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North Wilkesboro Livestock Auction

Name: North Wilkesboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-01-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-01-12

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · North Wilkesboro, North Carolina · Wed, Jan 12

● Final41 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2089

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Feeder Cattle receipts

65 head

▲ 5 vs last sale 60▼ 13 vs year ago 78 · −16.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

15 head

▼ 7 vs last sale 22▼ 13 vs year ago 28 · −46.4%

Also sold hereReplacement Cattle SaleSat Apr 4, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, boning type slaughter cows were 2.00 to 3.00 lower, while slaughter bulls were 2.00 higher; there were too few comparable breaking type slaughter cows to establish an adequate market comparison. There were also too few comparable feeder steers to establish an adequate market comparison; feeder heifers were 1.00 to 7.00 higher on a very light test; and feeder bulls were sharply higher. Demand was good; market activity and buyer interest were active. Offerings of cattle were light. Cattle quality was mostly attractive.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $131.07/cwt on 27 head.

Average price

$131.07

27 head · 481 lb average

Value per head Derived

$631

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$85

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

$37.33/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.48

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	464	138.00	640	20
Medium 2	514	119.23	613	4thin
Medium and Large 3	552	100.67	555	3thin

One grade step is worth $37.33/cwt here — about $85 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 sale27 hd

131.07

—

NC average8 barns · 660 hd

126.59

+4.48

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	1,813	91.21	1,654	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,568	69.88	1,096	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,346	57.28	771	4thin

Every lot

41 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 · Steers8 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	270	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	440	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	310	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	477	1
Steers	—	Small 1-2Thin Fleshed	375	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	113	1
Steers	—	Medium 2	415	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	593	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	505	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	561	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	613	146.99/cwt	146.00–148.00	901	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	860	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,066	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,075	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	1,054	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	385	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	516	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	426	147.44/cwt	145.00–154.00	628	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	430	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	559	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	463	132.39/cwt	132.00–134.00	613	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	470	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	658	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	475	118.96/cwt	115.00–123.00	565	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	485	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	504	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	700	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	510	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	612	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	520	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	525	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	525	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	698	3
Heifers	—	Medium 2	595	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	708	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	625	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	769	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	650	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	631	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	420	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	710	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	485	160.20/cwt	158.00–163.00	777	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	495	140.50/cwt	138.00–143.00	695	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	510	157.25/cwt	153.00–158.00	802	7
Bulls	—	Medium 2	535	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	669	1
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	545	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	572	1
Bulls	—	Medium 2	575	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	707	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	615	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	849	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	625	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	700	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	660	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	878	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	675	112.00/cwt	108.00–116.00	756	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	745	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	745	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	810	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	891	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	740	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	444	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,540	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	1,371	1
Bulls	—	—	1,950	92.32/cwt	90.00–95.00	1,800	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,343	50.46/cwt	50.00–51.00	678	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,348	64.10/cwt	63.00–65.00	864	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,568	69.88/cwt	68.00–72.00	1,096	4

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 Jan 12, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 65Last week 60Year ago 78

Slaughter CattleReceipts 15Last week 22Year ago 28

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	495	138.00–143.00	140.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	105.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	510	153.00–158.00	157.25
1	—	660	133.00	133.00
1	—	420	169.00	169.00
1	—	615	138.00	138.00
1	—	810	110.00	110.00
5	—	485	158.00–163.00	160.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	125.00	125.00
1	—	575	123.00	123.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	745	100.00	100.00
1	—	625	112.00	112.00
2	—	675	108.00–116.00	112.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	111.00	111.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	30.00	30.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	143.00	143.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	613	146.00–148.00	146.99
1	—	1,075	98.00	98.00
1	—	310	154.00	154.00
1	—	860	124.00	124.00
1	—	270	163.00	163.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	740	60.00	60.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	595	119.00	119.00
2	—	475	115.00–123.00	118.96
1	—	510	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	130.00	130.00
3	—	525	133.00	133.00
1	—	625	123.00	123.00
1	—	385	134.00	134.00
5	—	463	132.00–134.00	132.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	650	97.00	97.00
1	—	520	101.00	101.00
1	—	485	104.00	104.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	140.00	140.00
1	—	500	140.00	140.00
7	—	426	145.00–154.00	147.44

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,540	89.00	89.00
2	—	1,950	90.00–95.00	92.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,343	50.00–51.00	50.46
2	—	1,348	63.00–65.00	64.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,568	68.00–72.00	69.88

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.