Name: North Wilkesboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-09-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Head cattle 115.00 Slaughter cattle 2.00 To 4.00 Lower Feeder cattle 5.00 To 8.00 lower Demand Moderate Activity Moderate Offerings Light Quality Plain To Average.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $111.38/cwt on 35 head.

Average price

$111.38

35 head · 572 lb average

Value per head Derived

$637

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$317

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

$25.53/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.85

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	609	115.53	704	19thin
Medium 2	550	110.25	606	13thin
Medium 3	430	90.00	387	3thin

One grade step is worth $25.53/cwt here — about $317 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 sale35 hd

111.38

—

NC average7 barns · 705 hd

118.23

−6.85

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	2,035	96.00	1,954	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,512	59.52	900	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,141	57.86	660	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	803	47.58	382	3thin

Every lot, as filed

65 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	—	675	107.26/cwt	103.00–113.00	724	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	102.57/cwt	100.00–105.00	634	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	460	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	506	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	442	1
Steers	Medium 3	—	395	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	399	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	358	127.50/cwt	127.00–128.00	456	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	651	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	754	4
Steers	Medium 3Full	—	665	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	366	1
Steers	Medium 3Full	—	440	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	431	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	560	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	666	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	633	1
Steers	Medium 3	—	260	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	307	1
Steers	Small 3	—	195	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	166	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	888	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	205	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	295	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	410	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	586	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	813	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	370	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	500	1
Steers	Medium 3Thin Fleshed	—	375	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	319	1
Steers	Small 3Thin Fleshed	—	370	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	215	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	367	141.90/cwt	139.00–147.00	521	3
Steers	Medium 2	—	540	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	621	1
Dairy Steers	Medium 2	—	548	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	460	3
Dairy Steers	Medium 2	—	420	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	336	1
Dairy Steers	Medium 2	—	385	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	231	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	112.05/cwt	109.00–117.00	700	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	755	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	625	1
Bulls	Medium 3Thin Fleshed	—	415	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	332	1
Bulls	Medium 3Full	—	460	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	368	1
Bulls	Medium 2Fleshy	—	440	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	519	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,148	60.32/cwt	54.50–64.50	692	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,562	61.36/cwt	57.00–66.00	958	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	803	47.58/cwt	42.00–52.00	382	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,360	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	734	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,114	48.01/cwt	45.00–53.00	535	4
Bulls	—	—	2,035	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	1,954	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	770.00/cwt	770.00–770.00	9,240	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	538	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	613	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	410	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	549	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	100.02/cwt	94.00–103.00	735	4
Bulls	Medium 3	—	415	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	457	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	577	106.73/cwt	100.00–110.00	616	3
Bulls	Medium 2	—	625	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	675	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	487	119.02/cwt	115.00–122.00	580	3
Heifers	Medium 3Full	—	480	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	398	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	425	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	451	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	850	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	697	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	122.80/cwt	118.00–125.00	698	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	126.88/cwt	124.00–130.00	660	2
Heifers	Medium 3	—	275	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	231	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	115.48/cwt	114.00–117.00	610	2
Heifers	Medium 3	—	375	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	300	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	585	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	509	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	515	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	433	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	850	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	118.59/cwt	115.00–122.00	561	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	500	2
Heifers	Medium 3	—	340	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	238	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	528	105.01/cwt	104.00–106.00	554	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	655	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	655	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	415	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	415	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	735	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	460	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	322	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 15, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 92Last week 154Year ago 188

Slaughter CattleReceipts 28Last week 24Year ago 42

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 0Year ago 1

Head cattle 115.00 Slaughter cattle 2.00 To 4.00 Lower Feeder cattle 5.00 To 8.00 lower Demand Moderate Activity Moderate Offerings Light Quality Plain To Average.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	675	103.00–113.00	107.26
2	—	618	100.00–105.00	102.57
1	—	345	128.00	128.00
2	—	358	127.00–128.00	127.50
1	—	575	110.00	110.00
2	—	528	114.00–117.00	115.48
1	—	780	109.00	109.00
2	—	473	115.00–122.00	118.59
2	—	435	115.00	115.00
1	—	700	105.00	105.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	110.00	110.00
2	—	528	104.00–106.00	105.01
1	—	655	100.00	100.00
1	—	415	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium 3 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	83.00	83.00
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	275	84.00	84.00
1	—	375	80.00	80.00
1	—	585	87.00	87.00
1	—	515	84.00	84.00
1	—	340	70.00	70.00
2	—	460	70.00	70.00
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	101.00	101.00
1	—	260	118.00	118.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	140.00	140.00
4	—	580	130.00	130.00
1	—	800	111.00	111.00
1	—	205	144.00	144.00
1	—	410	143.00	143.00
1	—	635	128.00	128.00
3	—	367	139.00–147.00	141.90
Steers — Medium 3 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	665	55.00	55.00
1	—	440	98.00	98.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	119.00	119.00
1	—	370	135.00	135.00
1	—	540	115.00	115.00
Steers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	195	85.00	85.00
Steers — Medium 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	85.00	85.00
Steers — Small 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	370	58.00	58.00
Dairy Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	548	84.00	84.00
1	—	420	80.00	80.00
1	—	385	60.00	60.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	625	109.00–117.00	112.05
1	—	755	100.00	100.00
1	—	470	133.00	133.00
1	—	410	134.00	134.00
4	—	735	94.00–103.00	100.02
5	—	568	118.00–125.00	122.80
2	—	520	124.00–130.00	126.88
Bulls — Medium 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	80.00	80.00
Bulls — Medium 3 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	80.00	80.00
Bulls — Medium 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	118.00	118.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	538	114.00	114.00
3	—	577	100.00–110.00	106.73
1	—	625	108.00	108.00
3	—	487	115.00–122.00	119.02
1	—	425	106.00	106.00
1	—	850	82.00	82.00
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	110.00	110.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,148	54.50–64.50	60.32
4	—	1,114	45.00–53.00	48.01
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,562	57.00–66.00	61.36
1	—	1,360	54.00	54.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	803	42.00–52.00	47.58
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,035	96.00	96.00

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)	1	—	1,200	770.00	770.00

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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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle