Name: North Wilkesboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-04-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle 2.00 to 5.00 Higher Feeder cattle 3.00 to 7.00 higher Demand good Activity active Offerings light Quality Attractive

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $118.75/cwt on 44 head.

Average price

$118.75

44 head · 463 lb average

Value per head Derived

$550

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$96

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

$68.58/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.67

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	429	128.58	552	28
Medium and Large 2	333	122.50	407	2thin
Medium 2	534	101.52	542	13thin
Medium 3	760	60.00	456	1thin

One grade step is worth $68.58/cwt here — about $96 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 sale44 hd

118.75

—

NC average8 barns · 1,172 hd

117.08

+1.67

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	1,850	88.44	1,636	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,393	66.46	926	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,043	54.27	566	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	788	46.30	365	5thin

Every lot, as filed

54 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	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,393	66.46/cwt	61.00–71.00	926	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	938	37.56/cwt	35.00–40.00	352	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	414	158.32/cwt	154.00–159.50	655	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	240	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	288	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	119.93/cwt	117.00–122.00	678	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	225	130.68/cwt	127.50–134.00	294	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	410	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	520	101.58/cwt	96.00–105.00	528	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	531	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	369	134.55/cwt	130.00–138.00	496	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	125.67/cwt	124.00–127.00	593	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	452	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	616	98.43/cwt	96.00–104.00	606	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	131.47/cwt	127.00–137.00	553	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	116.03/cwt	113.00–121.00	609	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	712	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	760	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	456	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	420	106.59/cwt	105.00–110.00	448	3
Bulls	—	—	2,025	88.50/cwt	88.50–88.50	1,792	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	710.00/cwt	710.00–710.00	6,426	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	334	149.11/cwt	142.50–152.00	498	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	645	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	819	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	605	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	629	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	788	54.86/cwt	50.00–59.00	432	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,045	62.25/cwt	60.50–65.00	651	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	351	156.18/cwt	156.00–158.00	548	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	507	138.34/cwt	138.00–139.00	701	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	870	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	180	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	284	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	788	40.59/cwt	37.00–45.00	320	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,077	56.66/cwt	50.00–59.50	610	13
Bulls	Medium 2	—	625	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	563	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	528	107.36/cwt	100.00–111.00	567	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	636	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	126.53/cwt	123.00–130.00	728	2
Bulls	—	—	1,375	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	866	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	575	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	581	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	700	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	714	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	561	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	121.54/cwt	120.00–123.00	636	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	141.08/cwt	137.00–148.00	601	9
Bulls	—	—	1,265	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,012	1
Bulls	—	—	1,998	94.07/cwt	92.00–96.50	1,880	6
Bulls	Medium 2	—	430	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	542	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	680	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	592	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	495	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	396	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	802	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	658	122.01/cwt	120.00–124.00	803	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	385	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	539	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	386	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	139.49/cwt	137.00–142.00	667	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	703	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	717	4
Dairy Steers	Medium 2	—	440	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	361	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	925	27.46/cwt	26.00–29.00	254	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 22, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 106Last week 86Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 40Last week 18Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter cattle 2.00 to 5.00 Higher Feeder cattle 3.00 to 7.00 higher Demand good Activity active Offerings light Quality Attractive

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,393	61.00–71.00	66.46
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	938	35.00–40.00	37.56
7	—	1,045	60.50–65.00	62.25
13	—	1,077	50.00–59.50	56.66
2	—	925	26.00–29.00	27.46
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	788	50.00–59.00	54.86
3	—	788	37.00–45.00	40.59
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,025	88.50	88.50
1	—	1,375	63.00	63.00
1	—	1,265	80.00	80.00
6	—	1,998	92.00–96.50	94.07

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	414	154.00–159.50	158.32
3	—	334	142.50–152.00	149.11
1	—	645	127.00	127.00
11	—	351	156.00–158.00	156.18
3	—	507	138.00–139.00	138.34
1	—	685	127.00	127.00
1	—	180	157.50	157.50
1	—	280	138.00	138.00
2	—	478	137.00–142.00	139.49
4	—	703	102.00	102.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	104.00	104.00
1	—	385	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	240	120.00	120.00
1	—	425	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	565	117.00–122.00	119.93
2	—	225	127.50–134.00	130.68
1	—	270	152.00	152.00
5	—	369	130.00–138.00	134.55
3	—	472	124.00–127.00	125.67
1	—	340	133.00	133.00
9	—	421	127.00–137.00	131.47
3	—	525	113.00–121.00	116.03
1	—	630	113.00	113.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	520	96.00–105.00	101.58
5	—	616	96.00–104.00	98.43
3	—	420	105.00–110.00	106.59
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	760	60.00	60.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	625	90.00	90.00
3	—	528	100.00–111.00	107.36
1	—	575	101.00	101.00
1	—	700	102.00	102.00
1	—	430	126.00	126.00
1	—	680	87.00	87.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	106.00	106.00
2	—	575	123.00–130.00	126.53
1	—	460	122.00	122.00
2	—	523	120.00–123.00	121.54
9	—	426	137.00–148.00	141.08
1	—	710	113.00	113.00
2	—	658	120.00–124.00	122.01
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	80.00	80.00
Dairy Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	82.00	82.00

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	905	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

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Replacement Cattle