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North Wilkesboro Livestock Auction

Name: North Wilkesboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-04-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-13

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · North Wilkesboro, North Carolina · Wed, Apr 13

● Final57 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2089

← Apr 6Apr 13Apr 27 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

185 head

▲ 68 vs last sale 117▲ 72 vs year ago 113 · +63.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

87 head

▲ 50 vs last sale 37▲ 67 vs year ago 20 · +335.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

4 head

▲ 4 vs last sale 0▲ 2 vs year ago 2 · +100.0%

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 steady to 1.00 lower, while breaking type slaughter cows were 1.00 to 2.00 higher and slaughter bulls were 2.00 to 3.00 higher. There were too few comparable feeder cattle the previous week to establish an adequate market comparison. Demand was good; market activity and buyer interest were active. Offerings of cattle were fairly heavy. Cattle quality was plain to attractive.

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 $167.98/cwt on 58 head.

Average price

$167.98

58 head · 498 lb average

Value per head Derived

$836

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$369

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

$32.80/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.60

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	529	175.33	927	45
Medium 2	391	142.53	557	13thin

One grade step is worth $32.80/cwt here — about $369 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 sale58 hd

167.98

—

NC average8 barns · 777 hd

161.37

+6.60

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	—	Low	1,610	108.88	1,753	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,421	76.69	1,090	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,175	73.28	861	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	994	61.75	614	27

Every lot

57 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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	233	169.59/cwt	164.00–175.00	395	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	280	161.05/cwt	158.00–164.00	451	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	330	159.36/cwt	154.00–164.00	526	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	335	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	687	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	363	185.94/cwt	182.00–190.00	675	3
Steers	—	Medium 2Fleshy	368	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	471	2
Steers	—	Medium 2	372	145.43/cwt	141.00–148.00	541	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	390	208.25/cwt	208.00–209.00	812	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	465	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	800	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	475	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	931	2
Steers	—	Medium 2	500	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	720	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	644	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,133	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	752	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,181	11
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	263	113.75/cwt	110.00–116.00	299	3
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	350	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	357	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	368	148.55/cwt	142.00–153.00	547	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	380	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	448	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	462	110.65/cwt	110.00–111.00	511	3
Heifers	—	Medium 2	465	125.35/cwt	121.00–130.00	583	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	472	144.45/cwt	140.00–149.00	682	3
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	478	97.35/cwt	96.00–100.00	465	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	509	145.88/cwt	140.00–150.00	743	6
Heifers	—	Medium 2	522	132.38/cwt	130.00–135.00	691	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	555	146.50/cwt	144.00–149.00	813	2
Heifers	—	Medium 2	560	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	700	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	677	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	931	15
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium 2Fleshy	403	132.98/cwt	130.00–136.00	536	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	415	190.70/cwt	185.00–198.00	791	3
Bulls	—	Medium 2	418	148.52/cwt	148.00–149.00	621	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	420	162.69/cwt	157.00–168.00	683	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	475	154.54/cwt	150.00–158.00	734	4
Bulls	—	Medium 2	479	145.54/cwt	144.00–148.00	697	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	530	113.00/cwt	112.00–114.00	599	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	563	157.53/cwt	150.00–164.00	887	3
Bulls	—	Medium 2	683	135.03/cwt	132.00–138.00	922	2
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers5 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	320	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	326	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3Thin Fleshed	395	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	292	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	535	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	535	2
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3Thin Fleshed	1,050	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	735	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	1,125	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	934	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	285	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	171	1
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	530	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	265	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,385	99.94/cwt	98.00–102.00	1,384	3
Bulls	—	—	1,649	110.46/cwt	105.00–114.00	1,821	8
Bulls	—	—	1,790	115.99/cwt	115.50–116.50	2,076	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	886	39.84/cwt	36.00–43.00	353	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	905	31.11/cwt	30.00–34.00	282	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,010	60.22/cwt	59.00–63.00	608	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,020	78.16/cwt	77.00–79.00	797	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,037	72.25/cwt	68.00–75.00	749	13
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,154	72.38/cwt	70.00–75.00	835	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,187	60.63/cwt	58.00–64.00	720	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,192	78.40/cwt	78.00–79.50	935	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,387	70.34/cwt	70.00–71.00	976	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,431	78.60/cwt	75.00–80.00	1,125	10
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,167	1,101.79/cwt	1,060.00–1,125.00	12,858	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,250	1,400.00/cwt	1,400.00–1,400.00	17,500	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 Apr 13, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 185Last week 117Year ago 113

Slaughter CattleReceipts 87Last week 37Year ago 20

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 0Year ago 2

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	500	144.00	144.00
9	—	372	141.00–148.00	145.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	390	208.00–209.00	208.25
12	—	644	176.00	176.00
2	—	475	196.00	196.00
3	—	335	205.00	205.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	363	182.00–190.00	185.94
2	—	465	172.00	172.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	233	164.00–175.00	169.59
11	—	752	157.00	157.00
3	—	330	154.00–164.00	159.36
2	—	280	158.00–164.00	161.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	368	128.00	128.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	465	121.00–130.00	125.35
3	—	522	130.00–135.00	132.38
3	—	560	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	462	110.00–111.00	110.65
3	—	263	110.00–116.00	113.75
2	—	380	118.00	118.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	509	140.00–150.00	145.88
3	—	472	140.00–149.00	144.45
2	—	555	144.00–149.00	146.50
15	—	677	137.50	137.50
9	—	368	142.00–153.00	148.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	350	102.00	102.00
3	—	478	96.00–100.00	97.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,050	70.00	70.00
1	—	395	74.00	74.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	535	100.00	100.00
1	—	320	102.00	102.00
1	—	1,125	83.00	83.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	285	60.00	60.00
1	—	530	50.00	50.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	420	157.00–168.00	162.69
4	—	475	150.00–158.00	154.54
3	—	563	150.00–164.00	157.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	683	132.00–138.00	135.03
2	—	418	148.00–149.00	148.52
4	—	479	144.00–148.00	145.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	415	185.00–198.00	190.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	403	130.00–136.00	132.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	530	112.00–114.00	113.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,387	70.00–71.00	70.34
10	—	1,431	75.00–80.00	78.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,020	77.00–79.00	78.16
4	—	886	36.00–43.00	39.84
13	—	1,037	68.00–75.00	72.25
4	—	1,010	59.00–63.00	60.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	905	30.00–34.00	31.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,187	58.00–64.00	60.63
9	—	1,154	70.00–75.00	72.38
9	—	1,192	78.00–79.50	78.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,385	98.00–102.00	99.94
2	—	1,790	115.50–116.50	115.99
8	—	1,649	105.00–114.00	110.46

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,167	1,060.00–1,125.00	1,101.79
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,250	1,400.00	1,400.00

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.