Name: North Wilkesboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-09-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, boning type slaughter cows were steady to 1.00 lower, while breaking type slaughter cows were steady to 1.00 higher and slaughter bulls were 2.00 to 3.00 higher. There were too few feeder cattle the previous week to establish an adequate market comparison, however a lower undertone was noted. Demand, market activity, and buyer interest were moderate. Offerings of cattle were fairly light. Cattle quality was plain to average.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $107.47/cwt on 40 head.

Average price

$107.47

40 head · 457 lb average

Value per head Derived

$492

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$153

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

$21.96/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.13

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	443	109.96	487	35
Medium 3	307	92.99	285	2thin
Small 1-2	727	88.00	640	3thin

One grade step is worth $21.96/cwt here — about −$153 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 sale40 hd

107.47

—

NC average8 barns · 1,172 hd

115.60

−8.13

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	1,842	88.31	1,627	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,374	60.97	838	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,104	55.28	610	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	803	47.97	385	7thin

Every lot, as filed

33 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 and Large 1-2Full	—	512	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	614	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	129.01/cwt	128.00–130.00	741	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	132.13/cwt	128.00–138.00	634	3
Bulls	Medium 2	—	610	108.95/cwt	106.00–112.00	665	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	673	101.41/cwt	101.00–102.00	682	5
Bulls	Medium 3	—	478	94.52/cwt	90.00–99.00	452	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	651	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	484	109.99/cwt	106.00–115.00	532	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	536	106.64/cwt	106.00–110.00	572	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	573	117.63/cwt	115.00–123.00	674	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	559	112.79/cwt	109.00–114.00	630	6
Steers	Medium 2	—	418	135.42/cwt	131.00–140.00	566	2
Steers	Medium 3	—	335	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	382	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	146.33/cwt	145.00–149.00	680	3
Heifers	Small 1-2Full	—	727	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	640	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	312	111.63/cwt	108.00–114.00	348	10
Bulls	Medium 2	—	516	107.34/cwt	104.00–110.00	554	6
Bulls	Medium 3	—	520	84.98/cwt	83.00–87.00	442	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	576	106.51/cwt	105.00–107.00	613	4
Bulls	Medium 3	—	630	83.94/cwt	80.00–88.00	529	2
Heifers	Medium 3	—	307	92.99/cwt	92.00–94.00	285	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	404	107.66/cwt	106.00–108.00	435	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,053	696.41/cwt	610.00–780.00	7,333	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,155	710.00/cwt	710.00–710.00	8,201	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	798	37.88/cwt	34.00–40.00	302	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,138	60.13/cwt	57.00–63.00	684	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,056	46.77/cwt	44.00–50.50	494	7
Bulls	—	—	1,993	94.02/cwt	90.00–98.00	1,874	2
Bulls	—	—	1,742	84.51/cwt	82.00–88.00	1,472	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,374	60.97/cwt	57.00–64.00	838	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	800	61.06/cwt	60.00–62.00	488	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	815	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	408	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	948	39.04/cwt	38.00–40.00	370	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 29, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 117Last week 41Year ago 65

Slaughter CattleReceipts 51Last week 14Year ago 29

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 1Year ago 1

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	512	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	574	128.00–130.00	129.01
3	—	480	128.00–138.00	132.13
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	610	106.00–112.00	108.95
5	—	673	101.00–102.00	101.41
6	—	516	104.00–110.00	107.34
4	—	576	105.00–107.00	106.51
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	478	90.00–99.00	94.52
2	—	520	83.00–87.00	84.98
2	—	630	80.00–88.00	83.94
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	423	154.00	154.00
3	—	465	145.00–149.00	146.33
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	573	115.00–123.00	117.63
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	418	131.00–140.00	135.42
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	335	114.00	114.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	484	106.00–115.00	109.99
6	—	536	106.00–110.00	106.64
6	—	559	109.00–114.00	112.79
10	—	312	108.00–114.00	111.63
6	—	404	106.00–108.00	107.66
Heifers — Small 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	727	88.00	88.00
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	307	92.00–94.00	92.99

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	2	—	1,053	610.00–780.00	696.41
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,155	710.00	710.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	798	34.00–40.00	37.88
2	—	800	60.00–62.00	61.06
2	—	815	50.00	50.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,138	57.00–63.00	60.13
7	—	1,056	44.00–50.50	46.77
2	—	948	38.00–40.00	39.04
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,374	57.00–64.00	60.97
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,993	90.00–98.00	94.02
3	—	1,742	82.00–88.00	84.51

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