Name: North Wilkesboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-10-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-10-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends available due to market not being reported previous week. Individual Breaker Cow brought 92.00. Demand Good, Activity Active, Offerings Heavy, Quality Average To Attractive.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $136.69/cwt on 79 head.

Average price

$136.69

79 head · 384 lb average

Value per head Derived

$525

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$299

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

$63.33/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+12.10

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	407	142.25	579	63
Medium 2	248	123.26	306	7thin
Medium 3	311	122.83	382	6thin
Small 3	355	78.92	280	3thin

One grade step is worth $63.33/cwt here — about $299 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 sale79 hd

136.69

—

NC average8 barns · 1,232 hd

124.58

+12.10

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	1,871	102.06	1,910	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,525	66.06	1,007	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,151	58.76	677	55
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	832	50.13	417	7thin

Every lot, as filed

56 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	—	300	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	375	4
Heifers	Medium 2	—	395	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	506	1
Steers	Medium 3	—	307	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	375	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	380	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	570	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	220	126.28/cwt	120.00–130.00	278	3
Heifers	Small 3	—	320	78.38/cwt	70.00–86.00	251	2
Heifers	Medium 3	—	270	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	332	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	356	151.96/cwt	151.00–153.00	541	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	514	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	275	135.18/cwt	130.00–140.00	372	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	119.72/cwt	119.50–120.00	758	11
Heifers	Small 3	—	425	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	340	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	170	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	187	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	288	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	490	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	835	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	555	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	722	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	545	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	681	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	210	148.04/cwt	144.00–150.00	311	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	177.75/cwt	176.00–178.00	667	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	152.03/cwt	150.00–154.00	727	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	237	122.65/cwt	120.00–124.00	291	3
Steers	Medium 3	—	730	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	584	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	712	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	862	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	124.96/cwt	120.00–130.00	756	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	411	165.33/cwt	164.00–168.00	680	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	764	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	721	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	83.53/cwt	81.00–86.00	764	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,383	70.75/cwt	70.00–72.00	978	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,080	72.92/cwt	71.00–78.00	788	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,187	64.64/cwt	60.00–69.00	767	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	830	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	672	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	823	51.21/cwt	45.00–55.00	421	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,588	63.98/cwt	60.00–67.00	1,016	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,169	54.20/cwt	49.00–59.00	634	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,015	40.57/cwt	34.00–47.00	412	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	842	38.77/cwt	31.00–44.00	326	3
Bulls	—	—	1,715	97.66/cwt	93.00–100.50	1,675	3
Bulls	—	—	2,105	108.67/cwt	103.00–114.00	2,288	2
Bulls	Medium 3	—	630	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	630	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	435	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	653	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	555	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	555	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	450	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	477	1
Bulls	Small 3	—	585	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	410	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	505	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	449	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	284	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	426	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	439	135.98/cwt	125.00–138.00	597	6
Bulls	Medium 3	—	715	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	644	1
Bulls	Small 3	—	525	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	389	1
Bulls	Small 3	—	470	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	357	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	613	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	674	2
Heifers	Medium 3	—	395	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	450	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	340	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	462	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	121.94/cwt	119.00–125.00	808	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	305	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	458	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	552	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 26, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 161Last week 77Year ago 139

Slaughter CattleReceipts 84Last week 22Year ago 46

No trends available due to market not being reported previous week. Individual Breaker Cow brought 92.00. Demand Good, Activity Active, Offerings Heavy, Quality Average To Attractive.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	300	125.00	125.00
1	—	270	123.00	123.00
1	—	395	114.00	114.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	128.00	128.00
3	—	220	120.00–130.00	126.28
2	—	170	110.00	110.00
1	—	340	136.00	136.00
Heifers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	320	70.00–86.00	78.38
1	—	425	80.00	80.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	356	151.00–153.00	151.96
11	—	633	119.50–120.00	119.72
8	—	284	150.00	150.00
6	—	439	125.00–138.00	135.98
2	—	663	119.00–125.00	121.94
11	—	305	150.00	150.00
2	—	460	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	307	122.00	122.00
1	—	730	80.00	80.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	150.00	150.00
2	—	275	130.00–140.00	135.18
1	—	545	125.00	125.00
3	—	237	120.00–124.00	122.65
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	325	158.00	158.00
13	—	288	170.00	170.00
1	—	835	100.00	100.00
1	—	555	130.00	130.00
3	—	210	144.00–150.00	148.04
24	—	375	176.00–178.00	177.75
2	—	478	150.00–154.00	152.03
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	712	121.00	121.00
2	—	605	120.00–130.00	124.96
3	—	411	164.00–168.00	165.33
1	—	840	91.00	91.00
3	—	515	140.00	140.00
2	—	915	81.00–86.00	83.53
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	630	100.00	100.00
1	—	555	100.00	100.00
1	—	450	106.00	106.00
1	—	505	89.00	89.00
1	—	715	90.00	90.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	150.00	150.00
2	—	613	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	70.00	70.00
1	—	525	74.00	74.00
1	—	470	76.00	76.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,383	70.00–72.00	70.75
9	—	1,588	60.00–67.00	63.98
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,080	71.00–78.00	72.92
26	—	1,187	60.00–69.00	64.64
18	—	1,169	49.00–59.00	54.20
7	—	1,015	34.00–47.00	40.57
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	830	81.00	81.00
3	—	823	45.00–55.00	51.21
3	—	842	31.00–44.00	38.77
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,715	93.00–100.50	97.66
2	—	2,105	103.00–114.00	108.67

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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