Name: North Wilkesboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-01-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-01-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago, there were too few head to establish an adequate market comparison, however, a higher undertone was noted, especially for slaughter cattle. Demand was moderate to good; market activity and buyer interest were moderate to active. Offerings of cattle were light. Cattle quality was average.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $140.47/cwt on 24 head.

Average price

$140.47

24 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$776

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$407

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

$87.56/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.84

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	508	155.56	791	15thin
Medium 2	554	134.95	747	4thin
Medium 3	715	107.50	769	4thin
Small 1-2	565	68.00	384	1thin

One grade step is worth $87.56/cwt here — about $407 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 sale24 hd

140.47

—

NC average7 barns · 351 hd

132.62

+7.84

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	1,523	92.08	1,402	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,648	75.43	1,243	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	935	59.00	552	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,202	58.41	702	7thin

Every lot, as filed

42 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	—	700	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	756	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	300	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	450	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	530	122.35/cwt	119.00–127.00	648	3
Bulls	Small 1-2Full	—	565	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	384	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	608	147.49/cwt	145.00–150.00	897	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	154.74/cwt	151.00–162.00	812	3
Bulls	Medium 2	—	665	129.40/cwt	125.00–134.00	861	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	460	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	828	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	143.31/cwt	140.00–146.00	828	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	636	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	590	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	867	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	167.51/cwt	165.00–170.00	725	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	167.99/cwt	167.00–169.00	781	2
Heifers	Medium 3	—	495	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	505	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	136.56/cwt	136.00–139.00	586	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	138.97/cwt	135.00–142.00	734	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	129.91/cwt	125.00–135.00	740	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	457	141.72/cwt	135.00–146.00	648	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	460	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	598	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	740	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	814	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	920	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	920	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	895	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	564	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	975	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	536	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,693	75.92/cwt	73.00–79.00	1,285	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,335	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	961	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,065	32.00/cwt	32.00–32.00	341	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,178	42.12/cwt	40.00–45.00	496	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,285	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	1,002	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,237	71.55/cwt	68.50–75.00	885	3
Bulls	—	—	1,560	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,404	1
Bulls	—	—	1,655	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	1,241	1
Bulls	—	—	1,438	101.65/cwt	98.00–105.00	1,462	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	450	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	630	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	164.52/cwt	164.00–165.00	786	2
Bulls	Medium 3	—	650	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	715	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	158.81/cwt	155.00–162.00	669	4
Bulls	Medium 2	—	435	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	613	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	550	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	605	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	610	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	586	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	750	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	539	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	442	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

Wed Jan 26, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 59Last week 65Year ago 99

Slaughter CattleReceipts 23Last week 15Year ago 21

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	700	108.00	108.00
3	—	530	119.00–127.00	122.35
1	—	460	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	102.00	102.00
1	—	610	96.00	96.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	429	136.00–139.00	136.56
3	—	528	135.00–142.00	138.97
2	—	570	125.00–135.00	129.91
3	—	457	135.00–146.00	141.72
1	—	600	125.00	125.00
1	—	385	140.00	140.00
1	—	340	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	300	150.00	150.00
1	—	390	163.00	163.00
1	—	590	147.00	147.00
2	—	433	165.00–170.00	167.51
2	—	465	167.00–169.00	167.99
Bulls — Small 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	68.00	68.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	608	145.00–150.00	147.49
3	—	525	151.00–162.00	154.74
3	—	578	140.00–146.00	143.31
2	—	478	164.00–165.00	164.52
4	—	421	155.00–162.00	158.81
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	665	125.00–134.00	129.40
1	—	450	140.00	140.00
1	—	435	141.00	141.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	180.00	180.00
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	740	110.00	110.00
1	—	920	100.00	100.00
1	—	650	110.00	110.00
1	—	550	110.00	110.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	895	63.00	63.00
1	—	975	55.00	55.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,693	73.00–79.00	75.92
1	—	1,335	72.00	72.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,065	32.00	32.00
2	—	1,178	40.00–45.00	42.12
1	—	1,285	78.00	78.00
3	—	1,237	68.50–75.00	71.55
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,560	90.00	90.00
1	—	1,655	75.00	75.00
2	—	1,438	98.00–105.00	101.65

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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