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North Wilkesboro Livestock Auction

Name: North Wilkesboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-08-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-08-24

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · North Wilkesboro, North Carolina · Wed, Aug 24

● Final61 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2089

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Feeder Cattle receipts

127 head

▲ 35 vs last sale 92▲ 94 vs year ago 33 · +284.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

55 head

▲ 14 vs last sale 41▲ 39 vs year ago 16 · +243.8%

Also sold hereReplacement Cattle SaleSat Apr 4, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Baby calves 20.00 To 60.00 Slaughter cattle Mostly steady Feeder cattle Mostly steady Demand Good Activity Active 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 $135.64/cwt on 56 head.

Average price

$135.64

56 head · 427 lb average

Value per head Derived

$579

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$468

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

$92.64/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.73

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	432	151.88	656	35
Medium 2	456	129.28	589	10thin
Medium 3	408	101.15	412	8thin
Small 3	319	59.24	189	3thin

One grade step is worth $92.64/cwt here — about $468 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 sale56 hd

135.64

—

NC average7 barns · 1,073 hd

138.37

−2.73

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	1,422	102.02	1,451	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,330	94.50	1,257	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,063	77.09	819	38
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	809	65.71	531	8thin

Every lot

61 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 2	180	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	266	1
Steers	—	Medium 2	225	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	338	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	355	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	671	1
Steers	—	Medium 2	370	171.95/cwt	170.00–174.00	636	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	445	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	748	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	535	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	952	2
Steers	—	Medium 2	550	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	847	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	620	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,011	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	210	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	311	1
Heifers	—	Small 3	218	73.86/cwt	70.00–78.00	161	2
Heifers	—	Medium 3	245	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	255	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	280	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	356	1
Heifers	—	Medium 3	290	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	232	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	335	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	436	1
Heifers	—	Medium 3	335	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	392	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	342	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	564	9
Heifers	—	Medium 3	350	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	343	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	380	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	494	2
Heifers	—	Medium 2	385	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	462	1
Heifers	—	Medium 3	425	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	468	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	428	147.26/cwt	145.00–148.00	630	8
Heifers	—	Medium 2	430	124.88/cwt	120.00–130.00	537	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	460	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	722	9
Heifers	—	Medium 2	475	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	660	4
Heifers	—	Medium 3	483	105.08/cwt	100.00–110.00	508	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	510	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	694	1
Heifers	—	Small 3	520	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	156	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	563	139.98/cwt	135.00–145.00	788	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	626	138.63/cwt	136.00–140.00	868	3
Heifers	—	Medium 3	650	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	585	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	795	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	875	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Small 3	425	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	340	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	433	163.53/cwt	162.00–165.00	708	2
Bulls	—	Medium 2	438	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	613	2
Bulls	—	Medium 3	445	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	503	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	470	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	865	12
Bulls	—	Medium 2	478	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	621	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	523	154.73/cwt	150.00–159.00	809	4
Bulls	—	Medium 2	530	144.17/cwt	143.00–149.00	764	5
Bulls	—	Medium 2	550	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	660	1
Bulls	—	Medium 3	550	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	594	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	560	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	806	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	613	152.50/cwt	152.00–154.00	935	6
Bulls	—	Medium 2	620	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	868	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	782	117.35/cwt	116.00–120.00	918	3
Bulls	—	Medium 3	795	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	827	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	815	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,027	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Medium 2	210	77.50/cwt	77.50–77.50	163	1
Dairy Steers	—	Medium 2	400	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	200	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Medium 2	365	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	226	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,295	94.10/cwt	90.00–100.00	1,219	3
Bulls	—	—	1,613	113.91/cwt	105.00–120.00	1,837	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	690	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	207	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	787	62.58/cwt	57.00–65.00	493	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	853	74.65/cwt	74.00–75.00	637	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	860	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	722	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	920	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	460	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,003	66.41/cwt	65.00–68.00	666	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,039	75.43/cwt	70.00–80.00	784	23
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,142	85.94/cwt	82.00–91.00	981	11
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,330	94.50/cwt	90.00–102.00	1,257	4

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 Aug 24, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 127Last week 92Year ago 33

Slaughter CattleReceipts 55Last week 41Year ago 16

Baby calves 20.00 To 60.00 Slaughter cattle Mostly steady Feeder cattle Mostly steady Demand Good Activity Active Offerings Moderate Quality Average

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	290	80.00	80.00
1	—	245	104.00	104.00
2	—	483	100.00–110.00	105.08
1	—	425	110.00	110.00
1	—	350	98.00	98.00
1	—	650	90.00	90.00
1	—	335	117.00	117.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	136.00	136.00
2	—	563	135.00–145.00	139.98
9	—	460	157.00	157.00
1	—	210	148.00	148.00
8	—	428	145.00–148.00	147.26
9	—	342	165.00	165.00
3	—	626	136.00–140.00	138.63
2	—	380	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	120.00	120.00
1	—	335	130.00	130.00
2	—	430	120.00–130.00	124.88
1	—	280	127.00	127.00
4	—	475	139.00	139.00
1	—	795	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	218	70.00–78.00	73.86
1	—	520	30.00	30.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	370	170.00–174.00	171.95
1	—	550	154.00	154.00
1	—	225	150.00	150.00
1	—	180	148.00	148.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	535	178.00	178.00
2	—	445	168.00	168.00
3	—	620	163.00	163.00
1	—	355	189.00	189.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	50.00	50.00
1	—	210	77.50	77.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	365	62.00	62.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	613	152.00–154.00	152.50
3	—	782	116.00–120.00	117.35
4	—	523	150.00–159.00	154.73
1	—	815	126.00	126.00
1	—	560	144.00	144.00
12	—	470	184.00	184.00
2	—	433	162.00–165.00	163.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	478	130.00	130.00
1	—	550	120.00	120.00
5	—	530	143.00–149.00	144.17
1	—	620	140.00	140.00
2	—	438	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	795	104.00	104.00
1	—	550	108.00	108.00
1	—	445	113.00	113.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	80.00	80.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	690	30.00	30.00
3	—	787	57.00–65.00	62.58
1	—	860	84.00	84.00
3	—	853	74.00–75.00	74.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,330	90.00–102.00	94.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	920	50.00	50.00
3	—	1,003	65.00–68.00	66.41
23	—	1,039	70.00–80.00	75.43
11	—	1,142	82.00–91.00	85.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,295	90.00–100.00	94.10
2	—	1,613	105.00–120.00	113.91

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.