Name: North Wilkesboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-11-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-11-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle Mostly steady Feeder cattle 2.00 To 5.00 Higher Demand Moderate Activity Active Offerings Moderate Quality Average

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $104.86/cwt on 44 head.

Average price

$104.86

44 head · 610 lb average

Value per head Derived

$639

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$321

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

$67.96/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−17.88

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	573	134.58	771	14thin
Medium 2	554	128.01	710	6thin
Medium 3	648	94.12	610	9thin
Small and Medium 3	604	83.09	502	7thin
Small 3	676	66.62	450	8thin

One grade step is worth $67.96/cwt here — about $321 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 sale44 hd

104.86

—

NC average8 barns · 889 hd

122.73

−17.88

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	—	Low	1,436	84.59	1,215	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,414	66.73	943	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,175	61.84	726	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	803	49.20	395	10

Every lot, as filed

79 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 3	—	750	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	563	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 3	—	380	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	372	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	577	128.01/cwt	120.00–134.00	739	3
Bulls	Medium 3	—	650	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	611	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	645	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	548	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	495	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	495	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	558	106.52/cwt	105.00–108.00	594	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	415	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	457	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	365	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	358	1
Heifers	Small 3	—	450	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	360	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	265	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	239	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	588	79.46/cwt	76.00–83.00	467	2
Bulls	Small 3	—	520	67.98/cwt	66.00–70.00	353	2
Bulls	Small 3	—	410	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	303	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 3	—	565	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	475	2
Bulls	Small 3	—	495	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	366	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	819	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	813	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	732	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	611	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	146.95/cwt	144.00–150.00	852	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	144.94/cwt	142.00–154.00	762	4
Bulls	Medium 2	—	620	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	744	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	320	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	474	1
Steers	Small and Medium 3	—	510	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	525	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	285	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	200	1
Steers	Medium 3	—	310	123.89/cwt	120.00–130.00	384	3
Steers	Small and Medium 3	—	343	100.98/cwt	98.00–104.00	346	2
Steers	Medium 3	—	550	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	605	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	370	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	540	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	245	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	284	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	803	40.00/cwt	36.00–44.00	321	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	794	48.79/cwt	48.00–50.00	387	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	780	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	546	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	875	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	508	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,370	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	959	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,231	64.41/cwt	59.00–69.00	793	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	994	51.85/cwt	46.00–56.00	515	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,090	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	763	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,421	66.18/cwt	61.00–68.00	940	6
Bulls	—	—	1,103	76.93/cwt	76.00–78.00	849	2
Bulls	—	—	1,278	74.67/cwt	73.00–76.00	954	2
Bulls	—	—	1,632	91.62/cwt	89.00–97.00	1,495	5
Bulls	Medium 3	—	735	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	662	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	159.81/cwt	157.00–166.00	682	3
Bulls	Small 3	—	928	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	557	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 3	—	727	77.21/cwt	70.00–87.00	561	3
Bulls	Small and Medium 3	—	540	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	454	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	540	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	540	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	905	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	815	1
Heifers	Small 3	—	400	85.00/cwt	80.00–90.00	340	2
Bulls	Small 3	—	803	64.48/cwt	59.00–70.00	518	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	321	158.86/cwt	154.00–160.00	510	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	795	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	986	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	778	1
Steers	Small 3	—	373	90.88/cwt	88.00–95.00	339	3
Steers	Small 3	—	330	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	284	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	702	1
Steers	Small 3	—	295	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	266	1
Heifers	Small 3	—	270	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	162	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	831	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	295	127.33/cwt	122.00–130.00	376	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	481	1
Heifers	Small 3	—	360	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	252	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	615	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	670	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	650	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	715	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	135	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	162	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	415	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	398	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	544	1
Heifers	Small 3	—	635	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	368	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	637	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	460	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	506	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	449	1
Heifers	Small 3Thin Fleshed	—	350	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	175	1
Heifers	Small 3	—	768	56.65/cwt	50.00–63.00	435	2
Heifers	Small 3	—	705	42.00/cwt	42.00–42.00	296	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	545	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	709	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	745	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	685	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	430	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	576	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	145	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	206	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 Nov 2, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 97Last week 161Year ago 60

Slaughter CattleReceipts 58Last week 84Year ago 47

Slaughter cattle Mostly steady Feeder cattle 2.00 To 5.00 Higher Demand Moderate Activity Active Offerings Moderate Quality Average

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	750	75.00	75.00
1	—	650	94.00	94.00
1	—	645	85.00	85.00
1	—	495	100.00	100.00
2	—	558	105.00–108.00	106.52
1	—	735	90.00	90.00
1	—	540	100.00	100.00
1	—	905	90.00	90.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	98.00	98.00
2	—	565	84.00	84.00
3	—	727	70.00–87.00	77.21
1	—	540	84.00	84.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	577	120.00–134.00	128.01
1	—	620	120.00	120.00
1	—	545	130.00	130.00
1	—	430	134.00	134.00
Bulls — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	520	66.00–70.00	67.98
1	—	410	74.00	74.00
1	—	495	74.00	74.00
2	—	928	60.00	60.00
2	—	803	59.00–70.00	64.48
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	635	129.00	129.00
2	—	813	90.00	90.00
1	—	470	130.00	130.00
2	—	580	144.00–150.00	146.95
4	—	526	142.00–154.00	144.94
3	—	427	157.00–166.00	159.81
1	—	745	92.00	92.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	110.00	110.00
1	—	245	116.00	116.00
1	—	615	109.00	109.00
1	—	650	110.00	110.00
1	—	135	120.00	120.00
1	—	460	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	365	98.00	98.00
1	—	265	90.00	90.00
2	—	588	76.00–83.00	79.46
1	—	415	96.00	96.00
Heifers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	80.00	80.00
2	—	400	80.00–90.00	85.00
1	—	270	60.00	60.00
1	—	360	70.00	70.00
1	—	635	58.00	58.00
2	—	768	50.00–63.00	56.65
1	—	705	42.00	42.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	117.00	117.00
1	—	670	124.00	124.00
3	—	295	122.00–130.00	127.33
1	—	385	125.00	125.00
1	—	435	125.00	125.00
1	—	475	134.00	134.00
1	—	340	132.00	132.00
1	—	145	142.00	142.00
Heifers — Small 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	350	50.00	50.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	320	148.00	148.00
1	—	370	146.00	146.00
Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	103.00	103.00
2	—	343	98.00–104.00	100.98
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	310	120.00–130.00	123.89
1	—	550	110.00	110.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	321	154.00–160.00	158.86
1	—	795	124.00	124.00
1	—	480	162.00	162.00
Steers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	373	88.00–95.00	90.88
1	—	330	86.00	86.00
1	—	295	90.00	90.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	285	70.00	70.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	803	36.00–44.00	40.00
5	—	794	48.00–50.00	48.79
1	—	780	70.00	70.00
1	—	875	58.00	58.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,370	70.00	70.00
6	—	1,421	61.00–68.00	66.18
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,231	59.00–69.00	64.41
7	—	994	46.00–56.00	51.85
1	—	1,090	70.00	70.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,103	76.00–78.00	76.93
2	—	1,278	73.00–76.00	74.67
5	—	1,632	89.00–97.00	91.62

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