Name: North Wilkesboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-07-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-07-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle 4.00 to 6.00 Higher. Feeder cattle Mostly steady. Demand Moderate, Activity Moderate, Offerings Light, Quality Average.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $119.60/cwt on 31 head.

Average price

$119.60

31 head · 565 lb average

Value per head Derived

$676

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$277

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

$39.99/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.53

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	574	124.99	717	24
Medium 2	542	107.62	583	5thin
Medium 3	518	85.00	440	2thin

One grade step is worth $39.99/cwt here — about $277 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 sale31 hd

119.60

—

NC average8 barns · 773 hd

117.07

+2.53

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	1,780	98.32	1,750	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,401	68.81	964	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,195	65.42	782	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	828	56.66	469	3thin

Every lot, as filed

46 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	—	—	1,485	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	1,366	1
Bulls	—	—	1,878	100.42/cwt	98.00–102.50	1,886	3
Heifers	Small and Medium 3	—	210	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	231	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 3Full	—	445	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	294	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	653	106.75/cwt	106.75–106.75	697	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	367	133.29/cwt	130.00–136.00	489	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	327	120.71/cwt	120.00–123.00	395	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	114.80/cwt	113.00–119.00	550	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	295	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	357	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	272	157.01/cwt	153.00–160.00	427	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	575	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,875	2
Heifers	Small 3Thin Fleshed	—	760	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	410	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	112.96/cwt	110.00–116.00	704	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	721	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	704	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	704	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	538	135.48/cwt	135.00–140.00	729	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	680	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	729	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	300	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	390	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	550	111.00/cwt	110.00–112.00	611	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	667	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	360	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	490	1
Bulls	Medium 3Full	—	510	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	408	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	144.83/cwt	144.00–148.00	533	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	124.01/cwt	123.00–125.00	717	2
Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	521	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	245	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	368	1
Steers	Medium 3	—	305	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	351	1
Bulls	Medium 2Full	—	665	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	532	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	683	106.97/cwt	104.00–110.00	731	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	538	112.99/cwt	110.00–116.00	608	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	405	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	458	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,150	50.50/cwt	50.50–50.50	581	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,193	60.44/cwt	59.00–62.00	721	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	141.32/cwt	136.00–147.00	591	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	676	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	890	680.00/cwt	680.00–680.00	6,052	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	565	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	593	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	370	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	407	2
Bulls	Medium 3	—	525	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	473	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	475	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	518	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	523	116.36/cwt	112.00–122.00	609	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,198	67.63/cwt	63.50–73.50	810	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,343	62.34/cwt	61.00–63.00	837	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,420	70.97/cwt	68.00–75.00	1,008	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	828	56.66/cwt	54.00–60.00	469	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 Jul 29, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 84Last week 46Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 43Last week 38Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter cattle 4.00 to 6.00 Higher. Feeder cattle Mostly steady. Demand Moderate, Activity Moderate, Offerings Light, Quality Average.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,485	92.00	92.00
3	—	1,878	98.00–102.50	100.42
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,150	50.50	50.50
5	—	1,193	59.00–62.00	60.44
18	—	1,198	63.50–73.50	67.63
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,343	61.00–63.00	62.34
9	—	1,420	68.00–75.00	70.97
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	828	54.00–60.00	56.66

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	210	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 3 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	66.00	66.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	367	130.00–136.00	133.29
4	—	327	120.00–123.00	120.71
4	—	479	113.00–119.00	114.80
1	—	295	121.00	121.00
1	—	775	93.00	93.00
1	—	680	100.00	100.00
2	—	550	110.00–112.00	111.00
2	—	538	110.00–116.00	112.99
1	—	620	109.00	109.00
Heifers — Small 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	760	54.00	54.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	113.00	113.00
1	—	565	105.00	105.00
2	—	370	110.00	110.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	653	106.75	106.75
3	—	272	153.00–160.00	157.01
5	—	368	144.00–148.00	144.83
1	—	245	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	300	130.00	130.00
1	—	360	136.00	136.00
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	305	115.00	115.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	623	110.00–116.00	112.96
3	—	704	100.00	100.00
10	—	538	135.00–140.00	135.48
1	—	775	94.00	94.00
1	—	480	139.00	139.00
2	—	578	123.00–125.00	124.01
2	—	683	104.00–110.00	106.97
3	—	418	136.00–147.00	141.32
Bulls — Medium 3 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	80.00	80.00
Bulls — Medium 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	665	80.00	80.00
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	90.00	90.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	109.00	109.00
3	—	523	112.00–122.00	116.36
Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	635	82.00	82.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	575	500.00	500.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	890	680.00	680.00

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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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

Slaughter Cattle

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