Name: North Wilkesboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-08-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle 4.00 lower Feeder cattle 6.00 Higher Demand Moderate Activity Active Offerings light Quality Average

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $132.79/cwt on 43 head.

Average price

$132.79

43 head · 520 lb average

Value per head Derived

$690

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$547

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

$74.76/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.82

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	531	142.26	756	32
Medium 2	532	119.27	635	7thin
Medium 3	470	87.00	409	2thin
Small 3	380	81.00	308	1thin
Small and Medium 3	310	67.50	209	1thin

One grade step is worth $74.76/cwt here — about $547 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 sale43 hd

132.79

—

NC average8 barns · 867 hd

133.60

−0.82

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	1,130	94.00	1,062	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,570	62.58	983	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,042	55.28	576	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	795	46.36	368	4thin

Every lot, as filed

64 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	Medium 2	—	400	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	452	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	470	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	531	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	595	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	619	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	510	96.39/cwt	91.00–102.00	492	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	613	93.35/cwt	88.00–98.00	572	3
Bulls	Medium 3	—	580	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	406	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	684	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	647	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	640	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	127.94/cwt	126.00–130.00	548	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	132.56/cwt	127.00–138.00	630	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	719	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	122.59/cwt	118.00–127.00	635	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	785	3
Bulls	Small and Medium 3	—	460	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	460	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 3	—	595	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	536	1
Heifers	Medium 2Full	—	385	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	347	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	315	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	328	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	365	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	409	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	540	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	594	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	415	104.61/cwt	100.00–109.00	434	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	478	114.62/cwt	110.00–119.00	548	2
Heifers	Medium 3	—	335	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	302	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	775	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	612	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	478	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	497	3
Heifers	Medium 4	—	565	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	418	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	295	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	354	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	355	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	469	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	490	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	647	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	661	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	730	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	124.34/cwt	120.00–129.00	655	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	773	45.15/cwt	40.00–49.00	349	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	860	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	430	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,570	62.58/cwt	59.50–66.50	983	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	980	54.98/cwt	52.00–58.50	539	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,150	62.53/cwt	61.00–64.00	719	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,005	44.99/cwt	44.00–46.00	452	2
Bulls	—	—	1,130	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	1,062	1
Dairy Steers	Medium 3Thin Fleshed	—	520	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	156	1
Dairy Steers	Medium 3	—	580	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	423	1
Dairy Steers	Medium 3	—	520	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	442	1
Dairy Steers	Medium 2	—	785	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	589	1
Dairy Heifers	Medium 3	—	708	42.49/cwt	40.00–45.00	301	2
Dairy Heifers	Medium 3	—	595	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	238	1
Steers	Small and Medium 3	—	310	67.50/cwt	67.50–67.50	209	1
Steers	Small 3	—	380	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	308	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	609	140.11/cwt	139.50–142.00	853	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	507	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	730	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	584	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	803	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	558	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	824	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	597	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	384	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	245	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	331	1
Steers	Medium 3	—	570	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	462	1
Steers	Medium 3	—	370	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	344	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	562	108.29/cwt	105.00–110.00	609	3
Steers	Medium 2	—	540	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	697	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	605	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	738	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	355	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	462	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 3	—	423	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	423	2
Heifers	Small and Medium 3	—	455	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	410	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	127.89/cwt	125.00–132.00	546	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 Aug 26, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 110Last week 89Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 17Last week 16Year ago 0

Slaughter cattle 4.00 lower Feeder cattle 6.00 Higher Demand Moderate Activity Active Offerings light Quality Average

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	113.00	113.00
1	—	470	113.00	113.00
1	—	595	104.00	104.00
2	—	510	91.00–102.00	96.39
3	—	613	88.00–98.00	93.35
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	70.00	70.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	119.00	119.00
1	—	770	84.00	84.00
1	—	800	80.00	80.00
2	—	428	126.00–130.00	127.94
2	—	475	127.00–138.00	132.56
2	—	705	102.00	102.00
3	—	518	118.00–127.00	122.59
3	—	660	119.00	119.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	100.00	100.00
1	—	595	90.00	90.00
Heifers — Medium 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	90.00	90.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	315	104.00	104.00
1	—	365	112.00	112.00
1	—	540	110.00	110.00
2	—	415	100.00–109.00	104.61
2	—	478	110.00–119.00	114.62
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	335	90.00	90.00
1	—	775	79.00	79.00
3	—	478	104.00	104.00
Heifers — Medium 4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	74.00	74.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	295	120.00	120.00
1	—	355	132.00	132.00
1	—	490	132.00	132.00
1	—	580	114.00	114.00
1	—	635	115.00	115.00
2	—	527	120.00–129.00	124.34
3	—	427	125.00–132.00	127.89
Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	423	100.00	100.00
1	—	455	90.00	90.00
Dairy Steers — Medium 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	30.00	30.00
Dairy Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	73.00	73.00
1	—	520	85.00	85.00
Dairy Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	785	75.00	75.00
Dairy Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	708	40.00–45.00	42.49
1	—	595	40.00	40.00
Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	310	67.50	67.50
Steers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	81.00	81.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	609	139.50–142.00	140.11
7	—	507	144.00	144.00
5	—	584	137.50	137.50
3	—	340	164.00	164.00
1	—	670	123.00	123.00
1	—	390	153.00	153.00
1	—	290	132.50	132.50
1	—	245	135.00	135.00
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	81.00	81.00
1	—	370	93.00	93.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	562	105.00–110.00	108.29
2	—	540	129.00	129.00
1	—	605	122.00	122.00
1	—	355	130.00	130.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	773	40.00–49.00	45.15
1	—	860	50.00	50.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,570	59.50–66.50	62.58
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	980	52.00–58.50	54.98
3	—	1,150	61.00–64.00	62.53
2	—	1,005	44.00–46.00	44.99
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,130	94.00	94.00

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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