Name: North Wilkesboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-05-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle 3.00 To 6.00 Higher Feeder cattle 4.00 To 10.00 Higher Demand Good Activity Moderate Offerings Moderate Quality Average

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $132.50/cwt on 38 head.

Average price

$132.50

38 head · 481 lb average

Value per head Derived

$638

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$231

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

$49.34/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.96

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	479	138.79	665	32
Medium 2	510	118.00	602	2thin
Medium 3	485	89.45	434	4thin

One grade step is worth $49.34/cwt here — about $231 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 sale38 hd

132.50

—

NC average8 barns · 1,096 hd

135.45

−2.96

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	1,269	105.62	1,340	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,438	81.73	1,175	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,032	69.77	720	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	788	62.96	496	5thin

Every lot, as filed

64 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
Bulls	Medium 2	—	430	174.38/cwt	172.00–178.00	750	3
Bulls	Medium 2	—	518	163.51/cwt	163.00–164.00	847	2
Heifers	Medium 3	—	505	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	556	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	147.21/cwt	145.00–150.00	552	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	148.48/cwt	148.00–149.00	616	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	182	136.88/cwt	130.00–140.00	249	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	931	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	200	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	274	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	140.50/cwt	136.00–144.00	676	4
Heifers	Medium 2	—	475	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	599	1
Steers	Medium 3	—	585	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	854	1
Steers	Medium 3	—	390	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	507	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	185	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	287	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	602	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,047	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	665	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	130.67/cwt	124.00–134.00	823	3
Steers	Medium 2	—	330	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	528	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	635	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,022	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	789	1
Steers	Medium 3	—	338	139.01/cwt	138.00–140.00	470	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	580	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	963	1
Steers	Small 3	—	340	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	286	1
Dairy Heifers	Medium 2	—	620	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	335	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	400	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	680	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	310	171.94/cwt	170.00–176.00	533	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,033	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	795	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	994	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	159.41/cwt	156.00–163.00	901	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	413	183.90/cwt	180.00–190.00	760	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	842	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	954	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	511	171.54/cwt	165.00–175.00	877	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,414	84.04/cwt	83.00–86.00	1,188	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,498	75.96/cwt	74.00–78.00	1,138	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	728	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	400	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	828	68.26/cwt	60.00–72.00	565	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,133	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	952	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,024	74.87/cwt	67.00–78.50	767	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	975	31.00/cwt	31.00–31.00	302	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,000	49.45/cwt	49.00–50.00	495	2
Bulls	—	—	1,352	109.83/cwt	104.00–113.00	1,485	3
Bulls	—	—	1,020	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	949	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	430	154.83/cwt	150.00–160.00	666	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,019	1
Bulls	Small 3	—	410	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	312	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	650	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	637	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	870	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	774	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	595	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	869	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	605	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	847	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 3	—	523	105.37/cwt	100.00–111.00	551	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	458	167.51/cwt	166.00–169.00	767	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	859	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 3	—	593	112.51/cwt	110.00–115.00	667	2
Bulls	Medium 3	—	590	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	767	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	134.67/cwt	130.00–140.00	695	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	142.34/cwt	139.00–143.00	816	6
Bulls	Medium 3	—	523	138.69/cwt	134.00–143.00	725	2
Bulls	Medium 3	—	700	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	434	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	480	154.54/cwt	151.00–158.00	742	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 3	—	490	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	686	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	849	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	595	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	476	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	420	83.90/cwt	80.00–88.00	352	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	545	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	600	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 11, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 104Last week 97Year ago 47

Slaughter CattleReceipts 31Last week 21Year ago 15

Slaughter cattle 3.00 To 6.00 Higher Feeder cattle 4.00 To 10.00 Higher Demand Good Activity Moderate Offerings Moderate Quality Average

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	430	172.00–178.00	174.38
2	—	518	163.00–164.00	163.51
1	—	595	146.00	146.00
2	—	458	166.00–169.00	167.51
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	795	125.00	125.00
2	—	565	156.00–163.00	159.41
3	—	413	180.00–190.00	183.90
1	—	915	92.00	92.00
1	—	600	159.00	159.00
3	—	511	165.00–175.00	171.54
1	—	815	125.00	125.00
1	—	965	89.00	89.00
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	430	150.00–160.00	154.83
1	—	650	98.00	98.00
1	—	870	89.00	89.00
1	—	605	140.00	140.00
1	—	590	130.00	130.00
2	—	523	134.00–143.00	138.69
1	—	700	62.00	62.00
2	—	480	151.00–158.00	154.54
Bulls — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	76.00	76.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	523	100.00–111.00	105.37
2	—	593	110.00–115.00	112.51
1	—	490	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	110.00	110.00
1	—	595	80.00	80.00
2	—	420	80.00–88.00	83.90
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	375	145.00–150.00	147.21
2	—	415	148.00–149.00	148.48
3	—	182	130.00–140.00	136.88
1	—	700	133.00	133.00
1	—	200	137.00	137.00
4	—	481	136.00–144.00	140.50
3	—	630	124.00–134.00	130.67
7	—	516	130.00–140.00	134.67
6	—	573	139.00–143.00	142.34
1	—	685	124.00	124.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	126.00	126.00
1	—	545	110.00	110.00
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	146.00	146.00
2	—	390	130.00	130.00
2	—	338	138.00–140.00	139.01
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	185	155.00	155.00
7	—	602	174.00	174.00
1	—	380	175.00	175.00
1	—	415	190.00	190.00
3	—	310	170.00–176.00	171.94
4	—	574	180.00	180.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	160.00	160.00
1	—	635	161.00	161.00
1	—	580	166.00	166.00
1	—	400	170.00	170.00
Steers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	84.00	84.00
Dairy Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	620	54.00	54.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,414	83.00–86.00	84.04
2	—	1,498	74.00–78.00	75.96
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	728	55.00	55.00
3	—	828	60.00–72.00	68.26
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,133	84.00	84.00
10	—	1,024	67.00–78.50	74.87
1	—	975	31.00	31.00
2	—	1,000	49.00–50.00	49.45
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,352	104.00–113.00	109.83
1	—	1,020	93.00	93.00

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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