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North Wilkesboro Livestock Auction

Name: North Wilkesboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-05-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-24

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · North Wilkesboro, North Carolina · Wed, May 24

● Final30 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2089

← May 17May 24May 31 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

31 head

▼ 34 vs last sale 65▼ 50 vs year ago 81 · −61.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

10 head

▼ 15 vs last sale 25▼ 10 vs year ago 20 · −50.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

4 head

▲ 4 vs last sale 0▲ 4 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 Mostly steady Feeder cattle Mostly steady Demand Good Activity Active Offerings Light ( Hay Time ) Quality Average

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 $151.36/cwt on 17 head.

Average price

$151.36

17 head · 456 lb average

Value per head Derived

$690

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$445

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

$74.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−18.80

vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	497	174.00	865	4thin
Medium and Large 1	542	171.55	930	4thin
Medium 2	353	154.25	544	4thin
Medium 3	440	118.50	521	4thin
Small and Medium 3	420	100.00	420	1thin

One grade step is worth $74.00/cwt here — about $445 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 sale17 hd

151.36

—

NC average8 barns · 832 hd

170.16

−18.80

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	1,486	116.68	1,734	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,094	100.03	1,094	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,265	92.50	1,170	2thin

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	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,600	$1,950	2thin

Every lot

30 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 · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium 2	455	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	774	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium 2	310	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	419	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	320	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	544	1
Heifers	—	Medium 3	340	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	408	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	350	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	581	2
Heifers	—	Medium 3	360	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	504	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	395	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	727	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	400	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	600	1
Heifers	—	Medium 3	405	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	535	1
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 3	420	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	420	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	512	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	911	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	570	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	889	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	616	172.06/cwt	168.00–180.00	1,060	3
Heifers	—	Medium 3	655	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	537	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium 2	285	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	485	1
Bulls	—	Medium 2	350	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	525	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	390	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	811	3
Bulls	—	Medium 2	485	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	757	1
Bulls	—	Medium 3	500	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	600	1
Bulls	—	Medium 2	503	149.52/cwt	146.00–153.00	752	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	523	212.93/cwt	210.00–216.00	1,114	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	620	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	980	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	780	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	998	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,070	110.06/cwt	109.00–111.00	1,178	2
Bulls	—	—	1,763	121.09/cwt	119.00–124.50	2,135	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,005	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,106	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,138	95.04/cwt	94.00–96.00	1,082	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,140	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,026	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,390	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,321	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,600	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	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 May 24, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 31Last week 65Year ago 81

Slaughter CattleReceipts 10Last week 25Year ago 20

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter cattle Mostly steady Feeder cattle Mostly steady Demand Good Activity Active Offerings Light ( Hay Time ) Quality Average

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	120.00	120.00
1	—	360	140.00	140.00
1	—	405	132.00	132.00
1	—	655	82.00	82.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	150.00	150.00
1	—	310	135.00	135.00
2	—	350	166.00	166.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	156.00	156.00
2	—	512	178.00	178.00
1	—	395	184.00	184.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	616	168.00–180.00	172.06
1	—	320	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	780	128.00	128.00
2	—	523	210.00–216.00	212.93
3	—	390	208.00	208.00
1	—	620	158.00	158.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	350	150.00	150.00
2	—	503	146.00–153.00	149.52
1	—	285	170.00	170.00
1	—	485	156.00	156.00

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

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	170.00	170.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,600	1,950.00	1,950.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,070	109.00–111.00	110.06
3	—	1,763	119.00–124.50	121.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,138	94.00–96.00	95.04
1	—	1,005	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,140	90.00	90.00
1	—	1,390	95.00	95.00

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.