Name: North Wilkesboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-01-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-01-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle 3.00 To 4.00 Higher Feeder cattle 2.00 To 6.00 Higher Demand Good Activity Moderate Offerings Light Quality Attractive

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $115.39/cwt on 43 head.

Average price

$115.39

43 head · 527 lb average

Value per head Derived

$608

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$123

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

$36.74/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.72

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	523	119.24	624	34
Medium 2	524	106.13	556	7thin
Medium 3	608	82.50	501	2thin

One grade step is worth $36.74/cwt here — about $123 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 sale43 hd

115.39

—

NC average7 barns · 746 hd

110.67

+4.72

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	—	High	1,868	98.87	1,847	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,754	63.27	1,110	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	885	50.00	443	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,193	44.64	533	11

Every lot, as filed

39 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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	968	28.36/cwt	25.00–31.50	275	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,214	42.53/cwt	41.50–44.00	516	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,315	51.92/cwt	46.00–55.00	683	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,075	56.50/cwt	56.50–56.50	607	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,754	63.27/cwt	58.50–66.00	1,110	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	885	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	443	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	119.51/cwt	119.00–120.00	454	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	763	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	946	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	657	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	118.68/cwt	117.00–119.00	751	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	687	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	460	101.48/cwt	100.00–103.00	467	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	363	143.10/cwt	137.00–147.00	519	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	141.84/cwt	141.00–142.50	753	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	117.01/cwt	113.00–119.00	542	4
Bulls	Small 3	—	710	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	362	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	539	123.86/cwt	116.00–125.00	668	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	416	119.32/cwt	116.00–125.00	496	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	405	161.00/cwt	159.00–163.00	652	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	136.51/cwt	135.00–138.00	659	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	146.84/cwt	140.00–149.00	620	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	694	112.50/cwt	110.00–115.00	781	4
Bulls	Medium 3	—	515	44.00/cwt	44.00–44.00	227	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	545	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	518	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	670	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	469	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	666	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	879	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	141.95/cwt	139.00–144.00	686	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	118.06/cwt	116.00–120.00	390	2
Bulls	—	—	1,868	98.87/cwt	97.00–101.00	1,847	3
Bulls	Medium 2	—	475	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	599	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	595	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	417	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	425	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	788	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	108.00/cwt	104.00–110.00	562	3
Bulls	Medium 2	—	825	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	569	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	695	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	660	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	513	111.24/cwt	109.00–113.00	571	4
Steers	Medium 2	—	755	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	747	1
Dairy Steers	Medium 2	—	650	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	403	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 27, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 99Last week 58Year ago 75

Slaughter CattleReceipts 21Last week 12Year ago 46

Slaughter cattle 3.00 To 4.00 Higher Feeder cattle 2.00 To 6.00 Higher Demand Good Activity Moderate Offerings Light Quality Attractive

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	968	25.00–31.50	28.36
4	—	1,214	41.50–44.00	42.53
4	—	1,315	46.00–55.00	51.92
1	—	1,075	56.50	56.50
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,754	58.50–66.00	63.27
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	885	50.00	50.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,868	97.00–101.00	98.87

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	380	119.00–120.00	119.51
6	—	633	117.00–119.00	118.68
2	—	568	121.00	121.00
4	—	463	113.00–119.00	117.01
8	—	539	116.00–125.00	123.86
6	—	416	116.00–125.00	119.32
4	—	694	110.00–115.00	112.50
2	—	330	116.00–120.00	118.06
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	460	100.00–103.00	101.48
1	—	695	95.00	95.00
4	—	513	109.00–113.00	111.24
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	95.00	95.00
1	—	670	70.00	70.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	763	124.00	124.00
5	—	363	137.00–147.00	143.10
11	—	531	141.00–142.50	141.84
2	—	405	159.00–163.00	161.00
8	—	666	132.00	132.00
3	—	483	139.00–144.00	141.95
1	—	285	149.00	149.00
6	—	573	137.50	137.50
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	755	99.00	99.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	650	101.00	101.00
2	—	483	135.00–138.00	136.51
4	—	422	140.00–149.00	146.84
3	—	520	104.00–110.00	108.00
Bulls — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	710	51.00	51.00
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	44.00	44.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	126.00	126.00
1	—	595	70.00	70.00
1	—	825	69.00	69.00
Dairy Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	650	62.00	62.00

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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