Name: North Wilkesboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-07-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-07-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle Mostly steady to 2.00 Higher. Feeder cattle Mostly steady To 3.00 Higher. Demand Moderate. Activity Moderate. Offerings Light. Quality Average.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $112.35/cwt on 31 head.

Average price

$112.35

31 head · 571 lb average

Value per head Derived

$641

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$300

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium 3

$36.33/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.75

vs NC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	564	116.33	656	24
Medium 2	617	101.83	628	6thin
Medium 3	445	80.00	356	1thin

One grade step is worth $36.33/cwt here — about $300 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale31 hd

112.35

—

NC average8 barns · 875 hd

111.60

+0.75

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	1,734	90.14	1,563	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,343	60.00	806	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,068	52.14	557	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	847	40.46	342	4thin

Every lot, as filed

48 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	Boner 80-85%	—	1,067	46.56/cwt	43.00–49.00	497	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,054	54.23/cwt	50.00–59.00	572	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,005	35.50/cwt	35.50–35.50	357	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,208	61.53/cwt	61.00–62.00	743	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,288	56.87/cwt	50.50–59.00	732	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,379	62.08/cwt	60.00–65.00	856	9
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	505	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	374	1
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	455	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	346	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	115.31/cwt	110.00–120.00	375	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	95.60/cwt	91.00–98.00	688	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	810	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	3,240	1
Steers	Small 3	—	370	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	303	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	656	102.50/cwt	100.00–106.00	672	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	795	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	747	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	145	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	207	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	406	1
Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	690	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	731	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	523	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	363	141.48/cwt	139.00–144.00	514	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	419	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	495	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	579	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	103.94/cwt	102.00–106.00	650	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	414	133.97/cwt	130.00–140.00	555	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	116.57/cwt	114.00–119.00	487	2
Steers	Medium 3	—	355	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	401	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	113.49/cwt	111.00–116.00	639	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	107.05/cwt	102.00–111.00	674	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	730.00/cwt	730.00–730.00	6,935	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	124.52/cwt	121.00–128.00	645	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	451	133.60/cwt	130.00–136.00	603	5
Heifers	Medium 2	—	740	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	622	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	390	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	488	1
Heifers	Medium 2Thin Fleshed	—	370	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	426	1
Heifers	Medium 2Full	—	670	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	610	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	480	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	566	1
Dairy Heifers	Medium 3Thin Fleshed	—	495	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	371	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	625	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	588	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	650	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	611	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	550	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	600	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	525	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	609	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	855	34.41/cwt	32.00–37.00	294	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	838	46.51/cwt	46.00–47.00	390	2
Bulls	—	—	1,790	96.95/cwt	96.00–98.00	1,735	2
Bulls	—	—	1,678	83.33/cwt	79.00–88.00	1,398	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	270	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	297	1
Bulls	Medium 3Thin Fleshed	—	445	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	356	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	870	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	696	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	370	112.92/cwt	110.00–116.00	418	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 Jul 15, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 58Last week 89Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 49Last week 31Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter cattle Mostly steady to 2.00 Higher. Feeder cattle Mostly steady To 3.00 Higher. Demand Moderate. Activity Moderate. Offerings Light. Quality Average.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,067	43.00–49.00	46.56
15	—	1,054	50.00–59.00	54.23
1	—	1,005	35.50	35.50
2	—	1,208	61.00–62.00	61.53
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,288	50.50–59.00	56.87
9	—	1,379	60.00–65.00	62.08
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	855	32.00–37.00	34.41
2	—	838	46.00–47.00	46.51
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,790	96.00–98.00	96.95
2	—	1,678	79.00–88.00	83.33

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	74.00	74.00
2	—	455	76.00	76.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	325	110.00–120.00	115.31
2	—	363	139.00–144.00	141.48
Steers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	370	82.00	82.00
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	355	113.00	113.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	125.00	125.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	720	91.00–98.00	95.60
4	—	656	100.00–106.00	102.50
1	—	795	94.00	94.00
4	—	414	130.00–140.00	133.97
2	—	563	111.00–116.00	113.49
3	—	630	102.00–111.00	107.05
2	—	518	121.00–128.00	124.52
5	—	451	130.00–136.00	133.60
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	118.00	118.00
1	—	625	94.00	94.00
1	—	650	94.00	94.00
1	—	550	109.00	109.00
1	—	525	116.00	116.00
1	—	870	80.00	80.00
Bulls — Medium 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	80.00	80.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	145	142.50	142.50
1	—	280	145.00	145.00
1	—	390	134.00	134.00
1	—	325	129.00	129.00
1	—	495	117.00	117.00
2	—	625	102.00–106.00	103.94
2	—	418	114.00–119.00	116.57
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	740	84.00	84.00
1	—	270	110.00	110.00
2	—	370	110.00–116.00	112.92
Heifers — Medium 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	370	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Medium 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	670	91.00	91.00
Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	690	106.00	106.00
Dairy Heifers — Medium 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	75.00	75.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	810	400.00	400.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	950	730.00	730.00

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North Wilkesboro Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Wilkes Livestock Exchange - North Wilkesboro, NC

Slaughter Cattle

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