Name: North Wilkesboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-05-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Head calves 170.00 To 400.00 Slaughter cattle Mostly steady Feeder cattle Mostly steady Demand Moderate Activity Moderate Offerings Light ( Hay Time ) Quality Average

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $122.36/cwt on 19 head.

Average price

$122.36

19 head · 404 lb average

Value per head Derived

$494

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$389

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

$79.16/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.87

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	433	137.16	594	12thin
Medium 3	353	103.49	365	6thin
Small 3	355	58.00	206	1thin

One grade step is worth $79.16/cwt here — about $389 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 sale19 hd

122.36

—

NC average8 barns · 864 hd

132.23

−9.87

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	—	Low	1,594	102.19	1,629	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,513	85.82	1,298	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,040	74.40	774	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	750	58.42	438	8thin

Every lot, as filed

42 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 and Large 1-2	—	785	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	785	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	896	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	808	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	640	150.21/cwt	149.00–154.00	961	4
Bulls	Medium 2	—	630	114.02/cwt	112.00–116.00	718	2
Bulls	Medium 3	—	440	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	493	1
Steers	Medium 3	—	295	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	384	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	504	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	850	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	868	1
Dairy Steers	Medium 2	—	435	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	435	1
Dairy Steers	Medium 3	—	995	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	876	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	385	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	347	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	350	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	434	1
Heifers	Small 3	—	355	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	206	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	831	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	290	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	435	1
Steers	Medium 3	—	308	115.95/cwt	114.00–118.00	357	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	443	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	451	145.98/cwt	138.00–148.00	658	5
Heifers	Medium 3	—	420	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	441	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	550	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	440	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	213	118.96/cwt	118.00–120.00	253	2
Heifers	Medium 3	—	335	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	362	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	810	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	648	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	418	167.35/cwt	162.00–170.00	700	3
Bulls	Medium 2	—	505	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	682	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	940	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	808	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	131.67/cwt	126.00–138.00	573	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	806	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	740.00/cwt	740.00–740.00	7,548	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	710	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,485	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	760	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	6,080	1
Bulls	—	—	1,560	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	1,373	1
Bulls	—	—	1,318	95.82/cwt	92.00–103.00	1,263	6
Bulls	—	—	1,876	110.93/cwt	104.00–117.00	2,081	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	995	73.71/cwt	72.00–76.00	733	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,069	82.08/cwt	80.00–84.00	877	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,029	63.41/cwt	60.00–66.00	652	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,513	85.82/cwt	85.00–86.50	1,298	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	783	64.10/cwt	60.00–70.00	502	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	695	48.95/cwt	42.00–54.00	340	3

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 18, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 47Last week 104Year ago 82

Slaughter CattleReceipts 37Last week 31Year ago 22

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 0Year ago 2

Head calves 170.00 To 400.00 Slaughter cattle Mostly steady Feeder cattle Mostly steady Demand Moderate Activity Moderate Offerings Light ( Hay Time ) Quality Average

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	785	100.00	100.00
1	—	985	91.00	91.00
2	—	432	187.00	187.00
4	—	640	149.00–154.00	150.21
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	630	112.00–116.00	114.02
3	—	418	162.00–170.00	167.35
1	—	505	135.00	135.00
1	—	940	86.00	86.00
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	112.00	112.00
1	—	810	80.00	80.00
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	295	130.00	130.00
2	—	308	114.00–118.00	115.95
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	315	160.00	160.00
1	—	720	118.00	118.00
1	—	775	112.00	112.00
2	—	483	172.00	172.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	290	150.00	150.00
Dairy Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	100.00	100.00
Dairy Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	995	88.00	88.00
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	90.00	90.00
1	—	420	105.00	105.00
1	—	550	80.00	80.00
2	—	213	118.00–120.00	118.96
1	—	335	108.00	108.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	350	124.00	124.00
2	—	328	135.00	135.00
5	—	451	138.00–148.00	145.98
3	—	435	126.00–138.00	131.67
1	—	635	127.00	127.00
Heifers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	355	58.00	58.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,020	740.00	740.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	710	350.00	350.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	760	800.00	800.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,560	88.00	88.00
6	—	1,318	92.00–103.00	95.82
6	—	1,876	104.00–117.00	110.93
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	995	72.00–76.00	73.71
6	—	1,069	80.00–84.00	82.08
4	—	1,029	60.00–66.00	63.41
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,513	85.00–86.50	85.82
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	783	60.00–70.00	64.10
3	—	695	42.00–54.00	48.95

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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North Wilkesboro Livestock Auction

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Heifers · 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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle