Name: North Wilkesboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-10-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-10-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle Mostly Steady Feeder cattle Mostly Steady Demand Moderate Activity Active Offerings Light Quality Average

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $106.59/cwt on 35 head.

Average price

$106.59

35 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$583

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$376

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

$59.83/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.78

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	572	119.83	685	18thin
Medium 2	538	107.33	577	6thin
Medium 3	519	88.07	457	9thin
Small and Medium 3	455	77.00	350	1thin
Small 3	515	60.00	309	1thin

One grade step is worth $59.83/cwt here — about $376 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 sale35 hd

106.59

—

NC average6 barns · 736 hd

117.37

−10.78

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	1,378	93.01	1,282	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,478	71.60	1,058	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,121	71.57	803	17

Every lot, as filed

53 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	442	157.51/cwt	155.00–160.00	696	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	932	1
Dairy Steers	Medium 2	—	545	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	273	1
Dairy Steers	Medium 2	—	395	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	221	1
Steers	Medium 3	—	415	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	469	1
Steers	Medium 3	—	350	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	385	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	388	144.90/cwt	140.00–150.00	562	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	490	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	590	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	826	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	85.00/cwt	80.00–90.00	740	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	455	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	728	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	463	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,225	96.50/cwt	96.50–96.50	1,182	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,275	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,148	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	130.67/cwt	128.00–136.00	1,026	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	815	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	571	1
Steers	Medium 3	—	280	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	330	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	543	125.50/cwt	125.00–126.00	681	4
Heifers	Medium 2	—	315	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	378	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	955	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	649	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	720	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	598	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	210	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	210	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	695	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	820	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	788	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	486	134.40/cwt	130.00–139.00	653	5
Heifers	Medium 3	—	440	83.26/cwt	80.00–90.00	366	3
Heifers	Small 3	—	515	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	309	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	670	79.94/cwt	76.00–84.00	536	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	575	116.98/cwt	116.00–118.00	673	2
Heifers	Medium 3	—	555	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	555	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	525	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	525	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	125.29/cwt	120.00–130.00	545	3
Heifers	Small and Medium 3	—	455	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	350	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	473	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	520	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	680	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	495	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	747	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	819	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	795	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	795	1
Bulls	Small 3	—	633	74.08/cwt	60.00–86.00	469	3
Bulls	Small 3	—	725	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	587	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,478	71.60/cwt	70.00–74.00	1,058	3
Bulls	—	—	1,378	93.01/cwt	91.00–95.00	1,282	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	900	38.00/cwt	38.00–38.00	342	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,143	65.37/cwt	62.00–68.00	747	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,015	89.85/cwt	84.00–94.00	912	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,172	71.96/cwt	70.00–75.00	843	9
Bulls	Medium 3	—	573	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	573	2
Bulls	Medium 3	—	622	111.37/cwt	108.00–116.00	693	3
Bulls	Medium 2	—	425	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	553	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	720	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	734	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	149.02/cwt	147.00–151.00	633	2
Bulls	Small 3	—	590	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	413	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	490	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	490	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 Oct 12, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 77Last week 50Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 22Last week 40Year ago 0

Slaughter cattle Mostly Steady Feeder cattle Mostly Steady Demand Moderate Activity Active Offerings Light Quality Average

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	442	155.00–160.00	157.51
1	—	675	138.00	138.00
2	—	388	140.00–150.00	144.90
1	—	340	144.00	144.00
1	—	590	140.00	140.00
1	—	455	160.00	160.00
1	—	1,225	96.50	96.50
1	—	1,275	90.00	90.00
3	—	785	128.00–136.00	130.67
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	113.00	113.00
1	—	350	110.00	110.00
1	—	280	118.00	118.00
Dairy Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	50.00	50.00
1	—	395	56.00	56.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	870	80.00–90.00	85.00
1	—	370	125.00	125.00
4	—	543	125.00–126.00	125.50
1	—	955	68.00	68.00
1	—	695	118.00	118.00
1	—	625	126.00	126.00
5	—	486	130.00–139.00	134.40
3	—	435	120.00–130.00	125.29
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	815	70.00	70.00
1	—	315	120.00	120.00
2	—	575	116.00–118.00	116.98
2	—	473	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	720	83.00	83.00
1	—	210	100.00	100.00
3	—	440	80.00–90.00	83.26
2	—	670	76.00–84.00	79.94
1	—	555	100.00	100.00
1	—	525	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	60.00	60.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	77.00	77.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	523	130.00	130.00
1	—	495	151.00	151.00
1	—	630	130.00	130.00
1	—	795	100.00	100.00
2	—	425	147.00–151.00	149.02
Bulls — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	633	60.00–86.00	74.08
1	—	725	81.00	81.00
1	—	590	70.00	70.00
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	573	100.00	100.00
3	—	622	108.00–116.00	111.37
1	—	720	102.00	102.00
1	—	490	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	130.00	130.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,478	70.00–74.00	71.60
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	900	38.00	38.00
4	—	1,143	62.00–68.00	65.37
3	—	1,015	84.00–94.00	89.85
9	—	1,172	70.00–75.00	71.96
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,378	91.00–95.00	93.01

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