Name: North Wilkesboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-07-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-07-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No Sale last week. Demand Moderate, Activity Moderate, Offerings light, and Quality Average.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $114.02/cwt on 40 head.

Average price

$114.02

40 head · 515 lb average

Value per head Derived

$587

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$369

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

$51.91/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.08

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	528	117.91	623	32
Medium 2	474	103.12	489	7thin
Medium 3	385	66.00	254	1thin

One grade step is worth $51.91/cwt here — about $369 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 sale40 hd

114.02

—

NC average6 barns · 697 hd

113.95

+0.08

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	1,650	92.75	1,530	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,425	60.93	868	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,112	53.40	594	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	839	37.60	316	5thin

Every lot, as filed

55 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	—	683	93.00/cwt	92.00–94.00	635	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	131.19/cwt	130.00–131.50	550	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	423	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	128.95/cwt	125.00–133.00	503	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	104.49/cwt	103.00–107.00	646	4
Steers	Medium 2	—	635	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	730	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	358	108.01/cwt	107.00–109.00	387	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	585	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	661	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	680	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	478	99.46/cwt	97.00–102.00	475	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	550	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	605	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	435	114.49/cwt	114.00–115.00	498	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	473	108.33/cwt	105.00–112.00	512	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	750	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	525	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	245	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	274	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	505	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	672	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	780	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	808	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	510	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	530	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	517	115.35/cwt	114.00–116.00	596	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	432	116.98/cwt	114.00–119.00	505	3
Dairy Heifers	Medium 3	—	430	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	249	1
Steers	Medium 3	—	365	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	307	1
Heifers	Medium 3Full	—	385	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	254	1
Bulls	Medium 3Full	—	560	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	392	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	105.98/cwt	102.00–110.00	602	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	132.50/cwt	130.00–135.00	643	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	458	115.56/cwt	112.00–119.00	529	2
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	256	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	845	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	845	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	360	130.49/cwt	130.00–131.00	470	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	119.91/cwt	116.00–124.00	675	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	295	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	392	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	597	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	555	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	677	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	698	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	598	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	868	92.67/cwt	92.00–94.00	804	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	674	115.42/cwt	113.00–116.00	778	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	845	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	811	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	315	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	321	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	114.52/cwt	113.00–116.00	699	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	858	47.00/cwt	47.00–47.00	403	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,178	47.95/cwt	47.00–49.00	565	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,094	52.95/cwt	50.00–57.50	579	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,300	56.51/cwt	56.00–57.00	735	2
Steers	Small 3Thin Fleshed	—	380	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	152	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	676	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	606	127.02/cwt	122.00–130.00	770	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	725	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	392	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	878	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	176	2
Bulls	—	—	1,975	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	1,926	1
Bulls	—	—	1,325	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	1,166	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,508	63.87/cwt	62.00–65.00	963	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,175	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	729	2

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 Jul 8, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 89Last week 128Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 31Last week 45Year ago 0

No Sale last week. Demand Moderate, Activity Moderate, Offerings light, and Quality Average.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	683	92.00–94.00	93.00
5	—	419	130.00–131.50	131.19
1	—	325	130.00	130.00
4	—	618	103.00–107.00	104.49
1	—	800	85.00	85.00
2	—	568	102.00–110.00	105.98
2	—	458	112.00–119.00	115.56
2	—	360	130.00–131.00	130.49
1	—	295	133.00	133.00
2	—	705	99.00	99.00
9	—	520	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	478	97.00–102.00	99.46
1	—	750	70.00	70.00
3	—	432	114.00–119.00	116.98
1	—	315	102.00	102.00
Heifers — Medium 3 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	66.00	66.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	390	125.00–133.00	128.95
1	—	505	133.00	133.00
1	—	860	94.00	94.00
1	—	845	100.00	100.00
1	—	470	127.00	127.00
1	—	555	122.00	122.00
2	—	433	138.00	138.00
4	—	606	122.00–130.00	127.02
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	635	115.00	115.00
2	—	358	107.00–109.00	108.01
1	—	585	113.00	113.00
1	—	245	112.00	112.00
3	—	517	114.00–116.00	115.35
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	365	84.00	84.00
Steers — Small 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	40.00	40.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	110.00	110.00
2	—	435	114.00–115.00	114.49
2	—	473	105.00–112.00	108.33
1	—	510	104.00	104.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	975	80.00	80.00
2	—	485	130.00–135.00	132.50
2	—	563	116.00–124.00	119.91
3	—	868	92.00–94.00	92.67
5	—	674	113.00–116.00	115.42
1	—	845	96.00	96.00
2	—	610	113.00–116.00	114.52
Bulls — Medium 3 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	70.00	70.00
Dairy Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	58.00	58.00
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	320	80.00	80.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	858	47.00	47.00
1	—	725	54.00	54.00
2	—	878	20.00	20.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,178	47.00–49.00	47.95
14	—	1,094	50.00–57.50	52.95
2	—	1,175	62.00	62.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,300	56.00–57.00	56.51
3	—	1,508	62.00–65.00	63.87
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,975	97.50	97.50
1	—	1,325	88.00	88.00

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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