Name: North Wilkesboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-09-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle 7.00 Lower Feeder cattle 4.00 To 6.00 Lower 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 $108.50/cwt on 23 head.

Average price

$108.50

23 head · 622 lb average

Value per head Derived

$674

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$158

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

$38.15/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.07

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	617	113.15	698	16thin
Medium 2	618	101.67	628	6thin
Medium 3	720	75.00	540	1thin

One grade step is worth $38.15/cwt here — about $158 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 sale23 hd

108.50

—

NC average8 barns · 876 hd

111.57

−3.07

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	1,583	76.06	1,204	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,476	54.23	800	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,110	49.13	545	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	835	46.75	390	2thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,350	52.00	702	1thin

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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	567	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	300	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	363	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	795	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	811	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	455	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	514	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	123.14/cwt	120.00–126.00	523	2
Bulls	—	—	1,665	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	1,249	1
Heifers	Small 3Full	—	760	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	228	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	416	111.76/cwt	111.00–114.00	465	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	438	132.98/cwt	130.00–139.00	582	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	111.51/cwt	105.00–115.00	578	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	555	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	555	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	619	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	740	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	829	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	555	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	749	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	700	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	210	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	273	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	693	108.82/cwt	102.00–110.50	754	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	117.52/cwt	114.00–121.00	562	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	395	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	557	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	130.77/cwt	127.00–139.00	681	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	725	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	550	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	704	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	540	113.00/cwt	110.00–116.00	610	2
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,350	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	702	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	835	46.75/cwt	43.00–50.00	390	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,497	52.65/cwt	51.00–54.00	788	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	663	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	702	1
Bulls	—	—	1,020	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	663	1
Bulls	—	—	1,398	71.07/cwt	68.00–73.00	994	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	895	42.97/cwt	42.00–44.00	385	2
Bulls	—	—	2,008	87.12/cwt	86.00–88.00	1,749	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,454	55.81/cwt	55.00–57.00	811	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,164	50.67/cwt	47.00–55.00	590	8
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 2	—	890	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	3,026	1
Steers	Small and Medium 2	—	425	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	383	1
Heifers	Small 3Thin Fleshed	—	440	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	176	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	430	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	430	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	520	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	572	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	575	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	633	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	745	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	671	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	885	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	310	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	341	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	570	115.51/cwt	115.00–116.00	658	2
Bulls	Medium 3	—	720	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	540	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	622	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	622	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	570	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	462	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	740	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	725	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 30, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 65Last week 122Year ago 239

Slaughter CattleReceipts 29Last week 34Year ago 77

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 4Year ago 2

Slaughter cattle 7.00 Lower Feeder cattle 4.00 To 6.00 Lower Demand Moderate Activity Moderate Offerings Light Quality Average

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	122.00	122.00
3	—	438	130.00–139.00	132.98
1	—	555	135.00	135.00
1	—	210	130.00	130.00
1	—	395	141.00	141.00
5	—	521	127.00–139.00	130.77
1	—	620	117.00	117.00
1	—	750	118.00	118.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	540	110.00–116.00	113.00
1	—	310	110.00	110.00
2	—	570	115.00–116.00	115.51
1	—	740	98.00	98.00
Steers — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	90.00	90.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	300	121.00	121.00
1	—	455	113.00	113.00
4	—	416	111.00–114.00	111.76
8	—	518	105.00–115.00	111.51
1	—	555	100.00	100.00
1	—	875	80.00	80.00
Heifers — Small 3 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	760	30.00	30.00
Heifers — Small 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	40.00	40.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	100.00	100.00
1	—	570	81.00	81.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	795	102.00	102.00
2	—	425	120.00–126.00	123.14
1	—	825	75.00	75.00
1	—	740	112.00	112.00
5	—	693	102.00–110.50	108.82
2	—	478	114.00–121.00	117.52
2	—	550	128.00	128.00
1	—	530	125.00	125.00
1	—	610	115.00	115.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	110.00	110.00
1	—	575	110.00	110.00
1	—	745	90.00	90.00
3	—	622	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	720	75.00	75.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,665	75.00	75.00
1	—	1,020	65.00	65.00
2	—	1,398	68.00–73.00	71.07
2	—	2,008	86.00–88.00	87.12
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,350	52.00	52.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	835	43.00–50.00	46.75
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,497	51.00–54.00	52.65
5	—	1,454	55.00–57.00	55.81
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	895	42.00–44.00	42.97
8	—	1,164	47.00–55.00	50.67

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	890	340.00	340.00

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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

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