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North Wilkesboro Livestock Auction

Name: North Wilkesboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-07-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-07-19

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · North Wilkesboro, North Carolina · Wed, Jul 19

● Final33 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2089

← Jul 12Jul 19Jul 26 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

64 head

▲ 1 vs last sale 63▼ 2 vs year ago 66 · −3.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

15 head

▼ 3 vs last sale 18▼ 15 vs year ago 30 · −50.0%

Also sold hereReplacement Cattle SaleSat Apr 4, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cattle 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder cattle 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Demand good, activity active, offerings light. Quality of cattle 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 $195.07/cwt on 30 head.

Average price

$195.07

30 head · 425 lb average

Value per head Derived

$829

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$15

per head · Medium 1 over Medium 3

$72.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.77

vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 1	275	222.00	611	4thin
Medium and Large 1	426	203.93	868	17thin
Medium 2	429	182.41	782	3thin
Medium and Large 2	625	166.67	1,042	3thin
Medium 3	417	150.00	625	3thin

One grade step is worth $72.00/cwt here — about −$15 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

195.07

—

NC average8 barns · 969 hd

184.30

+10.77

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	—	High	1,458	120.46	1,756	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,363	97.00	1,322	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,071	90.53	969	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	788	89.30	704	2thin

Every lot

33 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 · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	475	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,045	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	730	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,380	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium 3	250	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	425	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	260	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	515	1
Heifers	—	Medium 1	275	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	611	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	328	216.55/cwt	214.00–217.00	710	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	365	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	708	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	468	198.30/cwt	196.00–202.00	928	3
Heifers	—	Medium 3	475	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	713	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	513	174.61/cwt	170.00–179.00	896	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	517	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,008	5
Heifers	—	Medium 3	525	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	683	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	580	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	905	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	585	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,094	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	605	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,053	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	690	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,173	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium 1	296	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	628	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	400	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	896	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	445	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	872	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	470	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	912	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	515	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,118	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	550	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	935	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	552	201.02/cwt	196.00–209.00	1,110	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	590	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,121	1
Bulls	—	Medium 2	595	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	809	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	620	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,178	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	710	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,250	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,458	120.46/cwt	120.00–121.00	1,756	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	788	89.30/cwt	87.00–92.00	704	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	900	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	585	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,046	99.14/cwt	97.00–101.00	1,037	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,205	86.09/cwt	82.00–91.00	1,037	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,363	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	1,322	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 Jul 19, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 64Last week 63Year ago 66

Slaughter CattleReceipts 15Last week 18Year ago 30

Compared to last week: Slaughter cattle 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder cattle 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Demand good, activity active, offerings light. Quality of cattle average.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	194.00	194.00
3	—	552	196.00–209.00	201.02
1	—	515	217.00	217.00
1	—	620	190.00	190.00
1	—	710	176.00	176.00
7	—	400	224.00	224.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	595	136.00	136.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	196.00	196.00
1	—	590	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	296	212.00	212.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	517	195.00	195.00
1	—	585	187.00	187.00
3	—	468	196.00–202.00	198.30
1	—	365	194.00	194.00
7	—	328	214.00–217.00	216.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	250	170.00	170.00
1	—	475	150.00	150.00
1	—	525	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	275	222.00	222.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	174.00	174.00
1	—	580	156.00	156.00
1	—	690	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	513	170.00–179.00	174.61
1	—	260	198.00	198.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	730	189.00	189.00
1	—	475	220.00	220.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,363	97.00	97.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	788	87.00–92.00	89.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	900	65.00	65.00
2	—	1,205	82.00–91.00	86.09
4	—	1,046	97.00–101.00	99.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,458	120.00–121.00	120.46

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.