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North Wilkesboro Livestock Auction

Name: North Wilkesboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-09-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-09-13

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · North Wilkesboro, North Carolina · Wed, Sep 13

● Final32 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2089

← Sep 6Sep 13Sep 20 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

59 head

▼ 1 vs last sale 60▲ 3 vs year ago 56 · +5.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

10 head

▼ 16 vs last sale 26▼ 14 vs year ago 24 · −58.3%

Also sold hereReplacement Cattle SaleSat Apr 4, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle Mostly Steady Feeder cattle 3.00 Higher Demand Good Activity Active Offerings Light Quality Average Baby calves 70.00

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 $174.95/cwt on 25 head.

Average price

$174.95

25 head · 536 lb average

Value per head Derived

$938

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$604

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2

$35.57/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−18.15

vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	596	183.07	1,091	16thin
Medium and Large 2	550	174.85	962	3thin
Medium 1	450	165.00	743	2thin
Medium 2	330	147.50	487	4thin

One grade step is worth $35.57/cwt here — about $604 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

174.95

—

NC average7 barns · 551 hd

193.10

−18.15

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	1,894	127.68	2,418	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,194	79.79	953	6thin

Every lot

32 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 · Steers7 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium 2	260	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	442	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	375	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	776	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	568	187.07/cwt	184.00–190.00	1,063	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	640	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,440	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	650	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,443	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	680	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,387	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	805	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,449	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium 2	165	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	248	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	225	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	315	1
Heifers	—	Medium 1	305	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	537	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	437	197.32/cwt	194.00–200.00	862	3
Heifers	—	Medium 2	440	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	695	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	490	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	980	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	490	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	696	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	505	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	859	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	510	196.38/cwt	190.00–203.00	1,002	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	550	197.00/cwt	194.00–198.00	1,084	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	573	177.28/cwt	170.00–184.00	1,016	2
Heifers	—	Medium 1	595	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	916	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	668	171.02/cwt	166.00–176.00	1,142	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	775	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,085	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	915	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,281	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	975	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,346	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium 1	240	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	480	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	405	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	729	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	587	192.80/cwt	190.00–193.00	1,132	15
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	635	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,118	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	825	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,238	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,894	127.68/cwt	125.00–133.00	2,418	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,005	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	563	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,288	88.25/cwt	85.00–90.00	1,137	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,290	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	1,316	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 13, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 59Last week 60Year ago 56

Slaughter CattleReceipts 10Last week 26Year ago 24

Slaughter cattle Mostly Steady Feeder cattle 3.00 Higher Demand Good Activity Active Offerings Light Quality Average Baby calves 70.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,005	56.00	56.00
1	—	1,290	102.00	102.00
3	—	1,288	85.00–90.00	88.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,894	125.00–133.00	127.68

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	437	194.00–200.00	197.32
4	—	550	194.00–198.00	197.00
1	—	490	200.00	200.00
2	—	668	166.00–176.00	171.02
1	—	915	140.00	140.00
1	—	775	140.00	140.00
3	—	510	190.00–203.00	196.38
1	—	975	138.00	138.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	305	176.00	176.00
1	—	595	154.00	154.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	158.00	158.00
1	—	165	150.00	150.00
1	—	225	140.00	140.00
1	—	490	142.00	142.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	170.00	170.00
2	—	573	170.00–184.00	177.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	640	225.00	225.00
4	—	650	222.00	222.00
1	—	805	180.00	180.00
1	—	375	207.00	207.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	260	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	680	204.00	204.00
2	—	568	184.00–190.00	187.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	587	190.00–193.00	192.80
1	—	635	176.00	176.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	180.00	180.00
1	—	825	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	240	200.00	200.00

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.