Name: North Wilkesboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-05-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Head calves 175.00 To 220.00 Slaughter cattle Mostly steady Feeder cattle Mostly steady Demand Good 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 $129.60/cwt on 43 head.

Average price

$129.60

43 head · 450 lb average

Value per head Derived

$583

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$146

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

$15.51/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.90

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	467	133.93	626	31
Medium 2	405	118.42	479	12thin

One grade step is worth $15.51/cwt here — about $146 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 sale43 hd

129.60

—

NC average8 barns · 754 hd

131.50

−1.90

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	1,463	113.97	1,668	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,075	83.00	892	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,064	70.43	749	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	836	50.00	418	4thin

Every lot, as filed

49 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	—	511	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	864	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	450	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	783	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	886	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	635	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	756	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	400	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	628	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	520	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	806	1
Steers	Small 3	—	175	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	88	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	839	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	152.00/cwt	150.00–155.00	573	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	476	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	132.88/cwt	130.00–138.00	432	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	175	139.71/cwt	135.00–145.00	244	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	154.00/cwt	150.00–158.00	531	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	662	168.67/cwt	168.00–170.00	1,117	3
Dairy Steers	Medium 2	—	450	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	540	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	315	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	410	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	255	133.92/cwt	130.00–138.00	341	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	138.52/cwt	132.00–144.00	719	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	134.41/cwt	130.00–139.00	515	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	132.44/cwt	129.00–136.00	560	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	607	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	995	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	225	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	297	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	866	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	554	135.72/cwt	132.00–141.00	752	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	865	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	588	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,075	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	892	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,100	44.00/cwt	44.00–44.00	484	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,065	83.88/cwt	80.00–87.00	893	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,045	70.19/cwt	65.00–75.00	733	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	830	46.50/cwt	43.00–50.00	386	2
Bulls	—	—	1,193	105.51/cwt	103.00–109.00	1,259	3
Bulls	—	—	1,579	117.59/cwt	114.00–120.00	1,857	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	820	39.00/cwt	39.00–39.00	320	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	140.78/cwt	136.00–146.00	676	4
Bulls	Medium 3	—	435	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	435	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	560	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	549	3
Bulls	Small 3	—	650	48.00/cwt	48.00–48.00	312	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 3	—	525	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	515	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	415	139.01/cwt	138.00–140.00	577	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	824	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	335	118.81/cwt	118.00–119.00	398	5
Heifers	Medium 2	—	390	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	468	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	480	153.50/cwt	150.00–157.00	737	2
Bulls	Medium 3	—	510	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	678	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	980	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	833	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	530	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	636	2
Steers	Medium 3	—	540	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	713	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	428	115.98/cwt	110.00–120.00	496	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	450	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	536	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 25, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 81Last week 47Year ago 88

Slaughter CattleReceipts 20Last week 37Year ago 26

Head calves 175.00 To 220.00 Slaughter cattle Mostly steady Feeder cattle Mostly steady Demand Good Activity Moderate Offerings Light ( Rain ) 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
3	—	511	169.00	169.00
1	—	450	174.00	174.00
1	—	575	154.00	154.00
1	—	400	157.00	157.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	635	119.00	119.00
1	—	520	155.00	155.00
2	—	415	138.00–140.00	139.01
2	—	480	150.00–157.00	153.50
1	—	980	85.00	85.00
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	100.00	100.00
3	—	560	98.00	98.00
1	—	510	133.00	133.00
Bulls — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	650	48.00	48.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	98.00	98.00
Steers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	175	50.00	50.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	173.00	173.00
5	—	377	150.00–155.00	152.00
1	—	290	164.00	164.00
2	—	345	150.00–158.00	154.00
3	—	662	168.00–170.00	168.67
2	—	607	164.00	164.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	315	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	132.00	132.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	325	130.00–138.00	132.88
2	—	175	135.00–145.00	139.71
2	—	255	130.00–138.00	133.92
6	—	519	132.00–144.00	138.52
2	—	383	130.00–139.00	134.41
2	—	423	129.00–136.00	132.44
1	—	225	132.00	132.00
3	—	780	111.00	111.00
4	—	554	132.00–141.00	135.72
4	—	480	136.00–146.00	140.78
2	—	610	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	335	118.00–119.00	118.81
1	—	390	120.00	120.00
2	—	530	120.00	120.00
3	—	428	110.00–120.00	115.98
1	—	450	119.00	119.00
Dairy Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	120.00	120.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	865	68.00	68.00
2	—	830	43.00–50.00	46.50
1	—	820	39.00	39.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,075	83.00	83.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,100	44.00	44.00
2	—	1,065	80.00–87.00	83.88
2	—	1,045	65.00–75.00	70.19
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,193	103.00–109.00	105.51
7	—	1,579	114.00–120.00	117.59

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