Name: North Wilkesboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-07-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-07-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No sale last week Demand Good Activity Active Offerings Light Quality Average

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $101.18/cwt on 38 head.

Average price

$101.18

38 head · 496 lb average

Value per head Derived

$502

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$418

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

$66.94/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−17.48

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	548	116.94	640	18thin
Medium 2	474	94.66	448	12thin
Medium 3	407	79.14	322	7thin
Small and Medium 3	445	50.00	223	1thin

One grade step is worth $66.94/cwt here — about $418 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 sale38 hd

101.18

—

NC average8 barns · 920 hd

118.65

−17.48

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	1,653	100.25	1,657	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,354	72.38	980	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,111	66.78	742	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	788	46.45	366	10

Every lot, as filed

68 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	—	483	127.03/cwt	125.00–129.00	614	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	756	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	148.05/cwt	144.00–152.00	629	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	527	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	135.91/cwt	130.00–140.00	776	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	273	140.62/cwt	136.00–145.00	384	2
Heifers	Small and Medium 3	—	445	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	223	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	142.48/cwt	142.00–143.00	539	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	335	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	469	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	380	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	585	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	710	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	747	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,540	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	1,032	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,099	63.13/cwt	57.50–68.50	694	7
Bulls	—	—	1,369	92.35/cwt	86.00–98.50	1,264	5
Bulls	—	—	1,855	105.89/cwt	101.00–111.50	1,964	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%Value Added	—	1,083	82.75/cwt	82.50–83.00	896	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,307	73.72/cwt	71.00–77.50	964	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	849	61.85/cwt	59.00–68.00	525	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	736	33.22/cwt	30.00–40.00	244	5
Heifers	Medium 3Thin Fleshed	—	340	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	252	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	505	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	556	1
Heifers	Medium 2Full	—	580	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	406	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,000	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	300	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	700	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	490	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	335	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	328	1
Heifers	Medium 3Thin Fleshed	—	425	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	306	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	365	83.49/cwt	80.00–87.00	305	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,173	74.38/cwt	70.00–80.00	872	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	805	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	411	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	465	108.42/cwt	106.00–111.00	504	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	340	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	384	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	465	97.68/cwt	96.00–100.00	454	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	240	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	269	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	405	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	535	1
Heifers	Medium 2Full	—	420	78.55/cwt	74.00–83.00	330	2
Dairy Steers	Medium 2	—	497	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	358	4
Heifers	Medium 2	—	500	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	580	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	365	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	412	1
Dairy Steers	Medium 2	—	320	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	224	1
Dairy Steers	Medium 3	—	560	49.00/cwt	49.00–49.00	274	1
Dairy Heifers	Medium 3	—	460	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	248	1
Dairy Steers	Medium 2	—	505	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	485	3
Dairy Steers	Medium 2	—	605	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	514	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	410	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	369	1
Dairy Heifers	Medium 2	—	678	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	400	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	660	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	581	1
Heifers	Medium 3Thin Fleshed	—	625	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	463	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	600	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	540	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	570	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	684	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	505	139.50/cwt	135.00–144.00	704	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	745	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	780	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	608	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	555	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	583	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	7,720	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	100.01/cwt	97.00–103.00	673	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	623	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	721	1
Dairy Steers	Medium 2	—	270	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	189	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	350	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	308	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	384	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	121.86/cwt	118.00–126.00	695	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	104.02/cwt	103.00–105.00	643	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	125.04/cwt	122.00–128.00	641	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	803	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	665	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	758	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	590	138.50/cwt	138.00–139.00	817	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	131.99/cwt	131.00–133.00	565	2

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 Jul 14, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 84Last week 75Year ago 58

Slaughter CattleReceipts 46Last week 14Year ago 49

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 0Year ago 2

No sale last week Demand Good Activity Active Offerings Light Quality Average

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	483	125.00–129.00	127.03
1	—	385	137.00	137.00
1	—	760	98.00	98.00
2	—	673	97.00–103.00	100.01
1	—	820	76.00	76.00
1	—	320	120.00	120.00
2	—	570	118.00–126.00	121.86
2	—	618	103.00–105.00	104.02
2	—	513	122.00–128.00	125.04
2	—	428	131.00–133.00	131.99
Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	50.00	50.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	335	140.00	140.00
1	—	665	114.00	114.00
Heifers — Medium 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	74.00	74.00
1	—	425	72.00	72.00
1	—	625	74.00	74.00
Heifers — Medium 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	70.00	70.00
2	—	420	74.00–83.00	78.55
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	700	70.00	70.00
2	—	465	106.00–111.00	108.42
1	—	340	113.00	113.00
1	—	240	112.00	112.00
1	—	500	116.00	116.00
1	—	365	113.00	113.00
1	—	410	90.00	90.00
1	—	780	78.00	78.00
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	365	80.00–87.00	83.49
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	125.00	125.00
2	—	425	144.00–152.00	148.05
5	—	571	130.00–140.00	135.91
1	—	480	148.00	148.00
1	—	705	106.00	106.00
2	—	505	135.00–144.00	139.50
1	—	655	110.00	110.00
1	—	765	105.00	105.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	110.00	110.00
3	—	465	96.00–100.00	97.68
1	—	405	132.00	132.00
1	—	660	88.00	88.00
1	—	600	90.00	90.00
1	—	570	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	105.00	105.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	273	136.00–145.00	140.62
2	—	378	142.00–143.00	142.48
2	—	590	138.00–139.00	138.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	154.00	154.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	335	98.00	98.00
1	—	350	88.00	88.00
Dairy Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	497	72.00	72.00
1	—	320	70.00	70.00
3	—	505	96.00	96.00
1	—	605	85.00	85.00
1	—	270	70.00	70.00
Dairy Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	49.00	49.00
Dairy Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	54.00	54.00
Dairy Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	678	59.00	59.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,540	67.00	67.00
8	—	1,307	71.00–77.50	73.72
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,099	57.50–68.50	63.13
1	—	1,000	30.00	30.00
4	—	1,173	70.00–80.00	74.38
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,083	82.50–83.00	82.75
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	849	59.00–68.00	61.85
5	—	736	30.00–40.00	33.22
1	—	805	51.00	51.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,369	86.00–98.50	92.35
7	—	1,855	101.00–111.50	105.89

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	965	800.00	800.00

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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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle