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North Wilkesboro Livestock Auction

Name: North Wilkesboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-01-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-01-04

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · North Wilkesboro, North Carolina · Wed, Jan 4

● Final40 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2089

← Dec 14Jan 4Jan 11 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

82 head

▲ 17 vs last sale 65▲ 22 vs year ago 60 · +36.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

19 head

▼ 26 vs last sale 45▼ 3 vs year ago 22 · −13.6%

Also sold hereReplacement Cattle SaleSat Apr 4, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No sale last 2 Weeks Demand Good Activity Active Offerings Light (Heavy Rian ) Quality Attractive

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $162.37/cwt on 40 head.

Average price

$162.37

40 head · 380 lb average

Value per head Derived

$617

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$308

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

$23.19/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.20

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	398	164.52	654	34
Medium 2	313	159.00	498	3thin
Medium 3	245	141.33	346	3thin

One grade step is worth $23.19/cwt here — about $308 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

162.37

—

NC average6 barns · 267 hd

154.16

+8.20

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	1,830	108.50	1,986	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,369	73.14	1,001	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,197	71.74	858	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	707	62.07	439	5thin

Every lot

40 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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium 3	160	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	240	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	219	153.63/cwt	152.00–162.00	336	11
Steers	—	Medium 3	235	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	315	1
Steers	—	Medium 2	250	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	345	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	295	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	472	1
Steers	—	Medium 2	330	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	564	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	340	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	632	1
Steers	—	Medium 3	340	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	476	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	356	186.77/cwt	178.00–187.50	665	13
Steers	—	Medium 2	360	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	605	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	413	154.36/cwt	150.00–159.00	638	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	500	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	800	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	615	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	867	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	852	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,125	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,102	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,411	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	245	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	368	2
Heifers	—	Small 3	260	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	234	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	275	138.11/cwt	136.00–140.00	380	2
Heifers	—	Medium 3	275	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	319	1
Heifers	—	Small 3	310	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	279	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	334	169.25/cwt	161.00–170.00	565	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	360	163.45/cwt	160.00–167.00	588	2
Heifers	—	Medium 3	365	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	482	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	390	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	585	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	487	141.03/cwt	137.00–146.00	687	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	530	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	922	5
Heifers	—	Medium 2	540	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	724	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	560	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	728	1
Heifers	—	Medium 3	595	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	678	1
Heifers	—	Small 3	840	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	580	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	445	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	712	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	490	156.50/cwt	152.00–161.00	767	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	500	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	835	1
Bulls	—	Medium 2	588	138.49/cwt	137.00–140.00	814	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,830	108.50/cwt	108.50–108.50	1,986	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	707	62.07/cwt	60.00–64.00	439	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,068	65.46/cwt	63.00–70.00	699	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,270	68.50/cwt	68.50–68.50	870	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,293	76.45/cwt	73.00–80.00	988	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,402	74.68/cwt	74.00–75.00	1,047	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 Jan 4, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 82Last week 65Year ago 60

Slaughter CattleReceipts 19Last week 45Year ago 22

No sale last 2 Weeks Demand Good Activity Active Offerings Light (Heavy Rian ) Quality Attractive

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	275	116.00	116.00
1	—	365	132.00	132.00
1	—	595	114.00	114.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	334	161.00–170.00	169.25
3	—	487	137.00–146.00	141.03
2	—	275	136.00–140.00	138.11
2	—	360	160.00–167.00	163.45
1	—	560	130.00	130.00
5	—	530	174.00	174.00
2	—	245	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	150.00	150.00
1	—	540	134.00	134.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	840	69.00	69.00
1	—	260	90.00	90.00
1	—	310	90.00	90.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	160.00	160.00
2	—	490	152.00–161.00	156.50
1	—	500	167.00	167.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	588	137.00–140.00	138.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	186.00	186.00
2	—	852	132.00	132.00
2	—	1,102	128.00	128.00
13	—	356	178.00–187.50	186.77
11	—	219	152.00–162.00	153.63
1	—	615	141.00	141.00
2	—	413	150.00–159.00	154.36
1	—	295	160.00	160.00
1	—	500	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	140.00	140.00
1	—	160	150.00	150.00
1	—	235	134.00	134.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	171.00	171.00
1	—	360	168.00	168.00
1	—	250	138.00	138.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,830	108.50	108.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,068	63.00–70.00	65.46
4	—	1,293	73.00–80.00	76.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,402	74.00–75.00	74.68
1	—	1,270	68.50	68.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	707	60.00–64.00	62.07

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.