Name: North Wilkesboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-06-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-06-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle Mostly steady. Feeder cattle Mostly steady To 5.00 Higher. Demand Good, Activity Moderate, Offerings Light (rain ), and Quality Average.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $115.14/cwt on 52 head.

Average price

$115.14

52 head · 555 lb average

Value per head Derived

$639

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$351

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

$66.36/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.38

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	563	120.36	678	39
Medium 2	543	105.38	572	11thin
Medium 3	330	80.00	264	1thin
Small and Medium 1-2	605	54.00	327	1thin

One grade step is worth $66.36/cwt here — about $351 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 sale52 hd

115.14

—

NC average8 barns · 948 hd

116.53

−1.38

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	1,629	85.83	1,398	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,444	69.69	1,006	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,051	62.98	662	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	792	50.14	397	21

Every lot, as filed

79 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	—	—	1,642	87.35/cwt	81.00–94.00	1,434	3
Bulls	—	—	1,587	76.75/cwt	74.00–79.00	1,218	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	827	64.37/cwt	62.00–67.00	532	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	978	55.64/cwt	50.00–60.50	544	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,103	43.95/cwt	40.00–48.50	485	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,444	69.69/cwt	65.00–73.00	1,006	9
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	800	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	3,360	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	135.14/cwt	132.00–138.00	497	2
Steers	Small and Medium 2	—	395	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	498	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	750	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	120.62/cwt	117.00–123.00	745	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	544	134.86/cwt	134.00–135.00	734	7
Dairy Steers	Small 3	—	495	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	371	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	120.95/cwt	116.00–126.00	587	2
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2Full	—	605	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	327	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	690	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	938	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	164.00/cwt	162.00–166.00	549	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	768	103.53/cwt	100.00–107.00	795	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	784	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	133.41/cwt	132.50–140.00	702	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	791	42.27/cwt	38.00–46.00	334	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	713	28.38/cwt	26.00–30.00	202	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	798	54.66/cwt	52.00–58.50	436	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,086	68.92/cwt	62.00–74.00	748	20
Dairy Heifers	Medium 3	—	805	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	451	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	865	635.00/cwt	635.00–635.00	5,493	2
Dairy Steers	Medium 2	—	768	68.01/cwt	66.00–70.00	522	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	526	124.52/cwt	122.00–129.00	655	4
Bulls	Medium 2	—	555	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	588	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	490	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	588	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	805	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	612	1
Bulls	—	—	1,715	108.50/cwt	108.50–108.50	1,861	1
Dairy Steers	Medium 3	—	175	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	158	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	505	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	520	1
Heifers	Medium 3Full	—	330	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	264	1
Steers	Medium 3Full	—	675	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	635	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	430	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	507	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	345	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	490	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	315	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	318	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	724	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	627	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	120.77/cwt	115.00–122.00	680	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	235	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	364	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	718	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	722	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	125.93/cwt	123.00–129.00	787	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	674	109.70/cwt	107.00–115.00	739	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	386	150.33/cwt	146.00–156.00	580	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	595	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	601	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	124.58/cwt	124.00–127.00	662	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,053	903.24/cwt	900.00–910.00	9,511	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	456	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	745	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	190	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	290	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	606	119.83/cwt	113.00–122.50	726	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	250	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	394	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	650	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	761	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	131.66/cwt	127.00–134.00	550	3
Dairy Steers	Medium 2	—	135	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	135	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	515	112.71/cwt	107.00–116.00	580	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	588	105.67/cwt	103.00–109.00	621	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,235	1,031.70/cwt	960.00–1,100.00	12,741	4
Steers	Medium 2	—	375	140.52/cwt	140.00–141.00	527	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	638	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	440	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	484	1
Dairy Steers	Medium 2Thin Fleshed	—	690	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	366	1
Dairy Steers	Medium 2	—	685	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	466	1
Dairy Steers	Medium 2	—	185	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	171	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	485	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	514	1
Dairy Steers	Medium 2	—	838	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	561	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	250	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	338	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	560	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	633	1
Steers	Medium 3Thin Fleshed	—	485	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	388	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	625	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	681	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	615	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	683	1
Dairy Steers	Medium 2	—	300	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	264	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	905	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	805	1
Dairy Steers	Medium 3	—	540	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	346	1
Dairy Heifers	Medium 3	—	440	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	268	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 17, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 124Last week 87Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 71Last week 22Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter cattle Mostly steady. Feeder cattle Mostly steady To 5.00 Higher. Demand Good, Activity Moderate, Offerings Light (rain ), and Quality Average.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,642	81.00–94.00	87.35
3	—	1,587	74.00–79.00	76.75
1	—	1,715	108.50	108.50
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	827	62.00–67.00	64.37
6	—	791	38.00–46.00	42.27
3	—	713	26.00–30.00	28.38
6	—	798	52.00–58.50	54.66
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	978	50.00–60.50	55.64
2	—	1,103	40.00–48.50	43.95
20	—	1,086	62.00–74.00	68.92
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,444	65.00–73.00	69.69

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	800	420.00	420.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,053	900.00–910.00	903.24
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	865	635.00	635.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,235	960.00–1,100.00	1,031.70

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	368	132.00–138.00	135.14
2	—	485	116.00–126.00	120.95
2	—	768	100.00–107.00	103.53
6	—	563	115.00–122.00	120.77
1	—	835	86.00	86.00
1	—	715	101.00	101.00
4	—	674	107.00–115.00	109.70
5	—	531	124.00–127.00	124.58
1	—	335	136.00	136.00
1	—	190	152.50	152.50
11	—	606	113.00–122.50	119.83
3	—	418	127.00–134.00	131.66
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	54.00	54.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	805	76.00	76.00
1	—	315	101.00	101.00
3	—	515	107.00–116.00	112.71
3	—	588	103.00–109.00	105.67
1	—	440	110.00	110.00
1	—	485	106.00	106.00
1	—	615	111.00	111.00
Heifers — Medium 3 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	80.00	80.00
Steers — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	126.00	126.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	544	134.00–135.00	134.86
1	—	690	136.00	136.00
2	—	335	162.00–166.00	164.00
2	—	568	138.00	138.00
1	—	475	132.00	132.00
1	—	235	155.00	155.00
2	—	625	123.00–129.00	125.93
6	—	386	146.00–156.00	150.33
1	—	250	157.50	157.50
Steers — Medium 3 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	675	94.00	94.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	118.00	118.00
1	—	345	142.00	142.00
1	—	650	117.00	117.00
2	—	375	140.00–141.00	140.52
1	—	250	135.00	135.00
1	—	560	113.00	113.00
Steers — Medium 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	80.00	80.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	134.00	134.00
3	—	618	117.00–123.00	120.62
8	—	526	132.50–140.00	133.41
1	—	710	102.00	102.00
1	—	665	112.00	112.00
1	—	440	145.00	145.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	526	122.00–129.00	124.52
1	—	555	106.00	106.00
1	—	490	120.00	120.00
1	—	625	109.00	109.00
1	—	905	89.00	89.00
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	103.00	103.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	595	101.00	101.00
Dairy Steers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	75.00	75.00
Dairy Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	768	66.00–70.00	68.01
1	—	135	100.00	100.00
1	—	685	68.00	68.00
1	—	185	92.50	92.50
2	—	838	67.00	67.00
1	—	300	88.00	88.00
Dairy Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	175	90.00	90.00
1	—	540	64.00	64.00
Dairy Steers — Medium 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	690	53.00	53.00
Dairy Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	805	56.00	56.00
1	—	440	61.00	61.00

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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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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Feeder Cattle