Name: North Wilkesboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-09-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle Mostly Steady Feeder cattle Mostly Steady Demand Good Activity Active Offerings Moderate Quality Average To Attractive 6 Hogs 2 Goats

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $204.43/cwt on 13 head. That ranks 1 of 13 comparable sales and sits −202.58 against this barn's trailing median of $407.02.

Average price

$204.43

13 head · 534 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,092

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$309

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2

$66.91/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.55

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	240.00	1,248	1thin
Medium 1	532	215.66	1,147	8thin
Medium 2	543	173.09	939	4thin

One grade step is worth $66.91/cwt here — about $309 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

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 sale13 hd

204.43

—

NC average8 barns · 156 hd

207.98

−3.55

This barn, trailing median13 sales

407.02

−202.58

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	1,524	147.66	2,250	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,271	124.01	1,576	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	845	117.50	993	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,197	110.97	1,328	5thin

Every lot, as filed

52 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	700–750	725	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,138	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,302	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	855	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,454	1
Heifers	Medium 1	450–500	455	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	965	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	367	255.76/cwt	250.00–267.00	939	11
Heifers	Medium 1	550–600	595	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,190	1
Heifers	Medium 2	350–400	370	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	555	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	240	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	600	1
Steers	Medium 1	550–600	580	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,114	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	390	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,521	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	481	256.54/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,234	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,320	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,199	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	700	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,680	3
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium 2	450–500	480	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	840	1
Dairy Steers	Medium 2	900–950	900	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,170	1
Dairy Steers	Medium 2	550–600	575	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	575	1
Dairy Steers	Medium 2	600–650	635	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,060	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	405	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,013	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,616	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	379	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,042	8
Bulls	Medium 1	500–550	523	218.61/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,143	7
Bulls	Medium 1	600–650	620	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,116	1
Bulls	Medium 2	550–600	560	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	935	1
Bulls	Medium 2	500–550	537	175.12/cwt	165.00–185.00	940	3
Bulls	Medium 1	650–700	650	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,326	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,065	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	959	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	810	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,102	1
Bulls	—	—	1,758	156.49/cwt	150.00–162.00	2,751	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,230	116.21/cwt	114.00–120.00	1,429	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,105	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,171	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,365	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,788	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,289	126.77/cwt	125.00–130.00	1,634	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	880	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	871	1
Bulls	—	—	1,055	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,372	1
Bulls	Medium 1	400–450	440	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,043	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,158	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	952	10
Bulls	Medium 2	600–650	605	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	908	1
Bulls	Medium 1	750–800	780	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,014	1
Bulls	Medium 1	250–300	255	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	587	1
Heifers	Medium 1	400–450	420	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	966	1
Heifers	Medium 1	500–550	503	211.93/cwt	200.00–214.00	1,066	7
Heifers	Medium 1	350–400	350	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	805	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,248	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	248.98/cwt	247.00–250.00	1,083	3
Bulls	Medium 1	550–600	595	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,160	1
Heifers	Medium 2	550–600	565	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	989	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,244	2
Heifers	Medium 1	200–250	208	222.59/cwt	220.00–225.00	463	2
Heifers	Medium 1	600–650	645	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,238	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,154	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 Sep 4, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 101Last week 37Year ago 60

Slaughter CattleReceipts 16Last week 12Year ago 26

Slaughter cattle Mostly Steady Feeder cattle Mostly Steady Demand Good Activity Active Offerings Moderate Quality Average To Attractive 6 Hogs 2 Goats

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	250.00	250.00
11	350–400	367	250.00–267.00	255.76
1	400–450	405	250.00	250.00
2	450–500	475	243.00	243.00
2	500–550	525	237.00	237.00
1	550–600	555	216.00	216.00
1	600–650	620	210.00	210.00
1	700–750	725	157.00	157.00
1	850–900	855	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	208	220.00–225.00	222.59
3	350–400	350	230.00	230.00
1	400–450	420	230.00	230.00
2	450–500	455	212.00	212.00
7	500–550	503	200.00–214.00	211.93
1	550–600	595	200.00	200.00
1	600–650	645	192.00	192.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	150.00	150.00
1	550–600	565	175.00	175.00
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	580	192.00	192.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	390	390.00	390.00
4	450–500	481	250.00–260.00	256.54
1	500–550	530	249.00	249.00
1	650–700	665	243.00	243.00
3	700–750	700	240.00	240.00
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	480	175.00	175.00
Dairy Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	575	100.00	100.00
1	600–650	635	167.00	167.00
1	900–950	900	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	300–350	340	280.00	280.00
8	350–400	379	275.00	275.00
3	400–450	435	247.00–250.00	248.98
1	450–500	465	249.00	249.00
1	500–550	520	240.00	240.00
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	230.00	230.00
1	400–450	440	237.00	237.00
7	500–550	523	210.00–220.00	218.61
1	550–600	595	195.00	195.00
1	600–650	620	180.00	180.00
1	650–700	650	204.00	204.00
1	750–800	780	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	537	165.00–185.00	175.12
1	550–600	560	167.00	167.00
1	600–650	605	150.00	150.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,065	90.00	90.00
4	—	1,230	114.00–120.00	116.21
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	810	136.00	136.00
1	—	880	99.00	99.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,105	106.00	106.00
1	—	1,365	131.00	131.00
4	—	1,289	125.00–130.00	126.77
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,758	150.00–162.00	156.49
1	—	1,055	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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