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North Wilkesboro Livestock Auction

Name: North Wilkesboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-03-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-30

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · North Wilkesboro, North Carolina · Wed, Mar 30

● Final75 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2089

← Mar 23Mar 30Apr 6 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

142 head

▲ 45 vs last sale 97▲ 34 vs year ago 108 · +31.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

30 head

▼ 38 vs last sale 68▲ 7 vs year ago 23 · +30.4%

Also sold hereReplacement Cattle SaleSat Apr 4, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, breaking type slaughter cows were 5.00 to 6.00 lower and boning type slaughter cows were steady to 1.00 lower; slaughter bulls were 17.00 to 18.00 higher on a very light test. Feeder cattle were mostly 4.00 to 7.00 higher, instances 18.00 to 20.00 higher.

Demand was good; market activity and buyer interest were active. Offerings of cattle were mostly moderate. 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 $137.22/cwt on 51 head.

Average price

$137.22

51 head · 493 lb average

Value per head Derived

$677

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$37

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

$63.54/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.39

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	419	157.04	658	17thin
Medium 2	510	130.52	666	30
Medium and Large 3	698	113.00	788	2thin
Small 1-2	665	93.50	622	2thin

One grade step is worth $63.54/cwt here — about $37 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 sale51 hd

137.22

—

NC average8 barns · 1,093 hd

132.83

+4.39

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	1,764	116.31	2,051	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,241	86.10	1,068	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,133	79.76	904	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	810	30.00	243	1thin

Every lot

75 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	280	179.79/cwt	174.00–185.00	503	2
Steers	—	Medium 2	295	165.00/cwt	164.00–166.00	487	2
Steers	—	Medium 2Fleshy	300	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	420	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	305	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	540	1
Steers	—	Medium 2	320	158.90/cwt	158.00–164.00	508	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	340	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	670	1
Steers	—	Medium 2Fancy	365	171.71/cwt	168.00–177.00	627	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	370	191.43/cwt	188.00–194.00	708	4
Steers	—	Medium 2	418	167.23/cwt	160.00–169.00	699	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	420	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	794	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	425	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	850	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	455	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	824	1
Steers	—	Medium 2Thin Fleshed	455	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	573	1
Steers	—	Medium 2	495	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	757	1
Steers	—	Medium 2Thin Fleshed	533	127.95/cwt	126.00–130.00	682	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	535	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	968	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	580	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	673	1
Steers	—	Medium 2Thin Fleshed	685	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	877	1
Steers	—	Medium 2Thin Fleshed	730	129.00/cwt	128.00–130.00	942	2
Steers	—	Medium 2Thin Fleshed	835	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,035	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium 2	283	131.22/cwt	130.00–132.50	371	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	327	161.30/cwt	156.00–165.00	527	3
Heifers	—	Medium 2	335	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	476	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	360	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	490	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	364	161.95/cwt	154.00–168.00	589	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	680	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	405	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	575	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2Fleshy	435	125.00/cwt	123.00–127.00	544	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	440	155.50/cwt	151.00–160.00	684	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	470	150.99/cwt	145.00–156.00	710	6
Heifers	—	Medium 2	490	141.03/cwt	138.00–144.00	691	2
Heifers	—	Medium 2Fleshy	493	122.49/cwt	121.00–124.00	604	2
Heifers	—	Medium 2Fleshy	510	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	612	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2Fancy	515	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	736	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	530	132.44/cwt	131.00–137.00	702	7
Heifers	—	Medium 2Fleshy	560	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	672	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	578	130.54/cwt	127.00–137.00	755	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	590	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	891	1
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	595	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	625	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	623	126.33/cwt	123.00–132.00	787	3
Heifers	—	Medium 2	660	122.50/cwt	122.00–123.00	809	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	665	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	732	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	730	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	847	1
Heifers	—	Small 1-2Fleshy	735	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	603	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium 2	405	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	620	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	418	194.26/cwt	185.00–201.00	812	5
Bulls	—	Medium 2Fleshy	424	124.02/cwt	120.00–130.00	526	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	450	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	756	1
Bulls	—	Medium 2	458	148.01/cwt	146.00–150.00	678	2
Bulls	—	Medium 2	518	135.99/cwt	135.00–137.00	704	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	524	163.39/cwt	158.00–168.00	856	4
Bulls	—	Medium 2Fleshy	545	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	654	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	560	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	650	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	562	164.32/cwt	158.00–169.00	923	6
Bulls	—	Medium 2	575	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	765	1
Bulls	—	Medium 2	600	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	864	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	609	166.13/cwt	164.00–168.00	1,012	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	655	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	740	1
Bulls	—	Medium 2	678	134.01/cwt	130.00–140.00	909	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	680	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,074	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3Fleshy	760	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	737	1
Bulls	—	Medium 2	800	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	960	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	935	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	767	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3Fleshy	950	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	855	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	440	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	484	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3Thin Fleshed	505	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	424	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3Thin Fleshed	670	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	442	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,735	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	2,169	1
Bulls	—	—	1,778	111.96/cwt	111.00–113.00	1,991	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	810	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	243	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,085	64.89/cwt	63.00–67.00	704	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,138	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	910	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,140	85.62/cwt	83.00–89.00	976	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,146	75.79/cwt	73.00–78.00	869	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,343	92.20/cwt	89.00–95.00	1,238	2

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 30, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 142Last week 97Year ago 108

Slaughter CattleReceipts 30Last week 68Year ago 23

Demand was good; market activity and buyer interest were active. Offerings of cattle were mostly moderate. Cattle quality was mostly attractive.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	360	136.00	136.00
3	—	623	123.00–132.00	126.33
2	—	283	130.00–132.50	131.22
4	—	578	127.00–137.00	130.54
1	—	335	142.00	142.00
7	—	530	131.00–137.00	132.44
2	—	660	122.00–123.00	122.50
1	—	405	142.00	142.00
2	—	490	138.00–144.00	141.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	120.00	120.00
2	—	493	121.00–124.00	122.49
2	—	435	123.00–127.00	125.00
1	—	560	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	595	105.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	730	116.00	116.00
1	—	665	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	327	156.00–165.00	161.30
4	—	364	154.00–168.00	161.95
6	—	470	145.00–156.00	150.99
2	—	440	151.00–160.00	155.50
1	—	590	151.00	151.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	143.00	143.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	735	82.00	82.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	153.00	153.00
7	—	320	158.00–164.00	158.90
2	—	295	164.00–166.00	165.00
5	—	418	160.00–169.00	167.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	200.00	200.00
1	—	340	197.00	197.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	116.00	116.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	300	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	370	188.00–194.00	191.43
2	—	280	174.00–185.00	179.79
1	—	420	189.00	189.00
1	—	535	181.00	181.00
1	—	305	177.00	177.00
1	—	455	181.00	181.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	835	124.00	124.00
2	—	730	128.00–130.00	129.00
1	—	685	128.00	128.00
1	—	455	126.00	126.00
2	—	533	126.00–130.00	127.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	365	168.00–177.00	171.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	153.00	153.00
2	—	458	146.00–150.00	148.01
1	—	800	120.00	120.00
3	—	518	135.00–137.00	135.99
1	—	575	133.00	133.00
1	—	600	144.00	144.00
3	—	678	130.00–140.00	134.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	760	97.00	97.00
1	—	950	90.00	90.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	424	120.00–130.00	124.02
1	—	545	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	116.00	116.00
1	—	655	113.00	113.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	168.00	168.00
1	—	680	158.00	158.00
7	—	609	164.00–168.00	166.13
4	—	524	158.00–168.00	163.39
6	—	562	158.00–169.00	164.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	935	82.00	82.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	418	185.00–201.00	194.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	670	66.00	66.00
1	—	505	84.00	84.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,140	83.00–89.00	85.62
5	—	1,146	73.00–78.00	75.79
3	—	1,085	63.00–67.00	64.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	810	30.00	30.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,138	80.00	80.00
2	—	1,343	89.00–95.00	92.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,778	111.00–113.00	111.96
1	—	1,735	125.00	125.00

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.