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North Wilkesboro Livestock Auction

Name: North Wilkesboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-07-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-07-12

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · North Wilkesboro, North Carolina · Wed, Jul 12

● Final46 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2089

← Jun 28Jul 12Jul 19 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

63 head

▲ 2 vs last sale 61▼ 75 vs year ago 138 · −54.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

18 head

▼ 17 vs last sale 35▼ 56 vs year ago 74 · −75.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

1 head

▼ 1 vs last sale 2▲ 0 vs year ago 1 · +0.0%

Also sold hereReplacement Cattle SaleSat Apr 4, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No sale last week Demand Good Activity Active Offerings Moderate (Very Hot ) Quality Average

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 $178.54/cwt on 30 head.

Average price

$178.54

30 head · 464 lb average

Value per head Derived

$828

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$373

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2

$45.81/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.86

vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	523	195.31	1,021	9thin
Medium 1	309	187.49	579	4thin
Medium and Large 2	480	173.12	831	13thin
Medium 2	434	149.50	648	4thin

One grade step is worth $45.81/cwt here — about $373 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 sale30 hd

178.54

—

NC average7 barns · 811 hd

182.40

−3.86

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	1,075	90.00	968	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,445	94.15	1,360	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,105	86.88	960	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	860	70.00	602	1thin

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)	850	$825	1thin

Every lot

46 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 · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	510	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,142	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	635	196.89/cwt	190.00–204.00	1,250	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	663	173.34/cwt	170.00–180.00	1,149	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	725	194.06/cwt	190.00–198.00	1,407	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium 2	275	174.73/cwt	170.00–180.00	481	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	300	187.50/cwt	185.00–190.00	563	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	340	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	578	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	410	186.58/cwt	180.00–193.00	765	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	415	171.93/cwt	170.00–174.00	714	2
Heifers	—	Medium 2	420	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	596	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	460	150.00/cwt	148.00–152.00	690	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	495	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	980	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	540	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,048	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	560	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,030	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	575	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	978	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	615	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	959	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	635	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,168	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	650	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,118	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium 2	215	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	323	1
Bulls	—	Medium 1	230	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	423	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	260	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	499	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	290	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	597	1
Bulls	—	Medium 1	315	182.97/cwt	182.00–184.00	576	2
Bulls	—	Medium 2	320	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	544	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	360	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	749	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	365	183.84/cwt	180.00–186.00	671	3
Bulls	—	Medium 1	375	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	750	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	430	192.93/cwt	190.00–196.00	830	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	465	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	818	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	468	197.97/cwt	196.00–200.00	926	2
Bulls	—	Medium 2	515	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	700	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	590	170.00/cwt	165.00–175.00	1,003	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	650	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,417	1
Bulls	—	Medium 2	685	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	973	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	690	143.52/cwt	141.00–146.00	990	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	725	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,196	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	885	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,584	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Medium 2	585	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	743	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Medium 2	405	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	632	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,075	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	968	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	860	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	602	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,025	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	759	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,081	85.37/cwt	80.00–90.00	923	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,175	95.21/cwt	91.00–100.00	1,119	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,445	94.15/cwt	92.00–95.00	1,360	6
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 2	850	825.00/head	825.00–825.00	825	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 Jul 12, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 63Last week 61Year ago 138

Slaughter CattleReceipts 18Last week 35Year ago 74

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 2Year ago 1

No sale last week Demand Good Activity Active Offerings Moderate (Very Hot ) Quality Average

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	725	190.00–198.00	194.06
1	—	510	224.00	224.00
2	—	635	190.00–204.00	196.89
3	—	663	170.00–180.00	173.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	275	170.00–180.00	174.73
2	—	460	148.00–152.00	150.00
1	—	420	142.00	142.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	198.00	198.00
2	—	635	184.00	184.00
4	—	650	172.00	172.00
1	—	560	184.00	184.00
2	—	410	180.00–193.00	186.58
1	—	540	194.00	194.00
2	—	300	185.00–190.00	187.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	156.00	156.00
1	—	575	170.00	170.00
2	—	415	170.00–174.00	171.93
1	—	340	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	127.00	127.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	290	206.00	206.00
1	—	360	208.00	208.00
1	—	650	218.00	218.00
1	—	725	165.00	165.00
2	—	430	190.00–196.00	192.93
2	—	468	196.00–200.00	197.97
1	—	885	179.00	179.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	690	141.00–146.00	143.52
3	—	365	180.00–186.00	183.84
5	—	465	176.00	176.00
2	—	590	165.00–175.00	170.00
1	—	260	192.00	192.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	315	182.00–184.00	182.97
1	—	375	200.00	200.00
1	—	230	184.00	184.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	136.00	136.00
1	—	215	150.00	150.00
1	—	320	170.00	170.00
1	—	685	142.00	142.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	156.00	156.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	860	70.00	70.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,445	92.00–95.00	94.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,025	74.00	74.00
4	—	1,175	91.00–100.00	95.21
5	—	1,081	80.00–90.00	85.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,075	90.00	90.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	850	825.00	825.00

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.