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North Wilkesboro Livestock Auction

Name: North Wilkesboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-03-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-16

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

● Final47 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2089

← Mar 9Mar 16Mar 23 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

76 head

▼ 3 vs last sale 79▼ 39 vs year ago 115 · −33.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

35 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 35▲ 8 vs year ago 27 · +29.6%

Also sold hereReplacement Cattle SaleSat Apr 4, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle 4.00 To 6.00 Higher Feeder cattle 5.00 To 7.00 Higher Demand Moderate Activity Moderate Offerings Light (Rain )Quality 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 $124.72/cwt on 34 head.

Average price

$124.72

34 head · 521 lb average

Value per head Derived

$650

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$279

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

$53.01/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.24

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	519	131.01	679	26
Medium 2	540	120.01	648	5thin
Medium 3	513	78.00	400	3thin

One grade step is worth $53.01/cwt here — about $279 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 sale34 hd

124.72

—

NC average8 barns · 868 hd

122.48

+2.24

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	1,536	114.96	1,766	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,599	88.92	1,422	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,145	72.36	828	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	743	54.34	404	7thin

Every lot

47 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 · Steers6 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	215	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	312	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	350	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	592	1
Steers	—	Medium 2	383	137.02/cwt	134.00–140.00	525	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	510	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	862	1
Steers	—	Medium 2	535	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	701	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	623	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	991	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	260	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	354	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	330	133.39/cwt	130.00–140.00	440	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	388	143.43/cwt	140.00–147.00	557	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	400	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	584	1
Heifers	—	Medium 3Thin Fleshed	470	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	498	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	477	130.01/cwt	128.00–132.00	620	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	480	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	706	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	510	130.00/cwt	125.00–135.00	663	2
Heifers	—	Medium 2	530	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	625	1
Heifers	—	Medium 3Thin Fleshed	530	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	318	1
Heifers	—	Medium 3	540	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	367	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	575	138.04/cwt	133.00–143.00	794	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	620	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	756	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	650	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	774	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	709	106.74/cwt	102.00–109.00	757	5
Heifers	—	Medium 2	740	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	681	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium 3	405	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	243	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	430	148.71/cwt	145.00–150.00	639	4
Bulls	—	Medium 2	468	144.99/cwt	144.00–150.00	679	8
Bulls	—	Medium 3Thin Fleshed	478	39.95/cwt	30.00–50.00	191	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	483	167.49/cwt	166.00–169.00	809	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	500	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	795	1
Bulls	—	Medium 2	500	124.50/cwt	119.00–130.00	623	2
Bulls	—	Medium 3	575	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	679	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	613	147.60/cwt	145.00–149.00	905	8
Bulls	—	Medium 2	645	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	864	1
Bulls	—	Medium 2	680	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	700	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	695	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	785	1
Bulls	—	Medium 2	715	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	644	1
Bulls	—	Medium 3Thin Fleshed	795	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	596	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,379	109.90/cwt	106.00–112.00	1,516	5
Bulls	—	—	1,798	123.39/cwt	120.00–125.00	2,219	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	633	33.13/cwt	30.00–37.00	210	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	690	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	386	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	852	67.37/cwt	64.00–70.00	574	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,105	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	553	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,123	69.99/cwt	64.00–75.00	786	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,230	90.63/cwt	89.00–92.00	1,115	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,548	89.35/cwt	82.00–95.00	1,383	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Value Added	1,805	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	1,751	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,850	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	1,425	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 16, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 76Last week 79Year ago 115

Slaughter CattleReceipts 35Last week 35Year ago 27

Slaughter cattle 4.00 To 6.00 Higher Feeder cattle 5.00 To 7.00 Higher Demand Moderate Activity Moderate Offerings Light (Rain )Quality Average

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	480	147.00	147.00
2	—	510	125.00–135.00	130.00
2	—	388	140.00–147.00	143.43
4	—	330	130.00–140.00	133.39
6	—	575	133.00–143.00	138.04
1	—	620	122.00	122.00
5	—	709	102.00–109.00	106.74
1	—	260	136.00	136.00
1	—	400	146.00	146.00
1	—	650	119.00	119.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	740	92.00	92.00
1	—	530	118.00	118.00
3	—	477	128.00–132.00	130.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	60.00	60.00
1	—	470	106.00	106.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	68.00	68.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	350	169.00	169.00
1	—	215	145.00	145.00
1	—	510	169.00	169.00
2	—	623	159.00	159.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	383	134.00–140.00	137.02
1	—	535	131.00	131.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	430	145.00–150.00	148.71
2	—	483	166.00–169.00	167.49
1	—	695	113.00	113.00
8	—	613	145.00–149.00	147.60
1	—	500	159.00	159.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	478	30.00–50.00	39.95
1	—	795	75.00	75.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	645	134.00	134.00
1	—	715	90.00	90.00
8	—	468	144.00–150.00	144.99
1	—	680	103.00	103.00
2	—	500	119.00–130.00	124.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	60.00	60.00
1	—	575	118.00	118.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,379	106.00–112.00	109.90
3	—	1,798	120.00–125.00	123.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,805	97.00	97.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	633	30.00–37.00	33.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,230	89.00–92.00	90.63
1	—	1,105	50.00	50.00
6	—	1,123	64.00–75.00	69.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,548	82.00–95.00	89.35
1	—	1,850	77.00	77.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	852	64.00–70.00	67.37
2	—	690	56.00	56.00

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.