Name: North Wilkesboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-08-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle 2.00 Higher Feeder cattle 3.00 To 5.00 Higher Demand Good Activity Active Offerings Moderate Quality Average

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $232.38/cwt on 17 head. That ranks 1 of 23 comparable sales and sits −153.19 against this barn's trailing median of $385.57.

Average price

$232.38

17 head · 560 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,301

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$259

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2

$54.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.17

vs NC average

−12.03 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	560	243.50	1,364	12thin
Medium 1	553	209.89	1,161	4thin
Medium 2	585	189.00	1,106	1thin

One grade step is worth $54.50/cwt here — about $259 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 sale17 hd

232.38

—

NC average10 barns · 491 hd

237.55

−5.17

National average171 barns · 9,778 hd

244.41

−12.03

This barn, trailing median23 sales

385.57

−153.19

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	1,870	168.00	3,142	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,360	124.74	1,697	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,041	122.13	1,271	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	785	118.50	930	2thin

Every lot, as filed

39 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 and Large 1	800–850	825	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,526	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,013	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	695	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,460	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1	750–800	770	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,263	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	254.66/cwt	250.00–259.00	1,082	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	395	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,055	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,251	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,092	1
Dairy Steers	Medium 2	600–650	600	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	732	1
Heifers	Medium 2	550–600	585	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,106	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	685	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,226	1
Heifers	Medium 1	350–400	350	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	700	1
Heifers	Medium 1	450–500	480	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	970	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	267.08/cwt	265.00–269.00	849	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	294.00/cwt	294.00–294.00	1,205	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	827	1
Heifers	Medium 1	550–600	568	199.78/cwt	190.00–210.00	1,135	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	589	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,449	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	240.91/cwt	237.00–245.00	1,132	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,248	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	500	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,210	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,050	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	800	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,056	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,197	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	229.49/cwt	229.00–230.00	1,652	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	590	233.96/cwt	229.00–239.00	1,380	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	690	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,566	1
Bulls	Medium 1	450–500	485	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	946	1
Bulls	Medium 1	500–550	540	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	999	1
Heifers	Medium 1	500–550	538	219.99/cwt	218.00–222.00	1,184	2
Bulls	—	—	1,870	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	3,142	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,440	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	1,483	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	685	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	925	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	885	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	903	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	111.49/cwt	106.00–115.00	1,143	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,031	124.03/cwt	121.00–126.00	1,279	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,075	132.57/cwt	130.00–137.00	1,425	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,368	128.97/cwt	128.00–130.00	1,764	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,265	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,746	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 Aug 21, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 48Last week 30Year ago 41

Slaughter CattleReceipts 22Last week 20Year ago 13

Slaughter cattle 2.00 Higher Feeder cattle 3.00 To 5.00 Higher Demand Good Activity Active Offerings Moderate Quality Average

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	267.00	267.00
2	400–450	425	250.00–259.00	254.66
1	500–550	500	242.00	242.00
2	550–600	590	229.00–239.00	233.96
1	650–700	690	227.00	227.00
2	700–750	720	229.00–230.00	229.49
1	800–850	825	185.00	185.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	244.00	244.00
1	650–700	695	210.00	210.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	770	164.00	164.00
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	485	195.00	195.00
1	500–550	540	185.00	185.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	295.00	295.00
1	400–450	410	294.00	294.00
1	450–500	460	272.00	272.00
Dairy Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	600	122.00	122.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	585	189.00	189.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	318	265.00–269.00	267.08
2	350–400	375	280.00	280.00
2	450–500	470	237.00–245.00	240.91
5	500–550	520	240.00	240.00
7	550–600	589	246.00	246.00
1	600–650	630	190.00	190.00
1	650–700	685	179.00	179.00
1	800–850	800	132.00	132.00
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	200.00	200.00
1	450–500	480	202.00	202.00
2	500–550	538	218.00–222.00	219.99
2	550–600	568	190.00–210.00	199.78
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	247.00	247.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,870	168.00	168.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,440	103.00	103.00
2	—	1,368	128.00–130.00	128.97
1	—	1,265	138.00	138.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	685	135.00	135.00
1	—	885	102.00	102.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,025	106.00–115.00	111.49
6	—	1,031	121.00–126.00	124.03
4	—	1,075	130.00–137.00	132.57

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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