Name: North Wilkesboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-07-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-07-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle Mostly steady. Feeder cattle Mostly steady To 5.00 Higher. Demand Moderate. Activity Moderate. Offerings Light. Quality Plain.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $116.05/cwt on 16 head.

Average price

$116.05

16 head · 580 lb average

Value per head Derived

$673

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$58

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

$21.18/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.94

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	555	125.32	695	9thin
Medium 2	612	104.14	638	7thin

One grade step is worth $21.18/cwt here — about $58 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 sale16 hd

116.05

—

NC average8 barns · 659 hd

115.11

+0.94

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	1,549	86.16	1,334	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,315	60.69	798	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,019	55.75	568	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	751	52.74	396	6thin

Every lot, as filed

50 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	—	—	1,410	85.50/cwt	85.50–85.50	1,206	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,011	62.86/cwt	60.00–65.00	636	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	915	38.50/cwt	38.50–38.50	352	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,032	57.08/cwt	54.00–59.50	589	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	758	46.50/cwt	45.00–48.00	352	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	665	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	446	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	555	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	572	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	405	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	506	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	775	52.15/cwt	50.00–55.00	404	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,372	64.79/cwt	62.00–67.50	889	5
Bulls	Medium 2	—	545	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	578	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	475	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	580	1
Dairy Steers	Medium 2	—	670	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	549	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	645	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	710	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,243	55.56/cwt	50.00–59.00	691	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,018	43.53/cwt	43.00–44.00	443	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	910	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	673	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	695	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	723	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	828	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	748	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	700	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	665	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	350	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	455	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	851	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	438	132.29/cwt	130.00–137.00	579	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	862	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	112.67/cwt	108.00–117.00	586	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	540	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	464	1
Dairy Steers	Medium 2	—	843	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	683	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	358	119.04/cwt	117.00–121.00	426	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	527	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	310	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	388	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	781	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	640	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	781	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	540	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	648	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	464	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	126.51/cwt	126.00–127.00	399	2
Steers	Small and Medium 3	—	395	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	435	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 3	—	345	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	304	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	495	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	644	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	121.45/cwt	118.00–125.00	587	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	395	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	585	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	640	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	787	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 2	—	210	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	231	1
Dairy Steers	Small and Medium 3	—	575	55.50/cwt	52.00–59.00	319	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	761	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	450	136.00/cwt	134.00–138.00	612	2
Steers	Small and Medium 3Full	—	500	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	430	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	581	1
Bulls	—	—	1,353	74.35/cwt	72.00–78.00	1,006	2
Bulls	—	—	1,725	94.25/cwt	92.50–96.00	1,626	3

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 22, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 46Last week 58Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 38Last week 49Year ago 0

Slaughter cattle Mostly steady. Feeder cattle Mostly steady To 5.00 Higher. Demand Moderate. Activity Moderate. Offerings Light. Quality Plain.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,410	85.50	85.50
2	—	1,353	72.00–78.00	74.35
3	—	1,725	92.50–96.00	94.25
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,011	60.00–65.00	62.86
1	—	915	38.50	38.50
10	—	1,032	54.00–59.50	57.08
2	—	1,018	43.00–44.00	43.53
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	758	45.00–48.00	46.50
1	—	665	67.00	67.00
3	—	775	50.00–55.00	52.15
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,372	62.00–67.50	64.79
4	—	1,243	50.00–59.00	55.56

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	103.00	103.00
1	—	405	125.00	125.00
1	—	545	106.00	106.00
1	—	475	122.00	122.00
1	—	910	74.00	74.00
1	—	695	104.00	104.00
1	—	700	95.00	95.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	760	112.00	112.00
3	—	438	130.00–137.00	132.29
1	—	730	107.00	107.00
1	—	640	123.00	123.00
1	—	650	117.00	117.00
2	—	450	134.00–138.00	136.00
Dairy Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	670	82.00	82.00
1	—	843	81.00	81.00
Dairy Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	575	52.00–59.00	55.50
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	645	110.00	110.00
1	—	350	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	880	98.00	98.00
1	—	640	122.00	122.00
1	—	540	120.00	120.00
1	—	290	160.00	160.00
2	—	315	126.00–127.00	126.51
1	—	495	130.00	130.00
1	—	395	148.00	148.00
1	—	430	135.00	135.00
Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	110.00	110.00
Steers — Small and Medium 3 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	86.00	86.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	720	115.00	115.00
1	—	680	110.00	110.00
2	—	520	108.00–117.00	112.67
2	—	358	117.00–121.00	119.04
1	—	425	124.00	124.00
1	—	310	125.00	125.00
2	—	483	118.00–125.00	121.45
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	86.00	86.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	88.00	88.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	210	110.00	110.00

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