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North Wilkesboro Livestock Auction

Name: North Wilkesboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-04-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-27

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · North Wilkesboro, North Carolina · Wed, Apr 27

● Final49 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2089

← Apr 13Apr 27May 4 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

71 head

▼ 114 vs last sale 185▼ 56 vs year ago 127 · −44.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

29 head

▼ 58 vs last sale 87▼ 17 vs year ago 46 · −37.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

1 head

▼ 3 vs last sale 4▼ 2 vs year ago 3 · −66.7%

Also sold hereReplacement Cattle SaleSat Apr 4, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Head calves 140.00 To 155.00 Demand Moderate Activity Moderate Offerings Light 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 $121.74/cwt on 33 head.

Average price

$121.74

33 head · 531 lb average

Value per head Derived

$647

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$273

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

$34.48/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.31

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	565	125.14	707	23
Medium 2	443	123.86	549	7thin
Medium 3	478	90.67	434	3thin

One grade step is worth $34.48/cwt here — about $273 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 sale33 hd

121.74

—

NC average8 barns · 1,095 hd

129.05

−7.31

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	1,589	98.83	1,570	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,385	77.33	1,071	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,094	69.92	765	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	885	61.00	540	1thin

Every lot

49 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 · Steers8 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	260	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	354	2
Steers	—	Medium 3	275	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	341	1
Steers	—	Medium 2	338	138.96/cwt	134.00–144.00	470	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	341	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	597	5
Steers	—	Medium 2	382	129.31/cwt	128.00–130.00	494	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	447	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	644	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	553	151.75/cwt	150.00–154.00	839	4
Steers	—	Medium 2	560	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	700	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	233	127.78/cwt	124.00–132.00	298	2
Heifers	—	Medium 2	270	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	346	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	330	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	406	1
Heifers	—	Medium 3	335	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	362	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	340	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	490	1
Heifers	—	Medium 3	360	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	360	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	375	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	525	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	400	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	496	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	429	134.77/cwt	134.00–138.00	578	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	457	144.64/cwt	141.00–148.00	661	3
Heifers	—	Medium 2	465	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	623	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	525	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	704	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	565	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	633	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	580	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	731	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	605	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	678	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	695	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	827	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	720	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	720	1
Heifers	—	Medium 3	740	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	474	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	765	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	857	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	809	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	914	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	965	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	724	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	413	170.39/cwt	169.00–173.00	704	3
Bulls	—	Medium 2	430	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	611	1
Bulls	—	Medium 3	450	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	387	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	478	155.47/cwt	150.00–161.00	743	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	500	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	800	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	595	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	934	1
Bulls	—	Medium 2	610	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	732	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	634	144.68/cwt	144.00–145.00	917	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	660	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	726	1
Bulls	—	Large 3	725	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	493	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,398	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,398	2
Bulls	—	—	1,435	69.50/cwt	69.50–69.50	997	1
Bulls	—	—	1,723	105.58/cwt	103.00–108.00	1,819	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	885	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	540	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	953	60.50/cwt	60.00–61.00	577	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,080	69.48/cwt	64.50–74.00	750	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,303	81.53/cwt	80.00–83.50	1,062	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,372	73.27/cwt	72.00–74.00	1,005	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,394	80.38/cwt	76.00–84.00	1,120	4
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small and Medium 3	800	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	3,680	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 27, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 71Last week 185Year ago 127

Slaughter CattleReceipts 29Last week 87Year ago 46

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 4Year ago 3

Head calves 140.00 To 155.00 Demand Moderate Activity Moderate Offerings Light Quality Average

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	447	144.00	144.00
5	—	341	175.00	175.00
2	—	260	136.00	136.00
4	—	553	150.00–154.00	151.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	275	124.00	124.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	382	128.00–130.00	129.31
1	—	560	125.00	125.00
2	—	338	134.00–144.00	138.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	695	119.00	119.00
1	—	340	144.00	144.00
3	—	457	141.00–148.00	144.64
1	—	375	140.00	140.00
5	—	809	113.00	113.00
1	—	525	134.00	134.00
5	—	429	134.00–138.00	134.77
1	—	580	126.00	126.00
1	—	720	100.00	100.00
1	—	765	112.00	112.00
1	—	965	75.00	75.00
2	—	233	124.00–132.00	127.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	335	108.00	108.00
1	—	360	100.00	100.00
1	—	740	64.00	64.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	124.00	124.00
1	—	605	112.00	112.00
1	—	270	128.00	128.00
1	—	565	112.00	112.00
1	—	330	123.00	123.00
2	—	465	134.00	134.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	478	150.00–161.00	155.47
1	—	595	157.00	157.00
1	—	660	110.00	110.00
3	—	413	169.00–173.00	170.39
3	—	634	144.00–145.00	144.68
1	—	500	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	142.00	142.00
1	—	610	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	725	68.00	68.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	86.00	86.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	800	460.00	460.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	953	60.00–61.00	60.50
10	—	1,080	64.50–74.00	69.48
2	—	1,303	80.00–83.50	81.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,394	76.00–84.00	80.38
3	—	1,372	72.00–74.00	73.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	885	61.00	61.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,723	103.00–108.00	105.58
2	—	1,398	100.00	100.00
1	—	1,435	69.50	69.50

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.