Name: North Wilkesboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-06-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-06-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, boning type slaughter cows were 5.00 to 6.00 higher; there were too few comparable breaking type slaughter cows and slaughter bulls to establish an adequate market comparison. There were too few comparable feeder cattle to establish an adequate market comparison, however, a lower undertone was noted. Demand, market activity, and buyer interest were moderate. Offerings of cattle were light, likely due to above normal temperatures in the region. Cattle quality was mostly average. "By the head" calves ranged 100.00 to 240.00 per head.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $108.90/cwt on 31 head.

Average price

$108.90

31 head · 424 lb average

Value per head Derived

$461

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$181

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

$40.88/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−19.88

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	447	130.31	582	12thin
Small 1-2	386	98.86	382	12thin
Medium and Large 3	449	89.43	401	7thin

One grade step is worth $40.88/cwt here — about $181 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 sale31 hd

108.90

—

NC average8 barns · 813 hd

128.78

−19.88

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	1,537	104.85	1,612	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,473	88.64	1,306	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,103	79.23	874	6thin

Every lot, as filed

44 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
Steers	Small 1-2Fleshy	—	450	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	504	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	380	123.48/cwt	122.00–125.00	469	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	610	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	708	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3Full	—	340	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	282	1
Steers	Small 1-2Fleshy	—	595	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	655	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	425	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	638	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	325	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	397	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	323	136.93/cwt	134.00–140.00	442	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	426	97.49/cwt	92.00–102.00	415	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	490	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	637	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	225	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	270	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	540	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	896	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	545	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	403	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	200	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	270	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3Full	—	370	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	192	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	955	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	595	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	684	1
Bulls	Small 1-2Fleshy	—	775	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	713	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	400	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	512	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	445	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	454	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	520	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	624	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	425	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	731	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,083	87.50/cwt	86.00–89.00	948	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,473	88.64/cwt	86.00–90.00	1,306	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,070	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	696	1
Bulls	—	—	1,322	100.36/cwt	98.00–102.00	1,327	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,128	78.46/cwt	75.00–80.00	885	3
Bulls	—	—	1,772	112.92/cwt	109.50–120.00	2,001	5
Bulls	—	—	1,010	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	788	1
Heifers	Small 1-2Full	—	330	80.24/cwt	77.00–84.00	265	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Full	—	500	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	390	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3Full	—	555	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	444	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	885	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	867	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	462	147.56/cwt	144.00–150.00	682	5
Heifers	Small 1-2Fleshy	—	295	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	277	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	410	3
Heifers	Small 1-2Fleshy	—	365	103.57/cwt	100.00–108.00	378	4
Heifers	Small 1-2Fleshy	—	515	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	479	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	360	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	450	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	480	112.13/cwt	108.00–116.00	538	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	418	144.48/cwt	141.00–148.00	604	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	504	132.19/cwt	124.00–135.00	666	4
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	415	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	498	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Full	—	468	79.01/cwt	78.00–80.00	370	2

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 15, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 63Last week 104Year ago 38

Slaughter CattleReceipts 18Last week 39Year ago 26

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	112.00	112.00
1	—	595	110.00	110.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	380	122.00–125.00	123.48
1	—	325	122.00	122.00
1	—	225	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	83.00	83.00
1	—	370	52.00	52.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	323	134.00–140.00	136.93
1	—	490	130.00	130.00
1	—	200	135.00	135.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	166.00	166.00
1	—	575	166.00	166.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	116.00	116.00
1	—	595	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	426	92.00–102.00	97.49
Heifers — Small 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	330	77.00–84.00	80.24
Heifers — Medium and Large 3 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	78.00	78.00
2	—	468	78.00–80.00	79.01
Heifers — Small 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	295	94.00	94.00
4	—	365	100.00–108.00	103.57
1	—	515	93.00	93.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	315	130.00	130.00
1	—	360	125.00	125.00
4	—	504	124.00–135.00	132.19
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	480	108.00–116.00	112.13
1	—	415	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	418	141.00–148.00	144.48
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	74.00	74.00
Bulls — Small 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	775	92.00	92.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	128.00	128.00
2	—	520	120.00	120.00
1	—	885	98.00	98.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	102.00	102.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	172.00	172.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	80.00	80.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	462	144.00–150.00	147.56

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,083	86.00–89.00	87.50
1	—	1,070	65.00	65.00
3	—	1,128	75.00–80.00	78.46
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,473	86.00–90.00	88.64
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,322	98.00–102.00	100.36
5	—	1,772	109.50–120.00	112.92
1	—	1,010	78.00	78.00

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