Name: North Wilkesboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-05-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

1 Head calve. Slaughter cattle mostly steady. Feeder cattle 6.00 to 11.00 higher. Demand Good, Activity Active, Offerings light, and Quality Attractive.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $111.83/cwt on 45 head.

Average price

$111.83

45 head · 536 lb average

Value per head Derived

$600

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$296

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

$44.25/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.68

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	559	117.58	657	30
Medium 2	460	116.41	535	5thin
Medium 3	512	100.43	514	7thin
Small and Medium 3	493	73.33	362	3thin

One grade step is worth $44.25/cwt here — about $296 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 sale45 hd

111.83

—

NC average8 barns · 945 hd

113.51

−1.68

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	1,402	88.72	1,244	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,287	61.65	793	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,082	51.56	558	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	625	37.00	231	1thin

Every lot, as filed

61 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
Heifers	Small and Medium 3	—	635	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	445	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	787	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 3	—	430	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	387	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,210	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	702	1
Bulls	—	—	1,375	86.02/cwt	84.50–87.50	1,183	2
Bulls	—	—	1,542	94.10/cwt	91.00–99.50	1,451	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,312	62.87/cwt	60.00–64.00	825	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,067	44.95/cwt	43.00–48.00	480	3
Bulls	—	—	1,035	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	807	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	139.90/cwt	137.00–141.50	651	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	388	169.49/cwt	169.00–170.00	658	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	730	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 3	—	930	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	725	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	616	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 3Thin Fleshed	—	415	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	249	1
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	405	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	505	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	692	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	81.99/cwt	81.00–83.00	586	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	140.43/cwt	136.00–144.00	670	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	400	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	564	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	677	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	951	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	723	121.46/cwt	119.00–124.00	878	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	295	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	431	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	405	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	587	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	130.52/cwt	129.00–132.00	696	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	445	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	734	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	490	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	622	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	650	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	702	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	148.02/cwt	147.00–149.00	474	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	420	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	525	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	808	82.98/cwt	81.00–85.00	670	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	113.86/cwt	110.00–117.00	655	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	363	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	552	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	763	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	130.24/cwt	127.00–136.00	746	3
Heifers	Medium 3	—	483	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	546	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	671	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	425	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	459	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	385	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	570	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	423	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	613	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	395	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	482	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	525	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	536	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	763	101.46/cwt	100.00–107.00	774	5
Heifers	Medium 3Thin Fleshed	—	435	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	413	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	510	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	587	1
Bulls	Medium 3Full	—	530	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	461	1
Bulls	Medium 3Full	—	580	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	476	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	510	103.03/cwt	100.00–106.00	525	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	730	104.44/cwt	100.00–109.00	762	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	795	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	747	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	985	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	690	1
Heifers	Medium 3Thin Fleshed	—	805	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	515	1
Steers	Medium 3	—	390	131.00/cwt	128.00–134.00	511	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	605	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	635	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	522	119.30/cwt	112.00–122.00	623	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	625	37.00/cwt	37.00–37.00	231	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,093	56.51/cwt	50.00–59.00	618	4
Bulls	Medium 2	—	455	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	546	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	465	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	600	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 13, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 93Last week 102Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 18Last week 22Year ago 0

1 Head calve. Slaughter cattle mostly steady. Feeder cattle 6.00 to 11.00 higher. Demand Good, Activity Active, Offerings light, and Quality Attractive.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	635	70.00	70.00
1	—	430	90.00	90.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	465	137.00–141.50	139.90
1	—	655	94.00	94.00
1	—	635	109.00	109.00
4	—	715	81.00–83.00	81.99
1	—	940	72.00	72.00
1	—	295	146.00	146.00
2	—	405	145.00	145.00
2	—	320	147.00–149.00	148.02
2	—	808	81.00–85.00	82.98
7	—	575	110.00–117.00	113.86
2	—	363	152.00	152.00
1	—	780	86.00	86.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	60.00	60.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	125.00	125.00
1	—	395	122.00	122.00
2	—	510	100.00–106.00	103.03
1	—	465	129.00	129.00
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	483	113.00	113.00
2	—	425	108.00	108.00
1	—	525	102.00	102.00
Heifers — Medium 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	95.00	95.00
1	—	805	64.00	64.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	855	92.00	92.00
1	—	525	139.00	139.00
3	—	477	136.00–144.00	140.43
1	—	980	97.00	97.00
2	—	723	119.00–124.00	121.46
1	—	445	165.00	165.00
1	—	620	123.00	123.00
3	—	573	127.00–136.00	130.24
5	—	763	100.00–107.00	101.46
Bulls — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	930	78.00	78.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	650	108.00	108.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	423	145.00	145.00
2	—	730	100.00–109.00	104.44
1	—	795	94.00	94.00
1	—	985	70.00	70.00
1	—	605	105.00	105.00
6	—	522	112.00–122.00	119.30
1	—	455	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium 3 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	87.00	87.00
1	—	580	82.00	82.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	388	169.00–170.00	169.49
1	—	330	153.00	153.00
1	—	400	141.00	141.00
2	—	533	129.00–132.00	130.52
1	—	490	127.00	127.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	148.00	148.00
1	—	510	115.00	115.00
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	390	128.00–134.00	131.00
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	900	45.00	45.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,210	58.00	58.00
3	—	1,312	60.00–64.00	62.87
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,067	43.00–48.00	44.95
4	—	1,093	50.00–59.00	56.51
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	625	37.00	37.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,375	84.50–87.50	86.02
3	—	1,542	91.00–99.50	94.10
1	—	1,035	78.00	78.00

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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