Name: North Wilkesboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-10-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-10-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle Mostly steady Feeder cattle Mostly steady 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 $117.08/cwt on 21 head.

Average price

$117.08

21 head · 534 lb average

Value per head Derived

$625

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$135

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

$0.09/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.12

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	545	117.09	638	19thin
Medium 2	430	117.00	503	2thin

One grade step is worth $0.09/cwt here — about $135 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

117.08

—

NC average8 barns · 651 hd

126.20

−9.12

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	1,611	99.34	1,600	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,443	73.73	1,064	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,133	67.99	771	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	758	43.00	326	2thin

Every lot, as filed

33 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	—	465	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	749	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	161.15/cwt	160.00–166.00	678	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	952	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	570	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	656	2
Bulls	Medium 3	—	985	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	739	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	865	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	727	1
Dairy Steers	Medium 2	—	385	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	231	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	612	4
Heifers	Medium 2	—	430	117.00/cwt	114.00–120.00	503	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	116.72/cwt	115.00–122.00	670	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	395	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	529	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	930	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	300	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	378	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	129.97/cwt	129.00–132.00	563	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	691	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	316	144.40/cwt	140.00–148.00	456	4
Bulls	Medium 2	—	530	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	700	7
Bulls	Medium 3	—	465	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	558	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	485	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	669	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	490	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	588	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	653	103.48/cwt	99.00–105.00	676	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	735	1
Bulls	—	—	1,585	104.48/cwt	102.00–108.00	1,656	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,500	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	990	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	680	23.00/cwt	23.00–23.00	156	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	835	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	526	1
Bulls	—	—	1,620	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	1,199	1
Bulls	—	—	1,730	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	1,713	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,121	62.76/cwt	56.00–69.00	704	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,070	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	589	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,433	75.02/cwt	74.00–76.00	1,075	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,169	72.25/cwt	70.00–77.00	845	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,098	88.79/cwt	82.00–96.00	975	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 Oct 5, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 50Last week 58Year ago 46

Slaughter CattleReceipts 40Last week 40Year ago 47

Slaughter cattle Mostly steady Feeder cattle Mostly steady Demand Good Activity Moderate Offerings Light Quality Average

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	465	161.00	161.00
5	—	421	160.00–166.00	161.15
1	—	865	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	570	115.00	115.00
1	—	865	84.00	84.00
7	—	530	132.00	132.00
1	—	485	138.00	138.00
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	985	75.00	75.00
1	—	465	120.00	120.00
Dairy Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	60.00	60.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	510	120.00	120.00
4	—	574	115.00–122.00	116.72
1	—	395	134.00	134.00
3	—	433	129.00–132.00	129.97
2	—	490	120.00	120.00
4	—	653	99.00–105.00	103.48
1	—	735	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	430	114.00–120.00	117.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	750	124.00	124.00
1	—	440	157.00	157.00
4	—	316	140.00–148.00	144.40
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	300	126.00	126.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,585	102.00–108.00	104.48
1	—	1,620	74.00	74.00
1	—	1,730	99.00	99.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,500	66.00	66.00
6	—	1,433	74.00–76.00	75.02
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	680	23.00	23.00
1	—	835	63.00	63.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,121	56.00–69.00	62.76
1	—	1,070	55.00	55.00
8	—	1,169	70.00–77.00	72.25
2	—	1,098	82.00–96.00	88.79

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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