Name: North Wilkesboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-12-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-12-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle Mostly steady Feeder cattle Mostly steady Demand Good Activity Moderate Offerings Moderate Quality Average

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $98.73/cwt on 70 head.

Average price

$98.73

70 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$547

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$429

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

$61.66/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.42

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	580	109.66	636	41
Medium 2	543	87.56	475	23
Medium 3	538	70.67	380	3thin
Small 3	253	70.50	178	2thin
Small and Medium 3	430	48.00	206	1thin

One grade step is worth $61.66/cwt here — about $429 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 sale70 hd

98.73

—

NC average8 barns · 1,256 hd

109.15

−10.42

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	1,588	78.36	1,244	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,403	52.90	742	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,084	42.63	462	47
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	786	40.40	318	8thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Low	1,205	40.00	482	1thin
Steers	Choice	High	1,070	99.00	1,059	1thin

Every lot, as filed

90 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 2	—	621	86.77/cwt	83.00–90.00	539	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	701	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	106.98/cwt	104.00–114.00	656	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	118.11/cwt	114.00–122.00	667	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	125.37/cwt	122.00–128.00	646	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	688	105.51/cwt	104.00–108.00	726	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	255	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	402	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	376	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	113.53/cwt	111.00–116.00	420	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	103.33/cwt	99.00–108.00	532	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	830	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	147.02/cwt	144.00–150.00	475	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	268	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	429	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	696	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	130.04/cwt	128.00–132.00	624	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	728	90.05/cwt	88.00–92.00	656	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	134.33/cwt	133.00–135.00	557	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	590	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	969	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	500	126.00/cwt	125.00–127.00	630	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	736	112.97/cwt	112.00–116.00	831	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	108.45/cwt	101.00–111.00	505	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	558	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	625	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	730	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	705	1
Heifers	Small 3	—	220	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	158	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	621	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	468	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	114.66/cwt	114.00–117.00	772	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	788	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	350	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	497	1
Steers	Small and Medium 3	—	385	85.00/cwt	80.00–90.00	327	2
Steers	Small and Medium 3	—	218	87.59/cwt	85.00–90.00	191	2
Heifers	Small and Medium 3Full	—	430	48.00/cwt	48.00–48.00	206	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 3	—	550	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	385	1
Steers	Small and Medium 2	—	325	96.00/cwt	92.00–100.00	312	2
Heifers	Small 3	—	285	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	197	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,040	66.80/cwt	65.00–69.00	695	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,121	48.16/cwt	45.00–53.50	540	18
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,205	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	482	1
Bulls	—	—	1,355	72.18/cwt	65.00–75.00	978	6
Steers	Choice	—	1,070	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	1,059	1
Bulls	—	—	1,775	89.78/cwt	89.50–90.00	1,594	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,430	51.24/cwt	47.00–54.00	733	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,430	44.00/cwt	44.00–44.00	629	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,023	26.24/cwt	20.00–32.00	268	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	797	52.37/cwt	50.00–54.00	417	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Value Added	—	1,075	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	860	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,075	40.28/cwt	35.00–44.50	433	21
Bulls	Medium 2	—	525	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	572	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	995	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	647	1
Heifers	Medium 2Full	—	635	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	413	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	777	28.38/cwt	20.00–34.00	221	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	783	40.47/cwt	37.00–44.00	317	2
Bulls	—	—	1,843	81.93/cwt	78.50–84.00	1,510	4
Dairy Heifers	Medium 3	—	310	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	226	1
Steers	Medium 3	—	300	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	345	1
Steers	Medium 3	—	370	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	414	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	545	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	605	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	325	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	423	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	655	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	531	2
Bulls	Medium 3	—	420	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	454	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	805	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	700	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	875	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	455	1
Steers	Medium 3	—	280	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	302	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	305	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	275	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	519	89.73/cwt	86.00–95.00	466	4
Bulls	Medium 2	—	422	116.72/cwt	110.00–120.00	493	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	220	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	209	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	790	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	703	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	845	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	592	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	435	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	305	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	578	89.51/cwt	88.00–91.00	517	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	340	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	350	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	640	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	550	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	195	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	224	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	473	89.32/cwt	82.00–93.00	422	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	565	92.97/cwt	90.00–96.00	525	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	880	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	440	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	745	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	566	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	280	136.27/cwt	135.00–137.50	382	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	240	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	288	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	660	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	561	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	405	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	413	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	365	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	383	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,500	710.00/cwt	710.00–710.00	10,650	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,058	595.74/cwt	400.00–760.00	6,303	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	571	95.65/cwt	90.00–102.00	546	5
Steers	Medium 2	—	362	123.92/cwt	118.00–129.00	449	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	275	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	283	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 Dec 9, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 141Last week 112Year ago 112

Slaughter CattleReceipts 82Last week 63Year ago 39

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter cattle Mostly steady Feeder cattle Mostly steady Demand Good Activity Moderate Offerings Moderate Quality Average

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	621	83.00–90.00	86.77
4	—	519	86.00–95.00	89.73
1	—	220	95.00	95.00
1	—	845	70.00	70.00
1	—	340	103.00	103.00
3	—	473	82.00–93.00	89.32
2	—	565	90.00–96.00	92.97
1	—	880	50.00	50.00
1	—	745	76.00	76.00
1	—	660	85.00	85.00
1	—	405	102.00	102.00
1	—	365	105.00	105.00
1	—	275	103.00	103.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	613	104.00–114.00	106.98
1	—	330	114.00	114.00
2	—	370	111.00–116.00	113.53
5	—	515	99.00–108.00	103.33
1	—	965	86.00	86.00
4	—	736	112.00–116.00	112.97
8	—	466	101.00–111.00	108.45
5	—	558	112.00	112.00
1	—	425	110.00	110.00
9	—	673	114.00–117.00	114.66
1	—	765	103.00	103.00
Heifers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	220	72.00	72.00
1	—	285	69.00	69.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 3 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	48.00	48.00
Heifers — Medium 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	635	65.00	65.00
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	875	52.00	52.00
1	—	305	90.00	90.00
1	—	435	70.00	70.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	835	84.00	84.00
2	—	565	114.00–122.00	118.11
5	—	515	122.00–128.00	125.37
4	—	688	104.00–108.00	105.51
1	—	255	157.50	157.50
2	—	480	128.00–132.00	130.04
2	—	728	88.00–92.00	90.05
3	—	415	133.00–135.00	134.33
1	—	760	96.00	96.00
1	—	635	111.00	111.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	70.00	70.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	109.00	109.00
1	—	995	65.00	65.00
2	—	655	81.00	81.00
1	—	805	87.00	87.00
3	—	422	110.00–120.00	116.72
1	—	790	89.00	89.00
1	—	640	86.00	86.00
5	—	571	90.00–102.00	95.65
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	108.00	108.00
2	—	578	88.00–91.00	89.51
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	323	144.00–150.00	147.02
2	—	268	160.00	160.00
1	—	605	115.00	115.00
1	—	440	134.00	134.00
1	—	865	112.00	112.00
2	—	500	125.00–127.00	126.00
1	—	460	135.00	135.00
1	—	350	142.00	142.00
Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	385	80.00–90.00	85.00
2	—	218	85.00–90.00	87.59
Steers — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	325	92.00–100.00	96.00
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	300	115.00	115.00
1	—	370	112.00	112.00
1	—	280	108.00	108.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	111.00	111.00
1	—	325	130.00	130.00
1	—	195	115.00	115.00
2	—	280	135.00–137.50	136.27
1	—	240	120.00	120.00
3	—	362	118.00–129.00	123.92
Dairy Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	310	73.00	73.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,040	65.00–69.00	66.80
18	—	1,121	45.00–53.50	48.16
6	—	1,023	20.00–32.00	26.24
21	—	1,075	35.00–44.50	40.28
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,430	47.00–54.00	51.24
1	—	1,430	44.00	44.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	797	50.00–54.00	52.37
3	—	777	20.00–34.00	28.38
2	—	783	37.00–44.00	40.47
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,075	80.00	80.00
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,205	40.00	40.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,355	65.00–75.00	72.18
2	—	1,775	89.50–90.00	89.78
4	—	1,843	78.50–84.00	81.93
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,070	99.00	99.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	1	—	1,500	710.00	710.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,058	400.00–760.00	595.74

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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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

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Replacement Cattle