Name: North Wilkesboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-06-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-06-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle 4.00 To 8.00 Higher Feeder cattle Mostly Steady Demand Very Good Activity Active Offerings Moderate (HOT Hay Time ) Quality Average Baby calves 160.00

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $217.75/cwt on 4 head. That ranks 1 of 23 comparable sales and sits −167.83 against this barn's trailing median of $385.57.

Average price

$217.75

4 head · 519 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,130

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$324

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2

$69.99/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−21.03

vs NC average

−51.53 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	518	246.99	1,279	2thin
Medium 1	500	200.00	1,000	1thin
Medium 2	540	177.00	956	1thin

One grade step is worth $69.99/cwt here — about $324 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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

217.75

—

NC average10 barns · 459 hd

238.78

−21.03

National average153 barns · 8,958 hd

269.28

−51.53

This barn, trailing median23 sales

385.57

−167.83

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	1,646	158.35	2,607	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,453	144.00	2,092	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,173	121.76	1,428	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	849	94.13	799	6thin

Every lot, as filed

36 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 1	700–750	725	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,233	1
Bulls	Medium 1	650–700	675	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,127	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	940	76.04/cwt	72.00–80.00	715	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,051	107.28/cwt	100.00–110.00	1,128	5
Bulls	—	—	1,571	165.77/cwt	154.00–184.00	2,604	5
Bulls	—	—	1,835	139.81/cwt	129.00–150.00	2,566	2
Heifers	Medium 2	500–550	540	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	956	1
Heifers	Medium 1	800–850	830	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,303	1
Heifers	Medium 1	500–550	500	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,000	1
Heifers	Medium 1	350–400	370	205.27/cwt	200.00–210.00	759	2
Heifers	Medium 1	400–450	425	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	893	1
Heifers	Medium 1	300–350	315	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	567	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,118	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	756	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	205	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	543	1
Heifers	Medium 2	400–450	428	181.03/cwt	180.00–182.00	775	2
Dairy Steers	Medium 2	350–400	385	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	424	1
Dairy Heifers	Medium 2	550–600	585	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	965	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,045	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	240	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	588	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	228.35/cwt	222.00–235.00	970	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	390	290.95/cwt	287.00–295.00	1,135	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,415	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,258	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,350	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	255	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	625	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	695	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,529	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	495	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,223	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	433	246.59/cwt	242.00–250.00	1,068	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	246.99/cwt	245.00–249.00	1,279	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,334	139.71/cwt	134.00–153.00	1,864	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,192	127.05/cwt	120.00–132.00	1,514	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	888	108.48/cwt	102.00–115.00	963	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	700	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	546	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	872	89.94/cwt	88.00–94.00	784	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,453	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	2,092	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 26, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 36Last week 15Year ago 61

Slaughter CattleReceipts 41Last week 18Year ago 35

Slaughter cattle 4.00 To 8.00 Higher Feeder cattle Mostly Steady Demand Very Good Activity Active Offerings Moderate (HOT Hay Time ) Quality Average Baby calves 160.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	675	167.00	167.00
1	700–750	725	170.00	170.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	265.00	265.00
1	250–300	280	270.00	270.00
2	350–400	390	287.00–295.00	290.95
1	400–450	430	260.00	260.00
1	450–500	480	262.00	262.00
1	600–650	610	232.00	232.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	245.00	245.00
1	350–400	380	275.00	275.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	428	180.00–182.00	181.03
1	500–550	540	177.00	177.00
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	180.00	180.00
2	350–400	370	200.00–210.00	205.27
1	400–450	425	210.00	210.00
1	500–550	500	200.00	200.00
1	800–850	830	157.00	157.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	425	222.00–235.00	228.35
1	650–700	675	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	245.00	245.00
4	400–450	433	242.00–250.00	246.59
1	450–500	495	247.00	247.00
2	500–550	518	245.00–249.00	246.99
1	650–700	695	220.00	220.00
Dairy Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	110.00	110.00
Dairy Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	585	165.00	165.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	940	72.00–80.00	76.04
5	—	1,051	100.00–110.00	107.28
5	—	1,334	134.00–153.00	139.71
14	—	1,192	120.00–132.00	127.05
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	888	102.00–115.00	108.48
1	—	700	78.00	78.00
3	—	872	88.00–94.00	89.94
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,453	144.00	144.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,571	154.00–184.00	165.77
2	—	1,835	129.00–150.00	139.81

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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