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North Wilkesboro Livestock Auction

Name: North Wilkesboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-03-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-09

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · North Wilkesboro, North Carolina · Wed, Mar 9

● Final56 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2089

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Feeder Cattle receipts

79 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 79▼ 121 vs year ago 200 · −60.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

35 head

▼ 2 vs last sale 37▼ 10 vs year ago 45 · −22.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

2 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 2▼ 1 vs year ago 3 · −33.3%

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 6.00 to 7.00 higher; there were too few comparable breaking type slaughter cows and slaughter bulls to establish an adequate market comparison. There were too few comparable feeder cattle to establish an adequate market comparison, however, a sharply lower undertone was noted. Demand, market activity, and buyer interest were moderate. Offerings of cattle were fairly light due to heavy rain in the region. Cattle quality was average. Baby calves were 200.00 per head.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $139.28/cwt on 30 head.

Average price

$139.28

30 head · 456 lb average

Value per head Derived

$635

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$172

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

$55.55/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.45

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	446	149.57	667	23
Medium 2	443	120.67	535	3thin
Medium 3	526	94.03	495	4thin

One grade step is worth $55.55/cwt here — about $172 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 sale30 hd

139.28

—

NC average8 barns · 802 hd

152.72

−13.45

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	1,534	105.30	1,615	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,372	84.78	1,163	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,065	71.84	765	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	800	50.25	402	4thin

Every lot

56 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 and Large 1-2	230	136.00/cwt	132.00–140.00	313	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	265	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	363	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	315	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	460	1
Steers	—	Medium 2	315	125.00/cwt	120.00–130.00	394	2
Steers	—	Medium 3	325	117.05/cwt	116.00–118.00	380	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	330	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	561	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	368	145.92/cwt	142.00–150.00	537	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	378	168.02/cwt	166.00–169.00	635	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	423	151.40/cwt	149.00–154.00	640	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	429	166.28/cwt	165.00–169.00	713	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	490	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	750	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	555	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	799	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	630	138.13/cwt	136.00–144.00	870	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	685	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	891	1
Steers	—	Medium 2	700	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	784	1
Steers	—	Medium 3	725	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	653	1
Steers	—	Medium 3Thin Fleshed	730	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	380	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium 2	270	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	351	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	323	135.01/cwt	134.00–136.00	436	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	390	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	546	1
Heifers	—	Medium 3	428	102.12/cwt	98.00–106.00	437	2
Heifers	—	Medium 2Fleshy	438	118.99/cwt	118.00–120.00	521	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	453	141.49/cwt	140.00–143.00	641	2
Heifers	—	Medium 2	470	124.84/cwt	120.00–130.00	587	2
Heifers	—	Medium 3	525	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	525	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	535	128.99/cwt	126.00–129.50	690	7
Heifers	—	Small 3Thin Fleshed	560	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	252	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2Fleshy	565	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	644	1
Heifers	—	Medium 3	650	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	650	1
Heifers	—	Medium 3	730	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	730	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium 2	440	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	528	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	445	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	650	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	465	151.42/cwt	148.00–155.00	704	2
Bulls	—	Medium 2	473	124.81/cwt	120.00–130.00	590	2
Bulls	—	Medium 2	513	127.07/cwt	124.00–130.00	652	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	565	140.89/cwt	135.00–147.00	796	3
Bulls	—	Medium 3	578	106.11/cwt	101.00–111.00	613	2
Bulls	—	Medium 2	645	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	819	1
Bulls	—	Medium 2	675	119.00/cwt	118.00–120.00	803	2
Bulls	—	Medium 3	785	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	785	1
Bulls	—	Medium 3Thin Fleshed	860	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	602	1
Bulls	—	Medium 3	870	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	853	1
Bulls	—	Medium 3Thin Fleshed	923	79.89/cwt	74.00–86.00	737	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,095	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	898	1
Bulls	—	—	1,480	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	1,421	1
Bulls	—	—	1,698	116.16/cwt	112.00–119.00	1,972	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	645	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	194	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	840	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	420	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	858	60.50/cwt	59.00–62.00	519	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	903	42.49/cwt	40.00–45.00	384	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,019	75.54/cwt	72.00–79.00	770	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,142	58.14/cwt	57.00–61.00	664	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,181	89.37/cwt	88.00–90.50	1,055	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,372	84.78/cwt	83.00–88.00	1,163	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	900	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	5,220	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,150	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	6,555	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 Mar 9, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 79Last week 79Year ago 200

Slaughter CattleReceipts 35Last week 37Year ago 45

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 2Year ago 3

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	535	126.00–129.50	128.99
1	—	270	130.00	130.00
2	—	323	134.00–136.00	135.01
2	—	470	120.00–130.00	124.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	453	140.00–143.00	141.49
1	—	390	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	438	118.00–120.00	118.99
1	—	565	114.00	114.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	428	98.00–106.00	102.12
1	—	650	100.00	100.00
1	—	730	100.00	100.00
1	—	525	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	45.00	45.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	423	149.00–154.00	151.40
2	—	368	142.00–150.00	145.92
1	—	265	137.00	137.00
1	—	555	144.00	144.00
1	—	685	130.00	130.00
5	—	630	136.00–144.00	138.13
1	—	315	146.00	146.00
1	—	490	153.00	153.00
2	—	230	132.00–140.00	136.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	700	112.00	112.00
2	—	315	120.00–130.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	429	165.00–169.00	166.28
3	—	378	166.00–169.00	168.02
1	—	330	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	730	52.00	52.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	725	90.00	90.00
2	—	325	116.00–118.00	117.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	565	135.00–147.00	140.89
1	—	445	146.00	146.00
2	—	465	148.00–155.00	151.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	120.00	120.00
2	—	675	118.00–120.00	119.00
1	—	645	127.00	127.00
2	—	473	120.00–130.00	124.81
2	—	513	124.00–130.00	127.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	860	70.00	70.00
2	—	923	74.00–86.00	79.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	578	101.00–111.00	106.11
1	—	870	98.00	98.00
1	—	785	100.00	100.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,372	83.00–88.00	84.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,019	72.00–79.00	75.54
3	—	1,142	57.00–61.00	58.14
4	—	1,181	88.00–90.50	89.37
2	—	903	40.00–45.00	42.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	840	50.00	50.00
2	—	858	59.00–62.00	60.50
1	—	645	30.00	30.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,698	112.00–119.00	116.16
1	—	1,480	96.00	96.00
1	—	1,095	82.00	82.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	580.00	580.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,150	570.00	570.00

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.