Name: North Wilkesboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-08-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle 4.00 Lower Feeder cattle Mostly Steady To 4.00 higher 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 $123.66/cwt on 35 head.

Average price

$123.66

35 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$666

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$77

per head · Medium 2 over Medium 3

$22.75/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.12

vs NC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 2	493	127.75	629	13thin
Medium and Large 1-2	575	124.84	718	18thin
Medium 3	526	105.00	553	4thin

One grade step is worth $22.75/cwt here — about $77 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 sale35 hd

123.66

—

NC average8 barns · 706 hd

117.54

+6.12

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	1,480	94.11	1,393	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,428	67.91	970	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,114	59.28	660	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	818	46.50	380	2thin

Every lot, as filed

42 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
Dairy Steers	Medium 2	—	665	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	392	1
Dairy Steers	Medium 2	—	765	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	612	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,070	44.00/cwt	44.00–44.00	471	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,080	56.42/cwt	54.00–59.50	609	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,138	63.25/cwt	61.50–68.00	720	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,428	67.91/cwt	65.00–71.00	970	6
Bulls	Medium 2	—	516	123.00/cwt	122.00–125.00	635	4
Dairy Steers	Small and Medium 3	—	270	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	149	1
Dairy Steers	Medium 2	—	545	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	523	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	770	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	416	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	865	39.00/cwt	39.00–39.00	337	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	713	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	699	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	118.20/cwt	113.00–123.00	564	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	375	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	424	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	111.37/cwt	109.00–115.00	571	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	425	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	391	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	109.29/cwt	105.00–114.00	620	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	480	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	523	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 3Thin Fleshed	—	480	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	437	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	305	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	381	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	116.00/cwt	115.00–117.00	505	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	493	134.48/cwt	130.00–139.00	663	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	383	121.99/cwt	120.00–124.00	467	2
Steers	Medium 3	—	650	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	455	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	245	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	392	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	745	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	954	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	273	152.55/cwt	147.00–158.00	416	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	139.00/cwt	138.00–140.00	514	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	230	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	313	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	117.48/cwt	110.00–120.00	744	7
Bulls	Medium 3	—	545	102.50/cwt	101.00–104.00	559	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	425	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	587	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	408	149.01/cwt	148.00–150.00	608	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	555	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	638	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	142.62/cwt	138.00–147.00	660	2
Bulls	—	—	1,480	94.11/cwt	93.00–95.50	1,393	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	116.03/cwt	112.00–120.00	667	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	480	130.83/cwt	127.00–134.00	628	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	96.97/cwt	96.00–98.00	703	2
Bulls	Medium 3	—	455	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	546	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	727	3
Bulls	Medium 3	—	560	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	532	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 Aug 5, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 69Last week 84Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 20Last week 43Year ago 0

Slaughter cattle 4.00 Lower Feeder cattle Mostly Steady To 4.00 higher Demand Moderate Activity Moderate Offerings Light Quality Average

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	665	59.00	59.00
1	—	765	80.00	80.00
1	—	545	96.00	96.00
Dairy Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	270	55.00	55.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	516	122.00–125.00	123.00
1	—	425	138.00	138.00
1	—	555	115.00	115.00
7	—	480	127.00–134.00	130.83
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	633	110.00–120.00	117.48
2	—	408	148.00–150.00	149.01
2	—	463	138.00–147.00	142.62
2	—	575	112.00–120.00	116.03
2	—	725	96.00–98.00	96.97
3	—	525	138.50	138.50
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	545	101.00–104.00	102.50
1	—	455	120.00	120.00
1	—	560	95.00	95.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	713	98.00	98.00
3	—	477	113.00–123.00	118.20
3	—	513	109.00–115.00	111.37
3	—	567	105.00–114.00	109.29
1	—	305	125.00	125.00
2	—	435	115.00–117.00	116.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	113.00	113.00
1	—	425	92.00	92.00
1	—	480	109.00	109.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	91.00	91.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	493	130.00–139.00	134.48
1	—	245	160.00	160.00
1	—	745	128.00	128.00
2	—	273	147.00–158.00	152.55
2	—	370	138.00–140.00	139.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	383	120.00–124.00	121.99
1	—	230	136.00	136.00
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	650	70.00	70.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,070	44.00	44.00
3	—	1,080	54.00–59.50	56.42
6	—	1,138	61.50–68.00	63.25
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,428	65.00–71.00	67.91
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	770	54.00	54.00
1	—	865	39.00	39.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,480	93.00–95.50	94.11

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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