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North Wilkesboro Livestock Auction

Name: North Wilkesboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-03-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-29

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · North Wilkesboro, North Carolina · Wed, Mar 29

● Final65 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2089

← Mar 22Mar 29Apr 5 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

96 head

▲ 39 vs last sale 57▼ 46 vs year ago 142 · −32.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

40 head

▲ 25 vs last sale 15▲ 10 vs year ago 30 · +33.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

3 head

▲ 3 vs last sale 0▲ 3 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 5.00 Higher Feeder cattle 7.00 To 12.00 Higher Demand Good Activity Active Offerings Moderate Quality Attractive

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 $164.92/cwt on 42 head.

Average price

$164.92

42 head · 468 lb average

Value per head Derived

$771

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$195

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 3

$56.83/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.49

vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	429	192.33	824	6thin
Medium 1	422	180.52	762	13thin
Medium 2	483	155.15	750	14thin
Medium and Large 2	593	142.40	844	5thin
Medium 3	464	135.50	629	4thin

One grade step is worth $56.83/cwt here — about $195 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 sale42 hd

164.92

—

NC average8 barns · 1,405 hd

162.44

+2.49

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	1,414	112.85	1,596	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,314	91.18	1,198	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,048	79.27	831	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	787	75.75	596	7thin

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	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	950	$651	2thin

Every lot

65 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 · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium 2	230	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	446	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	335	229.70/cwt	220.00–240.00	769	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	378	223.71/cwt	221.00–226.00	846	4
Steers	—	Medium 1	410	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	927	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	440	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,074	1
Steers	—	Medium 1	455	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	933	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	490	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,152	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	507	223.47/cwt	221.00–224.00	1,133	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	565	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,181	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	625	205.90/cwt	200.00–212.00	1,287	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium 2	265	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	371	1
Heifers	—	Medium 1	275	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	572	1
Heifers	—	Medium 1	320	171.97/cwt	164.00–179.00	550	2
Heifers	—	Medium 2	328	134.09/cwt	130.00–138.00	440	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	345	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	704	1
Heifers	—	Medium 1	350	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	658	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	373	196.48/cwt	194.00–199.00	733	2
Heifers	—	Medium 2	375	164.49/cwt	164.00–165.00	617	2
Heifers	—	Medium 3	380	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	494	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	400	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	788	1
Heifers	—	Medium 1	428	186.43/cwt	184.00–189.00	798	2
Heifers	—	Medium 3	440	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	581	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	450	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	882	1
Heifers	—	Medium 1	478	175.83/cwt	175.00–176.00	840	6
Heifers	—	Medium 1	500	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	895	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	500	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	825	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	515	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	762	3
Heifers	—	Medium 3	518	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	725	2
Heifers	—	Medium 2	575	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	955	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	630	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,033	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	630	152.22/cwt	151.00–154.00	959	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	710	134.00/cwt	130.00–138.00	951	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium 2	200	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	350	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	330	210.51/cwt	210.00–211.00	695	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	365	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	730	1
Bulls	—	Medium 2	370	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	696	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	414	209.63/cwt	206.00–216.00	868	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	468	218.01/cwt	216.00–220.00	1,020	2
Bulls	—	Medium 2	509	148.42/cwt	144.00–150.00	755	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	525	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	945	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	540	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,080	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	558	205.50/cwt	205.00–206.00	1,147	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	575	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,035	1
Bulls	—	Medium 2	590	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	708	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	630	200.74/cwt	196.00–203.00	1,265	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	680	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,156	1
Bulls	—	Medium 2	760	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	646	1
Bulls	—	Medium 2	900	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	720	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Medium 2	435	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	479	1
Dairy Heifers	—	Medium 2	775	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	775	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Medium 2	310	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	223	1
Dairy Steers	—	Medium 2	418	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	393	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,318	95.94/cwt	95.00–97.00	1,264	2
Bulls	—	—	1,446	118.48/cwt	110.00–127.00	1,713	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	705	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	381	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	745	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	477	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	788	78.42/cwt	75.00–82.00	618	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	848	88.49/cwt	87.00–90.00	750	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	910	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	455	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	955	64.95/cwt	60.00–70.00	620	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,047	79.03/cwt	75.00–85.00	827	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,103	89.24/cwt	87.00–91.00	984	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,242	93.71/cwt	90.00–100.00	1,164	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,528	83.57/cwt	82.00–85.00	1,277	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	950	651.05/head	430.00–850.00	651	2

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 Mar 29, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 96Last week 57Year ago 142

Slaughter CattleReceipts 40Last week 15Year ago 30

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter cattle 2.00 To 5.00 Higher Feeder cattle 7.00 To 12.00 Higher Demand Good Activity Active Offerings Moderate Quality Attractive

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	196.00	196.00
1	—	345	204.00	204.00
2	—	373	194.00–199.00	196.48
1	—	630	164.00	164.00
1	—	400	197.00	197.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	500	165.00	165.00
1	—	265	140.00	140.00
1	—	575	166.00	166.00
2	—	328	130.00–138.00	134.09
2	—	375	164.00–165.00	164.49
4	—	630	151.00–154.00	152.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	515	148.00	148.00
2	—	710	130.00–138.00	134.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	275	208.00	208.00
2	—	428	184.00–189.00	186.43
2	—	320	164.00–179.00	171.97
6	—	478	175.00–176.00	175.83
1	—	500	179.00	179.00
1	—	350	188.00	188.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	132.00	132.00
1	—	380	130.00	130.00
2	—	518	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	226.00	226.00
3	—	455	205.00	205.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	230	194.00	194.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	625	200.00–212.00	205.90
2	—	335	220.00–240.00	229.70
6	—	507	221.00–224.00	223.47
1	—	440	244.00	244.00
1	—	565	209.00	209.00
1	—	490	235.00	235.00
4	—	378	221.00–226.00	223.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	110.00	110.00
1	—	775	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	310	72.00	72.00
2	—	418	94.00	94.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	558	205.00–206.00	205.50
2	—	330	210.00–211.00	210.51
4	—	414	206.00–216.00	209.63
3	—	630	196.00–203.00	200.74
1	—	540	200.00	200.00
2	—	468	216.00–220.00	218.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	180.00	180.00
1	—	365	200.00	200.00
1	—	525	180.00	180.00
1	—	680	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	509	144.00–150.00	148.42
1	—	590	120.00	120.00
1	—	200	175.00	175.00
1	—	900	80.00	80.00
1	—	370	188.00	188.00
1	—	760	85.00	85.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	848	87.00–90.00	88.49
3	—	788	75.00–82.00	78.42
1	—	705	54.00	54.00
1	—	745	64.00	64.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	955	60.00–70.00	64.95
6	—	1,103	87.00–91.00	89.24
8	—	1,047	75.00–85.00	79.03
1	—	910	50.00	50.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,242	90.00–100.00	93.71
2	—	1,528	82.00–85.00	83.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,318	95.00–97.00	95.94
6	—	1,446	110.00–127.00	118.48

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	950	430.00–850.00	651.05

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.