Name: North Wilkesboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-08-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-08-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle 3.00 To 6.00 Higher Feeder cattle 5.00 To 9.00 Higher Demand Good Activity Active Offerings Average Quality Attractive

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $144.36/cwt on 42 head.

Average price

$144.36

42 head · 485 lb average

Value per head Derived

$701

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

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

$33.62/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.42

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	482	153.15	739	25
Medium 2	452	135.07	611	13thin
Medium 3	613	119.54	732	4thin

One grade step is worth $33.62/cwt here — about $7 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 sale42 hd

144.36

—

NC average8 barns · 1,210 hd

137.94

+6.42

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	1,595	111.00	1,770	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,392	95.55	1,330	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,134	75.90	861	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	805	67.11	540	4thin

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,260	$1,450	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	970	$850	1thin

Every lot, as filed

54 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	—	525	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	630	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	325	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	423	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	285	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	456	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	885	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	797	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,004	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	141.97/cwt	140.00–150.00	679	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	238	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	400	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	585	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	731	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	653	1
Steers	Medium 3	—	420	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	504	1
Steers	Medium 3	—	145	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	178	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	598	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,005	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	570	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	640	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,114	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	505	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	722	1
Dairy Steers	Medium 2	—	785	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	487	1
Dairy Heifers	Medium 2	—	860	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	705	1
Dairy Heifers	Medium 2	—	685	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	466	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	539	4
Steers	Medium 2	—	390	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	624	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	250	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	405	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	772	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	167.19/cwt	163.00–171.00	878	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	553	167.98/cwt	163.00–173.00	929	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	157.40/cwt	157.00–159.00	992	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,008	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	186.56/cwt	176.00–188.00	789	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	750	51.72/cwt	42.00–60.00	388	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	875	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	788	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	845	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	634	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,392	95.55/cwt	90.00–107.00	1,330	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,209	88.13/cwt	84.00–92.00	1,065	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,120	73.72/cwt	69.00–79.00	826	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	980	38.00/cwt	38.00–38.00	372	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	968	55.12/cwt	50.00–60.00	534	2
Bulls	—	—	1,385	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,440	1
Bulls	—	—	1,805	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	2,130	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	970	850.00/head	850.00–850.00	850	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,260	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	783	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	440	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	519	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	510	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	434	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	460	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	552	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	690	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	828	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	737	143.40/cwt	142.00–149.00	1,057	5
Heifers	Medium 2	—	650	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	832	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	382	136.64/cwt	130.00–140.00	522	3
Heifers	Medium 3	—	625	119.07/cwt	116.00–122.00	744	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	515	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	695	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	479	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	147.00/cwt	139.00–149.00	906	5
Heifers	Medium 2	—	460	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	561	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	660	7
Heifers	Medium 3	—	675	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	810	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 Aug 17, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 92Last week 58Year ago 123

Slaughter CattleReceipts 41Last week 26Year ago 4

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter cattle 3.00 To 6.00 Higher Feeder cattle 5.00 To 9.00 Higher Demand Good Activity Active Offerings Average Quality Attractive

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	120.00	120.00
2	—	625	116.00–122.00	119.07
1	—	675	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	325	130.00	130.00
2	—	285	160.00	160.00
1	—	585	125.00	125.00
3	—	650	128.00	128.00
3	—	382	130.00–140.00	136.64
1	—	515	135.00	135.00
1	—	460	122.00	122.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	885	90.00	90.00
1	—	810	124.00	124.00
5	—	478	140.00–150.00	141.97
2	—	238	168.00	168.00
1	—	435	150.00	150.00
1	—	505	143.00	143.00
1	—	580	135.00	135.00
1	—	275	174.00	174.00
5	—	616	139.00–149.00	147.00
7	—	375	176.00	176.00
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	120.00	120.00
1	—	145	123.00	123.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	598	168.00	168.00
2	—	335	170.00	170.00
1	—	640	174.00	174.00
4	—	275	196.00	196.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	160.00	160.00
1	—	250	162.00	162.00
Dairy Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	785	62.00	62.00
Dairy Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	860	82.00	82.00
1	—	685	68.00	68.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	465	166.00	166.00
7	—	525	163.00–171.00	167.19
2	—	553	163.00–173.00	167.98
5	—	630	157.00–159.00	157.40
1	—	900	112.00	112.00
8	—	423	176.00–188.00	186.56
5	—	737	142.00–149.00	143.40
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	118.00	118.00
1	—	510	85.00	85.00
1	—	460	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	690	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
2	—	750	42.00–60.00	51.72
1	—	875	90.00	90.00
1	—	845	75.00	75.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,392	90.00–107.00	95.55
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,209	84.00–92.00	88.13
14	—	1,120	69.00–79.00	73.72
1	—	980	38.00	38.00
2	—	968	50.00–60.00	55.12
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,385	104.00	104.00
1	—	1,805	118.00	118.00

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	970	850.00	850.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,260	1,450.00	1,450.00

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

Reporter comment USDA

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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

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