Name: North Wilkesboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-04-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Head calves 150.00 To 200.00 Slaughter cattle 2.00 To 3.00 Higher Feeder cattle 8.00 To 15.00 Higher Demand Good Activity Active Offerings Moderate Quality Average to Attractive

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $125.15/cwt on 59 head.

Average price

$125.15

59 head · 515 lb average

Value per head Derived

$645

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$235

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

$30.52/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.96

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	535	131.54	704	36
Medium 2	494	122.21	603	15thin
Small and Medium 3	490	108.00	529	1thin
Medium 3	464	101.02	469	7thin

One grade step is worth $30.52/cwt here — about $235 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 sale59 hd

125.15

—

NC average8 barns · 1,683 hd

126.10

−0.96

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	1,510	77.25	1,166	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,320	67.34	889	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	793	56.09	445	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,027	46.00	472	6thin

Every lot, as filed

65 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	—	678	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	949	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	139.10/cwt	136.00–145.00	651	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	11,328	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	138.81/cwt	138.00–144.00	591	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	848	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	822	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	168.08/cwt	165.00–174.00	639	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	847	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,101	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	240	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	365	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	992	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	158.01/cwt	156.00–160.00	755	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	930	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	500	153.00/cwt	152.00–154.00	765	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	82.49/cwt	81.00–84.00	718	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	145.05/cwt	142.00–151.00	750	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	141.37/cwt	136.00–146.00	382	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	551	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	871	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	160.51/cwt	158.00–167.00	684	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	139.76/cwt	138.00–140.00	721	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	220	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	286	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	410	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	713	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	508	1
Steers	Small and Medium 3	—	280	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	336	1
Steers	Small and Medium 3Thin Fleshed	—	370	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	259	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 3	—	490	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	529	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 2	—	740	960.00/cwt	960.00–960.00	7,104	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	883	52.20/cwt	49.00–55.50	461	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	828	45.21/cwt	44.00–47.00	374	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	680	81.22/cwt	80.00–82.00	552	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,320	67.34/cwt	66.00–68.50	889	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,070	24.04/cwt	20.00–28.00	257	2
Bulls	—	—	1,955	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,760	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	265	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	347	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	575	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	788	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	405	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	587	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	62.64/cwt	61.00–63.50	642	3
Bulls	—	—	1,065	64.50/cwt	64.50–64.50	687	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	810	32.00/cwt	32.00–32.00	259	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	385	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	501	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	945	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	378	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	620	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	620	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	745	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	618	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	480	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	677	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	705	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	705	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	468	115.49/cwt	113.00–118.00	540	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	555	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	699	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	525	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	562	1
Steers	Medium 3Thin Fleshed	—	430	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	383	1
Heifers	Medium 3Thin Fleshed	—	525	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	368	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	440	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	678	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	380	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	509	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	518	124.88/cwt	120.00–129.00	647	6
Heifers	Medium 3	—	418	113.56/cwt	112.00–115.00	475	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	555	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	749	1
Dairy Steers	Medium 2	—	620	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	521	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	425	126.64/cwt	121.00–130.00	538	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	944	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	530	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	641	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	310	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	341	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	770	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	708	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	474	138.52/cwt	135.00–143.00	657	4
Bulls	Medium 2	—	525	132.95/cwt	128.00–138.00	698	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	762	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	884	7
Heifers	Medium 2	—	345	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	417	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,150	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 Apr 14, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 113Last week 161Year ago 86

Slaughter CattleReceipts 20Last week 29Year ago 18

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 2Year ago 0

Head calves 150.00 To 200.00 Slaughter cattle 2.00 To 3.00 Higher Feeder cattle 8.00 To 15.00 Higher Demand Good Activity Active Offerings Moderate Quality Average to Attractive

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	678	140.00	140.00
3	—	380	165.00–174.00	168.08
3	—	847	130.00	130.00
1	—	240	152.00	152.00
1	—	855	116.00	116.00
2	—	600	155.00	155.00
2	—	500	152.00–154.00	153.00
4	—	551	158.00	158.00
1	—	410	174.00	174.00
1	—	330	154.00	154.00
1	—	1,000	115.00	115.00
Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	280	120.00	120.00
Steers — Small and Medium 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	370	70.00	70.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	130.00	130.00
1	—	480	141.00	141.00
1	—	440	154.00	154.00
1	—	555	135.00	135.00
Steers — Medium 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	89.00	89.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	468	136.00–145.00	139.10
7	—	426	138.00–144.00	138.81
1	—	575	143.00	143.00
2	—	870	81.00–84.00	82.49
2	—	270	136.00–146.00	141.37
8	—	516	138.00–140.00	139.76
1	—	220	130.00	130.00
7	—	762	116.00	116.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	108.00	108.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	265	131.00	131.00
1	—	705	100.00	100.00
1	—	555	126.00	126.00
1	—	380	134.00	134.00
6	—	518	120.00–129.00	124.88
3	—	425	121.00–130.00	126.64
1	—	770	92.00	92.00
1	—	345	121.00	121.00
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	745	83.00	83.00
1	—	525	107.00	107.00
2	—	418	112.00–115.00	113.56
2	—	310	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	70.00	70.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	139.00	139.00
2	—	478	156.00–160.00	158.01
3	—	517	142.00–151.00	145.05
5	—	426	158.00–167.00	160.51
1	—	660	143.00	143.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	137.00	137.00
1	—	405	145.00	145.00
4	—	474	135.00–143.00	138.52
2	—	525	128.00–138.00	132.95
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	620	100.00	100.00
2	—	468	113.00–118.00	115.49
1	—	530	121.00	121.00
Dairy Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	620	84.00	84.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	985	1,150.00	1,150.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	740	960.00	960.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	883	49.00–55.50	52.20
4	—	828	44.00–47.00	45.21
3	—	680	80.00–82.00	81.22
1	—	810	32.00	32.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,320	66.00–68.50	67.34
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,070	20.00–28.00	24.04
3	—	1,025	61.00–63.50	62.64
1	—	945	40.00	40.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,955	90.00	90.00
1	—	1,065	64.50	64.50

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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