Name: North Wilkesboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-09-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle Mostly steady Feeder cattle 2.00 to 6.00 Higher. Demand Good. Activity Active. Offerings Moderate. Quality Average to Attractive.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $112.57/cwt on 53 head.

Average price

$112.57

53 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$608

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$338

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

$38.60/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.51

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	571	118.26	675	36
Medium 2	497	111.98	557	10thin
Small 3	300	90.00	270	2thin
Medium 3	610	85.00	519	2thin
Small and Medium 3	423	79.67	337	3thin

One grade step is worth $38.60/cwt here — about $338 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 sale53 hd

112.57

—

NC average8 barns · 858 hd

115.08

−2.51

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	1,504	84.98	1,278	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,474	59.88	883	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,128	54.64	617	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	855	50.00	428	1thin

Every lot, as filed

73 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	—	—	1,804	93.64/cwt	90.00–96.00	1,689	4
Bulls	—	—	1,332	80.03/cwt	74.00–89.00	1,066	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,315	49.50/cwt	49.50–49.50	651	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	855	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	428	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,116	63.16/cwt	61.00–65.00	705	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,213	45.09/cwt	40.50–48.50	547	7
Steers	Small and Medium 3	—	335	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	348	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 3	—	405	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	365	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 3	—	505	83.99/cwt	83.00–85.00	424	2
Heifers	Small and Medium 3	—	390	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	382	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 3	—	415	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	249	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 3	—	465	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	377	1
Steers	Small and Medium 3	—	600	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	486	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	885	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	929	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 3	—	475	84.01/cwt	83.00–85.00	399	2
Bulls	Small 3Full	—	475	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	280	1
Heifers	Small 3	—	275	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	308	1
Heifers	Small 3	—	325	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	221	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 3Full	—	460	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	386	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	260	144.90/cwt	140.00–150.00	377	2
Steers	Small and Medium 3	—	485	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	388	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	750	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	650	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	709	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,494	62.04/cwt	60.00–64.00	927	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,459	56.52/cwt	54.00–59.00	825	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,102	55.86/cwt	50.00–59.00	616	20
Bulls	Medium 3	—	515	97.50/cwt	93.00–102.00	502	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	425	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	531	2
Bulls	Medium 3	—	483	101.02/cwt	100.00–102.00	488	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	537	111.37/cwt	108.00–114.00	598	3
Bulls	Medium 2	—	470	114.02/cwt	112.00–116.00	536	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	615	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	578	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	575	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	541	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	740	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	696	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	425	113.86/cwt	110.00–118.00	484	2
Heifers	Medium 3	—	680	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	503	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	540	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	518	1
Steers	Medium 3	—	355	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	355	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	365	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	475	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	420	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	437	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	465	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	512	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	310	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	372	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	680	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	694	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	565	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	616	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	512	120.98/cwt	120.00–123.00	619	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	525	112.76/cwt	110.00–115.00	592	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	795	695.00/cwt	695.00–695.00	5,525	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	473	122.46/cwt	120.00–125.00	579	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	330	134.77/cwt	130.00–140.00	445	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	695	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	716	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	654	112.28/cwt	106.00–113.00	734	10
Steers	Medium 2	—	530	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	610	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	721	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	815	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	143.72/cwt	141.00–149.00	602	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	128.68/cwt	125.00–131.00	609	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	590	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	708	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	113.02/cwt	112.00–114.00	706	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	828	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	327	134.33/cwt	134.00–135.00	439	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	119.94/cwt	117.00–123.00	924	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	792	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	363	140.93/cwt	139.00–145.00	512	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	123.71/cwt	117.00–125.00	705	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	124.67/cwt	116.00–126.50	662	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	642	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	892	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	408	134.87/cwt	134.00–139.00	550	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	154.38/cwt	148.00–158.00	517	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	657	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	108.49/cwt	108.00–109.00	787	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	631	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	350	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	557	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	707	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 Sep 2, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 140Last week 110Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 60Last week 17Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter cattle Mostly steady Feeder cattle 2.00 to 6.00 Higher. Demand Good. Activity Active. Offerings Moderate. Quality Average to Attractive.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,804	90.00–96.00	93.64
7	—	1,332	74.00–89.00	80.03
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,315	49.50	49.50
11	—	1,494	60.00–64.00	62.04
4	—	1,459	54.00–59.00	56.52
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	855	50.00	50.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,116	61.00–65.00	63.16
7	—	1,213	40.50–48.50	45.09
20	—	1,102	50.00–59.00	55.86

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	335	104.00	104.00
1	—	600	81.00	81.00
1	—	485	80.00	80.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	885	105.00	105.00
2	—	260	140.00–150.00	144.90
2	—	770	117.00–123.00	119.94
2	—	570	139.00	139.00
3	—	363	139.00–145.00	140.93
8	—	642	139.00	139.00
6	—	408	134.00–139.00	134.87
4	—	335	148.00–158.00	154.38
3	—	476	138.00	138.00
1	—	520	136.00	136.00
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	355	100.00	100.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	365	130.00	130.00
2	—	473	120.00–125.00	122.46
2	—	330	130.00–140.00	134.77
1	—	695	103.00	103.00
1	—	530	115.00	115.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	350	159.00	159.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	90.00	90.00
2	—	505	83.00–85.00	83.99
2	—	475	83.00–85.00	84.01
Bulls — Small 3 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	59.00	59.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 3 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	84.00	84.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	750	100.00	100.00
3	—	512	120.00–123.00	120.98
1	—	815	100.00	100.00
4	—	419	141.00–149.00	143.72
3	—	473	125.00–131.00	128.68
1	—	590	120.00	120.00
2	—	625	112.00–114.00	113.02
2	—	668	124.00	124.00
2	—	725	108.00–109.00	108.49
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	650	109.00	109.00
2	—	425	125.00	125.00
3	—	537	108.00–114.00	111.37
2	—	470	112.00–116.00	114.02
1	—	615	94.00	94.00
1	—	575	94.00	94.00
1	—	740	94.00	94.00
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	515	93.00–102.00	97.50
2	—	483	100.00–102.00	101.02
1	—	420	104.00	104.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	98.00	98.00
1	—	415	60.00	60.00
1	—	465	81.00	81.00
Heifers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	275	112.00	112.00
1	—	325	68.00	68.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	425	110.00–118.00	113.86
1	—	465	110.00	110.00
1	—	310	120.00	120.00
1	—	680	102.00	102.00
1	—	565	109.00	109.00
4	—	525	110.00–115.00	112.76
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	680	74.00	74.00
1	—	540	96.00	96.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	654	106.00–113.00	112.28
1	—	700	103.00	103.00
3	—	327	134.00–135.00	134.33
6	—	570	117.00–125.00	123.71
11	—	531	116.00–126.50	124.67
5	—	613	103.00	103.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	795	695.00	695.00

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North Wilkesboro Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

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

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