Name: North Wilkesboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-08-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-08-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Baby calves 20.00 To 60.00 Slaughter cattle Mostly steady Feeder cattle Mostly steady Demand Good Activity Active Offerings Moderate Quality Average

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $135.64/cwt on 56 head.

Average price

$135.64

56 head · 427 lb average

Value per head Derived

$579

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$468

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

$92.64/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.73

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	432	151.88	656	35
Medium 2	456	129.28	589	10thin
Medium 3	408	101.15	412	8thin
Small 3	319	59.24	189	3thin

One grade step is worth $92.64/cwt here — about $468 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 sale56 hd

135.64

—

NC average7 barns · 1,073 hd

138.37

−2.73

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	1,422	102.02	1,451	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,330	94.50	1,257	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,063	77.09	819	38
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	809	65.71	531	8thin

Every lot, as filed

61 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	—	290	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	232	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	694	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	385	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	462	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	335	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	436	1
Heifers	Small 3	—	218	73.86/cwt	70.00–78.00	161	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	430	124.88/cwt	120.00–130.00	537	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	280	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	356	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	370	171.95/cwt	170.00–174.00	636	13
Heifers	Medium 3	—	245	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	255	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	475	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	660	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	952	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	139.98/cwt	135.00–145.00	788	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	795	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	875	1
Dairy Steers	Medium 2	—	400	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	200	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	722	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	210	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	311	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	445	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	748	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	550	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	847	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,011	3
Dairy Steers	Medium 2	—	210	77.50/cwt	77.50–77.50	163	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	225	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	338	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	355	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	671	1
Dairy Heifers	Medium 2	—	365	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	226	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	180	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	266	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	152.50/cwt	152.00–154.00	935	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	782	117.35/cwt	116.00–120.00	918	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	154.73/cwt	150.00–159.00	809	4
Bulls	Medium 2	—	478	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	621	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,027	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	806	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	690	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	207	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	787	62.58/cwt	57.00–65.00	493	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,330	94.50/cwt	90.00–102.00	1,257	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	920	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	460	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	860	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	722	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,003	66.41/cwt	65.00–68.00	666	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	853	74.65/cwt	74.00–75.00	637	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,039	75.43/cwt	70.00–80.00	784	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,142	85.94/cwt	82.00–91.00	981	11
Bulls	—	—	1,295	94.10/cwt	90.00–100.00	1,219	3
Bulls	—	—	1,613	113.91/cwt	105.00–120.00	1,837	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	865	12
Bulls	Medium 3	—	795	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	827	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	550	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	594	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	550	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	660	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	530	144.17/cwt	143.00–149.00	764	5
Bulls	Medium 3	—	445	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	503	1
Heifers	Small 3	—	520	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	156	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	147.26/cwt	145.00–148.00	630	8
Bulls	Small 3	—	425	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	340	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	620	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	868	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	163.53/cwt	162.00–165.00	708	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	438	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	613	2
Heifers	Medium 3	—	483	105.08/cwt	100.00–110.00	508	2
Heifers	Medium 3	—	425	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	468	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	342	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	564	9
Heifers	Medium 3	—	350	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	343	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	138.63/cwt	136.00–140.00	868	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	494	2
Heifers	Medium 3	—	650	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	585	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	335	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	392	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 24, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 127Last week 92Year ago 33

Slaughter CattleReceipts 55Last week 41Year ago 16

Baby calves 20.00 To 60.00 Slaughter cattle Mostly steady Feeder cattle Mostly steady Demand Good Activity Active 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	—	290	80.00	80.00
1	—	245	104.00	104.00
2	—	483	100.00–110.00	105.08
1	—	425	110.00	110.00
1	—	350	98.00	98.00
1	—	650	90.00	90.00
1	—	335	117.00	117.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	136.00	136.00
2	—	563	135.00–145.00	139.98
9	—	460	157.00	157.00
1	—	210	148.00	148.00
8	—	428	145.00–148.00	147.26
9	—	342	165.00	165.00
3	—	626	136.00–140.00	138.63
2	—	380	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	120.00	120.00
1	—	335	130.00	130.00
2	—	430	120.00–130.00	124.88
1	—	280	127.00	127.00
4	—	475	139.00	139.00
1	—	795	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	218	70.00–78.00	73.86
1	—	520	30.00	30.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	370	170.00–174.00	171.95
1	—	550	154.00	154.00
1	—	225	150.00	150.00
1	—	180	148.00	148.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	535	178.00	178.00
2	—	445	168.00	168.00
3	—	620	163.00	163.00
1	—	355	189.00	189.00
Dairy Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	50.00	50.00
1	—	210	77.50	77.50
Dairy Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	365	62.00	62.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	613	152.00–154.00	152.50
3	—	782	116.00–120.00	117.35
4	—	523	150.00–159.00	154.73
1	—	815	126.00	126.00
1	—	560	144.00	144.00
12	—	470	184.00	184.00
2	—	433	162.00–165.00	163.53
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	478	130.00	130.00
1	—	550	120.00	120.00
5	—	530	143.00–149.00	144.17
1	—	620	140.00	140.00
2	—	438	140.00	140.00
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	795	104.00	104.00
1	—	550	108.00	108.00
1	—	445	113.00	113.00
Bulls — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	80.00	80.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	690	30.00	30.00
3	—	787	57.00–65.00	62.58
1	—	860	84.00	84.00
3	—	853	74.00–75.00	74.65
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,330	90.00–102.00	94.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	920	50.00	50.00
3	—	1,003	65.00–68.00	66.41
23	—	1,039	70.00–80.00	75.43
11	—	1,142	82.00–91.00	85.94
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,295	90.00–100.00	94.10
2	—	1,613	105.00–120.00	113.91

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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