Name: North Wilkesboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-11-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-11-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle Mostly steady To 1.00 Higher Feeder cattle 1.00 To 3.00 Higher Demand Good Activity Moderate Offerings Light Quality Average

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $131.23/cwt on 34 head.

Average price

$131.23

34 head · 478 lb average

Value per head Derived

$628

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$436

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

$51.41/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.67

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	519	139.41	724	24
Medium 2	394	117.48	463	8thin
Medium 3	328	88.00	288	2thin

One grade step is worth $51.41/cwt here — about $436 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 sale34 hd

131.23

—

NC average8 barns · 686 hd

130.56

+0.67

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	1,801	82.99	1,494	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,372	59.25	813	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,065	51.90	553	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	744	38.05	283	5thin

Every lot, as filed

56 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	—	675	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	547	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	530	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	493	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	119.44/cwt	118.00–121.00	621	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	124.02/cwt	123.00–125.00	570	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	505	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	732	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	135.27/cwt	130.00–140.00	437	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	573	97.95/cwt	94.00–102.00	561	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	615	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	652	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	640	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	704	1
Steers	Medium 3	—	385	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	370	1
Dairy Steers	Medium 2	—	175	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	126	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	144.78/cwt	141.00–149.00	678	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	547	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	135.04/cwt	127.00–139.00	840	8
Steers	Medium 2	—	305	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	320	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	774	1
Dairy Steers	Medium 3	—	525	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	210	1
Dairy Steers	Medium 2	—	670	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	402	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,038	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	370	115.98/cwt	113.00–120.00	429	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	140.90/cwt	139.00–143.00	592	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	535	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	669	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	130.41/cwt	126.00–136.00	629	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	740	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	666	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	780	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	134.20/cwt	129.00–139.00	566	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	726	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	114.96/cwt	110.00–120.00	701	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	280	125.96/cwt	124.00–128.00	353	2
Steers	Medium 3	—	270	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	216	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	529	108.74/cwt	105.00–110.00	575	4
Heifers	Medium 2	—	260	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	265	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	750	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	428	1
Heifers	Medium 3Full	—	520	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	328	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	787	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	125.30/cwt	124.00–127.00	530	3
Heifers	Medium 3Thin Fleshed	—	655	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	393	1
Heifers	Medium 2NHTC	—	945	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	558	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	565	122.71/cwt	119.00–127.00	693	3
Bulls	Medium 2	—	540	114.25/cwt	111.00–116.00	617	4
Bulls	Medium 3	—	445	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	356	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	562	116.20/cwt	114.00–120.00	653	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672	96.00/cwt	94.00–97.00	645	3
Heifers	Small and Medium 3	—	440	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	330	1
Bulls	—	—	1,749	83.18/cwt	80.00–86.50	1,455	5
Bulls	—	—	2,060	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,854	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,390	56.66/cwt	54.50–59.50	788	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,354	61.84/cwt	61.00–63.50	837	5
Bulls	—	—	1,800	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	1,350	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,059	54.83/cwt	50.00–59.00	581	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,035	63.28/cwt	61.00–66.00	655	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,105	44.63/cwt	42.00–47.00	493	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	945	36.00/cwt	36.00–36.00	340	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	738	44.26/cwt	43.00–46.00	327	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	870	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	461	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	688	24.36/cwt	12.00–37.00	168	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 Nov 10, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 87Last week 60Year ago 90

Slaughter CattleReceipts 47Last week 47Year ago 38

Slaughter cattle Mostly steady To 1.00 Higher Feeder cattle 1.00 To 3.00 Higher Demand Good Activity Moderate Offerings Light Quality Average

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	675	81.00	81.00
2	—	573	94.00–102.00	97.95
1	—	615	106.00	106.00
4	—	529	105.00–110.00	108.74
1	—	260	102.00	102.00
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	93.00	93.00
1	—	750	57.00	57.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	520	118.00–121.00	119.44
2	—	460	123.00–125.00	124.02
1	—	615	128.00	128.00
3	—	423	124.00–127.00	125.30
5	—	562	114.00–120.00	116.20
3	—	672	94.00–97.00	96.00
Heifers — Medium 3 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	63.00	63.00
Heifers — Medium 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	655	60.00	60.00
Heifers — Medium 2 · NHTC$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	945	59.00	59.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	75.00	75.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	145.00	145.00
2	—	323	130.00–140.00	135.27
8	—	468	141.00–149.00	144.78
1	—	380	144.00	144.00
8	—	622	127.00–139.00	135.04
1	—	565	137.00	137.00
1	—	805	129.00	129.00
2	—	420	139.00–143.00	140.90
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	640	110.00	110.00
1	—	305	105.00	105.00
3	—	370	113.00–120.00	115.98
1	—	535	125.00	125.00
2	—	280	124.00–128.00	125.96
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	96.00	96.00
1	—	270	80.00	80.00
Dairy Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	175	72.00	72.00
1	—	670	60.00	60.00
Dairy Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	40.00	40.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	482	126.00–136.00	130.41
1	—	740	90.00	90.00
1	—	565	138.00	138.00
3	—	422	129.00–139.00	134.20
1	—	660	110.00	110.00
2	—	610	110.00–120.00	114.96
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	565	119.00–127.00	122.71
4	—	540	111.00–116.00	114.25
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	80.00	80.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,749	80.00–86.50	83.18
1	—	2,060	90.00	90.00
1	—	1,800	75.00	75.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,390	54.50–59.50	56.66
5	—	1,354	61.00–63.50	61.84
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,059	50.00–59.00	54.83
2	—	1,035	61.00–66.00	63.28
7	—	1,105	42.00–47.00	44.63
1	—	945	36.00	36.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	738	43.00–46.00	44.26
1	—	870	53.00	53.00
2	—	688	12.00–37.00	24.36

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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