Name: North Wilkesboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-08-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No Reporter last week Head calves 200.00 Demand Good Activity Moderate Offerings Light Quality Average

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $114.64/cwt on 44 head.

Average price

$114.64

44 head · 492 lb average

Value per head Derived

$564

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$242

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

$37.71/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.14

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	507	124.54	631	28
Medium 2	477	103.60	494	10thin
Medium 3	448	86.83	389	6thin

One grade step is worth $37.71/cwt here — about $242 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 sale44 hd

114.64

—

NC average9 barns · 1,488 hd

123.78

−9.14

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	—	High	2,115	103.00	2,178	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,323	70.20	929	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,053	65.20	687	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	862	59.70	515	6thin

Every lot, as filed

63 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 2	—	523	88.01/cwt	86.00–90.00	460	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	378	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	454	2
Steers	Medium 3	—	345	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	331	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	430	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	568	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	109.45/cwt	105.00–114.00	742	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	555	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	555	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	495	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	594	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	500	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	585	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	662	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	672	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	500	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	730	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	640	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	890	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	128.03/cwt	126.00–131.00	676	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	913	88.98/cwt	86.00–92.00	812	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	450	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	738	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	300	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	495	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,015	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,076	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	115.69/cwt	114.00–120.00	603	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	112.48/cwt	110.00–115.00	697	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	132.59/cwt	130.00–135.00	634	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	679	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	584	133.11/cwt	128.00–139.00	777	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	823	92.99/cwt	92.00–94.00	765	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	408	157.21/cwt	157.00–158.00	641	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	437	139.26/cwt	137.00–143.00	609	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	595	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	839	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,008	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	129.65/cwt	126.00–135.00	611	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	350	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	518	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,038	70.09/cwt	68.00–74.50	728	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,063	62.43/cwt	58.00–66.00	664	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	835	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	426	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	861	60.05/cwt	55.00–65.00	517	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	895	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	600	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,445	66.06/cwt	65.00–67.00	955	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	175	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	193	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	402	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	358	2
Heifers	Medium 3Full	—	475	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	442	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	474	121.38/cwt	120.00–124.00	575	5
Bulls	Medium 2	—	618	101.34/cwt	96.00–107.00	626	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	560	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	683	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,274	71.86/cwt	68.00–76.00	915	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,085	52.50/cwt	52.50–52.50	570	1
Bulls	—	—	2,115	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	2,178	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	425	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	429	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	460	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	612	2
Heifers	Medium 3	—	445	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	298	1
Dairy Steers	Medium 2	—	540	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	329	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	390	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	527	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	305	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	348	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	410	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	525	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	695	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	438	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	615	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	584	1
Dairy Heifers	Medium 3	—	310	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	124	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	465	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	502	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	105.95/cwt	102.00–110.00	649	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	452	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	845	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	330	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	264	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	500	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	400	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	540	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	616	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	564	121.36/cwt	114.00–124.00	684	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	499	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 Aug 11, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 99Last week 95Year ago 66

Slaughter CattleReceipts 27Last week 27Year ago 18

No Reporter last week Head calves 200.00 Demand Good Activity Moderate Offerings Light Quality Average

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	523	86.00–90.00	88.01
2	—	378	120.00	120.00
1	—	430	132.00	132.00
1	—	555	100.00	100.00
1	—	495	120.00	120.00
1	—	175	110.00	110.00
1	—	695	63.00	63.00
1	—	615	95.00	95.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	770	86.00	86.00
1	—	700	96.00	96.00
6	—	521	114.00–120.00	115.69
8	—	437	137.00–143.00	139.26
4	—	471	126.00–135.00	129.65
2	—	613	102.00–110.00	105.95
4	—	564	114.00–124.00	121.36
1	—	375	133.00	133.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	350	148.00	148.00
Heifers — Medium 3 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	475	93.00	93.00
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	67.00	67.00
1	—	465	108.00	108.00
1	—	330	80.00	80.00
1	—	500	80.00	80.00
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	96.00	96.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	146.00	146.00
1	—	640	139.00	139.00
1	—	450	164.00	164.00
1	—	300	165.00	165.00
1	—	1,015	106.00	106.00
5	—	408	157.00–158.00	157.21
1	—	595	141.00	141.00
1	—	960	105.00	105.00
1	—	290	156.00	156.00
1	—	650	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	460	133.00	133.00
1	—	390	135.00	135.00
1	—	305	114.00	114.00
1	—	540	114.00	114.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	678	105.00–114.00	109.45
3	—	528	126.00–131.00	128.03
2	—	913	86.00–92.00	88.98
2	—	620	110.00–115.00	112.48
2	—	478	130.00–135.00	132.59
1	—	700	97.00	97.00
5	—	584	128.00–139.00	133.11
3	—	823	92.00–94.00	92.99
1	—	410	128.00	128.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	117.00	117.00
5	—	474	120.00–124.00	121.38
2	—	618	96.00–107.00	101.34
1	—	560	122.00	122.00
1	—	425	101.00	101.00
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	402	89.00	89.00
Dairy Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	61.00	61.00
Dairy Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	310	40.00	40.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,038	68.00–74.50	70.09
6	—	1,063	58.00–66.00	62.43
1	—	1,085	52.50	52.50
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	835	51.00	51.00
4	—	861	55.00–65.00	60.05
1	—	895	67.00	67.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,445	65.00–67.00	66.06
5	—	1,274	68.00–76.00	71.86
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,115	103.00	103.00

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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