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North Wilkesboro Livestock Auction

Name: North Wilkesboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-10-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-10-12

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · North Wilkesboro, North Carolina · Wed, Oct 12

● Final53 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2089

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Feeder Cattle receipts

77 head

▲ 27 vs last sale 50▲ 77 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

22 head

▼ 18 vs last sale 40▲ 22 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Also sold hereReplacement Cattle SaleSat Apr 4, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle Mostly Steady Feeder cattle Mostly Steady Demand Moderate Activity Active 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 $106.59/cwt on 35 head.

Average price

$106.59

35 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$583

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$376

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

$59.83/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.78

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	572	119.83	685	18thin
Medium 2	538	107.33	577	6thin
Medium 3	519	88.07	457	9thin
Small and Medium 3	455	77.00	350	1thin
Small 3	515	60.00	309	1thin

One grade step is worth $59.83/cwt here — about $376 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 sale35 hd

106.59

—

NC average6 barns · 736 hd

117.37

−10.78

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	1,378	93.01	1,282	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,478	71.60	1,058	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,121	71.57	803	17

Every lot

53 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 3	280	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	330	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	340	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	490	1
Steers	—	Medium 3	350	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	385	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	388	144.90/cwt	140.00–150.00	562	2
Steers	—	Medium 3	415	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	469	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	442	157.51/cwt	155.00–160.00	696	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	455	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	728	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	590	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	826	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	675	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	932	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	785	130.67/cwt	128.00–136.00	1,026	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,225	96.50/cwt	96.50–96.50	1,182	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,275	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,148	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium 3	210	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	210	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	315	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	378	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	370	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	463	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	435	125.29/cwt	120.00–130.00	545	3
Heifers	—	Medium 3	440	83.26/cwt	80.00–90.00	366	3
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 3	455	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	350	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	473	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	520	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	486	134.40/cwt	130.00–139.00	653	5
Heifers	—	Small 3	515	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	309	1
Heifers	—	Medium 3	525	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	525	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	543	125.50/cwt	125.00–126.00	681	4
Heifers	—	Medium 3	555	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	555	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	575	116.98/cwt	116.00–118.00	673	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	625	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	788	1
Heifers	—	Medium 3	670	79.94/cwt	76.00–84.00	536	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	695	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	820	1
Heifers	—	Medium 3	720	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	598	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	815	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	571	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	870	85.00/cwt	80.00–90.00	740	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	955	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	649	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	425	149.02/cwt	147.00–151.00	633	2
Bulls	—	Medium 2	425	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	553	1
Bulls	—	Medium 3	490	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	490	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	495	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	747	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	523	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	680	3
Bulls	—	Medium 3	573	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	573	2
Bulls	—	Small 3	590	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	413	1
Bulls	—	Medium 3	622	111.37/cwt	108.00–116.00	693	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	630	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	819	1
Bulls	—	Small 3	633	74.08/cwt	60.00–86.00	469	3
Bulls	—	Medium 3	720	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	734	1
Bulls	—	Small 3	725	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	587	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	795	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	795	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Medium 2	395	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	221	1
Dairy Steers	—	Medium 2	545	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	273	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,378	93.01/cwt	91.00–95.00	1,282	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	900	38.00/cwt	38.00–38.00	342	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,015	89.85/cwt	84.00–94.00	912	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,143	65.37/cwt	62.00–68.00	747	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,172	71.96/cwt	70.00–75.00	843	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,478	71.60/cwt	70.00–74.00	1,058	3

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 Oct 12, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 77Last week 50Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 22Last week 40Year ago 0

Slaughter cattle Mostly Steady Feeder cattle Mostly Steady Demand Moderate Activity Active 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
4	—	442	155.00–160.00	157.51
1	—	675	138.00	138.00
2	—	388	140.00–150.00	144.90
1	—	340	144.00	144.00
1	—	590	140.00	140.00
1	—	455	160.00	160.00
1	—	1,225	96.50	96.50
1	—	1,275	90.00	90.00
3	—	785	128.00–136.00	130.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	113.00	113.00
1	—	350	110.00	110.00
1	—	280	118.00	118.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	50.00	50.00
1	—	395	56.00	56.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	870	80.00–90.00	85.00
1	—	370	125.00	125.00
4	—	543	125.00–126.00	125.50
1	—	955	68.00	68.00
1	—	695	118.00	118.00
1	—	625	126.00	126.00
5	—	486	130.00–139.00	134.40
3	—	435	120.00–130.00	125.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	815	70.00	70.00
1	—	315	120.00	120.00
2	—	575	116.00–118.00	116.98
2	—	473	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	720	83.00	83.00
1	—	210	100.00	100.00
3	—	440	80.00–90.00	83.26
2	—	670	76.00–84.00	79.94
1	—	555	100.00	100.00
1	—	525	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	60.00	60.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	77.00	77.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	523	130.00	130.00
1	—	495	151.00	151.00
1	—	630	130.00	130.00
1	—	795	100.00	100.00
2	—	425	147.00–151.00	149.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	633	60.00–86.00	74.08
1	—	725	81.00	81.00
1	—	590	70.00	70.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	573	100.00	100.00
3	—	622	108.00–116.00	111.37
1	—	720	102.00	102.00
1	—	490	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	130.00	130.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,478	70.00–74.00	71.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	900	38.00	38.00
4	—	1,143	62.00–68.00	65.37
3	—	1,015	84.00–94.00	89.85
9	—	1,172	70.00–75.00	71.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,378	91.00–95.00	93.01

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.