Name: North Wilkesboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-11-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-11-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No price comparison available. Demand, market activity, and buyer interest were moderate. Offerings of cattle were fairly light. Cattle quality was plain to average.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $97.57/cwt on 26 head.

Average price

$97.57

26 head · 515 lb average

Value per head Derived

$502

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$166

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

$13.86/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.80

vs NC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	528	106.00	559	8thin
Medium and Large 1-2	650	104.00	676	1thin
Medium and Large 3	541	93.82	507	11thin
Small 1-2	427	92.14	393	6thin

One grade step is worth $13.86/cwt here — about $166 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 sale26 hd

97.57

—

NC average8 barns · 1,160 hd

108.37

−10.80

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	—	Average	1,455	82.50	1,200	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,630	65.39	1,066	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,086	52.48	570	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,070	47.95	513	4thin

Every lot, as filed

47 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 and Large 1-2	—	290	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	429	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	144.93/cwt	140.00–150.00	493	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,135	620.00/cwt	620.00–620.00	7,037	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	149.50/cwt	149.50–149.50	486	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	676	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	605	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	483	92.46/cwt	90.00–95.00	447	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	775	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	682	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	380	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	365	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	435	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	439	1
Bulls	Small 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	455	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	410	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	417	90.64/cwt	90.00–92.00	378	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	265	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	387	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	465	124.98/cwt	124.00–126.00	581	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	107.00/cwt	106.00–108.00	572	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	775	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	736	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	800	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	696	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	608	98.96/cwt	96.00–102.00	602	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	679	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	410	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	500	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	615	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	621	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	513	100.51/cwt	100.00–101.00	516	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	345	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	331	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	637	88.01/cwt	85.00–90.00	561	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	893	39.76/cwt	32.00–45.00	355	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	895	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	358	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,685	67.88/cwt	65.50–72.00	1,144	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	995	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	617	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,325	65.62/cwt	64.00–67.00	869	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	473	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,508	59.90/cwt	55.50–65.00	903	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,195	44.89/cwt	42.00–48.00	536	2
Bulls	—	—	1,455	82.50/cwt	82.50–82.50	1,200	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,087	54.06/cwt	50.00–58.00	588	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	675	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	648	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	372	124.24/cwt	120.00–130.00	462	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	658	80.99/cwt	80.00–82.00	533	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	405	102.00/cwt	100.00–104.00	413	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	480	107.53/cwt	106.00–109.00	516	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	628	107.52/cwt	106.00–109.00	675	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	487	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	623	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	113.53/cwt	113.00–114.00	423	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	378	105.35/cwt	104.00–107.00	398	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	775	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	667	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	410	109.55/cwt	105.00–112.00	449	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	713	92.49/cwt	90.00–95.00	659	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	426	130.89/cwt	126.00–135.00	558	7

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 Nov 11, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 90Last week 145Year ago 120

Slaughter CattleReceipts 38Last week 33Year ago 37

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 2Year ago 0

No price comparison available. Demand, market activity, and buyer interest were moderate. Offerings of cattle were fairly light. Cattle quality was plain to average.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	290	148.00	148.00
2	—	340	140.00–150.00	144.93
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	775	88.00	88.00
1	—	435	101.00	101.00
1	—	800	87.00	87.00
Bulls — Small 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	90.00	90.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	465	124.00–126.00	124.98
3	—	372	120.00–130.00	124.24
7	—	426	126.00–135.00	130.89
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	101.00	101.00
2	—	513	100.00–101.00	100.51
1	—	675	96.00	96.00
2	—	713	90.00–95.00	92.49
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	325	149.50	149.50
1	—	435	139.00	139.00
1	—	265	146.00	146.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	96.00	96.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	118.00	118.00
2	—	410	122.00	122.00
3	—	487	128.00	128.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	480	106.00–109.00	107.53
2	—	628	106.00–109.00	107.52
3	—	410	105.00–112.00	109.55
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	650	104.00	104.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	483	90.00–95.00	92.46
3	—	417	90.00–92.00	90.64
1	—	345	96.00	96.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	535	106.00–108.00	107.00
1	—	775	95.00	95.00
2	—	608	96.00–102.00	98.96
1	—	415	114.00	114.00
2	—	373	113.00–114.00	113.53
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	637	85.00–90.00	88.01
2	—	658	80.00–82.00	80.99
2	—	405	100.00–104.00	102.00
3	—	378	104.00–107.00	105.35
1	—	775	86.00	86.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,135	620.00	620.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	893	32.00–45.00	39.76
4	—	1,325	64.00–67.00	65.62
7	—	1,087	50.00–58.00	54.06
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	895	40.00	40.00
1	—	995	62.00	62.00
2	—	1,195	42.00–48.00	44.89
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,685	65.50–72.00	67.88
5	—	1,508	55.50–65.00	59.90
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,455	82.50	82.50

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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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle