Name: North Wilkesboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-07-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-07-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Baby calves 50.00 Hogs .27 Slaughter cattle Mostly steady Feeder cattle Mostly steady Demand Good Activity Moderate Offerings Light {Very Hot } Quality Average

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $119.19/cwt on 25 head.

Average price

$119.19

25 head · 439 lb average

Value per head Derived

$524

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$103

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

$51.25/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.97

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	429	127.25	546	19thin
Medium 2	416	102.50	427	4thin
Medium 3	583	76.00	443	2thin

One grade step is worth $51.25/cwt here — about $103 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 sale25 hd

119.19

—

NC average8 barns · 972 hd

120.16

−0.97

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	1,595	96.89	1,546	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,625	70.00	1,138	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,052	66.13	696	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	640	58.00	371	1thin

Every lot, as filed

41 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	—	—	1,520	86.81/cwt	82.00–92.00	1,320	3
Bulls	—	—	1,708	112.00/cwt	108.50–114.50	1,913	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,100	64.24/cwt	64.00–64.50	707	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,048	69.11/cwt	68.00–71.00	724	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	980	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	510	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,625	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	1,138	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	129.74/cwt	126.00–133.00	419	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	135.70/cwt	133.00–137.00	716	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	134.76/cwt	132.00–136.00	516	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	481	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,345	915.99/cwt	840.00–980.00	12,320	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	130.77/cwt	126.00–132.00	543	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	713	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	129.02/cwt	128.00–130.00	368	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	606	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	450	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	405	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	119.53/cwt	115.00–125.00	626	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	131.05/cwt	127.00–135.00	751	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	824	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	829	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	450	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	662	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	800	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	480	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	458	140.66/cwt	140.00–142.00	644	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	345	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	366	1
Heifers	Medium 2Thin Fleshed	—	435	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	435	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	490	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	539	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	445	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	490	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	395	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	371	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	295	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	342	1
Dairy Steers	Medium 2	—	340	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	313	1
Bulls	Medium 3Thin Fleshed	—	835	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	534	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	365	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	336	1
Dairy Heifers	Medium 3	—	320	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	237	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	640	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	371	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	245	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	279	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	570	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	650	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	418	124.91/cwt	120.00–130.00	522	2
Dairy Heifers	Medium 2	—	480	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	456	1
Dairy Steers	Medium 2	—	380	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	266	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	485	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	558	1
Bulls	Medium 2Thin Fleshed	—	455	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	537	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 Jul 28, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 52Last week 73Year ago 84

Slaughter CattleReceipts 16Last week 27Year ago 43

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 8Year ago 4

Baby calves 50.00 Hogs .27 Slaughter cattle Mostly steady Feeder cattle Mostly steady Demand Good Activity Moderate Offerings Light {Very Hot } Quality Average

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,520	82.00–92.00	86.81
2	—	1,708	108.50–114.50	112.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,100	64.00–64.50	64.24
6	—	1,048	68.00–71.00	69.11
1	—	980	52.00	52.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,625	70.00	70.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	640	58.00	58.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	323	126.00–133.00	129.74
3	—	383	132.00–136.00	134.76
5	—	415	126.00–132.00	130.77
1	—	570	125.00	125.00
2	—	285	128.00–130.00	129.02
6	—	524	115.00–125.00	119.53
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	800	60.00	60.00
1	—	365	92.00	92.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	106.00	106.00
1	—	490	110.00	110.00
1	—	395	94.00	94.00
Heifers — Medium 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	528	133.00–137.00	135.70
1	—	415	146.00	146.00
2	—	573	127.00–135.00	131.05
1	—	450	147.00	147.00
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	90.00	90.00
1	—	445	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Medium 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	835	64.00	64.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	114.00	114.00
2	—	418	120.00–130.00	124.91
Bulls — Medium 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	118.00	118.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	290	166.00	166.00
1	—	615	134.00	134.00
1	—	560	148.00	148.00
3	—	458	140.00–142.00	140.66
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	295	116.00	116.00
1	—	245	114.00	114.00
1	—	485	115.00	115.00
Dairy Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	92.00	92.00
1	—	380	70.00	70.00
Dairy Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	320	74.00	74.00
Dairy Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	95.00	95.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,345	840.00–980.00	915.99

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

Slaughter Cattle

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Replacement Cattle