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North Wilkesboro Livestock Auction

Name: North Wilkesboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-02-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-02-01

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · North Wilkesboro, North Carolina · Wed, Feb 1

● Final35 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2089

← Jan 25Feb 1Feb 8 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

59 head

▲ 13 vs last sale 46▼ 34 vs year ago 93 · −36.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

10 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 10▼ 28 vs year ago 38 · −73.7%

Also sold hereReplacement Cattle SaleSat Apr 4, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cattle 10.00 Higher. Feeder cattle 9.00 Higher. Good demand with moderate activity and buyer interest, light offerings and average quality.

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 $139.35/cwt on 36 head.

Average price

$139.35

36 head · 511 lb average

Value per head Derived

$712

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$423

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

$36.95/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.75

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	546	142.95	780	30
Medium 2	338	129.00	435	4thin
Medium 3	338	106.00	358	2thin

One grade step is worth $36.95/cwt here — about $423 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 sale36 hd

139.35

—

NC average8 barns · 1,058 hd

136.60

+2.75

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	1,187	75.56	897	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,305	78.50	1,024	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,087	75.31	819	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	720	47.00	338	1thin

Every lot

35 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 · Steers6 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	328	169.01/cwt	168.00–170.00	554	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	371	183.16/cwt	174.00–188.00	680	4
Steers	—	Medium 2	390	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	640	1
Steers	—	Medium 3	445	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	534	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	460	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	754	1
Steers	—	Medium 3	500	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	685	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium 3	205	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	205	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	240	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	302	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	280	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	364	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	335	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	449	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	345	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	518	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	380	157.32/cwt	150.00–162.00	598	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	425	157.29/cwt	156.00–160.00	668	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	453	143.29/cwt	138.00–146.00	649	3
Heifers	—	Medium 3	470	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	526	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	495	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	624	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	500	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	745	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	576	140.54/cwt	134.00–145.00	810	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	675	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	810	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	780	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	991	5
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	425	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	752	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	463	178.02/cwt	175.00–181.00	824	2
Bulls	—	Medium 3	470	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	705	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	490	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	490	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	530	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	800	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	573	159.33/cwt	158.00–162.00	913	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	718	124.61/cwt	120.00–129.00	895	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	810	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	972	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,163	71.34/cwt	70.00–73.00	830	2
Bulls	—	—	1,235	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	1,037	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	720	47.00/cwt	47.00–47.00	338	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,075	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	871	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,093	72.47/cwt	70.00–75.00	792	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,240	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	992	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,370	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	1,055	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 Feb 1, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 59Last week 46Year ago 93

Slaughter CattleReceipts 10Last week 10Year ago 38

Compared to last week: Slaughter cattle 10.00 Higher. Feeder cattle 9.00 Higher. Good demand with moderate activity and buyer interest, light offerings and average quality.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	151.00	151.00
2	—	718	120.00–129.00	124.61
1	—	425	177.00	177.00
1	—	810	120.00	120.00
3	—	573	158.00–162.00	159.33
2	—	463	175.00–181.00	178.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	164.00	164.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	328	168.00–170.00	169.01
1	—	460	164.00	164.00
4	—	371	174.00–188.00	183.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	137.00	137.00
1	—	445	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	240	126.00	126.00
1	—	280	130.00	130.00
1	—	335	134.00	134.00
1	—	495	126.00	126.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	380	150.00–162.00	157.32
9	—	576	134.00–145.00	140.54
3	—	425	156.00–160.00	157.29
1	—	345	150.00	150.00
3	—	453	138.00–146.00	143.29
5	—	500	149.00	149.00
5	—	780	127.00	127.00
1	—	675	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	112.00	112.00
1	—	205	100.00	100.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,235	84.00	84.00
2	—	1,163	70.00–73.00	71.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,093	70.00–75.00	72.47
1	—	1,075	81.00	81.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,240	80.00	80.00
1	—	1,370	77.00	77.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	720	47.00	47.00

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.