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North Wilkesboro Livestock Auction

Name: North Wilkesboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-04-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-04-26

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · North Wilkesboro, North Carolina · Wed, Apr 26

● Final66 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2089

← Apr 12Apr 26May 3 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

89 head

▲ 38 vs last sale 51▲ 18 vs year ago 71 · +25.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

29 head

▼ 3 vs last sale 32▲ 0 vs year ago 29 · +0.0%

Also sold hereReplacement Cattle SaleSat Apr 4, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No Reporter Last Week

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 $187.90/cwt on 43 head.

Average price

$187.90

43 head · 486 lb average

Value per head Derived

$914

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$489

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 3

$90.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.74

vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	476	221.33	1,054	15thin
Medium 1	471	201.83	950	12thin
Medium and Large 2	570	181.33	1,034	3thin
Medium 2	546	143.69	785	7thin
Medium 3	430	131.33	565	6thin

One grade step is worth $90.00/cwt here — about $489 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 sale43 hd

187.90

—

NC average8 barns · 1,207 hd

182.16

+5.74

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	—	Low	1,520	100.67	1,531	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,458	93.17	1,358	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,113	86.58	964	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	699	74.00	517	4thin

Every lot

66 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	240	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	538	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	250	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	495	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	290	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	626	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	300	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	621	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	460	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	975	1
Steers	—	Medium 2	725	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,320	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 3	250	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	325	1
Heifers	—	Medium 3	263	155.24/cwt	150.00–160.00	408	2
Heifers	—	Medium 2	282	186.09/cwt	180.00–190.00	525	3
Heifers	—	Medium 1	330	187.54/cwt	185.00–190.00	619	2
Heifers	—	Medium 3	360	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	565	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	365	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	745	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	368	176.56/cwt	170.00–180.00	650	3
Heifers	—	Medium 1	377	183.27/cwt	180.00–190.00	691	3
Heifers	—	Medium 2	423	174.73/cwt	170.00–180.00	739	2
Heifers	—	Medium 3	435	142.41/cwt	140.00–150.00	619	4
Heifers	—	Medium 2	453	168.01/cwt	166.00–170.00	761	2
Heifers	—	Medium 3	460	143.99/cwt	137.00–150.00	662	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	465	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,070	1
Heifers	—	Medium 1	535	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	963	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	540	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	810	2
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 3	575	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	736	1
Heifers	—	Medium 3	615	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	947	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	635	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,207	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	815	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,223	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium 2	255	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	428	1
Bulls	—	Medium 3	260	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	390	2
Bulls	—	Medium 1	270	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	540	1
Bulls	—	Medium 1	320	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	704	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	345	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	845	1
Bulls	—	Medium 3	375	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	540	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	378	231.10/cwt	228.00–234.00	874	2
Bulls	—	Medium 1	420	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	865	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	440	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	968	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	450	219.00/cwt	216.00–222.00	986	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	463	231.55/cwt	226.00–236.00	1,072	5
Bulls	—	Medium 3	465	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	605	1
Bulls	—	Medium 2	470	152.61/cwt	148.00–160.00	717	3
Bulls	—	Medium 1	480	201.65/cwt	200.00–205.00	968	3
Bulls	—	Medium 1	530	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,060	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	535	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,231	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	550	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,106	5
Bulls	—	Medium 1	550	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,051	1
Bulls	—	Medium 3	570	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	593	1
Bulls	—	Medium 2	585	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	878	1
Bulls	—	Medium 3	650	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	715	1
Bulls	—	Medium 2	745	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	790	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	810	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	859	1
Bulls	—	Medium 2	830	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,029	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Medium 2	240	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	293	1
Dairy Steers	—	Medium 2	365	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	511	1
Dairy Steers	—	Medium 3	735	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	515	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Medium 3	270	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	338	1
Dairy Heifers	—	Medium 2	455	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	319	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,293	97.57/cwt	94.00–100.00	1,262	2
Bulls	—	—	1,390	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	1,098	1
Bulls	—	—	1,813	114.61/cwt	110.00–118.00	2,078	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	600	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	324	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	630	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	466	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	670	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	469	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	895	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	877	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	925	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	509	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	998	97.00/cwt	94.00–103.00	968	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,185	85.45/cwt	80.00–91.00	1,013	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,425	100.85/cwt	96.00–105.00	1,437	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,474	89.33/cwt	88.00–90.00	1,317	4

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 26, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 89Last week 51Year ago 71

Slaughter CattleReceipts 29Last week 32Year ago 29

No Reporter Last Week

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	463	226.00–236.00	231.55
2	—	378	228.00–234.00	231.10
1	—	535	230.00	230.00
1	—	440	220.00	220.00
5	—	550	201.00	201.00
1	—	345	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	270	200.00	200.00
5	—	530	200.00	200.00
3	—	480	200.00–205.00	201.65
1	—	550	191.00	191.00
1	—	420	206.00	206.00
1	—	320	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	260	150.00	150.00
1	—	650	110.00	110.00
1	—	570	104.00	104.00
1	—	465	130.00	130.00
1	—	375	144.00	144.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	745	106.00	106.00
1	—	585	150.00	150.00
1	—	255	168.00	168.00
3	—	470	148.00–160.00	152.61
1	—	830	124.00	124.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	810	106.00	106.00
2	—	450	216.00–222.00	219.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	368	170.00–180.00	176.56
2	—	423	170.00–180.00	174.73
3	—	282	180.00–190.00	186.09
2	—	540	150.00	150.00
2	—	453	166.00–170.00	168.01
1	—	815	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	263	150.00–160.00	155.24
1	—	615	154.00	154.00
4	—	435	140.00–150.00	142.41
3	—	460	137.00–150.00	143.99
1	—	360	157.00	157.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	377	180.00–190.00	183.27
2	—	330	185.00–190.00	187.54
1	—	535	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	230.00	230.00
1	—	635	190.00	190.00
1	—	365	204.00	204.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	128.00	128.00
1	—	250	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	300	207.00	207.00
1	—	290	216.00	216.00
1	—	240	224.00	224.00
1	—	460	212.00	212.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	725	182.00	182.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	250	198.00	198.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	735	70.00	70.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	365	140.00	140.00
1	—	240	122.00	122.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	270	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	70.00	70.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	670	70.00	70.00
1	—	895	98.00	98.00
1	—	630	74.00	74.00
1	—	600	54.00	54.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,425	96.00–105.00	100.85
4	—	1,474	88.00–90.00	89.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	998	94.00–103.00	97.00
9	—	1,185	80.00–91.00	85.45
1	—	925	55.00	55.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,390	79.00	79.00
2	—	1,813	110.00–118.00	114.61
2	—	1,293	94.00–100.00	97.57

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.