Name: North Wilkesboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-09-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Head calves 210.00 Slaughter cattle Mostly steady Feeder cattle Mostly steady Demand Moderate Activity Moderate Offerings Light { RAIN } Quality Average

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $115.27/cwt on 11 head.

Average price

$115.27

11 head · 585 lb average

Value per head Derived

$674

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$9

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

$31.25/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.12

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	477	138.00	658	3thin
Medium 2	625	106.75	667	8thin

One grade step is worth $31.25/cwt here — about −$9 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 sale11 hd

115.27

—

NC average8 barns · 603 hd

121.39

−6.12

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	1,713	101.55	1,740	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,538	73.63	1,132	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,122	64.88	728	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	825	38.87	321	3thin

Every lot, as filed

30 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 2	—	490	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	534	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	567	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	689	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	719	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	558	117.00/cwt	116.00–118.00	653	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	635	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	635	1
Steers	Medium 3	—	385	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	385	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	537	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	393	113.97/cwt	109.00–119.00	448	2
Dairy Steers	Medium 2	—	400	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	200	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	454	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	566	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	595	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	714	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	445	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	467	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	640	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	488	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	730	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	723	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	970	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	834	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	530	112.98/cwt	111.00–115.00	599	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	114.51/cwt	112.00–117.00	599	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	377	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	707	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,480	1,085.00/cwt	1,085.00–1,085.00	16,058	1
Bulls	—	—	1,713	101.55/cwt	100.00–102.50	1,740	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,112	61.10/cwt	60.00–62.00	679	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,183	72.29/cwt	70.00–74.00	855	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	970	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	524	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,538	73.63/cwt	69.00–76.50	1,132	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	840	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	445	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	818	31.81/cwt	30.00–34.00	260	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 Sep 1, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 26Last week 33Year ago 140

Slaughter CattleReceipts 15Last week 16Year ago 60

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 0Year ago 2

Head calves 210.00 Slaughter cattle Mostly steady Feeder cattle Mostly steady Demand Moderate Activity Moderate Offerings Light { RAIN } Quality Average

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	109.00	109.00
2	—	558	116.00–118.00	117.00
1	—	635	100.00	100.00
1	—	730	99.00	99.00
1	—	970	86.00	86.00
2	—	530	111.00–115.00	112.98
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	135.00	135.00
1	—	485	142.00	142.00
1	—	525	137.00	137.00
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	100.00	100.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	158.00	158.00
1	—	485	132.00	132.00
1	—	370	132.00	132.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	393	109.00–119.00	113.97
Dairy Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	50.00	50.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	118.00	118.00
1	—	435	130.00	130.00
1	—	595	120.00	120.00
2	—	523	112.00–117.00	114.51
1	—	325	116.00	116.00
1	—	620	114.00	114.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	105.00	105.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,480	1,085.00	1,085.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,713	100.00–102.50	101.55
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,112	60.00–62.00	61.10
3	—	1,183	70.00–74.00	72.29
1	—	970	54.00	54.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,538	69.00–76.50	73.63
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	840	53.00	53.00
2	—	818	30.00–34.00	31.81

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

Bulls · 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