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

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle Mostly steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder cattle 2.00 To 4.00 higher. Demand Moderate. Activity Moderate. Offerings Light. Quality Plain To Average.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $115.21/cwt on 44 head.

Average price

$115.21

44 head · 507 lb average

Value per head Derived

$584

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$301

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

$30.06/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.80

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	514	120.56	620	31
Medium 2	522	110.29	576	7thin
Medium 3	499	94.74	473	4thin
Small and Medium 3	353	90.50	319	2thin

One grade step is worth $30.06/cwt here — about $301 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 sale44 hd

115.21

—

NC average7 barns · 564 hd

116.02

−0.80

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	1,645	87.40	1,438	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,301	65.37	850	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,120	53.99	604	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	833	39.78	331	2thin

Every lot, as filed

68 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 3	—	525	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	488	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	146.82/cwt	142.00–148.00	628	5
Heifers	Medium 2	—	370	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	377	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	615	105.51/cwt	104.00–107.00	649	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	146.15/cwt	143.00–149.00	479	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	824	1
Steers	Medium 3	—	355	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	430	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	638	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	708	2
Bulls	Medium 3	—	565	101.53/cwt	100.00–103.00	574	2
Dairy Steers	Medium 3	—	628	70.20/cwt	63.00–77.00	441	2
Dairy Steers	Medium 2	—	765	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	597	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	458	95.97/cwt	91.00–101.00	440	2
Steers	Medium 3	—	640	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	608	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	460	118.50/cwt	114.00–123.00	545	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	420	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	571	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	482	119.66/cwt	119.00–120.00	577	3
Steers	Medium 2	—	380	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	513	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	555	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	522	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	570	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	673	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	330	108.57/cwt	107.00–110.00	358	2
Dairy Steers	Medium 2	—	830	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	573	1
Dairy Steers	Medium 2	—	725	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	508	1
Dairy Steers	Medium 3	—	810	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	527	1
Bulls	Medium 3Thin Fleshed	—	920	62.50/cwt	62.50–62.50	575	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,083	43.62/cwt	41.50–48.50	472	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,080	32.00/cwt	32.00–32.00	346	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	131.33/cwt	127.00–136.00	621	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	139.31/cwt	138.00–142.00	738	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,301	65.37/cwt	63.00–66.50	850	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	833	39.78/cwt	38.50–41.00	331	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,123	55.64/cwt	50.00–59.50	625	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,150	63.38/cwt	62.50–64.00	729	5
Bulls	—	—	1,848	91.31/cwt	90.00–92.50	1,687	2
Bulls	—	—	1,510	84.80/cwt	82.00–87.00	1,280	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	420	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	622	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	700	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	124.08/cwt	120.00–129.00	646	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	405	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	510	1
Dairy Steers	Small 3Thin Fleshed	—	365	39.00/cwt	39.00–39.00	142	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 2	—	495	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	455	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	225	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	324	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	562	135.66/cwt	133.00–137.00	762	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	118.77/cwt	113.00–121.00	686	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	819	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	775	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	776	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,265	80.50/cwt	80.50–80.50	1,018	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	116.72/cwt	114.00–120.00	659	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	737	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	115.53/cwt	114.00–117.00	959	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	361	145.51/cwt	140.00–148.00	525	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,400	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	938	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	114.67/cwt	112.00–118.00	709	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	131.58/cwt	127.00–134.00	362	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	765	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	778	92.01/cwt	91.00–93.00	716	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	618	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	455	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	637	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	85.99/cwt	85.00–87.00	787	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	461	131.65/cwt	125.00–138.00	607	8
Heifers	Medium 2	—	540	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	626	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	595	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	631	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 3	—	180	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	171	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 3	—	525	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	452	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	409	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	128.67/cwt	128.00–129.00	804	3
Bulls	Small 3	—	585	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	433	1
Bulls	Small 3Full	—	580	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	313	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 9, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 126Last week 140Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 32Last week 60Year ago 0

Slaughter cattle Mostly steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder cattle 2.00 To 4.00 higher. Demand Moderate. Activity Moderate. Offerings Light. Quality Plain To Average.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	93.00	93.00
2	—	458	91.00–101.00	95.97
1	—	555	94.00	94.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	370	102.00	102.00
2	—	615	104.00–107.00	105.51
2	—	460	114.00–123.00	118.50
1	—	540	116.00	116.00
1	—	595	106.00	106.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	148.00	148.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,030	68.00	68.00
1	—	405	126.00	126.00
8	—	565	114.00–120.00	116.72
1	—	810	91.00	91.00
3	—	618	112.00–118.00	114.67
6	—	275	127.00–134.00	131.58
2	—	778	91.00–93.00	92.01
8	—	461	125.00–138.00	131.65
Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	180	95.00	95.00
1	—	525	86.00	86.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	428	142.00–148.00	146.82
1	—	610	135.00	135.00
2	—	473	127.00–136.00	131.33
7	—	521	120.00–129.00	124.08
5	—	578	113.00–121.00	118.77
1	—	650	126.00	126.00
2	—	775	100.00	100.00
2	—	800	97.00	97.00
1	—	850	90.00	90.00
2	—	915	85.00–87.00	85.99
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	565	100.00–103.00	101.53
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	420	136.00	136.00
3	—	482	119.00–120.00	119.66
1	—	570	118.00	118.00
Bulls — Medium 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	920	62.50	62.50
Bulls — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	92.00	92.00
Bulls — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	74.00	74.00
Bulls — Small 3 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	54.00	54.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	328	143.00–149.00	146.15
3	—	530	138.00–142.00	139.31
2	—	225	144.00	144.00
3	—	562	133.00–137.00	135.66
1	—	1,265	80.50	80.50
2	—	830	114.00–117.00	115.53
6	—	361	140.00–148.00	145.51
1	—	1,400	67.00	67.00
1	—	415	149.00	149.00
1	—	455	140.00	140.00
1	—	280	146.00	146.00
3	—	625	128.00–129.00	128.67
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	355	121.00	121.00
1	—	640	95.00	95.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	638	111.00	111.00
1	—	380	135.00	135.00
2	—	330	107.00–110.00	108.57
Dairy Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	628	63.00–77.00	70.20
1	—	810	65.00	65.00
Dairy Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	765	78.00	78.00
1	—	830	69.00	69.00
1	—	725	70.00	70.00
Dairy Steers — Small 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	365	39.00	39.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,083	41.50–48.50	43.62
1	—	1,080	32.00	32.00
10	—	1,123	50.00–59.50	55.64
5	—	1,150	62.50–64.00	63.38
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,301	63.00–66.50	65.37
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	833	38.50–41.00	39.78
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,848	90.00–92.50	91.31
3	—	1,510	82.00–87.00	84.80

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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