Name: North Wilkesboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-12-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-12-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No price comparison available due to absence of the reporter two weeks ago and holiday closure last week. Offerings of cattle were fairly light. Cattle quality was mostly plain to average.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $114.17/cwt on 25 head.

Average price

$114.17

25 head · 532 lb average

Value per head Derived

$607

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$292

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

$21.83/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.48

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	557	118.39	659	18thin
Medium 2	502	106.00	532	5thin
Medium 3	380	96.56	367	2thin

One grade step is worth $21.83/cwt here — about $292 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

114.17

—

NC average6 barns · 749 hd

116.64

−2.48

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	1,794	86.57	1,553	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,505	61.43	924	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,128	51.46	581	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	802	38.53	309	6thin

Every lot, as filed

34 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	—	518	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	710	2
Bulls	Medium 3	—	863	74.50/cwt	73.00–76.00	643	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	450	142.00/cwt	140.00–144.00	639	2
Bulls	Medium 3	—	700	93.00/cwt	92.00–94.00	651	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	143.02/cwt	140.00–149.00	818	3
Bulls	Medium 2	—	701	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	792	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	149.32/cwt	147.00–150.50	794	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	328	69.03/cwt	65.00–73.00	226	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	410	80.02/cwt	79.00–81.00	328	2
Heifers	Medium 3	—	380	96.56/cwt	95.00–98.00	367	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	388	111.99/cwt	110.00–114.00	435	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	135.97/cwt	135.00–137.00	643	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	149.00/cwt	148.00–151.00	693	3
Steers	Medium 3	—	372	118.94/cwt	114.00–123.00	442	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	173.51/cwt	173.00–174.00	642	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	100.10/cwt	95.00–105.00	726	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	773	93.96/cwt	90.00–98.00	726	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	121.76/cwt	120.00–126.00	705	5
Bulls	Medium 2	—	532	119.32/cwt	118.00–120.00	635	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	128.53/cwt	128.00–129.00	422	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	126.03/cwt	120.00–130.00	548	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	113.50/cwt	113.00–114.00	696	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	578	102.01/cwt	100.00–103.00	590	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,800	1,175.00/cwt	1,175.00–1,175.00	21,150	1
Bulls	—	—	1,973	92.60/cwt	91.50–94.00	1,827	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,120	60.25/cwt	60.00–60.50	675	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,186	55.03/cwt	52.00–58.00	653	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,032	45.34/cwt	44.00–47.00	468	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,543	63.33/cwt	60.00–66.00	977	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	835	43.73/cwt	41.00–46.00	365	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	768	33.33/cwt	31.00–35.00	256	3
Bulls	—	—	1,615	80.54/cwt	80.00–81.00	1,301	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	993	34.00/cwt	34.00–34.00	338	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,402	56.37/cwt	56.00–57.00	790	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 Dec 1, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 114Last week 87Year ago 112

Slaughter CattleReceipts 48Last week 47Year ago 63

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 0Year ago 0

No price comparison available due to absence of the reporter two weeks ago and holiday closure last week. Offerings of cattle were fairly light. Cattle quality was mostly plain to average.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	518	137.00	137.00
2	—	450	140.00–144.00	142.00
3	—	572	140.00–149.00	143.02
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	863	73.00–76.00	74.50
2	—	700	92.00–94.00	93.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	701	113.00	113.00
3	—	532	118.00–120.00	119.32
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	532	147.00–150.50	149.32
3	—	465	148.00–151.00	149.00
2	—	370	173.00–174.00	173.51
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	372	114.00–123.00	118.94
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	328	65.00–73.00	69.03
2	—	410	79.00–81.00	80.02
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	380	95.00–98.00	96.56
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	388	110.00–114.00	111.99
3	—	578	100.00–103.00	102.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	473	135.00–137.00	135.97
2	—	725	95.00–105.00	100.10
2	—	773	90.00–98.00	93.96
5	—	579	120.00–126.00	121.76
2	—	328	128.00–129.00	128.53
3	—	435	120.00–130.00	126.03
2	—	613	113.00–114.00	113.50

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	1	—	1,800	1,175.00	1,175.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,973	91.50–94.00	92.60
2	—	1,615	80.00–81.00	80.54
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,120	60.00–60.50	60.25
10	—	1,186	52.00–58.00	55.03
3	—	1,032	44.00–47.00	45.34
2	—	993	34.00	34.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,543	60.00–66.00	63.33
3	—	1,402	56.00–57.00	56.37
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	835	41.00–46.00	43.73
3	—	768	31.00–35.00	33.33

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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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