Name: North Wilkesboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-08-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle 7.00 To 10.00 Higher Feeder cattle 6.00 To 12.00 Lower Demand Good Activity Active Offerings Moderate Quality Average

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $195.78/cwt on 7 head. That ranks 1 of 13 comparable sales and sits −211.23 against this barn's trailing median of $407.02.

Average price

$195.78

7 head · 528 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,033

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$296

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2

$63.34/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−21.79

vs NC average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	520	228.34	1,187	2thin
Medium 1	525	194.60	1,022	3thin
Medium 2	540	165.00	891	2thin

One grade step is worth $63.34/cwt here — about $296 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

13 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $478.59, low $365.31, median $407.02 across 13 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 sale7 hd

195.78

—

NC average8 barns · 179 hd

217.57

−21.79

This barn, trailing median13 sales

407.02

−211.23

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	1,620	150.66	2,441	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,287	134.39	1,730	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,081	131.19	1,418	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	860	117.25	1,008	4thin

Every lot, as filed

46 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	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,235	121.98/cwt	120.00–124.00	1,506	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,320	132.92/cwt	126.00–136.00	1,755	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,290	149.01/cwt	148.00–150.00	1,922	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	855	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,146	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,000	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,100	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,075	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	860	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	228.34/cwt	220.00–237.00	1,187	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	350	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	875	1
Heifers	Small 2	300–350	300	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	165	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 2	600–650	600	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	780	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	658	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	532	217.65/cwt	213.00–220.00	1,158	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	650	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,105	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	600	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	960	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	840	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,344	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	485	224.90/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,091	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	250	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	575	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	958	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	355	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	912	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	645	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,458	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	485	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,082	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	590	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,339	1
Heifers	Medium 2	300–350	340	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	510	1
Heifers	Medium 2	350–400	395	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	593	1
Bulls	Medium 2	550–600	550	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	880	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	700	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,225	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	830	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,303	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	778	165.95/cwt	162.00–170.00	1,291	3
Bulls	Medium 2	600–650	605	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	908	1
Bulls	Medium 2	500–550	530	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	901	1
Dairy Steers	Medium 2	350–400	390	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	437	1
Bulls	Medium 2	400–450	420	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	630	1
Heifers	Medium 2	450–500	470	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	517	1
Heifers	Medium 2	250–300	275	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	413	1
Bulls	Medium 1	450–500	473	172.46/cwt	165.00–180.00	816	2
Bulls	Medium 1	500–550	525	194.60/cwt	189.00–200.00	1,022	3
Bulls	Medium 1	350–400	380	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	711	1
Bulls	Medium 1	600–650	610	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	976	1
Dairy Steers	Medium 1	650–700	680	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,136	1
Heifers	Medium 1	350–400	375	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	788	1
Bulls	—	—	1,308	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,700	2
Bulls	—	—	1,828	164.43/cwt	158.00–168.00	3,006	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	825	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	743	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	880	122.49/cwt	120.00–125.00	1,078	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,079	130.95/cwt	124.00–137.00	1,413	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,106	149.70/cwt	143.00–157.00	1,656	4

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 Aug 7, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 43Last week 32Year ago 70

Slaughter CattleReceipts 29Last week 25Year ago 23

Slaughter cattle 7.00 To 10.00 Higher Feeder cattle 6.00 To 12.00 Lower Demand Good Activity Active Offerings Moderate Quality Average

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,235	120.00–124.00	121.98
3	—	1,320	126.00–136.00	132.92
2	—	1,290	148.00–150.00	149.01
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	855	134.00	134.00
1	—	825	90.00	90.00
2	—	880	120.00–125.00	122.49
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,000	110.00	110.00
1	—	1,075	80.00	80.00
7	—	1,079	124.00–137.00	130.95
4	—	1,106	143.00–157.00	149.70
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,308	130.00	130.00
3	—	1,828	158.00–168.00	164.43

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	230.00	230.00
1	400–450	420	228.00	228.00
2	450–500	485	220.00–230.00	224.90
2	500–550	520	220.00–237.00	228.34
1	600–650	600	160.00	160.00
3	750–800	778	162.00–170.00	165.95
1	800–850	840	160.00	160.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	600	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	150.00	150.00
1	500–550	530	170.00	170.00
1	550–600	550	160.00	160.00
1	600–650	605	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	187.00	187.00
2	450–500	473	165.00–180.00	172.46
3	500–550	525	189.00–200.00	194.60
1	600–650	610	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	250.00	250.00
1	600–650	645	226.00	226.00
Heifers — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	55.00	55.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	227.00	227.00
1	350–400	355	257.00	257.00
1	450–500	485	223.00	223.00
3	500–550	532	213.00–220.00	217.65
1	550–600	590	227.00	227.00
1	650–700	650	170.00	170.00
1	700–750	700	175.00	175.00
1	800–850	830	157.00	157.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	150.00	150.00
1	300–350	340	150.00	150.00
1	350–400	395	150.00	150.00
1	450–500	470	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	210.00	210.00
Dairy Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	112.00	112.00
Dairy Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	680	167.00	167.00

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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