Name: North Wilkesboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-01-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-01-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Baby calves 10.00 Slaughter cattle Mostly steady Feeder cattle 6.00 To 8.00 Higher Demand Good Activity Moderate Offerings Light Quality Average

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $105.30/cwt on 32 head.

Average price

$105.30

32 head · 490 lb average

Value per head Derived

$516

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$446

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

$73.62/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.02

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	516	113.62	586	22
Medium 2	436	93.86	409	7thin
Medium 3	468	86.49	405	2thin
Small 3	350	40.00	140	1thin

One grade step is worth $73.62/cwt here — about $446 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 sale32 hd

105.30

—

NC average8 barns · 697 hd

110.32

−5.02

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	1,518	77.03	1,169	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,475	54.80	808	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,102	48.39	533	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	865	45.00	389	1thin

Every lot, as filed

48 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	838	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	156.91/cwt	154.00–160.00	502	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	105.55/cwt	105.00–106.00	653	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	708	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	610	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	578	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	113.84/cwt	109.00–118.00	544	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	417	148.23/cwt	142.00–149.50	618	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	400	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	488	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	821	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	155.55/cwt	151.00–160.00	739	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	551	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 2	—	800	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	3,280	1
Heifers	Small 3Thin Fleshed	—	350	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	140	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	550	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	754	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	143.75/cwt	143.50–144.50	750	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	160.01/cwt	159.00–161.00	584	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	696	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,360	49.67/cwt	45.00–55.00	676	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,163	60.72/cwt	56.00–63.50	706	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,083	50.34/cwt	47.50–54.00	545	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,110	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	222	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,048	37.65/cwt	34.00–41.00	395	4
Bulls	—	—	1,518	77.03/cwt	73.50–80.50	1,169	3
Bulls	Medium 3	—	418	102.27/cwt	97.00–108.00	427	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	734	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	132.06/cwt	126.00–134.00	703	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	799	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	152.09/cwt	148.00–156.00	654	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	506	4
Heifers	Medium 2	—	525	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	457	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	340	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	459	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	490	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	696	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	505	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	409	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	600	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	504	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	440	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	594	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	390	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	359	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	460	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	474	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	415	89.50/cwt	89.00–90.00	371	2
Bulls	Medium 3	—	663	81.00/cwt	80.00–82.00	537	2
Heifers	Medium 3	—	468	86.49/cwt	84.00–89.00	405	2
Steers	Medium 3	—	390	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	413	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,215	35.50/cwt	35.50–35.50	431	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	865	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	389	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,545	59.02/cwt	57.00–64.00	912	7
Bulls	Medium 2	—	640	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	736	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	555	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	483	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	290	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	316	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 Jan 13, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 78Last week 62Year ago 70

Slaughter CattleReceipts 28Last week 3Year ago 44

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 34Year ago 0

Baby calves 10.00 Slaughter cattle Mostly steady Feeder cattle 6.00 To 8.00 Higher Demand Good Activity Moderate Offerings Light Quality Average

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	670	125.00	125.00
2	—	320	154.00–160.00	156.91
6	—	417	142.00–149.50	148.23
2	—	720	114.00	114.00
2	—	475	151.00–160.00	155.55
1	—	550	137.00	137.00
8	—	522	143.50–144.50	143.75
2	—	365	159.00–161.00	160.01
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	135.00	135.00
1	—	490	142.00	142.00
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	106.00	106.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	619	105.00–106.00	105.55
1	—	560	109.00	109.00
1	—	705	82.00	82.00
7	—	478	109.00–118.00	113.84
1	—	400	122.00	122.00
1	—	515	107.00	107.00
4	—	372	136.00	136.00
Heifers — Small 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	350	40.00	40.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	87.00	87.00
1	—	390	92.00	92.00
1	—	460	103.00	103.00
2	—	415	89.00–90.00	89.50
1	—	555	87.00	87.00
1	—	290	109.00	109.00
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	468	84.00–89.00	86.49
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	146.00	146.00
1	—	725	96.00	96.00
2	—	567	129.50	129.50
4	—	532	126.00–134.00	132.06
1	—	610	131.00	131.00
2	—	430	148.00–156.00	152.09
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	418	97.00–108.00	102.27
1	—	505	81.00	81.00
1	—	600	84.00	84.00
2	—	663	80.00–82.00	81.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	135.00	135.00
1	—	640	115.00	115.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	800	410.00	410.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,360	45.00–55.00	49.67
1	—	1,215	35.50	35.50
7	—	1,545	57.00–64.00	59.02
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,163	56.00–63.50	60.72
5	—	1,083	47.50–54.00	50.34
1	—	1,110	20.00	20.00
4	—	1,048	34.00–41.00	37.65
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	865	45.00	45.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,518	73.50–80.50	77.03

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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