Name: North Wilkesboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-09-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle Mostly Steady Feeder cattle 6.00 To 10.00 Lower Demand Good Activity Active Offerings Light Quality Average

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $192.76/cwt on 5 head. That ranks 1 of 13 comparable sales and sits −214.25 against this barn's trailing median of $407.02.

Average price

$192.76

5 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,043

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$106

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 1

$7.94/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.52

vs NC average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	548	194.94	1,069	3thin
Medium and Large 2	545	192.00	1,046	1thin
Medium 1	515	187.00	963	1thin

One grade step is worth $7.94/cwt here — about $106 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale5 hd

192.76

—

NC average9 barns · 227 hd

203.28

−10.52

This barn, trailing median13 sales

407.02

−214.25

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	—	Low	1,714	129.35	2,216	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,402	124.50	1,746	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,086	101.29	1,100	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	785	72.00	565	1thin

Every lot, as filed

49 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	650–700	685	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,370	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	355	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	781	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,040	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	750	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,328	1
Heifers	Medium 1	700–750	710	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,065	1
Dairy Heifers	Medium 2Thin Fleshed	450–500	475	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	404	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	250	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	463	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	182.97/cwt	177.00–189.00	1,039	2
Heifers	Medium 2	650–700	695	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,043	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,259	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	500	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,140	1
Dairy Heifers	Medium 2	700–750	735	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,213	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	700	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,204	1
Heifers	Medium 1	650–700	695	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,043	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 2	450–500	455	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	455	1
Dairy Heifers	Medium 2	500–550	515	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	773	1
Dairy Heifers	Medium 2	400–450	400	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	464	1
Steers	Medium 1	150–200	150	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	270	1
Bulls	Medium 1	400–450	423	176.94/cwt	175.00–179.00	748	2
Bulls	Medium 2	400–450	415	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	540	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	893	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	187.41/cwt	185.00–190.00	1,068	2
Bulls	Medium 1	800–850	830	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,204	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	545	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,046	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,130	124.57/cwt	123.00–126.00	1,408	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,508	125.54/cwt	125.00–126.00	1,893	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,255	115.71/cwt	110.00–122.00	1,452	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,000	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	560	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,080	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	1,058	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Value Added	—	1,485	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	2,079	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,088	102.31/cwt	100.00–104.00	1,113	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	785	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	565	1
Bulls	—	—	1,385	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,108	1
Bulls	—	—	1,823	145.80/cwt	140.00–152.00	2,658	3
Bulls	Medium 2	350–400	376	168.50/cwt	162.00–175.00	634	4
Bulls	Medium 1	350–400	380	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	749	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	688	193.46/cwt	190.00–197.00	1,331	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	895	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,432	1
Bulls	Medium 1	450–500	465	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	744	1
Bulls	Medium 1	500–550	515	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	963	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	893	1
Bulls	Medium 2	650–700	650	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	683	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	800	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,360	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	189.65/cwt	187.00–192.00	1,172	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	505	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,061	1
Bulls	Medium 1	750–800	770	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,309	1
Heifers	Medium 2	450–500	485	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	664	1
Heifers	Medium 1	100–150	110	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	138	1
Heifers	Medium 1	600–650	630	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,103	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 Sep 25, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 48Last week 58Year ago 46

Slaughter CattleReceipts 16Last week 19Year ago 36

Slaughter cattle Mostly Steady Feeder cattle 6.00 To 10.00 Lower Demand Good Activity Active Offerings Light Quality Average

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	197.00	197.00
2	400–450	423	175.00–179.00	176.94
1	450–500	465	160.00	160.00
1	500–550	515	187.00	187.00
1	650–700	685	200.00	200.00
1	750–800	770	170.00	170.00
1	800–850	830	145.00	145.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	220.00	220.00
1	400–450	425	210.00	210.00
1	450–500	470	190.00	190.00
1	500–550	505	210.00	210.00
2	550–600	570	185.00–190.00	187.41
3	600–650	618	187.00–192.00	189.65
2	650–700	688	190.00–197.00	193.46
1	750–800	770	135.00	135.00
1	800–850	800	170.00	170.00
1	850–900	895	160.00	160.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	376	162.00–175.00	168.50
1	400–450	415	130.00	130.00
1	650–700	650	105.00	105.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	545	192.00	192.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	185.00	185.00
1	500–550	500	228.00	228.00
2	550–600	568	177.00–189.00	182.97
1	600–650	620	203.00	203.00
1	700–750	700	172.00	172.00
1	750–800	750	177.00	177.00
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	100–150	110	125.00	125.00
1	600–650	630	175.00	175.00
1	650–700	695	150.00	150.00
1	700–750	710	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	485	137.00	137.00
1	650–700	695	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	455	100.00	100.00
Dairy Heifers — Medium 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	475	85.00	85.00
Dairy Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	116.00	116.00
1	500–550	515	150.00	150.00
1	700–750	735	165.00	165.00
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	150	180.00	180.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,130	123.00–126.00	124.57
1	—	1,000	56.00	56.00
1	—	1,080	98.00	98.00
2	—	1,088	100.00–104.00	102.31
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,508	125.00–126.00	125.54
2	—	1,255	110.00–122.00	115.71
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,485	140.00	140.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	785	72.00	72.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,385	80.00	80.00
3	—	1,823	140.00–152.00	145.80

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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