Name: North Wilkesboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-09-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle Mostly steady Feeder cattle Mostly steady Demand Good Activity Moderate Offerings Light {Heavy Rain } Quality Average

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $102.83/cwt on 25 head.

Average price

$102.83

25 head · 609 lb average

Value per head Derived

$627

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$79

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

$32.06/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−14.76

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	558	116.94	652	14thin
Medium 2	675	84.88	573	11thin

One grade step is worth $32.06/cwt here — about $79 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

102.83

—

NC average7 barns · 941 hd

117.59

−14.76

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	1,270	86.69	1,101	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,515	60.44	916	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,250	55.70	696	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	814	44.67	363	3thin

Every lot, as filed

31 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	—	540	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	518	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	520	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	442	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	462	133.36/cwt	130.00–135.00	616	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	694	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	669	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	134.04/cwt	132.00–135.00	580	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	110.48/cwt	107.00–114.00	790	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	905	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	688	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	555	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	566	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	128.38/cwt	127.00–129.00	548	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	419	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	740	80.85/cwt	80.00–88.00	598	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	781	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	714	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	846	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	861	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	225	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	248	1
Dairy Steers	Medium 2	—	545	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	491	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	118.51/cwt	118.00–119.00	610	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	735	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	975	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	770	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	455	126.47/cwt	124.00–129.00	575	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	350	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	490	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	890.00/cwt	890.00–890.00	8,010	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	695	48.00/cwt	48.00–48.00	334	1
Bulls	—	—	1,153	81.54/cwt	81.00–82.00	940	2
Bulls	—	—	1,505	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	1,460	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	873	43.00/cwt	43.00–43.00	375	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	60.55/cwt	58.00–65.00	772	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,213	48.42/cwt	46.00–51.00	587	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,515	60.44/cwt	58.00–62.00	916	3

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 22, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 41Last week 92Year ago 122

Slaughter CattleReceipts 14Last week 28Year ago 34

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 1Year ago 4

Slaughter cattle Mostly steady Feeder cattle Mostly steady Demand Good Activity Moderate Offerings Light {Heavy Rain } Quality Average

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	96.00	96.00
9	—	740	80.00–88.00	80.85
1	—	225	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	102.00	102.00
3	—	427	127.00–129.00	128.38
1	—	320	131.00	131.00
1	—	685	114.00	114.00
1	—	700	102.00	102.00
1	—	930	91.00	91.00
1	—	1,050	82.00	82.00
2	—	515	118.00–119.00	118.51
2	—	455	124.00–129.00	126.47
1	—	350	140.00	140.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	85.00	85.00
1	—	905	76.00	76.00
1	—	975	79.00	79.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	462	130.00–135.00	133.36
1	—	620	112.00	112.00
2	—	535	125.00	125.00
3	—	433	132.00–135.00	134.04
2	—	715	107.00–114.00	110.48
1	—	565	130.00	130.00
Dairy Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	90.00	90.00

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	900	890.00	890.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	695	48.00	48.00
2	—	873	43.00	43.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,275	58.00–65.00	60.55
2	—	1,213	46.00–51.00	48.42
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,515	58.00–62.00	60.44
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,153	81.00–82.00	81.54
1	—	1,505	97.00	97.00

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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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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle