Name: North Wilkesboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-10-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter Cattle 3.00 To 6.00 Higher Feeder cattle 4.00 To 6.00 Higher Demand Good Activity Active Offerings Moderate Quality Attractive

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $98.99/cwt on 128 head.

Average price

$98.99

128 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$544

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$421

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

$59.48/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.77

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	579	109.48	634	74
Medium 2	500	90.48	452	34
Medium 3	508	80.50	409	16thin
Small and Medium 3	660	51.33	339	3thin
Small 3	425	50.00	213	1thin

One grade step is worth $59.48/cwt here — about $421 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 sale128 hd

98.99

—

NC average8 barns · 1,361 hd

106.76

−7.77

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	—	Average	1,579	79.99	1,263	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,273	55.30	704	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,094	50.65	554	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	828	48.43	401	8thin

Every lot, as filed

115 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	—	820	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	435	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	418	86.91/cwt	84.00–92.00	363	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	320	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	493	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	393	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	519	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	94.34/cwt	91.00–97.00	623	3
Steers	Medium 2	—	200	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	240	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	111.98/cwt	110.00–116.00	523	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	550	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	633	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,082	85.31/cwt	79.00–91.00	923	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	767	87.98/cwt	85.00–92.00	675	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	96.93/cwt	94.00–102.00	698	3
Steers	Medium 3	—	320	115.16/cwt	110.00–120.00	369	2
Steers	Medium 3	—	295	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	317	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	345	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	324	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	645	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	477	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	145	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	167	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	160	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	184	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	735	80.76/cwt	76.00–86.00	594	4
Bulls	Medium 2	—	800	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	592	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	620	97.16/cwt	89.00–100.00	602	4
Heifers	Medium 2	—	680	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	408	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	575	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	523	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	240	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	262	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	485	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	509	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	473	131.04/cwt	130.00–132.00	620	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	438	129.49/cwt	129.00–130.00	567	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	685	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	726	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	919	73.02/cwt	69.00–75.00	671	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	622	90.18/cwt	84.00–95.00	561	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	640.00/cwt	640.00–640.00	5,792	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	780	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	468	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	315	108.31/cwt	105.00–112.00	341	4
Heifers	Medium 2	—	526	88.34/cwt	80.00–98.00	465	7
Bulls	Medium 2	—	575	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	610	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	118.00/cwt	116.00–119.00	664	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	680	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	796	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	110.68/cwt	109.00–113.00	703	5
Steers	Medium 2	—	315	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	425	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	3,410	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672	104.40/cwt	100.00–109.00	702	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	125.43/cwt	123.00–133.00	646	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,070	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	5,671	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	105.10/cwt	100.00–109.00	542	7
Bulls	Medium 2	—	520	107.63/cwt	104.00–111.00	560	2
Bulls	Medium 3Full	—	535	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	482	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	595	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	541	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	375	130.74/cwt	125.00–135.00	490	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	375	95.13/cwt	90.00–100.00	357	2
Bulls	Medium 3	—	715	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	558	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	430	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	404	1
Dairy Steers	Medium 3	—	650	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	507	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	542	61.24/cwt	61.00–62.00	332	4
Heifers	Medium 2	—	718	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	610	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	580	116.67/cwt	114.00–118.00	677	3
Heifers	Medium 3	—	472	84.69/cwt	80.00–90.00	400	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,089	51.34/cwt	45.00–55.00	559	14
Bulls	Medium 3	—	520	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	416	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	425	113.81/cwt	110.00–118.00	484	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	685	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	651	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	640	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	512	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	434	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	434	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	975	40.41/cwt	38.00–44.00	394	3
Heifers	Medium 3	—	230	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	230	1
Dairy Steers	Medium 3	—	725	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	529	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	765	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	474	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	831	51.28/cwt	47.00–55.00	426	4
Bulls	—	—	1,658	83.24/cwt	79.00–85.50	1,380	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	832	41.10/cwt	38.00–43.00	342	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,273	53.25/cwt	53.00–53.50	678	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,237	57.68/cwt	56.00–59.50	714	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	805	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	475	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,273	56.67/cwt	56.00–58.00	721	3
Bulls	—	—	1,420	73.50/cwt	73.50–73.50	1,044	1
Bulls	Medium 2Full	—	510	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	413	1
Bulls	Medium 2Full	—	570	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	399	1
Heifers	Medium 2Full	—	515	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	438	1
Heifers	Medium 2Thin Fleshed	—	655	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	393	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	825	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	545	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	485	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	514	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 3	—	525	59.31/cwt	58.00–60.00	311	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	238	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	300	2
Steers	Small and Medium 3	—	388	81.01/cwt	80.00–82.00	314	2
Heifers	Small and Medium 3	—	710	34.00/cwt	34.00–34.00	241	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 3	—	635	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	381	2
Heifers	Small 3	—	425	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	213	1
Dairy Steers	Small 3	—	290	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	218	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	718	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 3	—	555	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	427	1
Dairy Heifers	Small and Medium 3	—	445	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	240	1
Steers	Small and Medium 3	—	220	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	216	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	864	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	503	134.51/cwt	133.00–136.00	677	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	725	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	497	143.53/cwt	141.00–148.00	713	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	145.08/cwt	140.00–149.00	547	3
Steers	Small 3	—	255	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	173	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	722	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	866	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	452	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	579	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	818	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,040	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	905	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	414	121.27/cwt	117.00–124.00	502	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	136.22/cwt	132.00–140.00	647	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	564	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	750	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	606	126.00/cwt	120.00–130.00	764	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	863	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	716	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	486	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	116.22/cwt	112.00–120.00	320	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	857	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	686	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	146.35/cwt	144.00–148.00	498	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,223	90.99/cwt	90.00–92.00	1,113	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	732	96.50/cwt	96.50–96.50	706	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	776	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	332	123.28/cwt	120.00–127.00	409	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	139.59/cwt	136.00–143.00	579	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 Oct 21, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 266Last week 110Year ago 221

Slaughter CattleReceipts 36Last week 42Year ago 53

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 0Year ago 2

Slaughter Cattle 3.00 To 6.00 Higher Feeder cattle 4.00 To 6.00 Higher Demand Good Activity Active Offerings Moderate Quality Attractive

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	820	53.00	53.00
1	—	345	94.00	94.00
4	—	542	61.00–62.00	61.24
3	—	472	80.00–90.00	84.69
1	—	640	80.00	80.00
4	—	434	100.00	100.00
1	—	230	100.00	100.00
1	—	765	62.00	62.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	418	84.00–92.00	86.91
1	—	145	115.00	115.00
1	—	160	115.00	115.00
1	—	680	60.00	60.00
1	—	240	109.00	109.00
1	—	485	105.00	105.00
5	—	622	84.00–95.00	90.18
1	—	780	60.00	60.00
4	—	315	105.00–112.00	108.31
7	—	526	80.00–98.00	88.34
1	—	595	91.00	91.00
2	—	375	90.00–100.00	95.13
2	—	718	85.00	85.00
1	—	825	66.00	66.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	660	91.00–97.00	94.34
7	—	467	110.00–116.00	111.98
4	—	550	115.00	115.00
3	—	1,082	79.00–91.00	85.31
7	—	516	100.00–109.00	105.10
2	—	238	126.00	126.00
1	—	825	87.00	87.00
1	—	1,040	87.00	87.00
11	—	414	117.00–124.00	121.27
1	—	380	128.00	128.00
2	—	275	112.00–120.00	116.22
9	—	618	111.00	111.00
2	—	1,223	90.00–92.00	90.99
5	—	732	96.50	96.50
5	—	935	83.00	83.00
5	—	332	120.00–127.00	123.28
Heifers — Medium 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	85.00	85.00
Heifers — Medium 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	655	60.00	60.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	710	34.00	34.00
2	—	635	60.00	60.00
Heifers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	50.00	50.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	452	128.00	128.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	320	154.00	154.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	200	120.00	120.00
2	—	473	130.00–132.00	131.04
2	—	438	129.00–130.00	129.49
1	—	685	106.00	106.00
1	—	315	135.00	135.00
3	—	375	125.00–135.00	130.74
3	—	580	114.00–118.00	116.67
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	320	110.00–120.00	115.16
1	—	295	107.50	107.50
Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	388	80.00–82.00	81.01
1	—	220	98.00	98.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	765	113.00	113.00
2	—	503	133.00–136.00	134.51
11	—	497	141.00–148.00	143.53
3	—	377	140.00–149.00	145.08
4	—	564	133.00	133.00
4	—	606	120.00–130.00	126.00
3	—	720	119.00	119.00
6	—	340	144.00–148.00	146.35
3	—	415	136.00–143.00	139.59
Steers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	255	68.00	68.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	393	132.00	132.00
3	—	767	85.00–92.00	87.98
3	—	720	94.00–102.00	96.93
3	—	563	116.00–119.00	118.00
5	—	635	109.00–113.00	110.68
5	—	672	100.00–109.00	104.40
4	—	515	123.00–133.00	125.43
1	—	815	89.00	89.00
1	—	930	88.00	88.00
10	—	475	132.00–140.00	136.22
2	—	863	83.00	83.00
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	645	74.00	74.00
1	—	575	91.00	91.00
1	—	715	78.00	78.00
1	—	430	94.00	94.00
1	—	520	80.00	80.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	735	76.00–86.00	80.76
1	—	800	74.00	74.00
4	—	620	89.00–100.00	97.16
3	—	919	69.00–75.00	73.02
1	—	575	106.00	106.00
2	—	520	104.00–111.00	107.63
2	—	425	110.00–118.00	113.81
1	—	685	95.00	95.00
1	—	485	106.00	106.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	680	117.00	117.00
2	—	722	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium 3 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	90.00	90.00
Bulls — Medium 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	81.00	81.00
1	—	570	70.00	70.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	525	58.00–60.00	59.31
1	—	555	77.00	77.00
Dairy Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	650	78.00	78.00
1	—	725	73.00	73.00
Dairy Steers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	290	75.00	75.00
Dairy Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	54.00	54.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	905	640.00	640.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	775	440.00	440.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,070	530.00	530.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,089	45.00–55.00	51.34
3	—	975	38.00–44.00	40.41
3	—	1,237	56.00–59.50	57.68
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	831	47.00–55.00	51.28
3	—	832	38.00–43.00	41.10
1	—	805	59.00	59.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,273	53.00–53.50	53.25
3	—	1,273	56.00–58.00	56.67
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,658	79.00–85.50	83.24
1	—	1,420	73.50	73.50

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