Name: North Wilkesboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-06-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-06-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle 6.00 To 12.00 Higher Feeder cattle Mostly Steady Demand Very Good Activity Active Offerings Moderate (Hay Time ) Quality Average To Attractive

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $239.27/cwt on 4 head. That ranks 1 of 23 comparable sales and sits −146.30 against this barn's trailing median of $385.57.

Average price

$239.27

4 head · 534 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,278

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$56

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

$0.97/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.06

vs NC average

−26.10 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	550	240.00	1,320	1thin
Medium and Large 1	529	239.03	1,264	3thin

One grade step is worth $0.97/cwt here — about $56 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

23 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $458.97, low $348.08, median $385.57 across 23 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale4 hd

239.27

—

NC average9 barns · 346 hd

240.33

−1.06

National average154 barns · 8,969 hd

265.37

−26.10

This barn, trailing median23 sales

385.57

−146.30

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	—	Average	1,464	155.55	2,277	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,338	138.33	1,851	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,170	128.55	1,504	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	830	119.00	988	1thin

Every lot, as filed

40 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
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	830	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	988	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,160	139.83/cwt	135.00–150.00	1,622	4
Bulls	—	—	1,250	142.63/cwt	140.00–152.00	1,783	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,174	123.53/cwt	120.00–133.00	1,450	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,360	122.51/cwt	120.00–125.00	1,666	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,332	142.85/cwt	135.00–150.00	1,903	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	795	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,288	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	703	201.99/cwt	200.00–204.00	1,420	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	333	235.00/cwt	230.00–240.00	783	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	240	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	660	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	229.54/cwt	227.00–232.00	1,189	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	350	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,005	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	925	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,035	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,490	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	345	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	980	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,095	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	248.38/cwt	245.00–252.00	1,287	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	550	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,320	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	271.10/cwt	267.00–275.00	1,391	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	450	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,260	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	864	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	550	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,419	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	405	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,134	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	980	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,833	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	635	275.00/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,746	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,427	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	943	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,184	1
Heifers	Medium 1	700–750	715	194.50/cwt	192.00–197.00	1,391	2
Heifers	Medium 1	300–350	330	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	578	1
Heifers	Medium 1	650–700	680	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,190	1
Steers	Medium 1	600–650	610	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	958	1
Steers	Medium 1	100–150	130	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	299	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	645	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,516	1
Bulls	—Value Added	—	1,315	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	2,393	1
Bulls	—	—	1,768	165.08/cwt	157.00–172.00	2,919	4
Bulls	Medium 1	350–400	385	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	905	1
Bulls	Medium 1	950–1000	970	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,261	1
Bulls	Medium 1	400–450	418	251.12/cwt	247.00–255.00	1,050	2
Bulls	Medium 1	500–550	530	204.11/cwt	192.00–216.00	1,082	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 12, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 45Last week 56Year ago 57

Slaughter CattleReceipts 33Last week 10Year ago 33

Slaughter cattle 6.00 To 12.00 Higher Feeder cattle Mostly Steady Demand Very Good Activity Active Offerings Moderate (Hay Time ) Quality Average To Attractive

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	830	119.00	119.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,160	135.00–150.00	139.83
9	—	1,174	120.00–133.00	123.53
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,360	120.00–125.00	122.51
7	—	1,332	135.00–150.00	142.85
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,250	140.00–152.00	142.63
4	—	1,768	157.00–172.00	165.08
Bulls — Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,315	182.00	182.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	275.00	275.00
3	300–350	333	230.00–240.00	235.00
2	350–400	360	240.00	240.00
2	500–550	518	227.00–232.00	229.54
1	550–600	550	258.00	258.00
1	600–650	615	232.00	232.00
2	700–750	703	200.00–204.00	201.99
1	750–800	795	162.00	162.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	550	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	175.00	175.00
1	650–700	680	175.00	175.00
2	700–750	715	192.00–197.00	194.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	290.00	290.00
1	350–400	350	287.00	287.00
3	450–500	450	280.00	280.00
2	600–650	635	270.00–280.00	275.00
1	900–950	925	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	100–150	130	230.00	230.00
1	600–650	610	157.00	157.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	284.00	284.00
1	350–400	375	292.00	292.00
1	400–450	405	280.00	280.00
2	500–550	513	267.00–275.00	271.10
1	550–600	560	266.00	266.00
1	600–650	645	235.00	235.00
1	950–1000	980	187.00	187.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	470	252.00	252.00
2	500–550	518	245.00–252.00	248.38
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	235.00	235.00
2	400–450	418	247.00–255.00	251.12
2	500–550	530	192.00–216.00	204.11
1	950–1000	970	130.00	130.00

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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