Name: North Wilkesboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-06-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-06-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Head calves 100.00 To 250.00 Slaughter cattle Mostly Steady Feeder cattle 4.00 To 8.00 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 $121.95/cwt on 53 head.

Average price

$121.95

53 head · 459 lb average

Value per head Derived

$560

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$437

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

$85.10/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−15.33

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	488	143.87	702	27
Medium 2	433	135.12	585	8thin
Medium 3	413	108.86	450	7thin
Small and Medium 3	415	107.00	444	1thin
Small and Medium 2	310	100.00	310	1thin
Small 3	452	58.78	265	9thin

One grade step is worth $85.10/cwt here — about $437 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 sale53 hd

121.95

—

NC average8 barns · 1,045 hd

137.29

−15.33

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	1,168	104.00	1,215	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,292	88.53	1,144	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,035	68.54	709	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	727	47.44	345	15

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,140	$900	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	779	$675	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	825	$510	1thin

Every lot, as filed

73 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 3	—	620	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	570	1
Heifers	Small 3	—	415	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	340	1
Heifers	Small 3	—	310	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	186	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	113.97/cwt	110.00–118.00	758	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	367	141.61/cwt	137.00–147.00	520	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	470	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	649	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	510	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	612	1
Heifers	Small 3	—	450	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	225	1
Heifers	Small 3	—	360	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	184	1
Heifers	Small 3	—	610	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	488	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	220	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	220	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	335	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	389	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	428	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	471	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	928	1
Heifers	Small 3Thin Fleshed	—	465	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	140	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	995	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	796	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	978	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	520	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	770	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	465	118.04/cwt	116.00–120.00	549	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	615	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	861	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	748	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	407	158.05/cwt	154.00–161.00	643	3
Bulls	Small 3	—	675	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	486	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	480	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	720	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 3	—	420	104.55/cwt	100.00–109.00	439	2
Bulls	Medium 3	—	420	138.46/cwt	135.00–142.00	582	2
Bulls	Medium 3	—	645	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	748	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,140	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	779	675.33/head	550.00–810.00	675	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	825	510.00/head	510.00–510.00	510	1
Bulls	—	—	1,168	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,215	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,289	92.09/cwt	88.00–98.00	1,187	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,058	73.26/cwt	70.00–75.00	775	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	910	38.00/cwt	38.00–38.00	346	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,185	84.41/cwt	82.00–88.00	1,000	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	896	55.96/cwt	53.00–60.00	501	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,298	82.59/cwt	81.00–84.00	1,072	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	787	59.04/cwt	55.00–64.00	465	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	719	44.93/cwt	40.00–50.00	323	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	663	36.70/cwt	34.00–38.00	243	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	558	165.00/cwt	164.00–166.00	921	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	400	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	704	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	767	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	837	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	455	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	733	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	107.01/cwt	106.00–108.00	1,054	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	445	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	797	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,164	1
Dairy Steers	Medium 2	—	438	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	350	2
Dairy Heifers	Medium 2	—	405	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	324	2
Dairy Steers	Medium 2	—	825	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	726	3
Dairy Steers	Medium 2	—	680	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	680	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	385	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	501	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	492	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	886	4
Dairy Steers	Medium 2	—	580	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	493	2
Steers	Small 3	—	375	82.48/cwt	81.00–84.00	309	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	325	153.27/cwt	150.00–159.00	498	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	126.50/cwt	122.00–131.00	949	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	150.97/cwt	150.00–153.00	777	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	273	146.09/cwt	144.00–148.00	399	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	440	137.56/cwt	132.00–143.00	605	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	117.01/cwt	116.00–118.00	717	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	300	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	492	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	450	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	675	1
Heifers	Small 3	—	585	59.00/cwt	52.00–66.00	345	2
Heifers	Small and Medium 2	—	310	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	310	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	323	131.92/cwt	130.00–134.00	426	2
Steers	Medium 3	—	358	103.06/cwt	100.00–106.00	369	2
Heifers	Small 3	—	285	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	165	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	159.38/cwt	157.00–160.00	682	5
Heifers	Medium 2	—	540	137.01/cwt	136.00–138.00	740	2
Heifers	Medium 3	—	350	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	399	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 3	—	415	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	444	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 Jun 8, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 104Last week 81Year ago 58

Slaughter CattleReceipts 39Last week 5Year ago 66

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 1Year ago 0

Head calves 100.00 To 250.00 Slaughter cattle Mostly Steady Feeder cattle 4.00 To 8.00 Higher Demand Good Activity Moderate Offerings Moderate Quality Average

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	620	92.00	92.00
1	—	510	120.00	120.00
1	—	220	100.00	100.00
1	—	335	116.00	116.00
2	—	428	110.00	110.00
1	—	350	114.00	114.00
Heifers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	82.00	82.00
1	—	310	60.00	60.00
1	—	450	50.00	50.00
1	—	360	51.00	51.00
1	—	610	80.00	80.00
2	—	585	52.00–66.00	59.00
1	—	285	58.00	58.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	665	110.00–118.00	113.97
3	—	367	137.00–147.00	141.61
1	—	875	106.00	106.00
1	—	575	130.00	130.00
9	—	515	150.00–153.00	150.97
2	—	273	144.00–148.00	146.09
2	—	613	116.00–118.00	117.01
1	—	300	164.00	164.00
1	—	450	150.00	150.00
5	—	428	157.00–160.00	159.38
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	138.00	138.00
1	—	385	130.00	130.00
2	—	440	132.00–143.00	137.56
2	—	323	130.00–134.00	131.92
2	—	540	136.00–138.00	137.01
Heifers — Small 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	30.00	30.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	310	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	107.00	107.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	995	80.00	80.00
1	—	520	148.00	148.00
1	—	615	140.00	140.00
3	—	407	154.00–161.00	158.05
1	—	480	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	850	115.00	115.00
2	—	558	164.00–166.00	165.00
1	—	400	176.00	176.00
1	—	685	112.00	112.00
2	—	533	157.00	157.00
1	—	455	161.00	161.00
2	—	985	106.00–108.00	107.01
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	465	116.00–120.00	118.04
2	—	420	135.00–142.00	138.46
1	—	645	116.00	116.00
Bulls — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	675	72.00	72.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	420	100.00–109.00	104.55
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	179.00	179.00
1	—	665	175.00	175.00
4	—	492	180.00	180.00
2	—	750	122.00–131.00	126.50
Steers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	375	81.00–84.00	82.48
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	325	150.00–159.00	153.27
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	358	100.00–106.00	103.06
Dairy Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	438	80.00	80.00
3	—	825	88.00	88.00
1	—	680	100.00	100.00
2	—	580	85.00	85.00
Dairy Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	405	80.00	80.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,140	900.00	900.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	779	550.00–810.00	675.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	825	510.00	510.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,168	104.00	104.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,289	88.00–98.00	92.09
3	—	1,298	81.00–84.00	82.59
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,058	70.00–75.00	73.26
1	—	910	38.00	38.00
5	—	1,185	82.00–88.00	84.41
5	—	896	53.00–60.00	55.96
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	787	55.00–64.00	59.04
6	—	719	40.00–50.00	44.93
4	—	663	34.00–38.00	36.70

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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Wilkes Livestock Exchange - North Wilkesboro, NC

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