Name: North Wilkesboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-05-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Too few head the previous week to establish an adequate market comparison. Demand, market activity, and buyer interest were moderate. Offerings of cattle were fairly light, in part, due to rain. Cattle quality was average. Baby calves ranged 2.00 to 10.00 per head.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $121.47/cwt on 44 head.

Average price

$121.47

44 head · 444 lb average

Value per head Derived

$540

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$129

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Small and Medium 2

$27.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.13

vs NC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	280	133.00	372	1thin
Medium and Large 1-2	441	127.81	564	27
Medium 2	491	110.68	544	13thin
Medium 3	368	108.00	397	2thin
Small and Medium 2	230	106.00	244	1thin

One grade step is worth $27.00/cwt here — about $129 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

121.47

—

NC average7 barns · 641 hd

116.34

+5.13

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	—	High	1,604	98.15	1,574	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,675	62.06	1,040	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,182	58.01	686	10

Every lot, as filed

49 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	Medium 2	—	357	123.62/cwt	121.00–125.00	441	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	430	122.97/cwt	120.00–126.00	529	2
Heifers	Medium 3	—	320	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	326	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	260	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	437	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	665	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	665	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	535	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	599	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	280	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	372	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	407	152.34/cwt	151.00–153.00	620	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	675	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	133.54/cwt	127.00–137.00	558	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	313	144.08/cwt	139.00–149.00	451	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	775	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,055	760.00/cwt	760.00–760.00	8,018	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	114.36/cwt	111.00–117.00	644	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	749	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	132.94/cwt	129.00–137.00	616	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	116.45/cwt	114.00–119.00	784	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	414	142.73/cwt	142.00–143.00	591	4
Heifers	Medium 2	—	685	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	671	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	458	115.48/cwt	111.00–120.00	529	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	695	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	500	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	250	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	188	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	733	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	630	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	335	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	395	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	492	108.50/cwt	108.00–109.00	534	4
Heifers	Medium 3	—	415	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	473	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	735	110.52/cwt	107.00–114.00	812	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	360	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	396	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	790	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	555	108.50/cwt	108.00–109.00	602	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	260	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	374	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	132.31/cwt	130.00–134.00	691	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	688	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	771	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	333	137.52/cwt	132.00–139.00	458	5
Heifers	Small and Medium 2	—	230	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	244	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	138.33/cwt	138.00–139.00	530	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	145.38/cwt	141.00–150.00	560	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	283	132.46/cwt	131.00–134.00	375	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	809	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	507	116.00/cwt	115.00–118.00	588	3
Steers	Small and Medium 3Thin Fleshed	—	380	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	190	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	721	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	861	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	740	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	518	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,258	63.04/cwt	61.00–65.00	793	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,675	62.06/cwt	60.00–64.50	1,040	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,131	54.66/cwt	52.00–58.50	618	6
Bulls	—	—	1,945	104.75/cwt	104.00–105.50	2,037	3
Bulls	—	—	1,262	91.55/cwt	90.00–94.00	1,155	3

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 27, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 87Last week 24Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 21Last week 12Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 1Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	357	121.00–125.00	123.62
2	—	430	120.00–126.00	122.97
1	—	685	98.00	98.00
2	—	733	86.00	86.00
1	—	335	118.00	118.00
4	—	492	108.00–109.00	108.50
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	320	102.00	102.00
1	—	415	114.00	114.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	280	133.00	133.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	418	127.00–137.00	133.54
3	—	563	111.00–117.00	114.36
1	—	720	104.00	104.00
2	—	458	111.00–120.00	115.48
1	—	260	144.00	144.00
5	—	333	132.00–139.00	137.52
3	—	383	138.00–139.00	138.33
3	—	507	115.00–118.00	116.00
1	—	655	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	230	106.00	106.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	260	168.00	168.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	313	139.00–149.00	144.08
1	—	610	127.00	127.00
6	—	522	130.00–134.00	132.31
2	—	688	112.00	112.00
2	—	385	141.00–150.00	145.38
2	—	283	131.00–134.00	132.46
1	—	785	103.00	103.00
1	—	700	123.00	123.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	735	107.00–114.00	110.52
1	—	360	110.00	110.00
Steers — Small and Medium 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	50.00	50.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	665	100.00	100.00
1	—	535	112.00	112.00
2	—	555	108.00–109.00	108.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	407	151.00–153.00	152.34
1	—	515	131.00	131.00
2	—	463	129.00–137.00	132.94
2	—	673	114.00–119.00	116.45
1	—	585	135.00	135.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	414	142.00–143.00	142.73
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	695	72.00	72.00
1	—	250	75.00	75.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	740	70.00	70.00

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	—	1,055	760.00	760.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,258	61.00–65.00	63.04
6	—	1,131	52.00–58.50	54.66
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,675	60.00–64.50	62.06
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,945	104.00–105.50	104.75
3	—	1,262	90.00–94.00	91.55

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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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle