Name: North Wilkesboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-06-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-06-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle Mostly steady Feeder cattle Mostly steady Demand Moderate Activity Moderate Offerings Light {HOT} Quality Plain

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $98.75/cwt on 37 head.

Average price

$98.75

37 head · 528 lb average

Value per head Derived

$522

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$314

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

$35.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−20.26

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	583	111.88	652	16thin
Medium 2	515	96.37	496	13thin
Medium 3	442	76.38	337	8thin

One grade step is worth $35.50/cwt here — about $314 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 sale37 hd

98.75

—

NC average8 barns · 992 hd

119.01

−20.26

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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,320	70.69	933	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,098	61.25	673	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	765	60.00	459	1thin

Every lot, as filed

48 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	—	738	93.49/cwt	93.00–94.00	690	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	105.03/cwt	101.00–109.00	651	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	96.50/cwt	93.00–100.00	584	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	126.63/cwt	120.00–130.00	589	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	510	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	709	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	126.09/cwt	123.00–129.00	656	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	881	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	134.52/cwt	132.00–136.00	558	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	495	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	683	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	695	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	695	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	578	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	505	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	621	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	118.02/cwt	116.00–121.00	679	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	122.32/cwt	120.00–126.00	579	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	133.50/cwt	133.00–134.00	705	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	130.00/cwt	124.00–136.00	442	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	395	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	517	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	470	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	475	1
Heifers	Medium 2Full	—	460	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	451	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	765	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	459	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,320	70.69/cwt	67.00–73.50	933	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,073	66.97/cwt	66.00–68.00	719	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,104	59.98/cwt	54.50–64.00	662	9
Steers	Medium 3	—	290	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	313	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	408	104.25/cwt	104.00–105.00	425	4
Heifers	Medium 2	—	610	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	488	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	595	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	631	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	433	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	450	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	800	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	512	1
Heifers	Medium 3Full	—	485	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	344	1
Heifers	Medium 3Full	—	390	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	351	1
Steers	Medium 3Full	—	360	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	288	1
Heifers	Medium 3Thin Fleshed	—	545	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	327	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	580	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	464	2
Heifers	Medium 3	—	265	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	186	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	520	105.50/cwt	100.00–111.00	549	2
Dairy Steers	Medium 2	—	625	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	556	1
Dairy Steers	Medium 2	—	495	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	396	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	590	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	590	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	535	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	449	1
Heifers	Medium 3Full	—	345	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	276	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	564	124.70/cwt	120.00–127.00	703	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	772	98.33/cwt	95.00–103.00	759	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	759	1
Dairy Heifers	Medium 2	—	645	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	387	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	288	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	317	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	728	77.90/cwt	74.00–82.00	567	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 30, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 75Last week 54Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 14Last week 53Year ago 0

Slaughter cattle Mostly steady Feeder cattle Mostly steady Demand Moderate Activity Moderate Offerings Light {HOT} Quality Plain

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	738	93.00–94.00	93.49
2	—	620	101.00–109.00	105.03
1	—	440	116.00	116.00
1	—	695	100.00	100.00
1	—	750	77.00	77.00
1	—	505	123.00	123.00
4	—	575	116.00–121.00	118.02
3	—	473	120.00–126.00	122.32
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	138.00	138.00
Heifers — Medium 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	98.00	98.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	80.00	80.00
1	—	595	106.00	106.00
2	—	433	104.00	104.00
1	—	800	64.00	64.00
2	—	520	100.00–111.00	105.50
3	—	288	110.00	110.00
2	—	728	74.00–82.00	77.90
Heifers — Medium 3 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	71.00	71.00
1	—	390	90.00	90.00
2	—	345	80.00	80.00
Heifers — Medium 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	60.00	60.00
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	580	80.00	80.00
1	—	265	70.00	70.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	605	93.00–100.00	96.50
3	—	465	120.00–130.00	126.63
1	—	650	109.00	109.00
2	—	520	123.00–129.00	126.09
1	—	990	89.00	89.00
4	—	415	132.00–136.00	134.52
4	—	564	120.00–127.00	124.70
3	—	772	95.00–103.00	98.33
1	—	730	104.00	104.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	101.00	101.00
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	408	104.00–105.00	104.25
1	—	590	100.00	100.00
1	—	535	84.00	84.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	528	133.00–134.00	133.50
2	—	340	124.00–136.00	130.00
1	—	395	131.00	131.00
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	290	108.00	108.00
Steers — Medium 3 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	360	80.00	80.00
Dairy Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	625	89.00	89.00
1	—	495	80.00	80.00
Dairy Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	645	60.00	60.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	765	60.00	60.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,320	67.00–73.50	70.69
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,073	66.00–68.00	66.97
9	—	1,104	54.50–64.00	59.98

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