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North Wilkesboro Livestock Auction

Name: North Wilkesboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-12-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-12-14

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · North Wilkesboro, North Carolina · Wed, Dec 14

● Final31 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2089

← Dec 7Dec 14Jan 4 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

65 head

▼ 1 vs last sale 66▼ 18 vs year ago 83 · −21.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

45 head

▲ 14 vs last sale 31▲ 2 vs year ago 43 · +4.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

1 head

▲ 1 vs last sale 0▲ 1 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 2.00 To 4.00 Higher Feeder cattle 4.00 To 5.00 Higher Demand Good Activity Moderate 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 $121.63/cwt on 19 head.

Average price

$121.63

19 head · 520 lb average

Value per head Derived

$632

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$118

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

$5.63/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.92

vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 2	462	124.30	575	10thin
Medium and Large 1-2	583	118.67	692	9thin

One grade step is worth $5.63/cwt here — about −$118 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 sale19 hd

121.63

—

NC average8 barns · 904 hd

117.71

+3.92

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	1,510	98.50	1,487	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,423	71.84	1,022	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,159	63.01	730	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	790	44.75	354	2thin

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,250	$1,225	1thin

Every lot

31 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 3	335	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	372	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	418	152.65/cwt	150.00–158.00	638	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	782	124.85/cwt	120.00–128.00	976	5
Steers	—	Medium 3	920	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	846	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	950	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,273	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers9 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium 2	295	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	354	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	340	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	503	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	350	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	448	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	440	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	616	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	450	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	540	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	504	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	630	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	540	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	756	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	555	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	722	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	675	102.00/cwt	100.00–110.00	689	5
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	415	155.00/cwt	154.00–156.00	643	2
Bulls	—	Medium 2	420	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	596	5
Bulls	—	Medium 3	455	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	564	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	485	150.53/cwt	148.00–153.00	730	2
Bulls	—	Medium 3	550	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	550	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	575	147.50/cwt	147.00–148.00	848	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	620	128.66/cwt	125.00–131.00	798	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	835	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	919	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,275	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	1,199	1
Bulls	—	—	1,745	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	1,797	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	790	44.75/cwt	40.00–50.00	354	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,149	65.18/cwt	60.00–69.00	749	16
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,158	54.90/cwt	52.00–59.00	636	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,199	70.55/cwt	70.00–72.00	846	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,325	68.25/cwt	67.00–70.00	904	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,479	73.89/cwt	71.00–84.00	1,093	7
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,250	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	1

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 14, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 65Last week 66Year ago 83

Slaughter CattleReceipts 45Last week 31Year ago 43

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter cattle 2.00 To 4.00 Higher Feeder cattle 4.00 To 5.00 Higher Demand Good Activity Moderate Offerings Light Quality Average

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	620	125.00–131.00	128.66
2	—	415	154.00–156.00	155.00
2	—	485	148.00–153.00	150.53
1	—	835	110.00	110.00
2	—	575	147.00–148.00	147.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	420	142.00	142.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	100.00	100.00
1	—	455	124.00	124.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	148.00	148.00
1	—	440	140.00	140.00
1	—	540	140.00	140.00
1	—	555	130.00	130.00
5	—	675	100.00–110.00	102.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	504	125.00	125.00
1	—	295	120.00	120.00
1	—	450	120.00	120.00
1	—	350	128.00	128.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	782	120.00–128.00	124.85
3	—	418	150.00–158.00	152.65
4	—	950	134.00	134.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	335	111.00	111.00
1	—	920	92.00	92.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,149	60.00–69.00	65.18
4	—	1,199	70.00–72.00	70.55
8	—	1,158	52.00–59.00	54.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,325	67.00–70.00	68.25
7	—	1,479	71.00–84.00	73.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	790	40.00–50.00	44.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,745	103.00	103.00
1	—	1,275	94.00	94.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,250	1,225.00	1,225.00

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.