Name: North Wilkesboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-03-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle 4.00 To 6.00 Higher Feeder cattle 5.00 To 7.00 Higher Demand Moderate Activity Moderate Offerings Light (Rain )Quality Average

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $124.72/cwt on 34 head.

Average price

$124.72

34 head · 521 lb average

Value per head Derived

$650

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$279

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

$53.01/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.24

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	131.01	679	26
Medium 2	540	120.01	648	5thin
Medium 3	513	78.00	400	3thin

One grade step is worth $53.01/cwt here — about $279 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

124.72

—

NC average8 barns · 868 hd

122.48

+2.24

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	1,536	114.96	1,766	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,599	88.92	1,422	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,145	72.36	828	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	743	54.34	404	7thin

Every lot, as filed

47 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 and Large 1-2	—	480	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	706	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	350	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	592	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	215	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	312	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	862	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	383	137.02/cwt	134.00–140.00	525	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	535	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	701	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	148.71/cwt	145.00–150.00	639	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	167.49/cwt	166.00–169.00	809	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	695	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	785	1
Bulls	Medium 3Thin Fleshed	—	478	39.95/cwt	30.00–50.00	191	2
Bulls	Medium 3Thin Fleshed	—	795	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	596	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	147.60/cwt	145.00–149.00	905	8
Heifers	Medium 2	—	740	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	681	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	130.00/cwt	125.00–135.00	663	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	530	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	625	1
Heifers	Medium 3Thin Fleshed	—	530	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	318	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	540	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	367	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	991	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	388	143.43/cwt	140.00–147.00	557	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	133.39/cwt	130.00–140.00	440	4
Heifers	Medium 3Thin Fleshed	—	470	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	498	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	138.04/cwt	133.00–143.00	794	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	756	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	477	130.01/cwt	128.00–132.00	620	3
Bulls	Medium 2	—	645	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	864	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	500	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	795	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	709	106.74/cwt	102.00–109.00	757	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	260	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	354	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	400	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	584	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	774	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	715	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	644	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	468	144.99/cwt	144.00–150.00	679	8
Bulls	Medium 2	—	680	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	700	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	500	124.50/cwt	119.00–130.00	623	2
Bulls	Medium 3	—	405	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	243	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	575	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	679	1
Bulls	—	—	1,379	109.90/cwt	106.00–112.00	1,516	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Value Added	—	1,805	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	1,751	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	633	33.13/cwt	30.00–37.00	210	2
Bulls	—	—	1,798	123.39/cwt	120.00–125.00	2,219	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,230	90.63/cwt	89.00–92.00	1,115	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,105	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	553	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,548	89.35/cwt	82.00–95.00	1,383	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,850	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	1,425	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	852	67.37/cwt	64.00–70.00	574	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,123	69.99/cwt	64.00–75.00	786	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	690	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	386	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 Mar 16, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 76Last week 79Year ago 115

Slaughter CattleReceipts 35Last week 35Year ago 27

Slaughter cattle 4.00 To 6.00 Higher Feeder cattle 5.00 To 7.00 Higher Demand Moderate Activity Moderate Offerings Light (Rain )Quality Average

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	480	147.00	147.00
2	—	510	125.00–135.00	130.00
2	—	388	140.00–147.00	143.43
4	—	330	130.00–140.00	133.39
6	—	575	133.00–143.00	138.04
1	—	620	122.00	122.00
5	—	709	102.00–109.00	106.74
1	—	260	136.00	136.00
1	—	400	146.00	146.00
1	—	650	119.00	119.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	740	92.00	92.00
1	—	530	118.00	118.00
3	—	477	128.00–132.00	130.01
Heifers — Medium 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	60.00	60.00
1	—	470	106.00	106.00
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	68.00	68.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	350	169.00	169.00
1	—	215	145.00	145.00
1	—	510	169.00	169.00
2	—	623	159.00	159.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	383	134.00–140.00	137.02
1	—	535	131.00	131.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	430	145.00–150.00	148.71
2	—	483	166.00–169.00	167.49
1	—	695	113.00	113.00
8	—	613	145.00–149.00	147.60
1	—	500	159.00	159.00
Bulls — Medium 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	478	30.00–50.00	39.95
1	—	795	75.00	75.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	645	134.00	134.00
1	—	715	90.00	90.00
8	—	468	144.00–150.00	144.99
1	—	680	103.00	103.00
2	—	500	119.00–130.00	124.50
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	60.00	60.00
1	—	575	118.00	118.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,379	106.00–112.00	109.90
3	—	1,798	120.00–125.00	123.39
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,805	97.00	97.00
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	633	30.00–37.00	33.13
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,230	89.00–92.00	90.63
1	—	1,105	50.00	50.00
6	—	1,123	64.00–75.00	69.99
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,548	82.00–95.00	89.35
1	—	1,850	77.00	77.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	852	64.00–70.00	67.37
2	—	690	56.00	56.00

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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