Name: North Wilkesboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-03-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, breaking type slaughter cows were 5.00 to 6.00 lower and boning type slaughter cows were steady to 1.00 lower; slaughter bulls were 17.00 to 18.00 higher on a very light test. Feeder cattle were mostly 4.00 to 7.00 higher, instances 18.00 to 20.00 higher.

Demand was good; market activity and buyer interest were active. Offerings of cattle were mostly moderate. Cattle quality was mostly attractive.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $137.22/cwt on 51 head.

Average price

$137.22

51 head · 493 lb average

Value per head Derived

$677

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$37

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

$63.54/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.39

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	419	157.04	658	17thin
Medium 2	510	130.52	666	30
Medium and Large 3	698	113.00	788	2thin
Small 1-2	665	93.50	622	2thin

One grade step is worth $63.54/cwt here — about $37 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 sale51 hd

137.22

—

NC average8 barns · 1,093 hd

132.83

+4.39

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	1,764	116.31	2,051	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,241	86.10	1,068	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,133	79.76	904	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	810	30.00	243	1thin

Every lot, as filed

75 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	—	360	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	490	1
Heifers	Medium 2Fleshy	—	510	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	612	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	495	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	757	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	623	126.33/cwt	123.00–132.00	787	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	595	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	625	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	283	131.22/cwt	130.00–132.50	371	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	730	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	847	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	327	161.30/cwt	156.00–165.00	527	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	578	130.54/cwt	127.00–137.00	755	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	364	161.95/cwt	154.00–168.00	589	4
Heifers	Medium 2	—	335	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	476	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	530	132.44/cwt	131.00–137.00	702	7
Heifers	Medium 2Fleshy	—	493	122.49/cwt	121.00–124.00	604	2
Heifers	Medium 2Fleshy	—	435	125.00/cwt	123.00–127.00	544	2
Heifers	Medium 2Fancy	—	515	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	736	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	405	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	620	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	458	148.01/cwt	146.00–150.00	678	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	800	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	960	1
Heifers	Medium 2Fleshy	—	560	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	672	1
Heifers	Small 1-2Fleshy	—	735	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	603	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3Fleshy	—	760	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	737	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3Fleshy	—	950	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	855	1
Bulls	Medium 2Fleshy	—	424	124.02/cwt	120.00–130.00	526	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	560	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	650	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	518	135.99/cwt	135.00–137.00	704	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	400	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	680	1
Bulls	Medium 2Fleshy	—	545	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	654	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	575	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	765	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	655	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	740	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	450	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	756	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	600	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	864	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	678	134.01/cwt	130.00–140.00	909	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,140	85.62/cwt	83.00–89.00	976	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	810	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	243	1
Bulls	—	—	1,778	111.96/cwt	111.00–113.00	1,991	2
Bulls	—	—	1,735	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	2,169	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,138	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	910	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	665	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	732	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	425	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	850	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	340	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	670	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	150.99/cwt	145.00–156.00	710	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	155.50/cwt	151.00–160.00	684	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	660	122.50/cwt	122.00–123.00	809	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	590	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	891	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	580	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	673	1
Steers	Medium 2Fleshy	—	300	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	420	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	191.43/cwt	188.00–194.00	708	4
Heifers	Medium 2	—	405	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	575	1
Steers	Medium 2Thin Fleshed	—	835	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,035	2
Steers	Medium 2Fancy	—	365	171.71/cwt	168.00–177.00	627	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	179.79/cwt	174.00–185.00	503	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	794	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	320	158.90/cwt	158.00–164.00	508	7
Heifers	Medium 2	—	490	141.03/cwt	138.00–144.00	691	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	295	165.00/cwt	164.00–166.00	487	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	968	1
Steers	Medium 2Thin Fleshed	—	730	129.00/cwt	128.00–130.00	942	2
Steers	Medium 2Thin Fleshed	—	685	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	877	1
Steers	Medium 2Thin Fleshed	—	455	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	573	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	305	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	540	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	455	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	824	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	440	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	484	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3Thin Fleshed	—	670	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	442	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3Thin Fleshed	—	505	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	424	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	418	167.23/cwt	160.00–169.00	699	5
Steers	Medium 2Thin Fleshed	—	533	127.95/cwt	126.00–130.00	682	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,074	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	609	166.13/cwt	164.00–168.00	1,012	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	163.39/cwt	158.00–168.00	856	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	562	164.32/cwt	158.00–169.00	923	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	—	935	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	767	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	418	194.26/cwt	185.00–201.00	812	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,146	75.79/cwt	73.00–78.00	869	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,085	64.89/cwt	63.00–67.00	704	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,343	92.20/cwt	89.00–95.00	1,238	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 30, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 142Last week 97Year ago 108

Slaughter CattleReceipts 30Last week 68Year ago 23

Demand was good; market activity and buyer interest were active. Offerings of cattle were mostly moderate. Cattle quality was mostly attractive.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	360	136.00	136.00
3	—	623	123.00–132.00	126.33
2	—	283	130.00–132.50	131.22
4	—	578	127.00–137.00	130.54
1	—	335	142.00	142.00
7	—	530	131.00–137.00	132.44
2	—	660	122.00–123.00	122.50
1	—	405	142.00	142.00
2	—	490	138.00–144.00	141.03
Heifers — Medium 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	120.00	120.00
2	—	493	121.00–124.00	122.49
2	—	435	123.00–127.00	125.00
1	—	560	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	595	105.00	105.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	730	116.00	116.00
1	—	665	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	327	156.00–165.00	161.30
4	—	364	154.00–168.00	161.95
6	—	470	145.00–156.00	150.99
2	—	440	151.00–160.00	155.50
1	—	590	151.00	151.00
Heifers — Medium 2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	143.00	143.00
Heifers — Small 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	735	82.00	82.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	170.00	170.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	153.00	153.00
7	—	320	158.00–164.00	158.90
2	—	295	164.00–166.00	165.00
5	—	418	160.00–169.00	167.23
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	200.00	200.00
1	—	340	197.00	197.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	116.00	116.00
Steers — Medium 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	300	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	370	188.00–194.00	191.43
2	—	280	174.00–185.00	179.79
1	—	420	189.00	189.00
1	—	535	181.00	181.00
1	—	305	177.00	177.00
1	—	455	181.00	181.00
Steers — Medium 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	835	124.00	124.00
2	—	730	128.00–130.00	129.00
1	—	685	128.00	128.00
1	—	455	126.00	126.00
2	—	533	126.00–130.00	127.95
Steers — Medium 2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	365	168.00–177.00	171.71
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	153.00	153.00
2	—	458	146.00–150.00	148.01
1	—	800	120.00	120.00
3	—	518	135.00–137.00	135.99
1	—	575	133.00	133.00
1	—	600	144.00	144.00
3	—	678	130.00–140.00	134.01
Bulls — Medium and Large 3 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	760	97.00	97.00
1	—	950	90.00	90.00
Bulls — Medium 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	424	120.00–130.00	124.02
1	—	545	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	116.00	116.00
1	—	655	113.00	113.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	168.00	168.00
1	—	680	158.00	158.00
7	—	609	164.00–168.00	166.13
4	—	524	158.00–168.00	163.39
6	—	562	158.00–169.00	164.32
Bulls — Medium and Large 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	935	82.00	82.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	418	185.00–201.00	194.26
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	110.00	110.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	670	66.00	66.00
1	—	505	84.00	84.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,140	83.00–89.00	85.62
5	—	1,146	73.00–78.00	75.79
3	—	1,085	63.00–67.00	64.89
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	810	30.00	30.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,138	80.00	80.00
2	—	1,343	89.00–95.00	92.20
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,778	111.00–113.00	111.96
1	—	1,735	125.00	125.00

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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