	109.00	109.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	140.00	140.00
1	—	675	120.00	120.00
3	—	457	139.00–145.00	142.31
1	—	645	129.00	129.00
3	—	378	139.00–140.00	139.67
15	—	564	130.00–136.00	131.06
1	—	440	144.00	144.00
1	—	955	94.00	94.00
3	—	514	131.00–132.00	131.66
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	130.00	130.00
1	—	585	125.00	125.00
Steers — Small and Medium 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	60.00	60.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	830	78.00	78.00
1	—	680	100.00	100.00
2	—	468	124.00–126.00	125.02
1	—	535	100.00	100.00
2	—	420	100.00–110.00	104.88
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	96.00	96.00
1	—	675	81.00	81.00
1	—	580	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	125.00	125.00
2	—	473	131.00–140.00	135.38
1	—	670	114.00	114.00
1	—	560	125.00	125.00
2	—	528	132.00	132.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	70.00	70.00

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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