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North Wilkesboro Livestock Auction

Name: North Wilkesboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-09-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-09-06

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · North Wilkesboro, North Carolina · Wed, Sep 6

● Final54 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2089

← Aug 30Sep 6Sep 13 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

60 head

▲ 14 vs last sale 46▲ 4 vs year ago 56 · +7.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

26 head

▼ 5 vs last sale 31▲ 2 vs year ago 24 · +8.3%

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 2.00 To 4.00 Higher Feeder cattle 4.00 To 8.00 Higher Demand Good Activity Active Offerings Moderate ( 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 $195.62/cwt on 25 head.

Average price

$195.62

25 head · 431 lb average

Value per head Derived

$843

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$90

per head · Medium 1 over Medium 3

$78.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.81

vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 1	240	228.00	547	2thin
Medium and Large 1	475	210.92	1,002	10thin
Medium and Large 2	453	199.20	902	7thin
Medium and Large 3	450	160.00	720	1thin
Medium 2	405	155.25	629	4thin
Medium 3	305	150.00	458	1thin

One grade step is worth $78.00/cwt here — about $90 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 sale25 hd

195.62

—

NC average7 barns · 472 hd

187.82

+7.81

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	1,704	123.99	2,112	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,475	102.82	1,517	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,310	97.76	1,281	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	750	90.59	679	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	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,000	$1,288	2thin

Every lot

54 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 · Steers8 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	360	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	720	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	400	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	856	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	465	219.48/cwt	217.00–224.00	1,021	3
Steers	—	Medium 2	500	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	650	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	510	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,112	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	570	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,283	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	570	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,049	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	735	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,397	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium 2	215	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	348	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	330	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	719	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	380	222.16/cwt	216.00–228.00	844	2
Heifers	—	Medium 2	385	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	616	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	428	197.02/cwt	194.00–200.00	843	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	473	204.48/cwt	200.00–206.00	967	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	475	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	874	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	500	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	840	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	530	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,092	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	540	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,026	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	550	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,067	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	585	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	796	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	595	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,071	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	625	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,263	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	665	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,164	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	685	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	822	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	705	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,170	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	785	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,295	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	810	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	761	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium 1	220	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	497	1
Bulls	—	Medium 1	260	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	598	1
Bulls	—	Medium 2	280	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	423	1
Bulls	—	Medium 2	300	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	510	1
Bulls	—	Medium 3	305	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	458	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	376	225.52/cwt	220.00–232.00	848	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	380	206.24/cwt	200.00–212.00	784	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	410	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	820	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	450	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	720	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	458	219.41/cwt	214.00–225.00	1,005	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	458	205.97/cwt	200.00–212.00	943	2
Bulls	—	Medium 2	465	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	698	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	500	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	950	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	520	209.88/cwt	206.00–214.00	1,091	2
Bulls	—	Medium 2	575	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	863	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	585	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,053	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	915	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,125	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,585	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,854	1
Bulls	—	—	1,763	127.48/cwt	127.00–128.00	2,247	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	750	90.59/cwt	86.00–94.00	679	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,090	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	948	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,275	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,020	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,314	102.97/cwt	98.00–106.00	1,353	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,315	91.02/cwt	89.00–93.00	1,197	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,510	104.26/cwt	100.00–111.00	1,574	11
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	900	1,075.00/head	1,075.00–1,075.00	1,075	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	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 Sep 6, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 60Last week 46Year ago 56

Slaughter CattleReceipts 26Last week 31Year ago 24

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter cattle 2.00 To 4.00 Higher Feeder cattle 4.00 To 8.00 Higher Demand Good Activity Active Offerings Moderate ( HOT ) Quality Average

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	428	194.00–200.00	197.02
1	—	550	194.00	194.00
1	—	785	165.00	165.00
1	—	330	218.00	218.00
1	—	625	202.00	202.00
2	—	380	216.00–228.00	222.16
1	—	665	175.00	175.00
1	—	530	206.00	206.00
4	—	473	200.00–206.00	204.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	705	166.00	166.00
1	—	595	180.00	180.00
1	—	540	190.00	190.00
1	—	810	94.00	94.00
1	—	475	184.00	184.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	136.00	136.00
1	—	500	168.00	168.00
1	—	685	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	215	162.00	162.00
1	—	385	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	465	217.00–224.00	219.48
1	—	510	218.00	218.00
2	—	570	225.00	225.00
1	—	735	190.00	190.00
1	—	400	214.00	214.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	184.00	184.00
1	—	360	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	458	214.00–225.00	219.41
5	—	376	220.00–232.00	225.52
2	—	520	206.00–214.00	209.88
1	—	915	123.00	123.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	300	170.00	170.00
1	—	575	150.00	150.00
1	—	465	150.00	150.00
1	—	280	151.00	151.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	380	200.00–212.00	206.24
2	—	458	200.00–212.00	205.97
1	—	500	190.00	190.00
1	—	410	200.00	200.00
1	—	585	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	260	230.00	230.00
1	—	220	226.00	226.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	305	150.00	150.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	750	86.00–94.00	90.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,510	100.00–111.00	104.26
1	—	1,090	87.00	87.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,314	98.00–106.00	102.97
2	—	1,315	89.00–93.00	91.02
1	—	1,275	80.00	80.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,585	117.00	117.00
2	—	1,763	127.00–128.00	127.48

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	1,500.00	1,500.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	1,075.00	1,075.00

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.