Name: North Wilkesboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-08-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-08-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle 5.00 To 7.00 Higher Feeder cattle 7.00 To 10.00 Higher Demand Good Activity Active Offerings Light ( Heavy Rain ) Quality Attractive

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $145.94/cwt on 21 head.

Average price

$145.94

21 head · 442 lb average

Value per head Derived

$645

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$85

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

$22.78/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.43

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	426	152.78	651	14thin
Medium 2	490	133.18	653	5thin
Medium 3	435	130.00	566	2thin

One grade step is worth $22.78/cwt here — about $85 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 sale21 hd

145.94

—

NC average9 barns · 1,090 hd

141.52

+4.43

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	1,386	109.38	1,515	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,335	88.97	1,188	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,095	71.39	781	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	835	54.64	456	4thin

Every lot, as filed

46 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	—	645	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	955	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	458	168.98/cwt	166.00–172.00	774	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	157.95/cwt	156.00–160.00	826	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,066	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	400	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	664	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	148.99/cwt	148.00–150.00	849	2
Steers	Medium 3	—	260	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	328	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	375	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	450	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	405	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	608	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	650	3
Dairy Heifers	Medium 2	—	460	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	290	3
Dairy Heifers	Medium 2	—	430	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	215	2
Steers	Medium 3	—	320	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	448	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	793	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	722	1
Steers	Medium 3	—	390	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	612	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	476	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	963	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	390	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	538	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	510	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	663	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	630	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	630	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	142.89/cwt	140.00–146.00	750	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	460	148.95/cwt	144.00–154.00	685	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	880	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	616	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,335	88.97/cwt	85.00–92.00	1,188	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	838	42.77/cwt	39.00–47.00	358	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	785	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	495	1
Bulls	—	—	1,313	104.54/cwt	100.00–108.00	1,373	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,183	89.71/cwt	87.00–92.00	1,061	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,030	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	824	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,061	60.79/cwt	58.00–65.00	645	6
Bulls	—	—	1,458	114.21/cwt	110.00–117.00	1,665	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	408	161.06/cwt	158.00–164.00	657	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	655	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	943	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	565	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	735	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	645	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	839	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	525	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	704	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	405	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	770	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	495	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	693	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	316	154.75/cwt	152.00–157.00	489	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	164.00/cwt	162.00–166.00	623	2
Bulls	Medium 3	—	590	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	448	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	460	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	331	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	455	156.50/cwt	156.00–157.00	712	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	550	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	781	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	370	167.40/cwt	165.00–170.00	619	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 Aug 10, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 58Last week 48Year ago 99

Slaughter CattleReceipts 26Last week 11Year ago 27

Slaughter cattle 5.00 To 7.00 Higher Feeder cattle 7.00 To 10.00 Higher Demand Good Activity Active Offerings Light ( Heavy Rain ) Quality Attractive

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	645	148.00	148.00
2	—	458	166.00–172.00	168.98
2	—	523	156.00–160.00	157.95
1	—	650	164.00	164.00
2	—	570	148.00–150.00	148.99
1	—	405	190.00	190.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	166.00	166.00
1	—	655	144.00	144.00
1	—	565	130.00	130.00
1	—	645	130.00	130.00
1	—	525	134.00	134.00
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	590	76.00	76.00
1	—	460	72.00	72.00
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	260	126.00	126.00
1	—	320	140.00	140.00
2	—	390	157.00	157.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	405	150.00	150.00
3	—	325	200.00	200.00
1	—	380	190.00	190.00
2	—	280	170.00	170.00
1	—	625	154.00	154.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	370	165.00–170.00	167.40
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	120.00	120.00
1	—	495	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	129.00	129.00
2	—	525	140.00–146.00	142.89
2	—	408	158.00–164.00	161.06
4	—	316	152.00–157.00	154.75
2	—	380	162.00–166.00	164.00
2	—	455	156.00–157.00	156.50
1	—	550	142.00	142.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	138.00	138.00
1	—	510	130.00	130.00
1	—	630	100.00	100.00
2	—	460	144.00–154.00	148.95
Dairy Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	460	63.00	63.00
2	—	430	50.00	50.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	880	70.00	70.00
2	—	838	39.00–47.00	42.77
1	—	785	63.00	63.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,335	85.00–92.00	88.97
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,183	87.00–92.00	89.71
1	—	1,030	80.00	80.00
6	—	1,061	58.00–65.00	60.79
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,313	100.00–108.00	104.54
3	—	1,458	110.00–117.00	114.21

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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