Name: North Wilkesboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-10-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Receipts (10/13/2021): 160.

Compared to two weeks ago, boning type slaughter cows were 2.00 to 3.00 higher, while breaking type slaughter cows and slaughter bulls were 1.00 to 2.00 lower. There were too few comparable feeder cattle to establish an adequate market comparison, however, a higher 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 $98.48/cwt on 58 head.

Average price

$98.48

58 head · 536 lb average

Value per head Derived

$528

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$387

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

$86.39/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−16.39

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	464	123.89	574	20
Medium 2	570	97.68	557	22
Medium 3	573	79.90	458	10thin
Small 1-2	631	52.74	333	4thin
Small 3	500	37.50	188	2thin

One grade step is worth $86.39/cwt here — about $387 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 sale58 hd

98.48

—

NC average6 barns · 780 hd

114.87

−16.39

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	1,588	83.35	1,324	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,331	54.65	727	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,049	50.55	530	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	703	38.07	268	2thin

Every lot, as filed

74 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 3	—	667	84.35/cwt	83.00–85.00	563	3
Heifers	Medium 3	—	480	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	418	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	416	132.37/cwt	128.00–136.00	551	5
Heifers	Medium 3Thin Fleshed	—	513	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	359	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	425	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	446	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	553	100.15/cwt	96.00–101.00	554	6
Heifers	Medium 2	—	509	101.50/cwt	100.00–103.00	517	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	487	101.67/cwt	100.00–104.00	495	3
Heifers	Small 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	630	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	353	1
Steers	Medium 3	—	330	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	403	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	127.92/cwt	126.00–130.00	480	2
Heifers	Small 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	565	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	283	1
Heifers	Small 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	665	52.48/cwt	50.00–55.00	349	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	595	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	655	1
Steers	Medium 3Full	—	630	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	353	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	365	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	496	1
Heifers	Medium 3Thin Fleshed	—	720	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	454	1
Heifers	Small 3Thin Fleshed	—	380	33.00/cwt	33.00–33.00	125	1
Heifers	Small 3Thin Fleshed	—	620	42.00/cwt	42.00–42.00	260	1
Heifers	Medium 2Thin Fleshed	—	775	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	496	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	725	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	834	1
Steers	Medium 3	—	400	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	376	1
Steers	Medium 3	—	205	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	236	1
Steers	Medium 3	—	355	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	433	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	365	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	365	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	518	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	145.76/cwt	142.00–150.00	687	5
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	595	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	268	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	157.09/cwt	153.00–161.00	592	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	783	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	443	150.49/cwt	148.00–153.00	667	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	795	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	739	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	435	113.59/cwt	112.00–117.00	494	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	131.37/cwt	128.00–135.00	683	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	114.55/cwt	111.00–118.00	773	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	769	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	133.03/cwt	130.00–134.00	769	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,373	61.96/cwt	61.00–64.00	851	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,231	53.48/cwt	51.00–55.50	658	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	997	46.05/cwt	44.00–48.00	459	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,100	55.05/cwt	52.00–58.00	606	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	703	38.07/cwt	37.00–39.00	268	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,518	46.59/cwt	45.00–49.00	707	2
Bulls	—	—	1,163	73.88/cwt	72.00–76.00	859	3
Bulls	—	—	1,602	83.72/cwt	81.00–87.50	1,341	3
Bulls	—	—	2,000	92.44/cwt	90.50–94.50	1,849	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,060.00/cwt	1,060.00–1,060.00	11,660	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,400	1,075.00/cwt	1,075.00–1,075.00	15,050	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,032	723.70/cwt	630.00–775.00	7,469	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	849.26/cwt	670.00–1,025.00	8,578	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	760.00/cwt	760.00–760.00	7,600	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,005	730.00/cwt	730.00–730.00	7,337	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	10,000	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	818	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	685	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	617	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	640	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	627	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	569	105.02/cwt	101.00–111.00	598	4
Bulls	Medium 2	—	625	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	681	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	137.54/cwt	130.00–145.00	655	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	115.62/cwt	114.00–117.00	595	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	795	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	684	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	205	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	219	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	834	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	665	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	705	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	417	144.92/cwt	138.00–149.00	604	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	740	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	651	1
Heifers	Medium 2Value Added	—	690	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	676	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	385	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	551	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	729	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	422	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	350	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	350	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	488	119.71/cwt	114.00–123.00	584	6
Heifers	Medium 3	—	543	86.49/cwt	85.00–88.00	470	2
Heifers	Medium 3	—	420	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	349	1

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

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 124Last week 46Year ago 266

Slaughter CattleReceipts 39Last week 47Year ago 36

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 2Year ago 3

Receipts (10/13/2021): 160.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	667	83.00–85.00	84.35
1	—	480	87.00	87.00
2	—	543	85.00–88.00	86.49
1	—	420	83.00	83.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	416	128.00–136.00	132.37
2	—	375	126.00–130.00	127.92
1	—	595	110.00	110.00
3	—	515	114.00–117.00	115.62
1	—	675	108.00	108.00
1	—	315	134.00	134.00
6	—	488	114.00–123.00	119.71
Heifers — Medium 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	513	70.00	70.00
1	—	720	63.00	63.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	105.00	105.00
6	—	553	96.00–101.00	100.15
2	—	509	100.00–103.00	101.50
3	—	487	100.00–104.00	101.67
1	—	795	86.00	86.00
1	—	205	107.00	107.00
1	—	740	88.00	88.00
1	—	350	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Small 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	630	56.00	56.00
1	—	565	50.00	50.00
2	—	665	50.00–55.00	52.48
Heifers — Small 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	33.00	33.00
1	—	620	42.00	42.00
Heifers — Medium 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	775	64.00	64.00
Heifers — Medium 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	690	98.00	98.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	143.00	143.00
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	122.00	122.00
1	—	400	94.00	94.00
1	—	205	115.00	115.00
1	—	355	122.00	122.00
Steers — Medium 3 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	630	56.00	56.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	365	136.00	136.00
1	—	725	115.00	115.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	365	100.00	100.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	150.00	150.00
5	—	471	142.00–150.00	145.76
7	—	377	153.00–161.00	157.09
1	—	580	135.00	135.00
2	—	443	148.00–153.00	150.49
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	595	45.00	45.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	795	93.00	93.00
5	—	520	128.00–135.00	131.37
2	—	675	111.00–118.00	114.55
1	—	620	124.00	124.00
6	—	578	130.00–134.00	133.03
1	—	835	98.00	98.00
4	—	476	130.00–145.00	137.54
1	—	725	115.00	115.00
3	—	417	138.00–149.00	144.92
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	435	112.00–117.00	113.59
4	—	569	101.00–111.00	105.02
3	—	625	109.00	109.00
2	—	665	106.00	106.00
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	685	90.00	90.00
1	—	640	98.00	98.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,373	61.00–64.00	61.96
5	—	1,231	51.00–55.50	53.48
2	—	1,518	45.00–49.00	46.59
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	997	44.00–48.00	46.05
5	—	1,100	52.00–58.00	55.05
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	703	37.00–39.00	38.07
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,163	72.00–76.00	73.88
3	—	1,602	81.00–87.50	83.72
3	—	2,000	90.50–94.50	92.44

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	1,060.00	1,060.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,400	1,075.00	1,075.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,032	630.00–775.00	723.70
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,010	670.00–1,025.00	849.26
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,000	1,000.00	1,000.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,000	760.00	760.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,005	730.00	730.00

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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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

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How it compared 0–100 lb

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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