Name: North Wilkesboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-04-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle Mostly Steady Feeder Cattle Mostly steady Demand Moderate Activity Moderate Offerings Moderate Quality Average

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $107.22/cwt on 55 head.

Average price

$107.22

55 head · 515 lb average

Value per head Derived

$552

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$140

per head · Medium 2 over Medium 3

$26.11/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.67

vs NC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 2	455	112.10	510	12thin
Medium and Large 1-2	555	110.41	613	35
Medium 3	430	85.99	370	8thin

One grade step is worth $26.11/cwt here — about $140 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 sale55 hd

107.22

—

NC average8 barns · 1,291 hd

118.89

−11.67

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	—	Low	1,650	86.02	1,420	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,309	63.34	829	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,088	55.75	606	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	795	52.15	415	19

Every lot, as filed

81 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	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	754	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	440	142.99/cwt	142.00–144.00	629	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	363	161.96/cwt	156.00–168.00	588	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	78.90/cwt	75.00–83.00	611	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	658	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,148	785.97/cwt	740.00–840.00	9,023	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	760.00/cwt	760.00–760.00	7,448	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	533	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	704	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	122.52/cwt	119.00–126.00	690	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	295	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	398	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	144.60/cwt	141.00–148.00	766	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	88.50/cwt	82.00–95.00	805	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	109.43/cwt	106.00–113.00	782	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	744	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	420	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	655	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	740	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	881	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	537	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	118.93/cwt	117.00–121.00	800	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	700	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	765	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	626	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	122.03/cwt	116.00–126.00	769	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	141.57/cwt	139.00–144.00	729	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	129.72/cwt	127.00–132.00	550	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	333	127.44/cwt	125.00–130.00	424	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	766	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	668	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	470	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	733	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	220	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	297	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	995	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	637	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	461	154.39/cwt	152.00–155.00	712	5
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	597	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	543	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	131.44/cwt	130.00–136.00	556	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	745	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	626	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,309	63.34/cwt	61.50–66.00	829	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,164	60.32/cwt	57.00–65.50	702	6
Bulls	—	—	1,045	77.50/cwt	77.50–77.50	810	1
Bulls	—	—	1,953	90.28/cwt	90.00–90.50	1,763	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,062	51.10/cwt	45.00–56.50	543	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	743	29.93/cwt	27.00–33.00	222	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	810	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	575	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	680	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	653	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	500	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	630	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Value Added	—	855	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	650	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	715	38.00/cwt	38.00–38.00	272	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	779	61.19/cwt	59.00–64.00	477	7
Steers	Medium 3	—	330	107.56/cwt	100.00–112.00	355	3
Heifers	Medium 3	—	333	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	316	2
Bulls	Medium 3Thin Fleshed	—	600	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	600	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	824	48.59/cwt	46.00–52.00	400	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%Value Added	—	1,068	71.62/cwt	70.00–73.00	765	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	925	43.00/cwt	43.00–43.00	398	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	520	116.68/cwt	116.00–117.00	607	3
Bulls	Medium 3	—	425	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	459	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	478	102.95/cwt	100.00–106.00	492	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	605	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	678	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	557	107.35/cwt	104.00–110.00	598	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	436	118.76/cwt	118.00–120.00	518	4
Heifers	Medium 2	—	468	115.78/cwt	113.00–119.00	542	4
Heifers	Medium 2	—	380	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	403	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	605	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	514	1
Heifers	Medium 3Thin Fleshed	—	360	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	209	1
Heifers	Medium 3Thin Fleshed	—	580	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	394	1
Heifers	Medium 3Thin Fleshed	—	440	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	334	1
Dairy Heifers	Medium 2	—	460	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	350	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	368	129.47/cwt	125.00–134.00	476	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	325	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	452	1
Steers	Medium 3	—	415	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	540	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	625	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	606	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	440	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	396	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	138.47/cwt	136.00–141.00	665	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	640	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	800	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	450	2
Steers	Medium 3Thin Fleshed	—	600	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	360	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	295	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	325	1
Steers	Medium 3	—	355	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	398	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	121.66/cwt	120.00–130.00	582	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	109.93/cwt	104.00–114.00	575	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	826	74.98/cwt	72.00–78.00	619	4
Bulls	Medium 3	—	455	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	455	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	560	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	594	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 Apr 28, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 127Last week 132Year ago 150

Slaughter CattleReceipts 46Last week 40Year ago 42

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 9Year ago 1

Slaughter cattle Mostly Steady Feeder Cattle Mostly steady Demand Moderate Activity Moderate Offerings Moderate Quality Average

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	130.00	130.00
2	—	910	82.00–95.00	88.50
2	—	715	106.00–113.00	109.43
1	—	855	87.00	87.00
2	—	673	117.00–121.00	118.93
1	—	805	95.00	95.00
3	—	630	116.00–126.00	122.03
2	—	515	139.00–144.00	141.57
4	—	424	127.00–132.00	129.72
2	—	480	136.00–141.00	138.47
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	156.00	156.00
1	—	470	156.00	156.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	810	71.00	71.00
1	—	680	96.00	96.00
1	—	500	126.00	126.00
1	—	605	112.00	112.00
3	—	557	104.00–110.00	107.35
Bulls — Medium 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	520	116.00–117.00	116.68
1	—	425	108.00	108.00
1	—	625	97.00	97.00
1	—	455	100.00	100.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	440	142.00–144.00	142.99
4	—	533	132.00	132.00
2	—	368	125.00–134.00	129.47
1	—	325	139.00	139.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	363	156.00–168.00	161.96
2	—	563	119.00–126.00	122.52
1	—	295	135.00	135.00
2	—	530	141.00–148.00	144.60
1	—	740	119.00	119.00
1	—	340	158.00	158.00
1	—	660	116.00	116.00
1	—	415	161.00	161.00
1	—	220	135.00	135.00
5	—	461	152.00–155.00	154.39
1	—	640	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	330	100.00–112.00	107.56
1	—	415	130.00	130.00
1	—	355	112.00	112.00
Steers — Medium 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	60.00	60.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	775	75.00–83.00	78.90
2	—	615	107.00	107.00
1	—	560	125.00	125.00
1	—	870	72.00	72.00
2	—	333	125.00–130.00	127.44
1	—	995	64.00	64.00
9	—	423	130.00–136.00	131.44
1	—	745	84.00	84.00
2	—	375	120.00	120.00
6	—	478	120.00–130.00	121.66
4	—	523	104.00–114.00	109.93
4	—	826	72.00–78.00	74.98
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	333	95.00	95.00
2	—	478	100.00–106.00	102.95
1	—	440	90.00	90.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	436	118.00–120.00	118.76
4	—	468	113.00–119.00	115.78
1	—	380	106.00	106.00
1	—	605	85.00	85.00
1	—	295	110.00	110.00
1	—	560	106.00	106.00
Heifers — Medium 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	360	58.00	58.00
1	—	580	68.00	68.00
1	—	440	76.00	76.00
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	597	91.00	91.00
Dairy Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	76.00	76.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,148	740.00–840.00	785.97
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	980	760.00	760.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,309	61.50–66.00	63.34
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,164	57.00–65.50	60.32
10	—	1,062	45.00–56.50	51.10
1	—	925	43.00	43.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	743	27.00–33.00	29.93
1	—	715	38.00	38.00
7	—	779	59.00–64.00	61.19
8	—	824	46.00–52.00	48.59
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	855	76.00	76.00
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,068	70.00–73.00	71.62
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,045	77.50	77.50
2	—	1,953	90.00–90.50	90.28

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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North Wilkesboro Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · 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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle