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North Wilkesboro Livestock Auction

Name: North Wilkesboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-10-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-10-26

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · North Wilkesboro, North Carolina · Wed, Oct 26

● Final56 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2089

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Feeder Cattle receipts

161 head

▲ 84 vs last sale 77▲ 22 vs year ago 139 · +15.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

84 head

▲ 62 vs last sale 22▲ 38 vs year ago 46 · +82.6%

Also sold hereReplacement Cattle SaleSat Apr 4, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends available due to market not being reported previous week. Individual Breaker Cow brought 92.00. Demand Good, Activity Active, Offerings Heavy, Quality Average To Attractive.

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 $136.69/cwt on 79 head.

Average price

$136.69

79 head · 384 lb average

Value per head Derived

$525

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$299

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

$63.33/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+12.10

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	407	142.25	579	63
Medium 2	248	123.26	306	7thin
Medium 3	311	122.83	382	6thin
Small 3	355	78.92	280	3thin

One grade step is worth $63.33/cwt here — about $299 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 sale79 hd

136.69

—

NC average8 barns · 1,232 hd

124.58

+12.10

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	1,871	102.06	1,910	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,525	66.06	1,007	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,151	58.76	677	55
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	832	50.13	417	7thin

Every lot

56 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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	210	148.04/cwt	144.00–150.00	311	3
Steers	—	Medium 2	237	122.65/cwt	120.00–124.00	291	3
Steers	—	Medium 2	275	135.18/cwt	130.00–140.00	372	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	288	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	490	13
Steers	—	Medium 3	307	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	375	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	325	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	514	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	375	177.75/cwt	176.00–178.00	667	24
Steers	—	Medium 2	380	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	570	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	478	152.03/cwt	150.00–154.00	727	2
Steers	—	Medium 2	545	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	681	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	555	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	722	1
Steers	—	Medium 3	730	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	584	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	835	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	835	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium 2	170	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	187	2
Heifers	—	Medium 2	220	126.28/cwt	120.00–130.00	278	3
Heifers	—	Medium 3	270	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	332	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	284	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	426	8
Heifers	—	Medium 3	300	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	375	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	305	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	458	11
Heifers	—	Small 3	320	78.38/cwt	70.00–86.00	251	2
Heifers	—	Medium 2	340	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	462	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	356	151.96/cwt	151.00–153.00	541	23
Heifers	—	Medium 2	395	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	506	1
Heifers	—	Medium 3	395	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	450	1
Heifers	—	Small 3	425	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	340	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	439	135.98/cwt	125.00–138.00	597	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	460	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	552	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	633	119.72/cwt	119.50–120.00	758	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	663	121.94/cwt	119.00–125.00	808	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	411	165.33/cwt	164.00–168.00	680	3
Bulls	—	Medium 2	435	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	653	1
Bulls	—	Medium 3	450	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	477	1
Bulls	—	Small 3	470	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	357	1
Bulls	—	Medium 3	505	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	449	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	515	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	721	3
Bulls	—	Small 3	525	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	389	1
Bulls	—	Medium 3	555	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	555	1
Bulls	—	Small 3	585	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	410	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	605	124.96/cwt	120.00–130.00	756	2
Bulls	—	Medium 2	613	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	674	2
Bulls	—	Medium 3	630	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	630	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	712	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	862	2
Bulls	—	Medium 3	715	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	644	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	840	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	764	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	915	83.53/cwt	81.00–86.00	764	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,715	97.66/cwt	93.00–100.50	1,675	3
Bulls	—	—	2,105	108.67/cwt	103.00–114.00	2,288	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	823	51.21/cwt	45.00–55.00	421	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	830	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	672	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	842	38.77/cwt	31.00–44.00	326	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,015	40.57/cwt	34.00–47.00	412	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,080	72.92/cwt	71.00–78.00	788	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,169	54.20/cwt	49.00–59.00	634	18
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,187	64.64/cwt	60.00–69.00	767	26
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,383	70.75/cwt	70.00–72.00	978	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,588	63.98/cwt	60.00–67.00	1,016	9

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 26, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 161Last week 77Year ago 139

Slaughter CattleReceipts 84Last week 22Year ago 46

No trends available due to market not being reported previous week. Individual Breaker Cow brought 92.00. Demand Good, Activity Active, Offerings Heavy, Quality Average To Attractive.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	300	125.00	125.00
1	—	270	123.00	123.00
1	—	395	114.00	114.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	128.00	128.00
3	—	220	120.00–130.00	126.28
2	—	170	110.00	110.00
1	—	340	136.00	136.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	320	70.00–86.00	78.38
1	—	425	80.00	80.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	356	151.00–153.00	151.96
11	—	633	119.50–120.00	119.72
8	—	284	150.00	150.00
6	—	439	125.00–138.00	135.98
2	—	663	119.00–125.00	121.94
11	—	305	150.00	150.00
2	—	460	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	307	122.00	122.00
1	—	730	80.00	80.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	150.00	150.00
2	—	275	130.00–140.00	135.18
1	—	545	125.00	125.00
3	—	237	120.00–124.00	122.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	325	158.00	158.00
13	—	288	170.00	170.00
1	—	835	100.00	100.00
1	—	555	130.00	130.00
3	—	210	144.00–150.00	148.04
24	—	375	176.00–178.00	177.75
2	—	478	150.00–154.00	152.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	712	121.00	121.00
2	—	605	120.00–130.00	124.96
3	—	411	164.00–168.00	165.33
1	—	840	91.00	91.00
3	—	515	140.00	140.00
2	—	915	81.00–86.00	83.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	630	100.00	100.00
1	—	555	100.00	100.00
1	—	450	106.00	106.00
1	—	505	89.00	89.00
1	—	715	90.00	90.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	150.00	150.00
2	—	613	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	70.00	70.00
1	—	525	74.00	74.00
1	—	470	76.00	76.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,383	70.00–72.00	70.75
9	—	1,588	60.00–67.00	63.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,080	71.00–78.00	72.92
26	—	1,187	60.00–69.00	64.64
18	—	1,169	49.00–59.00	54.20
7	—	1,015	34.00–47.00	40.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	830	81.00	81.00
3	—	823	45.00–55.00	51.21
3	—	842	31.00–44.00	38.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,715	93.00–100.50	97.66
2	—	2,105	103.00–114.00	108.67

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.