Name: North Wilkesboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-02-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-02-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle 3.00 To 5.00 Higher Feeder cattle 8.00 To 10.00 Higher Demand Good Activity Active Offerings Light {muddy } Quality Attractive

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $113.34/cwt on 29 head.

Average price

$113.34

29 head · 532 lb average

Value per head Derived

$603

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$427

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

$36.66/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.29

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	552	115.87	639	27
Small and Medium 3	268	79.21	212	2thin

One grade step is worth $36.66/cwt here — about $427 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 sale29 hd

113.34

—

NC average8 barns · 431 hd

115.63

−2.29

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	1,479	83.56	1,236	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,567	70.34	1,102	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,139	62.61	713	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	870	61.50	535	1thin

Every lot, as filed

40 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	—	—	1,574	86.33/cwt	82.50–89.00	1,359	4
Bulls	—	—	1,100	72.50/cwt	72.50–72.50	798	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,076	58.86/cwt	56.00–62.00	633	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,239	68.61/cwt	65.50–73.00	850	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,567	70.34/cwt	63.00–74.00	1,102	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	870	61.50/cwt	61.50–61.50	535	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 3	—	268	79.21/cwt	68.00–92.00	212	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 3Thin Fleshed	—	585	36.00/cwt	36.00–36.00	211	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	631	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	408	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	481	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	679	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	500	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	680	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	733	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	826	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,023	69.10/cwt	63.00–75.00	707	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	121.06/cwt	120.00–123.00	387	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	138.51/cwt	138.00–139.00	644	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	904	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	144.89/cwt	140.00–148.00	539	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	638	113.49/cwt	112.00–115.00	724	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	380	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	589	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	660	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	865	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	300	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	483	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	405	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	591	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	555	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	738	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	707	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	550	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	679	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	508	113.52/cwt	110.00–117.00	577	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	381	122.05/cwt	120.00–125.00	465	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	453	126.99/cwt	126.00–128.00	575	2
Steers	Medium 2Full	—	325	120.52/cwt	120.00–121.00	392	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	785	66.52/cwt	63.00–70.00	522	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	779	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	795	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	340	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	476	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	370	134.89/cwt	133.00–137.00	499	2
Bulls	Medium 3	—	585	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	293	1
Dairy Steers	Medium 3	—	495	38.00/cwt	38.00–38.00	188	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	140.02/cwt	135.00–144.00	606	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	730	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 Feb 24, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 63Last week 58Year ago 123

Slaughter CattleReceipts 24Last week 25Year ago 20

Slaughter cattle 3.00 To 5.00 Higher Feeder cattle 8.00 To 10.00 Higher Demand Good Activity Active Offerings Light {muddy } Quality Attractive

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,574	82.50–89.00	86.33
1	—	1,100	72.50	72.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,076	56.00–62.00	58.86
5	—	1,239	65.50–73.00	68.61
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,567	63.00–74.00	70.34
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	870	61.50	61.50

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	268	68.00–92.00	79.21
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	770	82.00	82.00
3	—	408	118.00	118.00
2	—	1,023	63.00–75.00	69.10
3	—	320	120.00–123.00	121.06
2	—	638	112.00–115.00	113.49
4	—	550	123.50	123.50
2	—	508	110.00–117.00	113.52
3	—	381	120.00–125.00	122.05
2	—	453	126.00–128.00	126.99
1	—	660	118.00	118.00
1	—	710	112.00	112.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	660	131.00	131.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	36.00	36.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	140.00	140.00
1	—	500	136.00	136.00
1	—	555	133.00	133.00
2	—	930	76.00	76.00
3	—	433	135.00–144.00	140.02
1	—	670	109.00	109.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	785	63.00–70.00	66.52
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	50.00	50.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	137.00	137.00
1	—	635	130.00	130.00
2	—	465	138.00–139.00	138.51
1	—	660	137.00	137.00
6	—	372	140.00–148.00	144.89
1	—	300	161.00	161.00
1	—	405	146.00	146.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	380	155.00	155.00
Steers — Medium 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	325	120.00–121.00	120.52
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	140.00	140.00
2	—	370	133.00–137.00	134.89
Dairy Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	38.00	38.00

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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