RA_LS753 Raleigh, NC Thu Oct 19, 2017 USDA-NC Dept of Ag Market News ***This report reflects prices of the majority of cattle with a USDA grade, weight, and sex on this sale date. This report does not represent all animals at the sale on this date.*** Wilkes Livestock Exchange, North Wilkesboro, NC Weighted Average Auction Report Wednesday Oct 18, 2017 Cattle Receipts: 411 Last Week: Not covered Last Year: 306 Compared to two weeks ago, slaughter cattle mostly steady. Feeder cattle were 5.00 to 8.00 higher. Good demand with moderate market activity and offerings. Quality of cattle average to attractive. Slaughter cows made up 9 percent of the offering, slaughter bulls 1 percent, and feeders 90 percent. The feeder supply included 27 percent steers, 33 percent heifers, and 39 percent bulls. Near 19 percent of the run weighed over 600 lbs. Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1 - 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 2 250-260 255 150.00-160.00 155.10 3 320-340 332 152.00-157.00 153.95 4 380-395 386 140.00-150.00 144.24 2 430-435 433 151.00-156.00 153.51 5 450-495 460 144.00-154.00 151.26 15 510-546 540 137.00-143.00 138.09 5 567-567 567 146.00 146.00 2 630-645 638 135.00-136.00 135.51 4 670-690 684 134.00-136.00 135.25 4 708-730 714 136.50-140.00 137.40 1 785-785 785 142.00 142.00 1 845-845 845 141.00 141.00 Medium 2 3 285-295 290 132.50-145.00 138.41 3 310-345 327 130.00-142.00 133.80 2 360-380 370 129.00-138.00 133.38 1 435-435 435 130.00 130.00 1 450-450 450 125.00 125.00 1 510-510 510 122.00 122.00 3 550-555 553 130.00-135.00 133.34 3 605-640 625 110.00-120.00 113.41 1 685-685 685 119.00 119.00 1 705-705 705 124.00 124.00 3 760-760 760 129.00 129.00 Small 2 1 385-385 385 120.00 120.00 Medium 3 1 305-305 305 120.00 120.00 3 375-390 380 117.50-125.00 121.71 Small 3 1 250-250 250 115.00 115.00 3 300-320 313 110.00-120.00 115.96 1 320-320 320 80.00 80.00 Full 4 355-390 373 110.00-116.00 112.17 1 380-380 380 80.00 80.00 Thin 5 464-465 464 110.00-113.00 112.40 1 720-720 720 92.00 92.00 Holstein Large 3 1 365-365 365 87.00 87.00 1 1065-1065 1065 68.00 68.00 1 1150-1150 1150 65.00 65.00 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1 - 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 280-280 280 125.00 125.00 3 315-325 318 125.00-134.00 127.97 16 415-445 434 125.00-135.00 131.33 7 460-495 481 114.00-123.00 119.15 16 500-540 519 111.00-121.00 117.08 18 550-588 567 118.00-127.00 121.21 2 635-645 640 112.00-118.00 115.02 1 685-685 685 107.00 107.00 1 710-710 710 110.00 110.00 1 900-900 900 105.00 105.00 Medium 2 1 260-260 260 108.00 108.00 2 320-330 325 111.00-112.50 111.74 3 350-395 372 100.00-108.00 103.60 7 400-445 421 106.00-114.00 109.35 10 450-495 478 102.00-111.00 108.30 4 500-545 529 102.00-107.00 104.23 3 555-590 573 105.00-109.00 106.29 1 640-640 640 104.00 104.00 2 750-775 763 82.00-92.00 87.08 Medium 3 1 415-415 415 103.00 103.00 Small 3 1 300-300 300 98.00 98.00 2 380-390 385 86.00-97.00 91.43 3 400-445 427 85.00-93.00 89.59 1 470-470 470 100.00 100.00 1 535-535 535 97.00 97.00 2 560-590 575 94.00-102.00 97.90 1 635-635 635 91.00 91.00 1 675-675 675 83.00 83.00 1 705-705 705 70.00 70.00 1 780-780 780 57.00 57.00 Fleshy Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 1 - 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 4 405-445 421 150.00-154.00 151.77 5 460-495 479 139.00-150.00 143.93 26 500-545 528 120.00-129.00 126.59 18 555-595 582 123.00-133.00 127.39 6 605-645 633 127.00-135.00 131.86 1 675-675 675 129.00 129.00 1 705-705 705 116.00 116.00 5 906-915 908 90.00-94.00 90.81 2 975-975 975 94.00 94.00 Medium 2 7 410-440 425 121.00-131.00 126.19 7 470-488 483 132.00-138.00 136.30 6 500-540 518 110.00-117.00 112.85 4 565-575 571 116.00-121.00 119.00 8 625-635 630 112.00-125.00 121.49 1 695-695 695 104.00 104.00 2 710-715 713 92.00-104.00 97.98 1 900-900 900 80.00 80.00 Small 2 1 425-425 425 108.00 108.00 Medium 3 6 400-435 418 110.00-120.00 114.80 6 450-485 466 120.00-125.00 122.50 1 760-760 760 90.00 90.00 Small 3 1 425-425 425 90.00 90.00 2 400-435 418 90.00-101.00 95.73 Full 2 450-460 455 100.00-108.00 103.96 1 505-505 505 53.00 53.00 Full 3 565-595 582 102.00-109.00 106.65 1 560-560 560 65.00 65.00 Thin 3 550-580 567 61.00-90.00 78.66 Full 1 635-635 635 100.00 100.00 1 710-710 710 55.00 55.00 Fleshy 1 780-780 780 57.00 57.00 Fleshy Slaughter Cows Breaker 70-80% Lean Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 3 1275-1330 1298 51.00-53.00 51.68 1 1220-1220 1220 65.00 65.00 High Dressing 8 1425-1795 1601 51.00-57.00 54.26 2 1535-1540 1538 64.00-65.00 64.50 High Dressing Boner 80-85% Lean 10 1070-1380 1192 52.00-59.00 55.87 1 1355-1355 1355 63.00 63.00 High Dressing 7 925-1395 1111 26.00-49.00 39.58 Low Dressing Lean 85-90% Lean 1 750-750 750 44.00 44.00 Low Dressing 1 840-840 840 19.00 19.00 Low Dressing Slaughter Bulls Yield Grade 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 2 1290-1495 1393 83.00-85.00 84.07 High Dressing 1 1385-1385 1385 73.00 73.00 Low Dressing 1 1530-1530 1530 79.00 79.00 1 1680-1680 1680 89.00 89.00 High Dressing Source: NC Dept of Ag-USDA Market News Service, Raleigh, NC 919-707-3156 http://ncagr.gov/markets/mktnews/RA_LS753.txt