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North Wilkesboro Livestock Auction

Name: North Wilkesboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-02-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-02-23

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · North Wilkesboro, North Carolina · Wed, Feb 23

● Final29 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2089

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Feeder Cattle receipts

42 head

▼ 78 vs last sale 120▼ 21 vs year ago 63 · −33.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

26 head

▼ 9 vs last sale 35▲ 2 vs year ago 24 · +8.3%

Also sold hereReplacement Cattle SaleSat Apr 4, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Baby Calves 155.00 Slaughter cattle Mostly steady Feeder cattle Mostly steady Demand Moderate Activity Active Offerings Light ( Heavy Rain ) Quality Average

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 $144.22/cwt on 20 head.

Average price

$144.22

20 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$798

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$136

per head · Medium 2 over Medium 3

$22.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.36

vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 2	440	146.50	645	7thin
Medium and Large 1-2	632	144.58	913	12thin
Medium 3	410	124.00	508	1thin

One grade step is worth $22.50/cwt here — about $136 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 sale20 hd

144.22

—

NC average8 barns · 706 hd

140.86

+3.36

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	1,445	107.20	1,549	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,357	75.07	1,019	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,115	71.87	802	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	850	45.00	383	2thin

Every lot

29 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 · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	335	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	590	1
Steers	—	Medium 2	340	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	469	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	395	179.50/cwt	175.00–184.00	709	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	584	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	987	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers8 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium 3Thin Fleshed	395	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	269	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	400	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	512	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	415	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	647	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	480	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	590	2
Heifers	—	Medium 3	490	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	524	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	535	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	685	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	557	141.95/cwt	132.00–144.00	791	6
Heifers	—	Medium 3	730	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	657	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	405	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	676	1
Bulls	—	Medium 3	410	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	508	1
Bulls	—	Medium 2	420	147.38/cwt	145.00–150.00	619	4
Bulls	—	Medium 2	467	145.32/cwt	142.00–150.00	679	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	490	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	804	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	578	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	890	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	680	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	938	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	850	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	978	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	905	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	950	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,445	107.20/cwt	105.00–109.00	1,549	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	820	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	500	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	880	29.00/cwt	29.00–29.00	255	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	960	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	576	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,083	80.26/cwt	80.00–80.50	869	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,143	71.25/cwt	64.00–74.50	814	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,350	79.20/cwt	77.00–82.50	1,069	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,366	69.91/cwt	66.00–73.00	955	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 Feb 23, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 42Last week 120Year ago 63

Slaughter CattleReceipts 26Last week 35Year ago 24

Baby Calves 155.00 Slaughter cattle Mostly steady Feeder cattle Mostly steady Demand Moderate Activity Active Offerings Light ( Heavy Rain ) 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	—	905	105.00	105.00
3	—	680	138.00	138.00
5	—	578	154.00	154.00
1	—	405	167.00	167.00
1	—	850	115.00	115.00
1	—	490	164.00	164.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	124.00	124.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	420	145.00–150.00	147.38
3	—	467	142.00–150.00	145.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	395	175.00–184.00	179.50
1	—	335	176.00	176.00
2	—	584	169.00	169.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	138.00	138.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	730	90.00	90.00
1	—	490	107.00	107.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	128.00	128.00
2	—	480	123.00	123.00
1	—	400	128.00	128.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	557	132.00–144.00	141.95
1	—	415	156.00	156.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	68.00	68.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,445	105.00–109.00	107.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,143	64.00–74.50	71.25
2	—	1,083	80.00–80.50	80.26
1	—	960	60.00	60.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,366	66.00–73.00	69.91
5	—	1,350	77.00–82.50	79.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	880	29.00	29.00
1	—	820	61.00	61.00

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.