Name: North Wilkesboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-06-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-06-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle Mostly steady. Feeder cattle 2.00 to 5.00 Higher. Demand Good, Activity Active, Offerings Light (Hay time ), and Quality Attractive.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $122.69/cwt on 36 head.

Average price

$122.69

36 head · 497 lb average

Value per head Derived

$610

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$293

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

$39.83/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.99

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	523	130.83	684	23
Medium 2	457	115.89	529	9thin
Medium 3	455	91.50	416	2thin
Small and Medium 3	430	91.00	391	2thin

One grade step is worth $39.83/cwt here — about $293 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 sale36 hd

122.69

—

NC average9 barns · 1,211 hd

119.70

+2.99

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	—	Low	1,295	86.05	1,114	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,665	71.62	1,192	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,093	61.86	676	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	890	53.00	472	1thin

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	115.96/cwt	113.00–119.00	728	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	130.38/cwt	126.00–135.00	681	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	740	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	656	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	747	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	137.42/cwt	132.00–143.00	460	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	773	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	713	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	562	125.59/cwt	124.00–129.00	706	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	145.51/cwt	145.00–146.00	706	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	817	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	788	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	132.47/cwt	126.00–134.00	760	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	360	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	515	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	416	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 3	—	335	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	308	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 3	—	525	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	473	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	295	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	496	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	369	160.26/cwt	155.00–166.00	591	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	139.29/cwt	138.00–140.00	582	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	704	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,665	71.62/cwt	71.00–72.00	1,192	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,049	56.53/cwt	50.00–60.00	593	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	915	44.00/cwt	44.00–44.00	403	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,142	67.42/cwt	61.50–72.00	770	8
Bulls	—	—	1,150	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	897	1
Bulls	—	—	1,343	88.74/cwt	84.00–92.50	1,192	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	501	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	681	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	888	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	880	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	567	110.97/cwt	109.00–112.00	629	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	405	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	506	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	595	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	774	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	137.94/cwt	133.00–143.00	579	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	113.68/cwt	112.00–116.00	767	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	858	9
Heifers	Medium 3Full	—	310	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	310	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	410	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	443	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	335	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	429	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	440	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	616	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	580	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	673	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	500	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	640	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	328	117.05/cwt	115.00–119.00	384	2
Heifers	Medium 3	—	600	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	498	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	470	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	569	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	825	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	660	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	350	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	420	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	270	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	398	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	890	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	472	1
Bulls	Medium 2Full	—	700	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	728	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	435	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	557	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	450	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	599	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	590	114.50/cwt	114.00–115.00	676	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	530	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	583	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 Jun 10, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 87Last week 83Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 22Last week 17Year ago 0

Slaughter cattle Mostly steady. Feeder cattle 2.00 to 5.00 Higher. Demand Good, Activity Active, Offerings Light (Hay time ), and Quality Attractive.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	628	113.00–119.00	115.96
1	—	475	138.00	138.00
2	—	335	132.00–143.00	137.42
1	—	750	103.00	103.00
1	—	685	115.00	115.00
5	—	574	126.00–134.00	132.47
1	—	360	143.00	143.00
1	—	285	146.00	146.00
3	—	418	138.00–140.00	139.29
5	—	501	136.00	136.00
1	—	915	97.00	97.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	335	92.00	92.00
1	—	525	90.00	90.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	567	109.00–112.00	110.97
1	—	405	125.00	125.00
2	—	328	115.00–119.00	117.05
1	—	470	121.00	121.00
1	—	350	120.00	120.00
1	—	530	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium 3 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	310	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	83.00	83.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	522	126.00–135.00	130.38
1	—	755	98.00	98.00
1	—	485	147.00	147.00
5	—	562	124.00–129.00	125.59
2	—	420	133.00–143.00	137.94
3	—	675	112.00–116.00	113.68
9	—	615	139.50	139.50
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	108.00	108.00
Bulls — Medium 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	700	104.00	104.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	128.00	128.00
1	—	450	133.00	133.00
2	—	590	114.00–115.00	114.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	141.00	141.00
2	—	485	145.00–146.00	145.51
1	—	675	121.00	121.00
1	—	295	168.00	168.00
4	—	369	155.00–166.00	160.26
2	—	440	160.00	160.00
1	—	710	124.00	124.00
1	—	595	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	335	128.00	128.00
1	—	440	140.00	140.00
1	—	580	116.00	116.00
1	—	500	128.00	128.00
1	—	825	80.00	80.00
1	—	270	147.50	147.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,665	71.00–72.00	71.62
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,049	50.00–60.00	56.53
1	—	915	44.00	44.00
8	—	1,142	61.50–72.00	67.42
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	890	53.00	53.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,150	78.00	78.00
3	—	1,343	84.00–92.50	88.74

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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