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North Wilkesboro Livestock Auction

Name: North Wilkesboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-05-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-11

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · North Wilkesboro, North Carolina · Wed, May 11

● Final64 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2089

← May 4May 11May 18 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

104 head

▲ 7 vs last sale 97▲ 57 vs year ago 47 · +121.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

31 head

▲ 10 vs last sale 21▲ 16 vs year ago 15 · +106.7%

Also sold hereReplacement Cattle SaleSat Apr 4, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle 3.00 To 6.00 Higher Feeder cattle 4.00 To 10.00 Higher Demand Good Activity Moderate Offerings Moderate 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 $132.50/cwt on 38 head.

Average price

$132.50

38 head · 481 lb average

Value per head Derived

$638

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$231

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

$49.34/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.96

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	479	138.79	665	32
Medium 2	510	118.00	602	2thin
Medium 3	485	89.45	434	4thin

One grade step is worth $49.34/cwt here — about $231 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 sale38 hd

132.50

—

NC average8 barns · 1,096 hd

135.45

−2.96

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	1,269	105.62	1,340	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,438	81.73	1,175	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,032	69.77	720	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	788	62.96	496	5thin

Every lot

64 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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	185	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	287	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	310	171.94/cwt	170.00–176.00	533	3
Steers	—	Medium 2	330	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	528	1
Steers	—	Medium 3	338	139.01/cwt	138.00–140.00	470	2
Steers	—	Small 3	340	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	286	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	380	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	665	1
Steers	—	Medium 3	390	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	507	2
Steers	—	Medium 2	400	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	680	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	415	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	789	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	574	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,033	4
Steers	—	Medium 2	580	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	963	1
Steers	—	Medium 3	585	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	854	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	602	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,047	7
Steers	—	Medium 2	635	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,022	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	182	136.88/cwt	130.00–140.00	249	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	200	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	274	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	375	147.21/cwt	145.00–150.00	552	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	415	148.48/cwt	148.00–149.00	616	2
Heifers	—	Medium 3	420	83.90/cwt	80.00–88.00	352	2
Heifers	—	Medium 2	475	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	599	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	481	140.50/cwt	136.00–144.00	676	4
Heifers	—	Medium 3	505	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	556	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	516	134.67/cwt	130.00–140.00	695	7
Heifers	—	Medium 2	545	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	600	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	573	142.34/cwt	139.00–143.00	816	6
Heifers	—	Medium 3	595	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	476	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	630	130.67/cwt	124.00–134.00	823	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	685	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	849	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	700	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	931	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Small 3	410	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	312	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	413	183.90/cwt	180.00–190.00	760	3
Bulls	—	Medium 2	430	174.38/cwt	172.00–178.00	750	3
Bulls	—	Medium 3	430	154.83/cwt	150.00–160.00	666	2
Bulls	—	Medium 2	458	167.51/cwt	166.00–169.00	767	2
Bulls	—	Medium 3	480	154.54/cwt	151.00–158.00	742	2
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 3	490	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	686	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	511	171.54/cwt	165.00–175.00	877	3
Bulls	—	Medium 2	518	163.51/cwt	163.00–164.00	847	2
Bulls	—	Medium 3	523	138.69/cwt	134.00–143.00	725	2
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 3	523	105.37/cwt	100.00–111.00	551	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	565	159.41/cwt	156.00–163.00	901	2
Bulls	—	Medium 3	590	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	767	1
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 3	593	112.51/cwt	110.00–115.00	667	2
Bulls	—	Medium 2	595	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	869	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	600	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	954	1
Bulls	—	Medium 3	605	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	847	1
Bulls	—	Medium 3	650	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	637	1
Bulls	—	Medium 3	700	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	434	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	795	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	994	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	815	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,019	1
Bulls	—	Medium 3	870	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	774	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	915	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	842	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	965	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	859	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Medium 2	620	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	335	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,020	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	949	1
Bulls	—	—	1,352	109.83/cwt	104.00–113.00	1,485	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	728	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	400	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	828	68.26/cwt	60.00–72.00	565	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	975	31.00/cwt	31.00–31.00	302	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,000	49.45/cwt	49.00–50.00	495	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,024	74.87/cwt	67.00–78.50	767	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,133	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	952	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,414	84.04/cwt	83.00–86.00	1,188	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,498	75.96/cwt	74.00–78.00	1,138	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 May 11, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 104Last week 97Year ago 47

Slaughter CattleReceipts 31Last week 21Year ago 15

Slaughter cattle 3.00 To 6.00 Higher Feeder cattle 4.00 To 10.00 Higher Demand Good Activity Moderate Offerings Moderate Quality Average

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	430	172.00–178.00	174.38
2	—	518	163.00–164.00	163.51
1	—	595	146.00	146.00
2	—	458	166.00–169.00	167.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	795	125.00	125.00
2	—	565	156.00–163.00	159.41
3	—	413	180.00–190.00	183.90
1	—	915	92.00	92.00
1	—	600	159.00	159.00
3	—	511	165.00–175.00	171.54
1	—	815	125.00	125.00
1	—	965	89.00	89.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	430	150.00–160.00	154.83
1	—	650	98.00	98.00
1	—	870	89.00	89.00
1	—	605	140.00	140.00
1	—	590	130.00	130.00
2	—	523	134.00–143.00	138.69
1	—	700	62.00	62.00
2	—	480	151.00–158.00	154.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	76.00	76.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	523	100.00–111.00	105.37
2	—	593	110.00–115.00	112.51
1	—	490	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	110.00	110.00
1	—	595	80.00	80.00
2	—	420	80.00–88.00	83.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	375	145.00–150.00	147.21
2	—	415	148.00–149.00	148.48
3	—	182	130.00–140.00	136.88
1	—	700	133.00	133.00
1	—	200	137.00	137.00
4	—	481	136.00–144.00	140.50
3	—	630	124.00–134.00	130.67
7	—	516	130.00–140.00	134.67
6	—	573	139.00–143.00	142.34
1	—	685	124.00	124.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	126.00	126.00
1	—	545	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	146.00	146.00
2	—	390	130.00	130.00
2	—	338	138.00–140.00	139.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	185	155.00	155.00
7	—	602	174.00	174.00
1	—	380	175.00	175.00
1	—	415	190.00	190.00
3	—	310	170.00–176.00	171.94
4	—	574	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	160.00	160.00
1	—	635	161.00	161.00
1	—	580	166.00	166.00
1	—	400	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	84.00	84.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	620	54.00	54.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,414	83.00–86.00	84.04
2	—	1,498	74.00–78.00	75.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	728	55.00	55.00
3	—	828	60.00–72.00	68.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,133	84.00	84.00
10	—	1,024	67.00–78.50	74.87
1	—	975	31.00	31.00
2	—	1,000	49.00–50.00	49.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,352	104.00–113.00	109.83
1	—	1,020	93.00	93.00

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.