Name: North Wilkesboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-10-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

; Slaughter cattle Mostly steady To 3.00 Higher Feeder cattle 2.00 To 5.00 Higher Demand Good Activity Moderate Offerings Light Quality Average To Attractive

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $103.46/cwt on 51 head.

Average price

$103.46

51 head · 492 lb average

Value per head Derived

$509

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$319

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

$47.56/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.22

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	477	117.06	558	26
Medium 2	525	100.22	526	14thin
Medium 3	517	76.75	397	9thin
Small and Medium 3	345	69.50	240	2thin

One grade step is worth $47.56/cwt here — about $319 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 sale51 hd

103.46

—

NC average8 barns · 970 hd

110.68

−7.22

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	—	Low	1,565	78.06	1,222	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,366	46.18	631	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,087	44.35	482	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	824	34.98	288	7thin

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
Dairy Steers	Medium 2	—	1,000	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	500	1
Dairy Steers	Medium 2	—	475	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	390	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	648	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	170	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	200	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	130.44/cwt	122.00–132.00	730	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	215	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	269	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	660	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	594	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	645	87.67/cwt	86.00–90.00	565	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	156.47/cwt	155.00–158.00	505	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	813	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	546	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	495	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	658	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	662	105.32/cwt	104.00–108.00	697	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	126.67/cwt	126.00–127.00	471	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	115.48/cwt	114.00–117.00	907	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	642	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	545	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	583	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	113.54/cwt	109.00–116.00	657	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	225	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	293	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	408	127.51/cwt	127.00–128.00	520	2
Heifers	Small and Medium 3Full	—	360	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	238	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 3	—	330	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	241	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	146.53/cwt	140.00–150.00	542	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	268	136.98/cwt	132.50–140.00	367	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	119.67/cwt	116.00–125.00	580	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	745	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	790	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	326	126.47/cwt	122.00–129.00	412	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	455	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	596	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	428	91.96/cwt	86.00–98.00	394	2
Bulls	Medium 2Fleshy	—	645	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	548	1
Dairy Steers	Medium 2	—	528	81.44/cwt	79.00–84.00	430	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	325	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	423	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	585	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	614	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	430	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	430	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	834	36.67/cwt	31.00–40.00	306	5
Bulls	—	—	1,458	74.49/cwt	72.00–76.50	1,086	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,400	43.50/cwt	43.50–43.50	609	1
Bulls	—	—	1,675	81.92/cwt	79.50–84.50	1,372	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	920	32.00/cwt	32.00–32.00	294	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	800	30.77/cwt	28.00–33.00	246	2
Heifers	Medium 3	—	365	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	329	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	530	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	371	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	665	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	499	1
Dairy Steers	Medium 3	—	355	77.50/cwt	77.50–77.50	275	1
Bulls	—	—	1,560	77.50/cwt	77.50–77.50	1,209	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,031	42.55/cwt	39.50–44.00	439	8
Heifers	Medium 3Full	—	563	79.89/cwt	75.00–85.00	450	2
Heifers	Medium 3Full	—	655	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	426	1
Heifers	Medium 3Full	—	465	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	335	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	405	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	316	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,359	46.72/cwt	45.00–48.00	635	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,128	46.13/cwt	44.50–48.50	520	15
Heifers	Medium 2	—	457	112.03/cwt	110.00–114.00	512	6
Heifers	Medium 2	—	545	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	463	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	520	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	426	1
Steers	Medium 3Full	—	645	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	561	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	495	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	446	1
Steers	Medium 3	—	530	71.94/cwt	70.00–74.00	381	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	387	131.68/cwt	130.00–135.00	510	3
Steers	Medium 2	—	650	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	650	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	545	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	627	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	690	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	649	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	610	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	403	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	558	113.02/cwt	108.00–118.00	631	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	640	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	768	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	538	129.97/cwt	127.00–135.00	699	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	683	104.52/cwt	103.00–106.00	714	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	413	135.97/cwt	135.00–137.00	562	2

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 Oct 14, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 110Last week 49Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 42Last week 33Year ago 0

; Slaughter cattle Mostly steady To 3.00 Higher Feeder cattle 2.00 To 5.00 Higher Demand Good Activity Moderate Offerings Light Quality Average To Attractive

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,000	50.00	50.00
1	—	475	82.00	82.00
2	—	528	79.00–84.00	81.44
Dairy Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	355	77.50	77.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	720	90.00	90.00
1	—	170	117.50	117.50
1	—	215	125.00	125.00
3	—	662	104.00–108.00	105.32
3	—	372	126.00–127.00	126.67
1	—	600	107.00	107.00
1	—	545	107.00	107.00
6	—	579	109.00–116.00	113.54
2	—	408	127.00–128.00	127.51
3	—	485	116.00–125.00	119.67
4	—	326	122.00–129.00	126.47
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	645	86.00–90.00	87.67
2	—	428	86.00–98.00	91.96
1	—	585	105.00	105.00
6	—	457	110.00–114.00	112.03
1	—	545	85.00	85.00
1	—	690	94.00	94.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 3 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	360	66.00	66.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	73.00	73.00
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	365	90.00	90.00
1	—	530	70.00	70.00
1	—	405	78.00	78.00
1	—	495	90.00	90.00
1	—	610	66.00	66.00
Heifers — Medium 3 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	563	75.00–85.00	79.89
1	—	655	65.00	65.00
1	—	465	72.00	72.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	560	122.00–132.00	130.44
2	—	323	155.00–158.00	156.47
1	—	650	125.00	125.00
2	—	785	114.00–117.00	115.48
1	—	225	130.00	130.00
3	—	370	140.00–150.00	146.53
3	—	268	132.50–140.00	136.98
1	—	745	106.00	106.00
1	—	455	131.00	131.00
1	—	640	120.00	120.00
5	—	538	127.00–135.00	129.97
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	325	130.00	130.00
3	—	387	130.00–135.00	131.68
1	—	650	100.00	100.00
1	—	545	115.00	115.00
2	—	558	108.00–118.00	113.02
Steers — Medium 3 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	645	87.00	87.00
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	530	70.00–74.00	71.94
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	660	90.00	90.00
1	—	430	100.00	100.00
1	—	520	82.00	82.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	107.00	107.00
1	—	495	133.00	133.00
2	—	683	103.00–106.00	104.52
2	—	413	135.00–137.00	135.97
Bulls — Medium 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	645	85.00	85.00
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	665	75.00	75.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	834	31.00–40.00	36.67
2	—	800	28.00–33.00	30.77
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,400	43.50	43.50
5	—	1,359	45.00–48.00	46.72
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	920	32.00	32.00
8	—	1,031	39.50–44.00	42.55
15	—	1,128	44.50–48.50	46.13
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,458	72.00–76.50	74.49
2	—	1,675	79.50–84.50	81.92
1	—	1,560	77.50	77.50

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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