Name: North Wilkesboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-09-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-09-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle 1.00 To 4.00 Higher Feeder cattle 8.00 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 $134.44/cwt on 28 head.

Average price

$134.44

28 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$743

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$635

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

$50.24/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.13

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	603	144.24	870	18thin
Medium 2	548	126.50	694	6thin
Medium 3	360	105.00	378	3thin
Small and Medium 3	250	94.00	235	1thin

One grade step is worth $50.24/cwt here — about $635 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 sale28 hd

134.44

—

NC average7 barns · 560 hd

138.57

−4.13

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	—	High	1,883	118.21	2,226	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,449	86.62	1,255	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,088	76.33	830	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	780	47.50	371	2thin

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
Heifers	Medium 2	—	615	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	800	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	674	138.80/cwt	133.00–143.00	936	5
Heifers	Medium 2	—	390	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	476	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	405	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	478	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	470	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	517	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	145.04/cwt	143.00–148.00	766	3
Steers	Medium 2	—	310	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	459	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	355	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	568	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 3	—	250	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	235	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	936	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	850	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	315	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	331	1
Dairy Steers	Medium 2	—	355	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	295	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	295	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	413	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	520	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	676	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	388	174.50/cwt	174.00–175.00	677	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	575	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	805	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	168.25/cwt	162.00–175.00	875	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,017	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	455	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	751	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	155.14/cwt	151.00–159.00	884	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	977	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	774	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	140.08/cwt	135.00–146.00	878	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	680	129.50/cwt	129.00–130.00	881	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	795	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	922	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	505	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	803	1
Bulls	Small 3	—	485	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	330	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	520	135.14/cwt	130.00–140.00	703	2
Bulls	Medium 3	—	460	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	460	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	295	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	295	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	405	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	705	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	124.02/cwt	121.00–127.00	905	2
Bulls	Medium 3	—	690	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	863	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	580	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	580	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	415	124.50/cwt	122.00–127.00	517	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	820	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,028	63.01/cwt	60.00–66.00	648	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,449	86.62/cwt	84.00–88.50	1,255	9
Bulls	—	—	1,883	118.21/cwt	114.00–122.00	2,226	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	815	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	465	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	745	38.00/cwt	38.00–38.00	283	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,092	77.37/cwt	72.00–81.00	845	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,133	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	974	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 Sep 7, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 56Last week 76Year ago 154

Slaughter CattleReceipts 24Last week 24Year ago 24

Slaughter cattle 1.00 To 4.00 Higher Feeder cattle 8.00 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
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	130.00	130.00
1	—	390	122.00	122.00
1	—	405	118.00	118.00
1	—	520	130.00	130.00
2	—	680	129.00–130.00	129.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	674	133.00–143.00	138.80
3	—	528	143.00–148.00	145.04
1	—	720	118.00	118.00
1	—	565	137.00	137.00
3	—	627	135.00–146.00	140.08
1	—	795	116.00	116.00
4	—	485	169.00	169.00
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	110.00	110.00
1	—	315	105.00	105.00
1	—	295	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	250	94.00	94.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	310	148.00	148.00
1	—	355	160.00	160.00
2	—	295	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	160.00	160.00
2	—	388	174.00–175.00	174.50
Dairy Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	355	83.00	83.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	140.00	140.00
1	—	505	159.00	159.00
2	—	415	122.00–127.00	124.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	520	162.00–175.00	168.25
1	—	900	113.00	113.00
1	—	455	165.00	165.00
2	—	570	151.00–159.00	155.14
1	—	775	126.00	126.00
1	—	405	174.00	174.00
2	—	730	121.00–127.00	124.02
Bulls — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	68.00	68.00
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	520	130.00–140.00	135.14
1	—	460	100.00	100.00
1	—	690	125.00	125.00
1	—	580	100.00	100.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,028	60.00–66.00	63.01
7	—	1,092	72.00–81.00	77.37
2	—	1,133	86.00	86.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,449	84.00–88.50	86.62
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	815	57.00	57.00
1	—	745	38.00	38.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,883	114.00–122.00	118.21

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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