Name: North Wilkesboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-05-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle Mostly Steady Feeder cattle 7.00 To 14.00 Higher Demand Good Activity Moderate Offerings Light Quality Average

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $166.88/cwt on 47 head.

Average price

$166.88

47 head · 489 lb average

Value per head Derived

$815

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$424

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

$47.85/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.57

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	176.90	899	37
Medium 2	428	130.00	556	8thin
Medium 3	368	129.05	475	2thin

One grade step is worth $47.85/cwt here — about $424 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 sale47 hd

166.88

—

NC average8 barns · 720 hd

155.31

+11.57

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	1,830	113.00	2,068	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,180	75.05	886	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,073	68.06	730	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	820	59.95	492	3thin

Every lot, as filed

51 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
Dairy Steers	Medium 2	—	500	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	395	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,008	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	443	151.27/cwt	151.00–154.00	670	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	766	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	610	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	610	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	446	185.01/cwt	181.00–187.00	825	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	361	189.75/cwt	189.00–190.00	685	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	235	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	388	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	200	142.50/cwt	140.00–145.00	285	2
Heifers	Medium 3	—	455	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	423	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	690	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	828	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	278	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	389	4
Steers	Medium 2	—	915	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	824	1
Dairy Heifers	Medium 2	—	480	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	322	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	390	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	546	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	607	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	971	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	487	175.18/cwt	170.00–177.00	853	6
Dairy Steers	Medium 3	—	405	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	162	1
Dairy Steers	Medium 3	—	480	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	192	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	175.59/cwt	173.00–178.00	822	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	747	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	814	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	823	112.95/cwt	110.00–116.00	930	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	140.96/cwt	139.00–143.00	942	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	840	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	885	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	469	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,085	77.99/cwt	77.00–79.00	846	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,156	70.91/cwt	67.00–77.00	820	7
Bulls	—	—	1,830	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	2,068	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	788	63.43/cwt	59.00–68.00	500	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,180	75.05/cwt	74.00–76.00	886	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	950	58.10/cwt	52.00–65.00	552	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	820	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	4,592	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,400	1,325.00/cwt	1,325.00–1,325.00	18,550	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	850	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	4,760	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,070	644.51/cwt	630.00–660.00	6,896	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	555	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	744	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	570	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	593	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	480	119.00/cwt	118.00–120.00	571	2
Bulls	Medium 3	—	445	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	490	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	665	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	758	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	950	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	950	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	285	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	371	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	420	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	588	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	395	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	514	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	465	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	688	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	480	121.11/cwt	114.00–124.00	581	6
Heifers	Medium 2	—	245	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	306	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	365	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	292	1
Steers	Medium 3	—	368	129.05/cwt	128.00–130.00	475	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	315	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	410	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 May 4, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 97Last week 71Year ago 112

Slaughter CattleReceipts 21Last week 29Year ago 22

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 1Year ago 6

Slaughter cattle Mostly Steady Feeder cattle 7.00 To 14.00 Higher Demand Good Activity Moderate Offerings Light Quality Average

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	79.00	79.00
Dairy Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	40.00	40.00
1	—	480	40.00	40.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	560	180.00	180.00
6	—	446	181.00–187.00	185.01
4	—	361	189.00–190.00	189.75
1	—	235	165.00	165.00
7	—	607	160.00	160.00
6	—	487	170.00–177.00	175.18
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	690	120.00	120.00
4	—	278	140.00	140.00
1	—	915	90.00	90.00
1	—	390	140.00	140.00
1	—	315	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	368	128.00–130.00	129.05
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	443	151.00–154.00	151.27
2	—	623	123.00	123.00
2	—	200	140.00–145.00	142.50
1	—	555	134.00	134.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	100.00	100.00
1	—	285	130.00	130.00
1	—	420	140.00	140.00
1	—	395	130.00	130.00
6	—	480	114.00–124.00	121.11
1	—	245	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	93.00	93.00
1	—	365	80.00	80.00
Dairy Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	67.00	67.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	468	173.00–178.00	175.59
1	—	515	145.00	145.00
1	—	565	144.00	144.00
2	—	823	110.00–116.00	112.95
2	—	668	139.00–143.00	140.96
2	—	600	140.00	140.00
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	104.00	104.00
2	—	480	118.00–120.00	119.00
1	—	445	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	665	114.00	114.00
1	—	950	100.00	100.00
1	—	465	148.00	148.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	885	53.00	53.00
2	—	788	59.00–68.00	63.43
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,085	77.00–79.00	77.99
7	—	1,156	67.00–77.00	70.91
5	—	950	52.00–65.00	58.10
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,180	74.00–76.00	75.05
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,830	113.00	113.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	820	560.00	560.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	850	560.00	560.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,400	1,325.00	1,325.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,070	630.00–660.00	644.51

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North Wilkesboro Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

Steers · 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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle