Name: North Wilkesboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-03-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle Mostly Steady Feeder Cattle Mostly steady Demand Good Activity Active Offerings Light Quality Average

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $112.63/cwt on 17 head.

Average price

$112.63

17 head · 480 lb average

Value per head Derived

$541

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$256

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

$79.48/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.87

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	459	124.48	572	12thin
Medium 2	417	110.33	460	3thin
Small and Medium 3	703	45.00	316	2thin

One grade step is worth $79.48/cwt here — about $256 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 sale17 hd

112.63

—

NC average8 barns · 670 hd

117.50

−4.87

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	1,552	79.77	1,238	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,474	60.38	890	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,159	58.03	673	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	730	13.00	95	1thin

Every lot, as filed

32 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	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,545	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	881	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	730	13.00/cwt	13.00–13.00	95	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,128	55.15/cwt	48.00–58.00	622	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,188	63.48/cwt	61.00–70.00	754	14
Bulls	—	—	1,695	85.15/cwt	84.50–86.00	1,443	2
Bulls	—	—	1,265	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	873	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	450	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	129.35/cwt	125.00–130.00	543	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	147.94/cwt	146.00–150.00	695	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	695	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	897	1
Steers	Small and Medium 3	—	180	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	189	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 3Thin Fleshed	—	575	44.00/cwt	44.00–44.00	253	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	305	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	421	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	490	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	559	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	141.02/cwt	136.00–143.00	742	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	920	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	860	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 3Full	—	830	46.00/cwt	46.00–46.00	382	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	400	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	672	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	595	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	809	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	445	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	583	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	420	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	491	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	900	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	122.99/cwt	122.00–124.00	892	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	525	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	525	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	305	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	348	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	465	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	618	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	575	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	627	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	550	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	798	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	103.47/cwt	101.00–106.00	702	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,106	43.27/cwt	42.00–45.00	479	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,460	61.06/cwt	60.00–64.00	891	5

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 Mar 3, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 41Last week 63Year ago 137

Slaughter CattleReceipts 34Last week 24Year ago 39

Slaughter cattle Mostly Steady Feeder Cattle Mostly steady Demand Good Activity Active Offerings Light Quality Average

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,545	57.00	57.00
5	—	1,460	60.00–64.00	61.06
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	730	13.00	13.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,128	48.00–58.00	55.15
14	—	1,188	61.00–70.00	63.48
4	—	1,106	42.00–45.00	43.27
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,695	84.50–86.00	85.15
1	—	1,265	69.00	69.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	315	143.00	143.00
1	—	695	129.00	129.00
1	—	750	120.00	120.00
2	—	725	122.00–124.00	122.99
1	—	550	145.00	145.00
Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	180	105.00	105.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	420	125.00–130.00	129.35
1	—	305	138.00	138.00
1	—	490	114.00	114.00
2	—	678	101.00–106.00	103.47
Heifers — Small and Medium 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	44.00	44.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 3 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	830	46.00	46.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	117.00	117.00
1	—	525	100.00	100.00
1	—	305	114.00	114.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	470	146.00–150.00	147.94
4	—	526	136.00–143.00	141.02
5	—	705	130.50	130.50
1	—	935	92.00	92.00
1	—	400	168.00	168.00
1	—	595	136.00	136.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	131.00	131.00
1	—	465	133.00	133.00
1	—	575	109.00	109.00

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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