Name: North Wilkesboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-11-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-11-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle Mostly steady Feeder cattle Mostly steady Demand Moderate Activity Moderate Offerings Light ( Cold and wet ) Quality Average

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $140.83/cwt on 18 head.

Average price

$140.83

18 head · 536 lb average

Value per head Derived

$755

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$320

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

$33.93/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.74

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	551	143.93	793	16thin
Medium 2	400	122.00	488	1thin
Medium 3	430	110.00	473	1thin

One grade step is worth $33.93/cwt here — about $320 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 sale18 hd

140.83

—

NC average8 barns · 524 hd

141.57

−0.74

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	1,520	96.85	1,472	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,650	72.00	1,188	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,220	53.81	656	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	785	46.50	365	2thin

Every lot, as filed

30 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	—	430	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	559	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	714	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	505	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	692	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	806	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	793	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	540	112.69/cwt	110.00–114.00	609	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	936	1
Steers	Medium 3	—	430	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	473	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	459	147.47/cwt	146.00–149.00	677	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	400	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	488	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	440	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	414	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	510	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	464	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	405	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	583	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	640	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	934	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	731	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	550	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	781	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	844	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	645	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	516	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	500	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	575	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	675	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	716	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	450	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	531	1
Heifers	Small 3	—	423	73.79/cwt	70.00–78.00	312	2
Bulls	—	—	1,695	105.27/cwt	103.00–108.00	1,784	2
Bulls	—	—	1,170	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	936	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,263	62.00/cwt	60.00–65.00	783	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,292	52.61/cwt	50.00–57.00	680	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	915	41.00/cwt	41.00–41.00	375	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,650	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	1,188	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	720	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	389	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	850	39.00/cwt	39.00–39.00	332	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 16, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 35Last week 161Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 12Last week 53Year ago 0

Slaughter cattle Mostly steady Feeder cattle Mostly steady Demand Moderate Activity Moderate Offerings Light ( Cold and wet ) 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
1	—	430	130.00	130.00
1	—	700	102.00	102.00
1	—	510	158.00	158.00
1	—	650	122.00	122.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	137.00	137.00
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	540	110.00–114.00	112.69
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	720	130.00	130.00
2	—	459	146.00–149.00	147.47
4	—	405	144.00	144.00
7	—	640	146.00	146.00
1	—	530	138.00	138.00
1	—	550	142.00	142.00
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	110.00	110.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	122.00	122.00
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	94.00	94.00
1	—	510	91.00	91.00
1	—	645	80.00	80.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	630	134.00	134.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	115.00	115.00
1	—	675	106.00	106.00
1	—	450	118.00	118.00
Heifers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	423	70.00–78.00	73.79

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,695	103.00–108.00	105.27
1	—	1,170	80.00	80.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,263	60.00–65.00	62.00
3	—	1,292	50.00–57.00	52.61
1	—	915	41.00	41.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,650	72.00	72.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	720	54.00	54.00
1	—	850	39.00	39.00

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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