Name: North Wilkesboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-03-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle 6.00 To 7.00 Higher Feeder cattle 5.00 To 8.00 Higher Demand Good Activity Moderate Offerings Light ( Heavy Rain ) Quality Plain To Average

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $118.77/cwt on 43 head.

Average price

$118.77

43 head · 456 lb average

Value per head Derived

$542

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$180

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

$39.34/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.92

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	444	126.50	562	28
Medium 2	488	108.62	530	12thin
Medium 3	438	87.17	382	3thin

One grade step is worth $39.34/cwt here — about $180 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

118.77

—

NC average9 barns · 1,491 hd

123.69

−4.92

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	1,618	92.47	1,496	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,360	64.50	877	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,044	59.82	624	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	861	59.80	515	5thin

Every lot, as filed

59 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 and Large 1-2	—	718	79.39/cwt	75.00–84.00	570	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	230	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	288	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	904	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	744	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	461	138.60/cwt	131.00–142.00	639	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	119.27/cwt	115.00–125.00	385	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	245	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	306	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	740	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	740	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	138.93/cwt	134.00–144.00	796	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	144.57/cwt	141.00–148.00	694	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	130.94/cwt	127.00–135.00	698	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	265	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	325	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	744	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	122.56/cwt	118.00–127.00	453	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	731	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	130.59/cwt	127.00–134.00	670	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	157.54/cwt	155.00–160.00	449	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	608	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	414	131.47/cwt	125.00–135.00	544	8
Dairy Steers	Small and Medium 3	—	690	46.00/cwt	46.00–46.00	317	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 3Thin Fleshed	—	530	67.50/cwt	67.50–67.50	358	1
Steers	Small and Medium 3	—	350	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	235	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	300	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	510	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	868	59.49/cwt	59.00–60.00	516	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	895	54.50/cwt	54.00–55.00	488	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,360	64.50/cwt	64.50–64.50	877	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,018	54.36/cwt	54.00–55.00	553	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,053	61.81/cwt	58.50–65.00	651	11
Bulls	—	—	1,618	92.47/cwt	92.00–93.00	1,496	2
Steers	Medium 3Thin Fleshed	—	350	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	298	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	330	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	363	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	378	93.69/cwt	92.50–95.00	354	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	590	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	614	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	635	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	667	1
Dairy Steers	Medium 2	—	295	87.50/cwt	87.50–87.50	258	1
Steers	Medium 3	—	180	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	207	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Value Added	—	780	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	554	1
Heifers	Medium 3Thin Fleshed	—	280	87.50/cwt	87.50–87.50	245	1
Steers	Medium 3	—	340	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	343	1
Heifers	Medium 3Thin Fleshed	—	495	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	416	1
Heifers	Medium 3Thin Fleshed	—	540	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	486	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	720	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	547	1
Dairy Steers	Medium 2	—	380	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	331	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	367	112.59/cwt	110.00–117.50	413	3
Dairy Heifers	Medium 3Thin Fleshed	—	290	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	160	1
Steers	Medium 3	—	280	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	280	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	510	116.45/cwt	111.00–122.00	594	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	670	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	543	1
Bulls	Medium 3Thin Fleshed	—	405	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	182	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	440	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	517	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	285	130.00/cwt	125.00–135.00	371	2
Bulls	Medium 3	—	518	98.43/cwt	94.00–103.00	510	2
Bulls	Medium 3	—	475	95.00/cwt	92.50–97.50	451	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	778	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	600	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	564	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	838	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	318	117.24/cwt	117.00–117.50	373	2
Dairy Steers	Medium 2	—	480	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	336	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	473	121.90/cwt	120.00–126.00	577	3

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 31, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 108Last week 145Year ago 91

Slaughter CattleReceipts 23Last week 35Year ago 38

Slaughter cattle 6.00 To 7.00 Higher Feeder cattle 5.00 To 8.00 Higher Demand Good Activity Moderate Offerings Light ( Heavy Rain ) Quality Plain To Average

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	718	75.00–84.00	79.39
1	—	600	124.00	124.00
7	—	461	131.00–142.00	138.60
3	—	323	115.00–125.00	119.27
1	—	245	125.00	125.00
2	—	533	127.00–135.00	130.94
1	—	265	122.50	122.50
2	—	370	118.00–127.00	122.56
1	—	585	125.00	125.00
8	—	414	125.00–135.00	131.47
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	110.00	110.00
2	—	378	92.50–95.00	93.69
1	—	590	104.00	104.00
1	—	635	105.00	105.00
2	—	510	111.00–122.00	116.45
1	—	670	81.00	81.00
1	—	440	117.50	117.50
3	—	473	120.00–126.00	121.90
Heifers — Medium 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	280	87.50	87.50
1	—	495	84.00	84.00
1	—	540	90.00	90.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	230	125.00	125.00
3	—	367	110.00–117.50	112.59
2	—	285	125.00–135.00	130.00
2	—	318	117.00–117.50	117.24
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	760	119.00	119.00
1	—	480	155.00	155.00
3	—	285	155.00–160.00	157.54
1	—	380	160.00	160.00
1	—	300	170.00	170.00
Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	350	67.00	67.00
Steers — Medium 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	350	85.00	85.00
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	180	115.00	115.00
1	—	340	101.00	101.00
1	—	280	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	740	100.00	100.00
2	—	573	134.00–144.00	138.93
2	—	480	141.00–148.00	144.57
2	—	513	127.00–134.00	130.59
1	—	985	79.00	79.00
1	—	660	127.00	127.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	67.50	67.50
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	720	76.00	76.00
2	—	518	94.00–103.00	98.43
2	—	475	92.50–97.50	95.00
1	—	600	94.00	94.00
Bulls — Medium 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	45.00	45.00
Dairy Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	690	46.00	46.00
Dairy Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	295	87.50	87.50
1	—	380	87.00	87.00
1	—	480	70.00	70.00
Dairy Heifers — Medium 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	290	55.00	55.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	868	59.00–60.00	59.49
2	—	895	54.00–55.00	54.50
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,360	64.50	64.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,018	54.00–55.00	54.36
11	—	1,053	58.50–65.00	61.81
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	780	71.00	71.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,618	92.00–93.00	92.47

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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