Name: North Wilkesboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-06-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-06-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle 4.00 to 7.00 Higher. Feeder cattle 3.00 to 10.00 Higher. Demand Good. Activity Active. Offerings light (Hay time). Quality Attractive

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $122.38/cwt on 39 head.

Average price

$122.38

39 head · 581 lb average

Value per head Derived

$711

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$236

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

$37.06/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.29

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	597	127.06	758	25
Medium 2	552	115.87	639	13thin
Medium 3	580	90.00	522	1thin

One grade step is worth $37.06/cwt here — about $236 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 sale39 hd

122.38

—

NC average8 barns · 738 hd

122.67

−0.29

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	1,679	98.31	1,650	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,190	69.71	830	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,329	69.62	925	4thin

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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	123.05/cwt	119.00–128.00	834	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	438	145.53/cwt	140.00–150.00	637	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	132.31/cwt	129.00–135.00	622	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	147.37/cwt	141.00–151.00	564	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	736	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	891	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	975	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	127.59/cwt	123.00–132.00	789	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	623	114.41/cwt	110.00–118.00	713	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	134.01/cwt	132.00–136.00	687	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	856	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	6,510	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	133.73/cwt	132.00–137.00	637	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	769	1
Heifers	Medium 3Full	—	519	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	446	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	123.48/cwt	123.00–124.00	708	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	390	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	476	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	210	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	257	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	330	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	422	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	517	121.34/cwt	120.00–122.00	627	3
Bulls	Medium 3Full	—	580	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	522	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	795	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	819	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	605	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	545	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	715	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	558	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	420	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	458	1
Heifers	Medium 3Full	—	380	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	342	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	595	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	553	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	538	106.96/cwt	104.00–110.00	575	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	683	114.50/cwt	114.00–115.00	782	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	325	115.03/cwt	114.00–116.00	374	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	490	121.50/cwt	120.00–123.00	595	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	470	109.04/cwt	107.00–113.00	512	3
Bulls	—	—	1,521	101.14/cwt	93.00–111.00	1,538	4
Bulls	—	—	1,784	96.42/cwt	92.00–100.00	1,720	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,190	69.71/cwt	68.00–71.00	830	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,329	69.62/cwt	65.00–72.00	925	4
Bulls	Medium 2	—	410	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	545	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	565	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	622	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	450	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	653	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	648	1
Heifers	Small 3Thin Fleshed	—	405	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	259	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	118.29/cwt	114.00–123.00	615	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	476	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	522	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	638	134.02/cwt	130.00–138.00	855	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	410	135.50/cwt	135.00–136.00	556	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	445	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	619	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	210	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	284	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	703	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 Jun 3, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 83Last week 87Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 17Last week 21Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 2Year ago 0

Slaughter cattle 4.00 to 7.00 Higher. Feeder cattle 3.00 to 10.00 Higher. Demand Good. Activity Active. Offerings light (Hay time). Quality Attractive

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	678	119.00–128.00	123.05
6	—	438	140.00–150.00	145.53
1	—	900	99.00	99.00
1	—	985	99.00	99.00
2	—	618	123.00–132.00	127.59
2	—	513	132.00–136.00	134.01
1	—	865	99.00	99.00
4	—	476	132.00–137.00	133.73
1	—	725	106.00	106.00
2	—	573	123.00–124.00	123.48
1	—	795	103.00	103.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	623	110.00–118.00	114.41
3	—	517	120.00–122.00	121.34
2	—	683	114.00–115.00	114.50
3	—	470	107.00–113.00	109.04
1	—	410	133.00	133.00
1	—	565	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Medium 3 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	90.00	90.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	470	129.00–135.00	132.31
1	—	600	108.00	108.00
3	—	520	114.00–123.00	118.29
1	—	340	140.00	140.00
1	—	370	141.00	141.00
2	—	410	135.00–136.00	135.50
1	—	210	135.00	135.00
3	—	560	125.50	125.50
Heifers — Medium 3 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	519	86.00	86.00
1	—	380	90.00	90.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	90.00	90.00
1	—	715	78.00	78.00
1	—	420	109.00	109.00
1	—	595	93.00	93.00
2	—	538	104.00–110.00	106.96
2	—	325	114.00–116.00	115.03
2	—	490	120.00–123.00	121.50
Heifers — Small 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	64.00	64.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	383	141.00–151.00	147.37
3	—	515	143.00	143.00
1	—	450	145.00	145.00
2	—	638	130.00–138.00	134.02
1	—	445	139.00	139.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	122.00	122.00
1	—	210	122.50	122.50
1	—	330	128.00	128.00

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	1	—	930	700.00	700.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,521	93.00–111.00	101.14
6	—	1,784	92.00–100.00	96.42
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,190	68.00–71.00	69.71
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,329	65.00–72.00	69.62

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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North Wilkesboro Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

Bulls · 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