Name: North Wilkesboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-06-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-06-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle Mostly steady Feeder cattle Mostly steady Demand Good Activity Moderate Offerings light {Hay time} Quality Average

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $109.16/cwt on 43 head.

Average price

$109.16

43 head · 567 lb average

Value per head Derived

$619

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$269

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

$47.53/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.42

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	554	130.74	725	20
Medium 2	625	101.55	635	9thin
Medium 3	548	83.22	456	14thin

One grade step is worth $47.53/cwt here — about $269 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

109.16

—

NC average7 barns · 617 hd

115.58

−6.42

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	1,786	99.97	1,786	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,547	73.25	1,133	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,093	61.03	667	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	772	42.51	328	3thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,065	67.00	714	1thin

Every lot, as filed

57 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	Medium 3	—	430	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	430	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	438	146.74/cwt	146.00–147.50	643	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	772	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	772	1
Bulls	Medium 3Full	—	625	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	444	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	735	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	515	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	330	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	370	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	711	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	141.89/cwt	136.00–146.00	681	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	480	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	123.95/cwt	120.00–127.00	709	3
Steers	Medium 3	—	390	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	359	1
Dairy Steers	Medium 2	—	435	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	305	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 3	—	270	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	216	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	690	99.00/cwt	95.00–103.00	683	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	690	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	807	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	668	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	640	116.97/cwt	113.00–121.00	749	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	545	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	654	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	310	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	450	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	570	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	136.83/cwt	135.00–141.00	713	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,195	69.13/cwt	66.00–74.00	826	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,039	60.21/cwt	57.00–65.50	626	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	818	33.77/cwt	30.00–38.00	276	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	680	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	408	1
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,065	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	714	1
Bulls	—	—	1,771	101.22/cwt	93.50–104.50	1,793	8
Heifers	Medium 3	—	555	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	389	1
Steers	Medium 3	—	335	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	369	1
Bulls	Medium 3Full	—	510	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	449	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	930	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	698	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	645	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	568	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,547	73.25/cwt	68.00–77.00	1,133	8
Bulls	Medium 3Full	—	435	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	374	1
Bulls	Medium 3Full	—	485	77.34/cwt	74.00–80.00	375	3
Bulls	Medium 3Full	—	650	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	468	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	970	39.50/cwt	39.50–39.50	383	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	991	50.30/cwt	46.00–54.00	498	5
Bulls	—	—	1,910	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,719	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	475	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	523	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	385	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	408	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	240	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	278	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	525	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	588	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	445	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	543	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	360	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	432	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	595	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	655	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	670	98.97/cwt	92.00–103.00	663	3
Bulls	Medium 2	—	460	116.00/cwt	112.00–120.00	534	2
Bulls	Medium 3	—	915	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	586	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	572	81.66/cwt	80.00–85.00	467	3
Heifers	Medium 3	—	460	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	419	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	781	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	9,300	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	122.27/cwt	120.00–124.00	511	4
Heifers	Medium 3	—	390	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	328	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	468	103.52/cwt	102.00–105.00	484	2

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 Jun 2, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 70Last week 88Year ago 83

Slaughter CattleReceipts 44Last week 26Year ago 17

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 0Year ago 2

Slaughter cattle Mostly steady Feeder cattle Mostly steady Demand Good Activity Moderate Offerings light {Hay time} Quality Average

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	100.00	100.00
1	—	915	64.00	64.00
3	—	572	80.00–85.00	81.66
2	—	468	102.00–105.00	103.52
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	438	146.00–147.50	146.74
1	—	715	108.00	108.00
5	—	480	136.00–146.00	141.89
3	—	572	120.00–127.00	123.95
1	—	690	117.00	117.00
2	—	640	113.00–121.00	116.97
5	—	521	135.00–141.00	136.83
1	—	805	97.00	97.00
Bulls — Medium 3 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	625	71.00	71.00
1	—	510	88.00	88.00
1	—	435	86.00	86.00
3	—	485	74.00–80.00	77.34
1	—	650	72.00	72.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	930	75.00	75.00
1	—	645	88.00	88.00
1	—	525	112.00	112.00
1	—	595	110.00	110.00
3	—	670	92.00–103.00	98.97
2	—	460	112.00–120.00	116.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	965	80.00	80.00
1	—	635	112.00	112.00
1	—	375	128.00	128.00
2	—	690	95.00–103.00	99.00
1	—	815	82.00	82.00
1	—	545	120.00	120.00
1	—	475	120.00	120.00
4	—	418	120.00–124.00	122.27
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	735	70.00	70.00
1	—	555	70.00	70.00
1	—	460	91.00	91.00
1	—	390	84.00	84.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	112.00	112.00
1	—	385	106.00	106.00
1	—	240	116.00	116.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	270	80.00	80.00
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	92.00	92.00
1	—	335	110.00	110.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	310	145.00	145.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	110.00	110.00
1	—	445	122.00	122.00
1	—	360	120.00	120.00
Dairy Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	70.00	70.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,195	66.00–74.00	69.13
7	—	1,039	57.00–65.50	60.21
1	—	970	39.50	39.50
5	—	991	46.00–54.00	50.30
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	818	30.00–38.00	33.77
1	—	680	60.00	60.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,547	68.00–77.00	73.25
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,065	67.00	67.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,771	93.50–104.50	101.22
1	—	1,910	90.00	90.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,200	775.00	775.00

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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North Wilkesboro Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

Bulls · 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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle