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North Wilkesboro Livestock Auction

Name: North Wilkesboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-02-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-02-16

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · North Wilkesboro, North Carolina · Wed, Feb 16

● Final79 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2089

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Feeder Cattle receipts

120 head

▲ 47 vs last sale 73▲ 62 vs year ago 58 · +106.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

35 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 35▲ 10 vs year ago 25 · +40.0%

Also sold hereReplacement Cattle SaleSat Apr 4, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows were 2.00 to 4.00 higher, while slaughter bulls were 1.00 to 2.00 lower. There were too few comparable feeder cattle to establish an adequate market comparison, however a higher undertone was noted for steers and heifers, while a lower undertone was noted for feeder bulls. Demand was mostly moderate, good for value added and fancy cattle; market activity and buyer interest were moderate. Offerings of cattle were mostly moderate. Cattle quality was mostly average.

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 $124.28/cwt on 45 head.

Average price

$124.28

45 head · 510 lb average

Value per head Derived

$634

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$465

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

$54.07/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.68

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	567	136.25	773	22
Medium 2	489	128.00	626	11thin
Medium 3	463	110.92	513	7thin
Small 1-2	374	82.18	307	5thin

One grade step is worth $54.07/cwt here — about $465 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 sale45 hd

124.28

—

NC average8 barns · 1,081 hd

135.96

−11.68

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	1,811	103.47	1,873	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,416	77.63	1,100	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,208	72.41	875	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	821	53.74	441	4thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	High	890	98.00	872	1thin

Every lot

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. 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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium 2	228	150.15/cwt	148.00–152.00	342	2
Steers	—	Medium 2	268	145.08/cwt	142.00–148.00	389	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	305	173.49/cwt	173.00–174.00	529	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	310	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	620	1
Steers	—	Medium 3	345	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	442	1
Steers	—	Medium 2	350	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	518	1
Steers	—	Small 1-2	350	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	375	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	354	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	648	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	367	169.91/cwt	165.00–174.00	624	5
Steers	—	Medium 3	375	134.03/cwt	132.00–135.00	503	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	421	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	789	7
Steers	—	Medium 3	450	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	608	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	470	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	841	1
Steers	—	Medium 2Value Added	487	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	779	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	500	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	840	1
Steers	—	Medium 3	780	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	741	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	950	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	1,230	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	240	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	240	1
Heifers	—	Medium 3	310	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	384	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	330	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	462	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	352	141.99/cwt	140.00–143.00	500	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	368	156.07/cwt	154.00–158.00	574	2
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	370	106.45/cwt	103.00–110.00	394	2
Heifers	—	Medium 3	375	119.81/cwt	116.00–123.00	449	3
Heifers	—	Small 1-2Thin Fleshed	375	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	240	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	415	153.80/cwt	150.00–155.00	638	4
Heifers	—	Medium 3Fleshy	435	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	470	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	440	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	581	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	479	143.51/cwt	139.00–148.00	687	6
Heifers	—	Medium 2	480	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	648	1
Heifers	—	Small 1-2Thin Fleshed	515	34.00/cwt	34.00–34.00	175	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	525	134.67/cwt	130.00–138.00	707	3
Heifers	—	Medium 2	530	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	684	1
Heifers	—	Medium 3	545	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	632	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	560	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	678	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	605	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	750	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	685	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	829	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	685	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	781	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	735	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	867	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	735	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	662	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	760	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	836	2
Heifers	—	Medium 3Thin Fleshed	825	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	569	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	1,043	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,158	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	405	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	413	1
Bulls	—	Medium 2	415	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	531	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	425	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	774	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	470	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	827	2
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	480	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	456	1
Bulls	—	Medium 3	490	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	549	1
Bulls	—	Small 1-2Full	495	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	396	1
Bulls	—	Small 1-2Thin Fleshed	495	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	277	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	515	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	855	2
Bulls	—	Small 1-2Thin Fleshed	515	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	206	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	520	143.51/cwt	143.00–144.00	746	2
Bulls	—	Medium 2	535	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	658	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	550	154.00/cwt	149.00–159.00	847	2
Bulls	—	Medium 2	550	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	737	1
Bulls	—	Medium 3	550	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	605	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	635	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	832	1
Bulls	—	Medium 2	635	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	762	1
Bulls	—	Medium 3Thin Fleshed	655	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	478	1
Bulls	—	Medium 3	685	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	740	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	735	134.16/cwt	133.00–137.00	986	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	790	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	956	1
Bulls	—	Medium 3	795	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	700	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	920	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	865	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3Thin Fleshed	585	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	293	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	590	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	543	1
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	890	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	872	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,653	93.18/cwt	92.00–94.00	1,540	2
Bulls	—	—	1,968	113.76/cwt	113.50–114.00	2,239	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	740	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	296	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	795	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	525	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	875	54.48/cwt	54.00–55.00	477	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,105	70.84/cwt	67.00–73.00	783	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,224	78.04/cwt	76.00–80.00	955	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,315	57.89/cwt	56.00–60.00	761	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,365	71.46/cwt	70.00–73.50	975	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,442	80.72/cwt	78.00–83.00	1,164	6

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 Feb 16, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 120Last week 73Year ago 58

Slaughter CattleReceipts 35Last week 35Year ago 25

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,043	111.00	111.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	64.00	64.00
1	—	515	34.00	34.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	135.00	135.00
1	—	735	90.00	90.00
1	—	440	132.00	132.00
1	—	530	129.00	129.00
1	—	330	140.00	140.00
2	—	560	121.00	121.00
1	—	685	114.00	114.00
3	—	352	140.00–143.00	141.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	735	118.00	118.00
2	—	760	110.00	110.00
6	—	479	139.00–148.00	143.51
4	—	415	150.00–155.00	153.80
1	—	605	124.00	124.00
2	—	368	154.00–158.00	156.07
1	—	685	121.00	121.00
3	—	525	130.00–138.00	134.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	375	116.00–123.00	119.81
1	—	310	124.00	124.00
1	—	545	116.00	116.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	240	100.00	100.00
2	—	370	103.00–110.00	106.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 3 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	108.00	108.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	825	69.00	69.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	655	73.00	73.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	790	121.00	121.00
1	—	920	94.00	94.00
2	—	520	143.00–144.00	143.51
2	—	550	149.00–159.00	154.00
1	—	635	131.00	131.00
5	—	735	133.00–137.00	134.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	95.00	95.00
1	—	405	102.00	102.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	128.00	128.00
1	—	550	134.00	134.00
1	—	635	120.00	120.00
1	—	535	123.00	123.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	685	108.00	108.00
1	—	550	110.00	110.00
1	—	490	112.00	112.00
1	—	795	88.00	88.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	40.00	40.00
1	—	495	56.00	56.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	515	166.00	166.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	80.00	80.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	470	176.00	176.00
1	—	425	182.00	182.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	450	135.00	135.00
1	—	345	128.00	128.00
3	—	375	132.00–135.00	134.03
1	—	780	95.00	95.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	310	200.00	200.00
4	—	354	183.00	183.00
7	—	421	187.50	187.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	487	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	179.00	179.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	950	129.50	129.50
5	—	367	165.00–174.00	169.91
2	—	305	173.00–174.00	173.49
1	—	500	168.00	168.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	268	142.00–148.00	145.08
1	—	350	148.00	148.00
2	—	228	148.00–152.00	150.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	350	107.00	107.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	50.00	50.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	590	92.00	92.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,968	113.50–114.00	113.76
2	—	1,653	92.00–94.00	93.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,442	78.00–83.00	80.72
3	—	1,365	70.00–73.50	71.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,315	56.00–60.00	57.89
6	—	1,224	76.00–80.00	78.04
3	—	1,105	67.00–73.00	70.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	875	54.00–55.00	54.48
1	—	795	66.00	66.00
1	—	740	40.00	40.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	890	98.00	98.00

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.