Name: North Wilkesboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-05-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Feeder cattle mostly steady to 4.00 higher. Good demand with active activity, light offerings, and average quality of cattle.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $117.72/cwt on 46 head.

Average price

$117.72

46 head · 607 lb average

Value per head Derived

$714

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$144

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

$34.93/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.13

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	609	119.93	731	39
Medium and Large 2	518	119.00	617	3thin
Medium 2	633	98.67	625	3thin
Medium 3	690	85.00	587	1thin

One grade step is worth $34.93/cwt here — about $144 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 sale46 hd

117.72

—

NC average8 barns · 608 hd

116.60

+1.13

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	1,284	87.00	1,117	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,399	61.54	861	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	750	55.92	419	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,062	54.84	582	6thin

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
Dairy Steers	Medium 2	—	437	76.73/cwt	68.00–81.00	335	3
Bulls	Medium 2	—	810	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	608	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	665	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	665	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	425	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	514	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,381	57.69/cwt	54.50–59.50	797	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	750	55.92/cwt	53.50–59.00	419	2
Bulls	Medium 3Full	—	690	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	587	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,416	65.39/cwt	61.50–70.00	926	4
Heifers	Medium 2	—	405	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	446	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	525	94.33/cwt	90.00–99.00	495	2
Dairy Steers	Medium 2	—	585	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	433	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	795	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	549	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	337	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	472	4
Steers	Medium 2	—	360	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	389	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	139.08/cwt	135.00–144.00	587	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	790	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	722	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	725	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	450	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	576	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	585	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	527	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	225	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	302	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	128.98/cwt	128.00–130.00	426	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	305	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	372	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	605	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	575	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	462	118.35/cwt	116.00–123.00	547	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	125.51/cwt	125.00–126.00	664	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	126.61/cwt	121.00–131.00	529	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	740	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	814	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	245	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	294	1
Bulls	—	—	1,065	83.86/cwt	80.00–88.00	893	3
Bulls	—	—	1,135	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	817	1
Bulls	—	—	1,688	99.21/cwt	96.50–101.50	1,675	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,135	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	715	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,210	48.50/cwt	48.50–48.50	587	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,006	54.38/cwt	52.00–57.00	547	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	389	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	592	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	646	1
Heifers	Small 3	—	345	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	235	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	637	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	106.06/cwt	101.00–109.00	661	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	369	139.45/cwt	138.00–142.00	515	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	655	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	250	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	358	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	113.99/cwt	113.00–115.00	650	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	355	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	557	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	136.69/cwt	133.00–140.00	660	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	955	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	764	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	235	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	301	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	125.71/cwt	124.00–133.00	713	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	662	115.29/cwt	111.00–118.00	763	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	757	95.01/cwt	91.00–99.00	719	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	510	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	566	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	132.58/cwt	130.00–135.00	501	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	111.80/cwt	105.00–115.00	590	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	691	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	395	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	498	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	629	122.97/cwt	119.00–128.00	773	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	595	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	702	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 May 6, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 102Last week 150Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 22Last week 42Year ago 0

Slaughter cattle sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Feeder cattle mostly steady to 4.00 higher. Good demand with active activity, light offerings, and average quality of cattle.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	437	68.00–81.00	76.73
1	—	585	74.00	74.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	810	75.00	75.00
1	—	665	100.00	100.00
1	—	425	121.00	121.00
Bulls — Medium 3 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	690	85.00	85.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	422	135.00–144.00	139.08
1	—	940	84.00	84.00
1	—	860	84.00	84.00
1	—	805	90.00	90.00
4	—	529	125.00–126.00	125.51
2	—	740	110.00	110.00
6	—	483	133.00–140.00	136.69
1	—	955	80.00	80.00
10	—	567	124.00–133.00	125.71
3	—	662	111.00–118.00	115.29
3	—	757	91.00–99.00	95.01
4	—	629	119.00–128.00	122.97
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	128.00	128.00
1	—	510	111.00	111.00
1	—	595	118.00	118.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	110.00	110.00
2	—	525	90.00–99.00	94.33
1	—	795	69.00	69.00
1	—	585	90.00	90.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	225	134.00	134.00
3	—	462	116.00–123.00	118.35
3	—	418	121.00–131.00	126.61
1	—	280	139.00	139.00
1	—	665	89.00	89.00
1	—	760	85.00	85.00
3	—	623	101.00–109.00	106.06
4	—	369	138.00–142.00	139.45
3	—	570	113.00–115.00	113.99
6	—	528	105.00–115.00	111.80
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	305	122.00	122.00
1	—	605	95.00	95.00
1	—	245	120.00	120.00
1	—	395	126.00	126.00
Heifers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	68.00	68.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	337	140.00	140.00
1	—	685	93.00	93.00
1	—	565	116.00	116.00
1	—	250	143.00	143.00
1	—	355	157.00	157.00
1	—	235	128.00	128.00
1	—	480	144.00	144.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	360	108.00	108.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	330	128.00–130.00	128.98
2	—	378	130.00–135.00	132.58

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,381	54.50–59.50	57.69
4	—	1,416	61.50–70.00	65.39
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	750	53.50–59.00	55.92
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,135	63.00	63.00
1	—	1,210	48.50	48.50
4	—	1,006	52.00–57.00	54.38
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,065	80.00–88.00	83.86
1	—	1,135	72.00	72.00
2	—	1,688	96.50–101.50	99.21

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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