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North Wilkesboro Livestock Auction

Name: North Wilkesboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-01-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-01-25

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · North Wilkesboro, North Carolina · Wed, Jan 25

● Final40 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2089

← Jan 18Jan 25Feb 1 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

46 head

▼ 62 vs last sale 108▼ 13 vs year ago 59 · −22.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

10 head

▼ 34 vs last sale 44▼ 13 vs year ago 23 · −56.5%

Also sold hereReplacement Cattle SaleSat Apr 4, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

2 Hogs Slaughter cattle Mostly steady Feeder cattle Mostly steady Demand Moderate Activity Moderate Offerings Light (Heavy Rain ) Quality Plain

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $132.56/cwt on 16 head.

Average price

$132.56

16 head · 566 lb average

Value per head Derived

$751

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$551

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

$88.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.06

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	582	152.50	887	8thin
Medium 2	562	131.76	740	4thin
Medium 3	545	103.33	563	3thin
Small 3	525	64.00	336	1thin

One grade step is worth $88.50/cwt here — about $551 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 sale16 hd

132.56

—

NC average8 barns · 678 hd

141.63

−9.06

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	1,375	90.00	1,238	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,079	61.50	664	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	797	37.30	297	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 · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	280	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	496	1
Steers	—	Medium 2	295	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	425	1
Steers	—	Medium 3	295	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	384	1
Steers	—	Small and Medium 3	295	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	295	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	385	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	705	3
Steers	—	Medium 2	390	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	546	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	495	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	718	1
Steers	—	Medium 2	515	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	721	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	565	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	904	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	825	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	957	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,128	92.01/cwt	91.00–93.00	1,038	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	345	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	538	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	375	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	525	1
Heifers	—	Medium 3	395	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	419	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	420	147.04/cwt	144.00–150.00	618	2
Heifers	—	Medium 3	445	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	490	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	465	137.42/cwt	135.00–140.00	639	2
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 3	470	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	409	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	515	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	731	1
Heifers	—	Medium 3	545	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	545	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	900	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	630	1
Heifers	—	Medium 3	905	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	815	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium 3	435	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	435	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	470	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	705	1
Bulls	—	Medium 2	470	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	635	1
Bulls	—	Medium 2	510	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	704	1
Bulls	—	Small 3	525	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	336	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	536	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	874	4
Bulls	—	Medium 3	550	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	550	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	570	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	855	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	615	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	935	1
Bulls	—	Medium 2	633	127.01/cwt	124.00–130.00	804	2
Bulls	—	Medium 3	650	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	715	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	855	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	992	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Medium 2	405	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	203	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,375	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,238	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	797	37.30/cwt	30.00–45.00	297	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,063	61.01/cwt	60.00–62.00	649	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,085	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	760	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,105	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	597	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 Jan 25, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 46Last week 108Year ago 59

Slaughter CattleReceipts 10Last week 44Year ago 23

2 Hogs Slaughter cattle Mostly steady Feeder cattle Mostly steady Demand Moderate Activity Moderate Offerings Light (Heavy Rain ) Quality Plain

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	536	163.00	163.00
1	—	615	152.00	152.00
1	—	470	150.00	150.00
1	—	570	150.00	150.00
1	—	855	116.00	116.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	633	124.00–130.00	127.01
1	—	470	135.00	135.00
1	—	510	138.00	138.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	100.00	100.00
1	—	650	110.00	110.00
1	—	435	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	64.00	64.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	385	183.00	183.00
1	—	280	177.00	177.00
1	—	825	116.00	116.00
2	—	1,128	91.00–93.00	92.01
1	—	495	145.00	145.00
1	—	565	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	295	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	140.00	140.00
1	—	390	140.00	140.00
1	—	295	144.00	144.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	295	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	50.00	50.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	142.00	142.00
2	—	465	135.00–140.00	137.42
2	—	420	144.00–150.00	147.04
1	—	900	70.00	70.00
1	—	375	140.00	140.00
1	—	345	156.00	156.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	905	90.00	90.00
1	—	545	100.00	100.00
1	—	445	110.00	110.00
1	—	395	106.00	106.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	87.00	87.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,375	90.00	90.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,085	70.00	70.00
1	—	1,105	54.00	54.00
2	—	1,063	60.00–62.00	61.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	797	30.00–45.00	37.30

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.