Sale reports / North Carolina / North Wilkesboro Livestock Auction / 2019-11-20

North Wilkesboro Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · North Wilkesboro, North Carolina · Wed, Nov 20
● Final146 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2089
Feeder Cattle receipts
349 head
▲ 229 vs last sale 120▲ 349 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
86 head
▲ 49 vs last sale 37▲ 86 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
13 head
▲ 13 vs last sale 0▲ 13 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle 2.00 to 4.00 higher Feeder cattle Mostly steady to 5.00 higher Demand good Activity moderate Offerings Moderate Quality plain average

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $92.20/cwt on 123 head.
Average price
$92.20
123 head · 505 lb average
Value per head Derived
$466
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$281
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small and Medium 3
$54.60/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−13.88
vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2534104.6055957
Medium and Large 252590.2447434
Medium 244881.1336316thin
Medium 345167.293048thin
Small 327662.171716thin
Small 285051.004341thin
Small and Medium 355550.002781thin
One grade step is worth $54.60/cwt here — about $281 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 sale123 hd
92.20
—
NC average8 barns · 1,274 hd
106.08
−13.88
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,59077.651,23518
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,36556.6977421
CowsBoner 80-85%Very Low1,10551.2756734
CowsLean 85-90%Average87942.013693thin

Every lot

146 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers39 lots · lightest first
Steers—Small 319080.00/cwt80.00–80.001521
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2215112.00/cwt112.00–112.002413
Steers—Small 3Thin Fleshed21540.00/cwt40.00–40.00861
Steers—Small and Medium 323080.00/cwt80.00–80.001841
Steers—Small 324080.00/cwt80.00–80.001921
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2270112.00/cwt112.00–112.003021
Steers—Medium 2278100.00/cwt100.00–100.002782
Steers—Medium 3280104.00/cwt104.00–104.002912
Steers—Medium 2313115.56/cwt113.00–118.003622
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2317133.32/cwt130.00–140.004233
Steers—Medium 3Full33052.00/cwt52.00–52.001721
Steers—Medium 3338102.00/cwt102.00–102.003452
Steers—Medium and Large 2363110.00/cwt110.00–110.003992
Steers—Medium 2365108.00/cwt108.00–108.003941
Steers—Small 336860.00/cwt60.00–60.002212
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2371129.76/cwt128.00–131.004814
Steers—Small 3Thin Fleshed37540.00/cwt40.00–40.001501
Steers—Medium 338082.93/cwt78.00–88.003152
Steers—Small 3Full38540.00/cwt40.00–40.001541
Steers—Small and Medium 341560.00/cwt60.00–60.002491
Steers—Medium 2425118.00/cwt118.00–118.005021
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2433136.00/cwt136.00–136.0058910
Steers—Medium and Large 2458132.99/cwt132.00–134.006092
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2476144.27/cwt143.00–148.006874
Steers—Medium 2485116.00/cwt116.00–116.005631
Steers—Medium 2500110.00/cwt110.00–110.005501
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2523130.31/cwt129.00–131.006823
Steers—Small 354094.00/cwt94.00–94.005081
Steers—Medium 355564.00/cwt64.00–64.003551
Steers—Medium and Large 2571123.00/cwt123.00–123.007028
Steers—Medium 2585120.00/cwt120.00–120.007021
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2593139.00/cwt139.00–139.008249
Steers—Medium 264590.00/cwt90.00–90.005811
Steers—Small and Medium 3Full67069.00/cwt69.00–69.004621
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2688123.00/cwt123.00–123.008462
Steers—Medium and Large 1-274598.00/cwt98.00–98.007301
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2750114.00/cwt114.00–114.008551
Steers—Medium 278082.00/cwt82.00–82.006401
Steers—Large 380060.00/cwt60.00–60.004801
Feeder Cattle · Heifers44 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Small 318076.00/cwt76.00–76.001371
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-219795.00/cwt95.00–95.001872
Heifers—Small 321060.00/cwt60.00–60.001261
Heifers—Small 328055.00/cwt55.00–55.001541
Heifers—Small 3Full28046.00/cwt46.00–46.001291
Heifers—Medium 232085.18/cwt80.00–90.002733
Heifers—Medium 332572.65/cwt70.00–75.002362
Heifers—Small 333076.00/cwt76.00–76.002511
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2335110.00/cwt110.00–110.003691
Heifers—Medium and Large 233892.98/cwt90.00–96.003142
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2358100.00/cwt100.00–100.003582
Heifers—Small 337560.00/cwt60.00–60.002251
Heifers—Medium 238288.27/cwt85.00–89.003375
Heifers—Medium 338570.00/cwt70.00–70.002702
Heifers—Medium and Large 238795.99/cwt95.00–97.003715
Heifers—Medium 240084.00/cwt84.00–84.003361
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2425116.26/cwt111.00–122.0049412
Heifers—Medium 342558.00/cwt58.00–58.002471
Heifers—Medium and Large 242893.94/cwt86.00–102.004024
Heifers—Medium 246077.00/cwt77.00–77.003541
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2468109.96/cwt105.00–112.005159
Heifers—Medium and Large 247689.62/cwt88.00–91.004275
Heifers—Medium 250976.28/cwt75.00–80.003884
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2510106.39/cwt102.00–109.005435
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy525121.00/cwt121.00–121.006351
Heifers—Medium and Large 252693.60/cwt90.00–96.004925
Heifers—Medium 255082.00/cwt82.00–82.004511
Heifers—Small and Medium 3Thin Fleshed55550.00/cwt50.00–50.002781
Heifers—Medium 356372.49/cwt70.00–75.004082
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-256498.54/cwt95.00–107.005565
Heifers—Medium and Large 256888.70/cwt83.00–94.005046
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-261799.84/cwt93.00–104.506168
Heifers—Medium and Large 263085.00/cwt85.00–85.005361
Heifers—Medium 364050.00/cwt50.00–50.003201
Heifers—Medium and Large 266083.00/cwt83.00–83.005481
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-266491.78/cwt87.00–97.006094
Heifers—Medium and Large 272084.03/cwt80.00–88.006052
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2730100.53/cwt99.00–102.007342
Heifers—Medium and Large 277083.51/cwt82.00–85.006432
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-277694.79/cwt94.00–98.007365
Heifers—Medium and Large 285075.00/cwt75.00–75.006381
Heifers—Medium 285053.00/cwt53.00–53.004511
Heifers—Small 285051.00/cwt51.00–51.004341
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-287591.00/cwt91.00–91.007961
Feeder Cattle · Bulls38 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2380112.00/cwt112.00–112.004261
Bulls—Small and Medium 341060.00/cwt60.00–60.002461
Bulls—Medium 342090.00/cwt90.00–90.003782
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2424133.73/cwt132.00–142.005676
Bulls—Medium and Large 2435129.02/cwt128.00–130.005612
Bulls—Medium 2440110.00/cwt110.00–110.004841
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2456148.25/cwt146.00–150.006764
Bulls—Medium 2464124.26/cwt120.00–128.005777
Bulls—Small and Medium 3Thin Fleshed47042.00/cwt42.00–42.001971
Bulls—Small 3Thin Fleshed47040.00/cwt40.00–40.001881
Bulls—Medium 347562.00/cwt62.00–62.002951
Bulls—Medium 3Full48039.00/cwt39.00–39.001871
Bulls—Medium and Large 2484131.50/cwt130.00–136.006364
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2510139.27/cwt136.00–144.007103
Bulls—Medium 3Thin Fleshed52562.00/cwt62.00–62.003261
Bulls—Medium 2526103.29/cwt100.00–110.005436
Bulls—Medium and Large 2528123.91/cwt114.00–129.0065415
Bulls—Medium 354090.00/cwt90.00–90.004861
Bulls—Medium and Large 2565104.00/cwt104.00–104.005882
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2573124.69/cwt124.00–126.007143
Bulls—Medium 358871.04/cwt68.00–74.004182
Bulls—Small and Medium 361545.00/cwt45.00–45.002771
Bulls—Medium and Large 262599.40/cwt96.00–107.006215
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2633117.00/cwt115.00–120.0074111
Bulls—Medium 263391.01/cwt90.00–94.005764
Bulls—Medium 364054.00/cwt54.00–54.003461
Bulls—Medium and Large 268591.51/cwt90.00–93.006272
Bulls—Medium and Large 270090.00/cwt90.00–90.006301
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2703106.52/cwt101.00–112.007492
Bulls—Medium 275578.00/cwt78.00–78.005891
Bulls—Medium and Large 279066.00/cwt66.00–66.005211
Bulls—Medium and Large 282073.00/cwt73.00–73.005991
Bulls—Medium 282071.00/cwt71.00–71.005824
Bulls—Medium 384569.00/cwt69.00–69.005831
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-289580.00/cwt80.00–80.007161
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-290573.00/cwt73.00–73.006611
Bulls—Medium and Large 294060.00/cwt60.00–60.005641
Bulls—Medium 294560.50/cwt60.50–60.505721
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers4 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 332042.00/cwt42.00–42.001341
Dairy Steers—Large 344067.00/cwt67.00–67.002952
Dairy Steers—Large 348540.00/cwt40.00–40.001941
Dairy Steers—Large 378050.00/cwt50.00–50.003901
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Large 345043.00/cwt43.00–43.001941
Dairy Heifers—Large 355046.00/cwt46.00–46.002531
Dairy Heifers—Large 364046.00/cwt46.00–46.002941
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,34866.29/cwt65.00–67.008943
Bulls——1,63085.45/cwt81.00–91.501,3938
Bulls——1,64973.61/cwt70.00–75.001,2147
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%87351.51/cwt51.00–52.004502
Cows—Lean 85-90%89023.00/cwt23.00–23.002051
Cows—Boner 80-85%97536.17/cwt31.00–42.003534
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,00527.00/cwt27.00–27.002711
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,09849.28/cwt45.00–54.0054113
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,15058.18/cwt55.00–62.0066916
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,30540.00/cwt40.00–40.005221
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,34649.92/cwt47.50–53.006724
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,37359.42/cwt55.00–63.5081616
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,095700.00/cwt700.00–700.007,6651
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,140660.00/cwt660.00–660.007,5241
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,221680.97/cwt600.00–740.008,3154
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,313744.48/cwt690.00–780.009,7753
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,200975.00/cwt975.00–975.0011,7001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,383798.10/cwt750.00–850.0011,0382

This sale against other markets

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.