Name: North Wilkesboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-08-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-08-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle Mostly steady Feeder cattle 3.00 To 7.00 Higher Demand Good Activity Moderate Offerings Light Quality Average

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $117.96/cwt on 31 head.

Average price

$117.96

31 head · 503 lb average

Value per head Derived

$593

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$355

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

$27.29/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−18.02

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	593	130.10	772	8thin
Medium 2	515	125.13	645	6thin
Medium 3	478	112.59	538	12thin
Small and Medium 3	405	102.81	416	5thin

One grade step is worth $27.29/cwt here — about $355 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

117.96

—

NC average8 barns · 849 hd

135.98

−18.02

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	1,744	106.73	1,861	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,460	82.35	1,202	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,184	76.99	912	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	804	52.93	425	3thin

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,135	$870	1thin

Every lot, as filed

62 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 and Large 1-2	—	455	146.00/cwt	144.00–148.00	664	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	423	131.40/cwt	128.00–135.00	556	2
Heifers	Medium 3	—	550	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	605	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	878	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	745	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	671	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	435	117.03/cwt	114.00–120.00	509	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	842	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,119	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	550	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	671	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	669	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 3	—	485	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	485	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	139.88/cwt	136.00–144.00	802	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	475	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	665	1
Steers	Small and Medium 3	—	305	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	317	1
Dairy Heifers	Medium 3	—	290	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	174	1
Steers	Medium 3	—	365	124.86/cwt	120.00–130.00	456	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	280	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	454	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	265	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	482	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	905	1
Dairy Heifers	Medium 2	—	400	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	320	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	166.55/cwt	165.00–168.00	716	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	375	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	563	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	358	162.45/cwt	155.00–170.00	582	2
Steers	Medium 3	—	320	116.00/cwt	112.00–120.00	371	2
Dairy Steers	Medium 2	—	315	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	252	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	798	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	530	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	689	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	462	145.73/cwt	145.00–150.00	673	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	132.48/cwt	130.00–135.00	835	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	875	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	748	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	955	60.61/cwt	57.00–64.00	579	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	875	49.00/cwt	49.00–49.00	429	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	768	54.89/cwt	50.00–60.00	422	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,460	82.35/cwt	81.00–84.00	1,202	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,120	76.63/cwt	70.00–80.00	858	8
Bulls	—	—	1,553	94.28/cwt	90.00–97.50	1,464	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,379	84.12/cwt	83.00–85.00	1,160	5
Bulls	—	—	1,935	119.17/cwt	112.50–124.00	2,306	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,135	870.00/head	870.00–870.00	870	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	726	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	483	114.87/cwt	110.00–120.00	555	2
Bulls	Medium 3	—	655	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	747	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	405	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	486	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	884	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	845	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	997	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	795	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	859	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	210	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	265	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	428	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	642	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	840	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	890	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	495	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	668	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	508	147.54/cwt	145.00–150.00	750	2
Heifers	Medium 3	—	670	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	670	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 3	—	360	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	360	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	700	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	693	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	350	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	476	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	485	118.99/cwt	118.00–120.00	577	2
Heifers	Small and Medium 3	—	320	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	336	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 3	—	430	104.52/cwt	103.00–106.00	449	2
Heifers	Medium 3	—	385	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	462	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	340	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	422	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	520	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	520	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 31, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 76Last week 127Year ago 26

Slaughter CattleReceipts 24Last week 55Year ago 15

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 0Year ago 1

Slaughter cattle Mostly steady Feeder cattle 3.00 To 7.00 Higher Demand Good Activity Moderate Offerings Light Quality Average

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	455	144.00–148.00	146.00
1	—	975	90.00	90.00
1	—	745	90.00	90.00
1	—	440	152.00	152.00
2	—	573	136.00–144.00	139.88
1	—	530	137.00	137.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	423	128.00–135.00	131.40
2	—	550	122.00	122.00
1	—	795	108.00	108.00
1	—	350	136.00	136.00
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	110.00	110.00
2	—	435	114.00–120.00	117.03
1	—	210	126.00	126.00
1	—	670	100.00	100.00
1	—	700	99.00	99.00
2	—	485	118.00–120.00	118.99
1	—	385	120.00	120.00
1	—	340	124.00	124.00
2	—	520	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	100.00	100.00
1	—	360	100.00	100.00
1	—	320	105.00	105.00
2	—	430	103.00–106.00	104.52
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	165.00	165.00
1	—	835	134.00	134.00
1	—	265	182.00	182.00
1	—	730	124.00	124.00
2	—	430	165.00–168.00	166.55
2	—	358	155.00–170.00	162.45
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	140.00	140.00
1	—	280	162.00	162.00
2	—	375	150.00	150.00
Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	305	104.00	104.00
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	365	120.00–130.00	124.86
2	—	320	112.00–120.00	116.00
Dairy Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	290	60.00	60.00
Dairy Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	80.00	80.00
Dairy Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	315	80.00	80.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	140.00	140.00
7	—	462	145.00–150.00	145.73
2	—	630	130.00–135.00	132.48
1	—	700	125.00	125.00
1	—	440	170.00	170.00
1	—	650	136.00	136.00
1	—	845	118.00	118.00
2	—	508	145.00–150.00	147.54
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	130.00	130.00
2	—	428	150.00	150.00
1	—	840	106.00	106.00
1	—	495	135.00	135.00
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	483	110.00–120.00	114.87
1	—	655	114.00	114.00
1	—	405	120.00	120.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	955	57.00–64.00	60.61
8	—	1,120	70.00–80.00	76.63
5	—	1,379	83.00–85.00	84.12
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	875	49.00	49.00
2	—	768	50.00–60.00	54.89
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,460	81.00–84.00	82.35
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,553	90.00–97.50	94.28
2	—	1,935	112.50–124.00	119.17

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,135	870.00	870.00

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

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Slaughter Cattle

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