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North Wilkesboro Livestock Auction

Name: North Wilkesboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-04-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-04-12

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · North Wilkesboro, North Carolina · Wed, Apr 12

● Final43 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2089

← Apr 5Apr 12Apr 26 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

51 head

▼ 40 vs last sale 91▼ 134 vs year ago 185 · −72.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

32 head

▲ 5 vs last sale 27▼ 55 vs year ago 87 · −63.2%

Also sold hereReplacement Cattle SaleSat Apr 4, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cattle 3.00 to 7.00 higher. Feeder cattle 9.00 to 11.00 higher. Demand Good, Activity Active, Offerings Light, 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 $177.24/cwt on 26 head.

Average price

$177.24

26 head · 522 lb average

Value per head Derived

$925

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$281

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 3

$64.52/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.66

vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	530	187.02	991	10thin
Medium 1	496	184.20	914	10thin
Medium and Large 2	570	176.00	1,003	1thin
Medium 2	525	158.33	831	3thin
Medium 3	580	122.50	711	2thin

One grade step is worth $64.52/cwt here — about $281 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 sale26 hd

177.24

—

NC average8 barns · 685 hd

169.58

+7.66

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	1,611	116.12	1,871	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,448	96.92	1,403	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,048	83.51	875	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	762	76.67	584	7thin

Every lot

43 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 · Steers7 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	285	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	713	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	310	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	707	1
Steers	—	Medium 1	450	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	900	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	520	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,144	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	560	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,210	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	623	224.53/cwt	223.00–226.00	1,399	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	757	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,416	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium 1	290	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	621	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	340	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	741	1
Heifers	—	Medium 1	340	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	683	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	390	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	725	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	441	196.05/cwt	190.00–204.00	865	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	450	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	918	1
Heifers	—	Medium 3	465	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	558	1
Heifers	—	Medium 1	534	178.16/cwt	169.00–180.00	951	6
Heifers	—	Medium 2	535	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	797	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	565	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,130	1
Heifers	—	Medium 1	565	179.03/cwt	176.00–182.00	1,012	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	570	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,003	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	650	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	910	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	690	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,118	2
Heifers	—	Medium 3	695	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	869	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	800	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,120	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	270	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	648	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	325	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	813	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	365	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	902	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	415	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	979	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	490	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,088	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	545	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,232	1
Bulls	—	Medium 2	565	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	938	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	629	211.27/cwt	200.00–215.00	1,329	4
Bulls	—	Medium 2	750	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,050	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Medium 3	350	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	385	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,395	109.12/cwt	106.00–113.00	1,522	4
Bulls	—	—	2,043	130.12/cwt	128.00–132.00	2,658	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	725	55.60/cwt	50.00–61.00	403	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	788	102.22/cwt	100.00–104.00	805	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	790	82.71/cwt	76.00–89.00	653	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,008	71.22/cwt	66.00–77.00	718	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,062	85.11/cwt	82.00–90.00	904	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,093	104.09/cwt	101.00–107.00	1,138	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,385	100.97/cwt	95.00–106.00	1,398	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,553	90.16/cwt	88.00–92.00	1,400	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 Apr 12, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 51Last week 91Year ago 185

Slaughter CattleReceipts 32Last week 27Year ago 87

Compared to last week: Slaughter cattle 3.00 to 7.00 higher. Feeder cattle 9.00 to 11.00 higher. Demand Good, Activity Active, Offerings Light, Quality Attractive.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	365	247.00	247.00
1	—	325	250.00	250.00
1	—	490	222.00	222.00
1	—	545	226.00	226.00
4	—	629	200.00–215.00	211.27
1	—	270	240.00	240.00
1	—	415	236.00	236.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	166.00	166.00
1	—	750	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	216.00	216.00
4	—	757	187.00	187.00
1	—	310	228.00	228.00
2	—	623	223.00–226.00	224.53
1	—	520	220.00	220.00
1	—	285	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	534	169.00–180.00	178.16
1	—	290	214.00	214.00
2	—	565	176.00–182.00	179.03
1	—	340	201.00	201.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	186.00	186.00
1	—	650	140.00	140.00
1	—	535	149.00	149.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	695	125.00	125.00
1	—	465	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	800	140.00	140.00
1	—	565	200.00	200.00
4	—	441	190.00–204.00	196.05
2	—	690	162.00	162.00
1	—	450	204.00	204.00
1	—	340	218.00	218.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	176.00	176.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	350	110.00	110.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,062	82.00–90.00	85.11
2	—	1,093	101.00–107.00	104.09
4	—	1,008	66.00–77.00	71.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,385	95.00–106.00	100.97
3	—	1,553	88.00–92.00	90.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	725	50.00–61.00	55.60
2	—	788	100.00–104.00	102.22
2	—	790	76.00–89.00	82.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,395	106.00–113.00	109.12
2	—	2,043	128.00–132.00	130.12

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.