Name: North Wilkesboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-02-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-02-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, breaking type slaughter cows were 3.00 to 4.00 higher and boning type slaughter cows were steady to 1.00 higher; slaughter bulls were 5.00 to 6.00 lower. There were too few comparable feeder steers and bulls to establish an adequate market comparison, but a lower undertone was noted; feeder heifers were 2.00 to 4.00 higher on a very light test. Demand was moderate to good; market activity and buyer interest were moderate to active. Offerings of cattle were fairly light. Cattle quality was average to attractive.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $151.33/cwt on 32 head.

Average price

$151.33

32 head · 515 lb average

Value per head Derived

$779

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$108

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

$59.71/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+14.73

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	488	168.51	823	19thin
Medium 2	490	137.12	671	8thin
Medium 3	657	108.80	715	5thin

One grade step is worth $59.71/cwt here — about $108 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 sale32 hd

151.33

—

NC average7 barns · 379 hd

136.60

+14.73

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	1,864	97.89	1,825	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,503	78.23	1,176	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,173	72.75	853	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	905	65.15	590	8thin

Every lot, as filed

50 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	—	480	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	528	1
Heifers	Small 1-2Full	—	625	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	344	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	131.32/cwt	130.00–134.00	751	3
Heifers	Small 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	620	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	186	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	445	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	752	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	437	147.32/cwt	143.00–154.00	644	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	886	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	515	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	700	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	573	136.98/cwt	132.00–142.00	785	2
Bulls	Medium 3	—	495	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	604	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	510	146.50/cwt	146.50–146.50	747	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	370	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	607	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	423	140.99/cwt	140.00–142.00	596	3
Bulls	Medium 3	—	760	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	684	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	493	132.01/cwt	131.00–133.00	651	2
Bulls	Medium 3	—	550	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	671	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	640	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	755	1
Bulls	—	—	1,867	94.67/cwt	89.00–99.00	1,767	3
Bulls	—	—	1,860	102.71/cwt	102.00–104.00	1,910	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,180	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	696	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,499	79.77/cwt	77.00–83.00	1,196	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,170	67.81/cwt	66.50–69.00	793	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,173	76.69/cwt	75.00–78.00	900	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	148.40/cwt	144.00–153.00	487	2
Steers	Medium 3	—	360	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	432	1
Steers	Medium 3	—	330	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	409	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	830	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	963	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	365	127.00/cwt	124.00–130.00	464	2
Heifers	Medium 3	—	410	114.44/cwt	112.00–117.00	469	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	265	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	254	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	235	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	392	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	545	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	861	1
Heifers	Small 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	380	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	258	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	495	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	653	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	585	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	679	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	800	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	648	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	578	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	330	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	333	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	380	183.93/cwt	177.00–188.00	699	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	141.71/cwt	140.00–143.00	666	3
Bulls	Medium 3	—	840	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	773	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	487	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	901	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	420	181.31/cwt	178.00–182.00	762	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	502	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	803	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	164.43/cwt	160.00–169.00	761	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	911	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	921	66.53/cwt	64.00–68.00	613	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	975	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	751	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,530	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	1,056	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	740	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	333	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 Feb 9, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 73Last week 93Year ago 47

Slaughter CattleReceipts 35Last week 38Year ago 20

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	110.00	110.00
2	—	410	112.00–117.00	114.44
1	—	585	116.00	116.00
1	—	800	81.00	81.00
Heifers — Small 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	625	55.00	55.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	572	130.00–134.00	131.32
3	—	437	143.00–154.00	147.32
2	—	328	144.00–153.00	148.40
3	—	470	140.00–143.00	141.71
Heifers — Small 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	620	30.00	30.00
1	—	380	68.00	68.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	510	146.50	146.50
2	—	370	164.00	164.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	830	116.00	116.00
2	—	365	124.00–130.00	127.00
1	—	495	132.00	132.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	265	96.00	96.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	169.00	169.00
2	—	615	144.00	144.00
4	—	502	160.00	160.00
2	—	463	160.00–169.00	164.43
1	—	685	133.00	133.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	136.00	136.00
2	—	573	132.00–142.00	136.98
3	—	423	140.00–142.00	140.99
2	—	493	131.00–133.00	132.01
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	122.00	122.00
1	—	760	90.00	90.00
1	—	550	122.00	122.00
1	—	640	118.00	118.00
1	—	840	92.00	92.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	487	185.00	185.00
6	—	420	178.00–182.00	181.31
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	360	120.00	120.00
1	—	330	124.00	124.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	235	167.00	167.00
1	—	545	158.00	158.00
2	—	340	170.00	170.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	101.00	101.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	380	177.00–188.00	183.93

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,867	89.00–99.00	94.67
2	—	1,860	102.00–104.00	102.71
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,180	59.00	59.00
2	—	1,170	66.50–69.00	67.81
6	—	1,173	75.00–78.00	76.69
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,499	77.00–83.00	79.77
1	—	1,530	69.00	69.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	921	64.00–68.00	66.53
1	—	975	77.00	77.00
1	—	740	45.00	45.00

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