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North Wilkesboro Livestock Auction

Name: North Wilkesboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-10-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-23

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · North Wilkesboro, North Carolina · Wed, Oct 23

● Final97 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2089

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Feeder Cattle receipts

221 head

▲ 84 vs last sale 137▲ 221 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

53 head

▼ 7 vs last sale 60▲ 53 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

2 head

▼ 6 vs last sale 8▲ 2 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Also sold hereReplacement Cattle SaleSat Apr 4, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No market trend due to sale not being covered last week (October 16th) due to limited staff availability. Continued coverage will resume next week.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $112.17/cwt on 80 head.

Average price

$112.17

80 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$611

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$143

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

$30.23/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.39

vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	513	122.99	631	34
Medium and Large 2	555	109.83	610	6thin
Medium 1-2	589	107.84	636	28
Small 1-2	525	92.76	487	12thin

One grade step is worth $30.23/cwt here — about $143 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 sale80 hd

112.17

—

NC average7 barns · 680 hd

106.78

+5.39

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	1,741	74.30	1,294	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,413	47.84	676	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,190	46.80	557	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,136	37.43	425	12

Every lot

97 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium 1-2Thin Fleshed	230	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	247	1
Steers	—	Medium 1-2	250	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	250	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	260	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	338	1
Steers	—	Small 1-2	283	92.87/cwt	90.00–96.00	263	2
Steers	—	Medium 1-2Full	295	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	302	1
Steers	—	Medium 1-2	332	113.67/cwt	108.00–119.00	377	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	340	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	439	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	369	128.56/cwt	120.00–135.00	474	8
Steers	—	Medium 1-2	375	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	383	1
Steers	—	Medium 1-2Full	375	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	375	1
Steers	—	Medium 1-2	410	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	472	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	455	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	578	1
Steers	—	Medium 1-2	465	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	502	1
Steers	—	Medium 1-2	518	113.12/cwt	105.00–118.00	586	3
Steers	—	Medium 1-2	610	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	702	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	755	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	997	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers37 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	265	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	307	1
Heifers	—	Medium 1-2Fleshy	325	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	293	1
Heifers	—	Small 1-2Thin Fleshed	325	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	237	1
Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	335	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	369	1
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	338	88.99/cwt	88.00–90.00	301	2
Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	355	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	376	1
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	355	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	284	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	370	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	370	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	375	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	383	1
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	400	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	328	1
Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	419	110.71/cwt	108.00–116.00	464	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	423	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	423	2
Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	480	110.02/cwt	109.00–111.00	528	2
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	483	90.98/cwt	88.00–94.00	439	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	498	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	598	4
Heifers	—	Small 1-2Fleshy	524	82.50/cwt	81.00–83.00	432	4
Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	527	105.97/cwt	102.00–108.00	558	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	538	102.97/cwt	101.00–105.00	554	2
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	539	92.79/cwt	88.00–96.00	500	5
Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	550	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	578	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	552	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	690	2
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	570	90.03/cwt	89.00–93.00	513	4
Heifers	—	Medium 1-2Fleshy	585	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	562	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	605	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	774	1
Heifers	—	Small 1-2Full	615	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	541	1
Heifers	—	Medium 1-2Fleshy	625	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	581	1
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	628	96.84/cwt	91.00–99.00	608	4
Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	645	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	748	1
Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	650	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	748	2
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	656	94.48/cwt	91.00–99.00	620	4
Heifers	—	Small 1-2Fleshy	695	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	556	1
Heifers	—	Medium 1-2Full	725	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	667	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	745	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	931	1
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	763	91.51/cwt	89.00–94.00	698	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	780	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	749	1
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	805	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	773	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	895	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	806	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls30 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	345	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	342	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	410	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	480	1
Bulls	—	Small 1-2Full	410	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	361	1
Bulls	—	Medium 1-2	425	111.73/cwt	104.00–118.00	475	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	432	121.28/cwt	120.00–124.00	524	3
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	440	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	387	1
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	458	88.52/cwt	84.00–93.00	405	2
Bulls	—	Medium 1-2	460	115.98/cwt	114.00–118.00	534	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	460	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	524	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	466	129.18/cwt	122.00–133.00	602	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	514	127.71/cwt	124.00–129.00	656	8
Bulls	—	Medium 1-2	518	114.55/cwt	107.00–119.00	593	7
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	520	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	562	1
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	558	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	474	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	561	119.66/cwt	119.00–120.00	671	3
Bulls	—	Medium 1-2	569	111.55/cwt	108.00–117.00	635	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	574	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	626	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	577	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	658	2
Bulls	—	Medium 1-2	622	114.35/cwt	112.00–116.00	711	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	630	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	718	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	635	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	705	3
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	635	104.53/cwt	101.00–108.00	664	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	650	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	618	1
Bulls	—	Medium 1-2Fleshy	660	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	601	1
Bulls	—	Medium 1-2Full	700	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	693	1
Bulls	—	Small 1-2Full	730	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	650	1
Bulls	—	Medium 1-2	745	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	805	1
Bulls	—	Medium 1-2Fleshy	778	97.46/cwt	95.00–100.00	758	2
Bulls	—	Medium 1-2Full	965	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	724	1
Bulls	—	Medium 1-2Thin Fleshed	1,065	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	746	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3Thin Fleshed	560	32.00/cwt	32.00–32.00	179	1
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	658	68.50/cwt	68.50–68.50	451	4
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	735	48.00/cwt	48.00–48.00	353	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,741	74.30/cwt	72.00–77.00	1,294	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	925	45.50/cwt	45.50–45.50	421	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,028	29.27/cwt	28.50–30.00	301	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,167	38.94/cwt	34.50–43.50	454	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,184	38.34/cwt	35.00–42.00	454	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,196	48.50/cwt	44.00–53.00	580	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,235	63.59/cwt	59.00–66.50	785	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,375	46.47/cwt	40.00–49.50	639	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,508	51.26/cwt	50.50–52.00	773	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,420	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	12,780	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,260	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	7,875	1

This sale against other markets

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 23, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 221Last week 137Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 53Last week 60Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 8Year ago 0

No market trend due to sale not being covered last week (October 16th) due to limited staff availability. Continued coverage will resume next week.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	630	114.00	114.00
3	—	432	120.00–124.00	121.28
3	—	561	119.00–120.00	119.66
8	—	514	124.00–129.00	127.71
12	—	466	122.00–133.00	129.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	114.00	114.00
5	—	574	109.00	109.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	88.00	88.00
1	—	730	89.00	89.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	99.00	99.00
1	—	440	88.00	88.00
1	—	520	108.00	108.00
2	—	458	84.00–93.00	88.52
2	—	635	101.00–108.00	104.53
3	—	558	85.00	85.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	635	111.00	111.00
2	—	577	114.00	114.00
1	—	650	95.00	95.00
1	—	410	117.00	117.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,065	70.00	70.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	518	107.00–119.00	114.55
5	—	425	104.00–118.00	111.73
4	—	569	108.00–117.00	111.55
3	—	622	112.00–116.00	114.35
2	—	460	114.00–118.00	115.98
1	—	745	108.00	108.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	965	75.00	75.00
1	—	700	99.00	99.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	778	95.00–100.00	97.46
1	—	660	91.00	91.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	552	125.00	125.00
4	—	498	120.00	120.00
1	—	605	128.00	128.00
1	—	745	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	370	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	483	88.00–94.00	90.98
2	—	763	89.00–94.00	91.51
4	—	570	89.00–93.00	90.03
4	—	628	91.00–99.00	96.84
4	—	656	91.00–99.00	94.48
5	—	539	88.00–96.00	92.79
2	—	338	88.00–90.00	88.99
1	—	805	96.00	96.00
1	—	400	82.00	82.00
1	—	355	80.00	80.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	325	73.00	73.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	325	90.00	90.00
1	—	585	96.00	96.00
1	—	625	93.00	93.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	725	92.00	92.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	265	116.00	116.00
1	—	335	110.00	110.00
1	—	355	106.00	106.00
1	—	550	105.00	105.00
1	—	645	116.00	116.00
2	—	480	109.00–111.00	110.02
2	—	650	115.00	115.00
6	—	419	108.00–116.00	110.71
8	—	527	102.00–108.00	105.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	102.00	102.00
1	—	780	96.00	96.00
1	—	895	90.00	90.00
2	—	423	100.00	100.00
2	—	538	101.00–105.00	102.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	695	80.00	80.00
4	—	524	81.00–83.00	82.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	88.00	88.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	250	100.00	100.00
1	—	375	102.00	102.00
1	—	410	115.00	115.00
1	—	465	108.00	108.00
1	—	610	115.00	115.00
3	—	518	105.00–118.00	113.12
3	—	332	108.00–119.00	113.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	295	102.50	102.50
1	—	375	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	755	132.00	132.00
1	—	455	127.00	127.00
1	—	340	129.00	129.00
1	—	260	130.00	130.00
8	—	369	120.00–135.00	128.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	230	107.50	107.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	283	90.00–96.00	92.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	735	48.00	48.00
4	—	658	68.50	68.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	32.00	32.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,420	900.00	900.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,260	625.00	625.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,741	72.00–77.00	74.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,235	59.00–66.50	63.59
9	—	1,167	34.50–43.50	38.94
12	—	1,196	44.00–53.00	48.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,508	50.50–52.00	51.26
5	—	1,375	40.00–49.50	46.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	925	45.50	45.50
2	—	1,028	28.50–30.00	29.27
9	—	1,184	35.00–42.00	38.34

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.