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North Wilkesboro Livestock Auction

Name: North Wilkesboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-08-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-23

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · North Wilkesboro, North Carolina · Wed, Aug 23

● Final42 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2089

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Feeder Cattle receipts

41 head

▼ 20 vs last sale 61▼ 86 vs year ago 127 · −67.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

13 head

▼ 17 vs last sale 30▼ 42 vs year ago 55 · −76.4%

Also sold hereReplacement Cattle SaleSat Apr 4, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle 4.00 To 9.00 Higher Feeder cattle Some what Lower Demand Good Activity Moderate Offerings Light ( HOT Hay Time ) 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 $160.30/cwt on 17 head.

Average price

$160.30

17 head · 527 lb average

Value per head Derived

$844

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$213

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 3

$100.46/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−23.53

vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	468	200.46	938	2thin
Medium 1	315	184.00	580	1thin
Medium 2	452	164.00	741	3thin
Medium and Large 2	586	158.27	928	8thin
Medium and Large 3	465	141.00	656	2thin
Medium 3	725	100.00	725	1thin

One grade step is worth $100.46/cwt here — about $213 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

160.30

—

NC average8 barns · 859 hd

183.83

−23.53

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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,511	103.37	1,561	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,116	92.03	1,027	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	730	83.50	610	2thin

Every lot

42 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	535	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,107	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	580	205.00/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,189	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	635	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	940	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	705	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	917	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium 1	275	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	495	1
Heifers	—	Medium 1	305	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	519	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	345	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	552	1
Heifers	—	Medium 1	358	188.08/cwt	184.00–192.00	673	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	385	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	670	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	395	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	830	1
Heifers	—	Medium 1	420	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	773	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	430	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	645	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	430	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	602	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	475	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	798	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	535	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	995	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	635	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,054	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	650	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,066	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	245	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	470	1
Bulls	—	Medium 1	315	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	580	1
Bulls	—	Medium 2	385	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	662	1
Bulls	—	Medium 2	435	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	696	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	440	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	748	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	440	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	651	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	468	200.46/cwt	199.00–202.00	938	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	490	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	657	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	525	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	945	1
Bulls	—	Medium 2	535	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	856	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	615	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	910	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	673	156.07/cwt	152.00–160.00	1,050	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	720	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,008	1
Bulls	—	Medium 3	725	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	725	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	800	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	992	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Medium 2	540	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	540	1
Dairy Steers	—	Medium 2	665	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	618	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Medium 2	375	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	375	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	650	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	579	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	810	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	632	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	995	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,075	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,068	90.71/cwt	90.00–92.00	969	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,380	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,104	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,468	99.60/cwt	95.00–102.00	1,462	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,553	107.13/cwt	104.00–109.00	1,664	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 Aug 23, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 41Last week 61Year ago 127

Slaughter CattleReceipts 13Last week 30Year ago 55

Slaughter cattle 4.00 To 9.00 Higher Feeder cattle Some what Lower Demand Good Activity Moderate Offerings Light ( HOT Hay Time ) Quality Average

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	140.00	140.00
1	—	345	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	168.00	168.00
1	—	430	150.00	150.00
1	—	385	174.00	174.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	210.00	210.00
1	—	535	186.00	186.00
1	—	635	166.00	166.00
1	—	650	164.00	164.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	275	180.00	180.00
3	—	420	184.00	184.00
2	—	358	184.00–192.00	188.08
1	—	305	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	580	200.00–210.00	205.00
1	—	635	148.00	148.00
1	—	535	207.00	207.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	705	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	100.00	100.00
1	—	665	93.00	93.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	180.00	180.00
1	—	720	140.00	140.00
1	—	245	192.00	192.00
1	—	440	170.00	170.00
1	—	615	148.00	148.00
2	—	673	152.00–160.00	156.07
1	—	800	124.00	124.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	160.00	160.00
1	—	535	160.00	160.00
1	—	385	172.00	172.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	315	184.00	184.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	468	199.00–202.00	200.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	148.00	148.00
1	—	490	134.00	134.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	725	100.00	100.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,068	90.00–92.00	90.71
1	—	995	108.00	108.00
1	—	1,380	80.00	80.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,468	95.00–102.00	99.60
3	—	1,553	104.00–109.00	107.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	650	89.00	89.00
1	—	810	78.00	78.00

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.