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North Wilkesboro Livestock Auction

Name: North Wilkesboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-09-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-09-21

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · North Wilkesboro, North Carolina · Wed, Sep 21

● Final38 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2089

← Sep 7Sep 21Sep 28 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

73 head

▲ 17 vs last sale 56▲ 32 vs year ago 41 · +78.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

41 head

▲ 17 vs last sale 24▲ 27 vs year ago 14 · +192.9%

Also sold hereReplacement Cattle SaleSat Apr 4, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No Reporter Last week

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 $122.49/cwt on 40 head.

Average price

$122.49

40 head · 456 lb average

Value per head Derived

$558

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$474

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

$78.99/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.64

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	476	128.99	614	27
Medium 2	423	117.60	498	9thin
Medium 3	434	102.75	446	3thin
Small 3	280	50.00	140	1thin

One grade step is worth $78.99/cwt here — about $474 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 sale40 hd

122.49

—

NC average8 barns · 907 hd

131.12

−8.64

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	1,970	102.00	2,009	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,490	80.31	1,197	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,096	72.29	792	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	797	56.60	451	14

Every lot

38 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 · Steers5 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium 2	220	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	286	1
Steers	—	Medium 2	295	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	384	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	353	159.04/cwt	154.00–164.00	561	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	478	152.34/cwt	147.00–156.00	728	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	820	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,041	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Small 3	280	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	140	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	320	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	371	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	340	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	459	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	360	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	544	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	375	120.08/cwt	114.00–124.00	450	3
Heifers	—	Medium 3	383	100.13/cwt	96.00–104.00	383	2
Heifers	—	Medium 2	418	116.06/cwt	114.00–118.00	485	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	423	127.77/cwt	127.00–135.00	540	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	461	127.51/cwt	124.00–130.00	588	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	535	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	685	1
Heifers	—	Medium 3	535	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	578	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	550	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	732	3
Heifers	—	Medium 2	555	117.00/cwt	115.00–119.00	649	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	645	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	813	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	755	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	906	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	420	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	605	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	461	148.12/cwt	143.00–150.00	683	4
Bulls	—	Medium 3	500	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	350	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	527	136.71/cwt	135.00–140.00	720	3
Bulls	—	Medium 2	555	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	694	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	602	134.50/cwt	134.00–135.00	810	8
Bulls	—	Medium 2	605	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	702	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	725	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	935	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	808	121.04/cwt	117.00–125.00	978	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,970	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	2,009	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	773	46.27/cwt	40.00–55.00	358	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	800	72.11/cwt	69.00–76.00	577	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	804	56.59/cwt	51.00–64.00	455	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,005	64.73/cwt	60.00–69.00	651	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,134	74.52/cwt	70.00–78.50	845	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,180	83.83/cwt	82.00–85.00	989	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,473	84.10/cwt	83.00–85.00	1,239	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,496	79.05/cwt	76.00–82.00	1,183	6

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 Sep 21, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 73Last week 56Year ago 41

Slaughter CattleReceipts 41Last week 24Year ago 14

No Reporter Last week

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	550	133.00	133.00
10	—	423	127.00–135.00	127.77
2	—	645	126.00	126.00
1	—	360	151.00	151.00
1	—	340	135.00	135.00
1	—	755	120.00	120.00
1	—	535	128.00	128.00
8	—	461	124.00–130.00	127.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	418	114.00–118.00	116.06
1	—	320	116.00	116.00
2	—	555	115.00–119.00	117.00
3	—	375	114.00–124.00	120.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	108.00	108.00
2	—	383	96.00–104.00	100.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	280	50.00	50.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	353	154.00–164.00	159.04
3	—	478	147.00–156.00	152.34
1	—	820	127.00	127.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	220	130.00	130.00
1	—	295	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	602	134.00–135.00	134.50
4	—	420	144.00	144.00
2	—	808	117.00–125.00	121.04
3	—	527	135.00–140.00	136.71
1	—	725	129.00	129.00
4	—	461	143.00–150.00	148.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	116.00	116.00
1	—	555	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	70.00	70.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,970	102.00	102.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	804	51.00–64.00	56.59
3	—	773	40.00–55.00	46.27
2	—	800	69.00–76.00	72.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,180	82.00–85.00	83.83
6	—	1,005	60.00–69.00	64.73
10	—	1,134	70.00–78.50	74.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,496	76.00–82.00	79.05
2	—	1,473	83.00–85.00	84.10

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.