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North Wilkesboro Livestock Auction

Name: North Wilkesboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-05-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-04

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · North Wilkesboro, North Carolina · Wed, May 4

● Final51 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2089

← Apr 27May 4May 11 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

97 head

▲ 26 vs last sale 71▼ 15 vs year ago 112 · −13.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

21 head

▼ 8 vs last sale 29▼ 1 vs year ago 22 · −4.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

5 head

▲ 4 vs last sale 1▼ 1 vs year ago 6 · −16.7%

Also sold hereReplacement Cattle SaleSat Apr 4, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle Mostly Steady Feeder cattle 7.00 To 14.00 Higher Demand Good Activity Moderate Offerings Light Quality Average

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 $166.88/cwt on 47 head.

Average price

$166.88

47 head · 489 lb average

Value per head Derived

$815

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$424

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

$47.85/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.57

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	508	176.90	899	37
Medium 2	428	130.00	556	8thin
Medium 3	368	129.05	475	2thin

One grade step is worth $47.85/cwt here — about $424 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 sale47 hd

166.88

—

NC average8 barns · 720 hd

155.31

+11.57

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	1,830	113.00	2,068	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,180	75.05	886	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,073	68.06	730	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	820	59.95	492	3thin

Every lot

51 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 · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	235	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	388	1
Steers	—	Medium 2	278	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	389	4
Steers	—	Medium 2	315	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	410	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	361	189.75/cwt	189.00–190.00	685	4
Steers	—	Medium 3	368	129.05/cwt	128.00–130.00	475	2
Steers	—	Medium 2	390	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	546	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	446	185.01/cwt	181.00–187.00	825	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	487	175.18/cwt	170.00–177.00	853	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	560	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,008	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	607	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	971	7
Steers	—	Medium 2	690	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	828	1
Steers	—	Medium 2	915	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	824	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	200	142.50/cwt	140.00–145.00	285	2
Heifers	—	Medium 2	245	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	306	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	285	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	371	1
Heifers	—	Medium 3	365	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	292	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	395	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	514	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	420	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	588	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	443	151.27/cwt	151.00–154.00	670	11
Heifers	—	Medium 3	455	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	423	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	480	121.11/cwt	114.00–124.00	581	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	555	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	744	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	610	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	610	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	623	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	766	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium 3	445	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	490	1
Bulls	—	Medium 2	465	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	688	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	468	175.59/cwt	173.00–178.00	822	2
Bulls	—	Medium 3	480	119.00/cwt	118.00–120.00	571	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	515	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	747	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	565	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	814	1
Bulls	—	Medium 3	570	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	593	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	600	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	840	2
Bulls	—	Medium 2	665	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	758	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	668	140.96/cwt	139.00–143.00	942	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	823	112.95/cwt	110.00–116.00	930	2
Bulls	—	Medium 2	950	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	950	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Medium 3	405	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	162	1
Dairy Steers	—	Medium 3	480	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	192	1
Dairy Steers	—	Medium 2	500	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	395	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Medium 2	480	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	322	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,830	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	2,068	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	788	63.43/cwt	59.00–68.00	500	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	885	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	469	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	950	58.10/cwt	52.00–65.00	552	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,085	77.99/cwt	77.00–79.00	846	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,156	70.91/cwt	67.00–77.00	820	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,180	75.05/cwt	74.00–76.00	886	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 2	820	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	4,592	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 2	850	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	4,760	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,070	644.51/cwt	630.00–660.00	6,896	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,400	1,325.00/cwt	1,325.00–1,325.00	18,550	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 May 4, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 97Last week 71Year ago 112

Slaughter CattleReceipts 21Last week 29Year ago 22

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 1Year ago 6

Slaughter cattle Mostly Steady Feeder cattle 7.00 To 14.00 Higher Demand Good Activity Moderate Offerings Light Quality Average

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	79.00	79.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	40.00	40.00
1	—	480	40.00	40.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	560	180.00	180.00
6	—	446	181.00–187.00	185.01
4	—	361	189.00–190.00	189.75
1	—	235	165.00	165.00
7	—	607	160.00	160.00
6	—	487	170.00–177.00	175.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	690	120.00	120.00
4	—	278	140.00	140.00
1	—	915	90.00	90.00
1	—	390	140.00	140.00
1	—	315	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	368	128.00–130.00	129.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	443	151.00–154.00	151.27
2	—	623	123.00	123.00
2	—	200	140.00–145.00	142.50
1	—	555	134.00	134.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	100.00	100.00
1	—	285	130.00	130.00
1	—	420	140.00	140.00
1	—	395	130.00	130.00
6	—	480	114.00–124.00	121.11
1	—	245	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	93.00	93.00
1	—	365	80.00	80.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	67.00	67.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	468	173.00–178.00	175.59
1	—	515	145.00	145.00
1	—	565	144.00	144.00
2	—	823	110.00–116.00	112.95
2	—	668	139.00–143.00	140.96
2	—	600	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	104.00	104.00
2	—	480	118.00–120.00	119.00
1	—	445	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	665	114.00	114.00
1	—	950	100.00	100.00
1	—	465	148.00	148.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	885	53.00	53.00
2	—	788	59.00–68.00	63.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,085	77.00–79.00	77.99
7	—	1,156	67.00–77.00	70.91
5	—	950	52.00–65.00	58.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,180	74.00–76.00	75.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,830	113.00	113.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	820	560.00	560.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	850	560.00	560.00

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	1	—	1,400	1,325.00	1,325.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,070	630.00–660.00	644.51

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.