Name: North Wilkesboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-10-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle 5.00 To 8.00 Lower Feeder cattle 3.00 To 7.00 Lower Demand Moderate Activity Moderate Offerings Light { Heavy Rain } Quality Plain

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $123.78/cwt on 20 head.

Average price

$123.78

20 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$668

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$84

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

$9.84/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+14.75

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	546	126.24	689	15thin
Medium 2	520	116.40	605	5thin

One grade step is worth $9.84/cwt here — about $84 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 sale20 hd

123.78

—

NC average7 barns · 762 hd

109.03

+14.75

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	—	Low	1,241	82.84	1,028	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,411	60.55	854	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,063	47.09	500	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	740	35.83	265	14

Every lot, as filed

41 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 1-2	—	673	95.32/cwt	90.00–101.00	642	2
Steers	Small and Medium 2	—	170	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	166	1
Dairy Heifers	Medium 3	—	445	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	178	1
Dairy Heifers	Medium 2	—	480	44.00/cwt	44.00–44.00	211	1
Steers	Small and Medium 3Thin Fleshed	—	355	34.00/cwt	34.00–34.00	121	1
Steers	Medium 3	—	180	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	180	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	417	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	542	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	556	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	756	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	652	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	515	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	515	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	405	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	470	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	378	106.45/cwt	105.00–108.00	402	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	360	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	497	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	589	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	363	74.17/cwt	70.00–80.00	269	3
Steers	Medium 2	—	155	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	183	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	420	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	391	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	445	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	258	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 3	—	525	38.00/cwt	38.00–38.00	200	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	695	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	480	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	525	1
Steers	Small and Medium 3Thin Fleshed	—	250	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	125	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	560	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	683	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	631	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	643	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	331	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	507	1
Heifers	Medium 2Thin Fleshed	—	415	78.98/cwt	77.00–81.00	328	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,215	673.21/cwt	570.00–760.00	8,180	2
Bulls	—	—	1,085	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	814	1
Bulls	—	—	1,280	84.80/cwt	82.00–87.00	1,085	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%Muddy	—	575	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	58	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,023	24.33/cwt	20.00–29.00	249	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	999	45.90/cwt	42.00–49.00	459	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	870	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	452	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,113	52.62/cwt	49.00–56.50	586	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,160	61.75/cwt	61.50–62.00	716	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,281	55.26/cwt	49.00–59.00	708	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	758	44.26/cwt	40.00–47.00	335	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	727	29.01/cwt	20.00–37.00	211	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,458	62.47/cwt	60.00–64.00	911	11

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 Oct 6, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 46Last week 117Year ago 49

Slaughter CattleReceipts 47Last week 51Year ago 33

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 3Year ago 0

Slaughter cattle 5.00 To 8.00 Lower Feeder cattle 3.00 To 7.00 Lower Demand Moderate Activity Moderate Offerings Light { Heavy Rain } Quality Plain

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	673	90.00–101.00	95.32
3	—	417	130.00	130.00
8	—	556	136.00	136.00
1	—	615	106.00	106.00
1	—	530	119.00	119.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	100.00	100.00
1	—	405	116.00	116.00
3	—	560	122.00	122.00
Steers — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	170	97.50	97.50
Steers — Small and Medium 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	355	34.00	34.00
1	—	250	50.00	50.00
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	180	100.00	100.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	378	105.00–108.00	106.45
2	—	155	118.00	118.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	360	138.00	138.00
2	—	475	124.00	124.00
Dairy Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	40.00	40.00
Dairy Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	44.00	44.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	363	70.00–80.00	74.17
1	—	420	93.00	93.00
1	—	695	69.00	69.00
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	58.00	58.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	38.00	38.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	103.00	103.00
1	—	670	96.00	96.00
1	—	290	114.00	114.00
1	—	465	109.00	109.00
Heifers — Medium 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	415	77.00–81.00	78.98

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	—	1,215	570.00–760.00	673.21

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,085	75.00	75.00
4	—	1,280	82.00–87.00	84.80
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Muddy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	10.00	10.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,023	20.00–29.00	24.33
5	—	999	42.00–49.00	45.90
4	—	1,113	49.00–56.50	52.62
2	—	1,160	61.50–62.00	61.75
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	870	52.00	52.00
6	—	758	40.00–47.00	44.26
6	—	727	20.00–37.00	29.01
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,281	49.00–59.00	55.26
11	—	1,458	60.00–64.00	62.47

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

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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