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North Wilkesboro Livestock Auction

Name: North Wilkesboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-12-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-12-07

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · North Wilkesboro, North Carolina · Wed, Dec 7

● Final52 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2089

← Nov 30Dec 7Dec 14 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

66 head

▼ 1 vs last sale 67▼ 17 vs year ago 83 · −20.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

31 head

▲ 3 vs last sale 28▼ 10 vs year ago 41 · −24.4%

Also sold hereReplacement Cattle SaleSat Apr 4, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle 2.00To 6.00 Higher Feeder cattle 2.00 To 5.00 Higher Demand Good Activity Active Offerings Light ( heavy rain ) 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 $113.63/cwt on 31 head.

Average price

$113.63

31 head · 433 lb average

Value per head Derived

$492

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$310

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

$63.26/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.23

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	452	133.26	602	13thin
Medium 2	399	120.40	480	5thin
Medium 3	489	103.03	503	6thin
Small and Medium 3	357	86.00	307	5thin
Small 3	418	70.00	292	2thin

One grade step is worth $63.26/cwt here — about $310 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 sale31 hd

113.63

—

NC average8 barns · 1,282 hd

120.86

−7.23

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	1,599	96.88	1,549	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,675	69.05	1,157	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,234	57.47	709	12

Every lot

52 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	245	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	338	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	270	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	373	1
Steers	—	Medium 3	280	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	350	1
Steers	—	Small 3	300	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	210	1
Steers	—	Medium 2	375	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	525	1
Steers	—	Small 3	375	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	263	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	385	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	639	1
Steers	—	Medium 3	395	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	498	1
Steers	—	Small and Medium 3	395	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	387	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	445	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	748	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	477	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	739	7
Steers	—	Medium 2	500	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	630	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	545	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	850	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 3	240	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	240	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	245	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	294	1
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 3	260	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	213	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	290	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	354	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	313	142.99/cwt	142.00–144.00	448	2
Heifers	—	Medium 3	325	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	377	1
Heifers	—	Medium 3	373	112.09/cwt	110.00–114.00	418	2
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 3	375	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	293	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	390	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	569	1
Heifers	—	Small 3	395	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	277	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	420	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	504	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	433	125.93/cwt	122.00–130.00	545	2
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 3	440	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	352	1
Heifers	—	Small 3	440	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	308	1
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 3	470	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	423	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	479	136.50/cwt	130.00–142.00	654	5
Heifers	—	Medium 2	485	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	582	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	533	122.03/cwt	120.00–126.00	650	3
Heifers	—	Medium 2	555	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	666	1
Heifers	—	Medium 3	560	109.00/cwt	108.00–110.00	610	2
Heifers	—	Medium 3	740	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	444	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	390	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	593	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	422	149.31/cwt	148.00–152.00	630	3
Bulls	—	Medium 3	445	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	579	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	480	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	787	1
Bulls	—	Medium 2	485	146.65/cwt	146.00–148.00	711	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	515	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	757	1
Bulls	—	Medium 3	625	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	500	1
Bulls	—	Medium 3	745	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	745	1
Bulls	—	Medium 2	885	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	708	1
Bulls	—	Medium 3	900	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	630	1
Bulls	—	Medium 2	980	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	686	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Medium 2	255	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	194	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,563	106.25/cwt	102.00–110.00	1,661	2
Bulls	—	—	1,623	90.63/cwt	90.00–92.00	1,471	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,221	54.87/cwt	50.00–58.00	670	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,259	62.66/cwt	60.00–66.00	789	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,602	64.18/cwt	60.00–67.00	1,028	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,712	71.48/cwt	70.00–77.50	1,224	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 Dec 7, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 66Last week 67Year ago 83

Slaughter CattleReceipts 31Last week 28Year ago 41

Slaughter cattle 2.00To 6.00 Higher Feeder cattle 2.00 To 5.00 Higher Demand Good Activity Active Offerings Light ( heavy rain ) Quality Average

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	70.00	70.00
1	—	440	70.00	70.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	80.00	80.00
1	—	375	78.00	78.00
1	—	240	100.00	100.00
1	—	470	90.00	90.00
1	—	260	82.00	82.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	313	142.00–144.00	142.99
2	—	433	122.00–130.00	125.93
1	—	390	146.00	146.00
5	—	479	130.00–142.00	136.50
3	—	533	120.00–126.00	122.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	120.00	120.00
1	—	245	120.00	120.00
1	—	555	120.00	120.00
1	—	485	120.00	120.00
1	—	290	122.00	122.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	325	116.00	116.00
2	—	373	110.00–114.00	112.09
1	—	740	60.00	60.00
2	—	560	108.00–110.00	109.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	126.00	126.00
1	—	375	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	70.00	70.00
1	—	300	70.00	70.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	280	125.00	125.00
1	—	395	126.00	126.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	245	138.00	138.00
1	—	385	166.00	166.00
1	—	270	138.00	138.00
7	—	477	155.00	155.00
1	—	545	156.00	156.00
1	—	445	168.00	168.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	98.00	98.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	255	76.00	76.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	980	70.00	70.00
1	—	885	80.00	80.00
3	—	485	146.00–148.00	146.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	164.00	164.00
3	—	422	148.00–152.00	149.31
1	—	515	147.00	147.00
1	—	390	152.00	152.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	745	100.00	100.00
1	—	625	80.00	80.00
1	—	445	130.00	130.00
1	—	900	70.00	70.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,259	60.00–66.00	62.66
8	—	1,221	50.00–58.00	54.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,712	70.00–77.50	71.48
3	—	1,602	60.00–67.00	64.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,623	90.00–92.00	90.63
2	—	1,563	102.00–110.00	106.25

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.