Name: North Wilkesboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-08-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle 3.00 To 7.00 Higher Feeder cattle 5.00 To 8.00 Higher Demand Good Activity Active Offerings Light Quality Attractive

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $119.37/cwt on 41 head.

Average price

$119.37

41 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$642

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$280

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

$43.17/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.69

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	518	126.17	654	30
Medium 2	604	102.60	620	10thin
Medium 3	450	83.00	374	1thin

One grade step is worth $43.17/cwt here — about $280 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 sale41 hd

119.37

—

NC average8 barns · 805 hd

116.68

+2.69

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	1,804	99.01	1,786	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,424	66.00	940	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,183	62.25	736	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	895	48.00	430	1thin

Every lot, as filed

51 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 1-2	—	620	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	682	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	655	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	675	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 3Full	—	660	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	488	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	845	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	786	1
Heifers	Medium 3Full	—	725	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	435	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	630	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	240	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	318	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	740	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	866	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	315	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	422	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	127.95/cwt	126.00–130.00	861	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	600	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	666	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	327	143.39/cwt	140.00–145.00	469	3
Steers	Medium 2	—	685	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	815	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	146.60/cwt	144.00–150.00	535	3
Steers	Medium 2	—	393	127.52/cwt	125.00–130.00	501	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	133.53/cwt	126.00–135.00	831	6
Steers	Medium 3	—	435	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	318	1
Dairy Steers	Medium 3	—	565	65.74/cwt	52.00–79.00	371	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,450	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	827	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,421	67.13/cwt	61.00–72.00	954	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	895	48.00/cwt	48.00–48.00	430	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,135	59.50/cwt	59.50–59.50	675	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,230	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	800	1
Dairy Heifers	Medium 2	—	510	44.00/cwt	44.00–44.00	224	1
Dairy Heifers	Small and Medium 3	—	725	44.00/cwt	44.00–44.00	319	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 3Full	—	435	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	270	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	415	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	457	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	627	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	125.88/cwt	121.00–131.00	413	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	577	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	123.70/cwt	120.00–126.00	517	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	528	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	126.54/cwt	125.00–128.00	468	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	260	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	377	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	808	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	510	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	500	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	789	3
Bulls	Medium 2	—	420	125.50/cwt	125.00–126.00	527	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	109.03/cwt	108.00–110.00	790	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	725	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	703	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	602	2
Bulls	—	—	1,804	99.01/cwt	92.50–102.50	1,786	4
Bulls	Medium 2	—	655	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	668	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	785	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	417	134.94/cwt	128.00–137.00	563	13
Bulls	Medium 2	—	610	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	543	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	450	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	374	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	562	119.22/cwt	117.00–122.00	670	5
Bulls	Medium 2	—	455	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	519	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	868	88.49/cwt	88.00–89.00	768	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	127.21/cwt	126.00–131.00	672	4

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 19, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 89Last week 66Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 16Last week 18Year ago 0

Slaughter cattle 3.00 To 7.00 Higher Feeder cattle 5.00 To 8.00 Higher Demand Good Activity Active Offerings Light Quality Attractive

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	620	110.00	110.00
1	—	845	93.00	93.00
1	—	565	111.00	111.00
4	—	328	121.00–131.00	125.88
1	—	520	111.00	111.00
3	—	418	120.00–126.00	123.70
1	—	480	110.00	110.00
2	—	370	125.00–128.00	126.54
1	—	260	145.00	145.00
1	—	850	95.00	95.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	655	103.00	103.00
1	—	415	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 3 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	660	74.00	74.00
1	—	435	62.00	62.00
Heifers — Medium 3 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	725	60.00	60.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	134.00	134.00
1	—	740	117.00	117.00
2	—	673	126.00–130.00	127.95
3	—	327	140.00–145.00	143.39
3	—	365	144.00–150.00	146.60
6	—	622	126.00–135.00	133.53
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	240	132.50	132.50
1	—	315	134.00	134.00
1	—	600	111.00	111.00
1	—	685	119.00	119.00
2	—	393	125.00–130.00	127.52
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	73.00	73.00
Dairy Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	565	52.00–79.00	65.74
Dairy Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	44.00	44.00
Dairy Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	725	44.00	44.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	510	98.00	98.00
2	—	420	125.00–126.00	125.50
1	—	725	97.00	97.00
1	—	655	102.00	102.00
1	—	610	89.00	89.00
1	—	455	114.00	114.00
2	—	868	88.00–89.00	88.49
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	680	116.00	116.00
2	—	725	108.00–110.00	109.03
2	—	463	130.00	130.00
1	—	785	100.00	100.00
13	—	417	128.00–137.00	134.94
5	—	562	117.00–122.00	119.22
4	—	528	126.00–131.00	127.21
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	83.00	83.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,450	57.00	57.00
8	—	1,421	61.00–72.00	67.13
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	895	48.00	48.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,135	59.50	59.50
1	—	1,230	65.00	65.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,804	92.50–102.50	99.01

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