Name: North Wilkesboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-06-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-06-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle 1.00 To 4.00 Higher Feeder 3.00 To 5.00 Higher Demand Good Activity Active Offerings Light Quality Average To Attractive

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $114.30/cwt on 25 head.

Average price

$114.30

25 head · 452 lb average

Value per head Derived

$517

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$147

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

$40.09/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.17

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	460	120.09	552	18thin
Medium 2	379	113.99	432	4thin
Medium 3	507	80.00	405	3thin

One grade step is worth $40.09/cwt here — about $147 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 sale25 hd

114.30

—

NC average8 barns · 1,000 hd

115.48

−1.17

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	1,521	92.20	1,403	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,353	73.95	1,001	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,101	67.45	743	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	775	38.00	295	2thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,113	65.25	726	2thin

Every lot, as filed

49 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	—	375	134.04/cwt	132.00–136.00	503	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	352	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	540	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	605	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	112.45/cwt	111.00–114.00	538	2
Heifers	Medium 3	—	485	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	388	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	495	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	693	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	130.60/cwt	128.00–134.00	486	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	740	120.50/cwt	120.50–120.50	892	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	114.98/cwt	110.00–120.00	647	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	129.00/cwt	126.00–132.00	419	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	545	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	752	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	665	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	732	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	410	131.66/cwt	131.00–132.00	540	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	852	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	538	113.47/cwt	111.00–116.00	610	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	544	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	240	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	307	1
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	975	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	585	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,353	73.95/cwt	70.00–80.50	1,001	22
Bulls	—	—	2,125	99.44/cwt	96.50–103.00	2,113	2
Bulls	—	—	1,280	89.30/cwt	85.00–94.00	1,143	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,109	64.18/cwt	58.00–67.00	712	7
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,250	70.50/cwt	70.50–70.50	881	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	657	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	770	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	462	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,092	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	695	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	632	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	453	123.02/cwt	120.00–126.00	557	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	370	120.97/cwt	120.00–122.00	448	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	305	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	360	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	265	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	265	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	475	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	575	1
Steers	Medium 3	—	395	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	435	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	295	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	342	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	480	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	470	1
Dairy Steers	Medium 2	—	650	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	572	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	610	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	647	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	490	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	539	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	515	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	608	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	355	123.97/cwt	122.00–126.00	440	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	665	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	758	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	880	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	827	1
Dairy Heifers	Medium 2	—	665	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	439	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	420	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	378	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,124	72.43/cwt	68.50–79.50	814	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	775	38.00/cwt	38.00–38.00	295	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,003	53.66/cwt	52.00–55.00	538	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	950	41.00/cwt	41.00–41.00	390	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 Jun 9, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 58Last week 70Year ago 87

Slaughter CattleReceipts 66Last week 44Year ago 22

Slaughter cattle 1.00 To 4.00 Higher Feeder 3.00 To 5.00 Higher Demand Good Activity Active Offerings Light 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
3	—	375	132.00–136.00	134.04
2	—	740	120.50	120.50
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	112.00	112.00
1	—	305	118.00	118.00
1	—	475	121.00	121.00
2	—	355	122.00–126.00	123.97
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	275	128.00	128.00
2	—	478	111.00–114.00	112.45
3	—	372	128.00–134.00	130.60
2	—	325	126.00–132.00	129.00
5	—	583	114.00	114.00
2	—	538	111.00–116.00	113.47
1	—	425	128.00	128.00
1	—	240	128.00	128.00
1	—	620	106.00	106.00
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	80.00	80.00
1	—	770	60.00	60.00
1	—	265	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	370	120.00–122.00	120.97
1	—	295	116.00	116.00
1	—	480	98.00	98.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	140.00	140.00
2	—	563	110.00–120.00	114.98
1	—	545	138.00	138.00
1	—	600	122.00	122.00
3	—	410	131.00–132.00	131.66
1	—	650	131.00	131.00
1	—	840	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	695	91.00	91.00
1	—	490	110.00	110.00
2	—	420	90.00	90.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	453	120.00–126.00	123.02
1	—	610	106.00	106.00
1	—	515	118.00	118.00
1	—	665	114.00	114.00
1	—	880	94.00	94.00
Dairy Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	650	88.00	88.00
Dairy Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	665	66.00	66.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	975	60.00	60.00
1	—	1,250	70.50	70.50
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,353	70.00–80.50	73.95
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,109	58.00–67.00	64.18
21	—	1,124	68.50–79.50	72.43
4	—	1,003	52.00–55.00	53.66
1	—	950	41.00	41.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	775	38.00	38.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,125	96.50–103.00	99.44
5	—	1,280	85.00–94.00	89.30

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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