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North Wilkesboro Livestock Auction

Name: North Wilkesboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-09-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-09-20

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · North Wilkesboro, North Carolina · Wed, Sep 20

● Final56 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2089

← Sep 13Sep 20Sep 27 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

81 head

▲ 22 vs last sale 59▲ 8 vs year ago 73 · +11.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

19 head

▲ 9 vs last sale 10▼ 22 vs year ago 41 · −53.7%

Also sold hereReplacement Cattle SaleSat Apr 4, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle Mostly Steady Feeder cattle Mostly steady Demand Good Activity Active Offerings Moderate Quality Plain To 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 $153.70/cwt on 45 head.

Average price

$153.70

45 head · 555 lb average

Value per head Derived

$853

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$711

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small and Medium 2

$99.28/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−32.99

vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	591	181.28	1,072	15thin
Medium 1	280	176.00	493	1thin
Medium and Large 2	627	154.40	967	13thin
Medium 2	471	134.77	634	13thin
Medium 3	565	90.00	509	2thin
Small and Medium 2	440	82.00	361	1thin

One grade step is worth $99.28/cwt here — about $711 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 sale45 hd

153.70

—

NC average8 barns · 1,058 hd

186.69

−32.99

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	1,564	118.05	1,847	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,460	98.30	1,436	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,011	84.35	853	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	767	65.49	502	3thin

Every lot

56 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 · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium 2	475	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	722	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	490	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	980	1
Steers	—	Medium 2	525	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	798	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium 1	315	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	435	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	335	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	637	1
Heifers	—	Medium 3	340	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	374	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	385	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	693	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	385	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	524	1
Heifers	—	Medium 3	400	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	512	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	412	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	857	2
Heifers	—	Medium 1	425	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	659	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	430	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	585	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	475	155.94/cwt	150.00–162.00	741	2
Heifers	—	Medium 2	518	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	673	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	530	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	986	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	545	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,134	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	608	193.04/cwt	190.00–196.00	1,174	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	618	122.47/cwt	120.00–125.00	757	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls27 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium 1	280	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	493	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	300	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	540	1
Bulls	—	Medium 2	335	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	462	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	370	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	659	1
Bulls	—	Medium 2	373	154.35/cwt	150.00–159.00	576	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	405	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	851	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	430	145.12/cwt	140.00–150.00	624	2
Bulls	—	Medium 2	430	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	598	1
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 2	440	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	361	1
Bulls	—	Medium 2	468	129.22/cwt	124.00–134.00	605	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	475	192.79/cwt	185.00–195.00	916	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	523	198.66/cwt	194.00–204.00	1,039	5
Bulls	—	Medium 2	525	131.94/cwt	130.00–140.00	693	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	530	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	837	1
Bulls	—	Medium 3	535	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	428	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	570	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	855	1
Bulls	—	Medium 2	580	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	690	1
Bulls	—	Medium 3	595	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	595	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	620	157.95/cwt	156.00–160.00	979	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	690	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,256	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	720	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,152	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	830	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,320	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	855	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,342	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	903	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,174	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	920	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,058	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	950	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,368	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	980	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,078	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,270	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,207	1
Bulls	—	—	1,549	124.07/cwt	120.00–130.00	1,922	4
Bulls	—	—	1,920	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	2,246	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	753	60.73/cwt	54.00–69.00	457	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	795	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	596	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	965	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	772	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	998	98.79/cwt	94.00–104.00	986	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,030	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	618	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,038	84.25/cwt	80.00–89.00	875	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,285	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,414	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,548	92.45/cwt	90.00–95.00	1,431	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 Sep 20, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 81Last week 59Year ago 73

Slaughter CattleReceipts 19Last week 10Year ago 41

Slaughter cattle Mostly Steady Feeder cattle Mostly steady Demand Good Activity Active Offerings Moderate Quality Plain To Average

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	855	157.00	157.00
1	—	300	180.00	180.00
1	—	920	115.00	115.00
1	—	830	159.00	159.00
1	—	530	158.00	158.00
1	—	570	150.00	150.00
1	—	950	144.00	144.00
1	—	370	178.00	178.00
1	—	720	160.00	160.00
2	—	430	140.00–150.00	145.12
2	—	620	156.00–160.00	157.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	525	130.00–140.00	131.94
1	—	430	139.00	139.00
1	—	335	138.00	138.00
3	—	468	124.00–134.00	129.22
2	—	373	150.00–159.00	154.35
1	—	580	119.00	119.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	475	185.00–195.00	192.79
1	—	690	182.00	182.00
2	—	903	130.00	130.00
5	—	523	194.00–204.00	198.66
1	—	405	210.00	210.00
1	—	980	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	80.00	80.00
1	—	595	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	82.00	82.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	280	176.00	176.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	128.00	128.00
2	—	340	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	180.00	180.00
8	—	545	208.00	208.00
2	—	608	190.00–196.00	193.04
1	—	335	190.00	190.00
2	—	412	208.00	208.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	315	138.00	138.00
1	—	425	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	136.00	136.00
4	—	530	186.00	186.00
2	—	475	150.00–162.00	155.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	618	120.00–125.00	122.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	518	130.00	130.00
1	—	385	136.00	136.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	152.00	152.00
1	—	475	152.00	152.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,549	120.00–130.00	124.07
1	—	1,270	95.00	95.00
1	—	1,920	117.00	117.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,030	60.00	60.00
2	—	1,038	80.00–89.00	84.25
2	—	998	94.00–104.00	98.79
1	—	965	80.00	80.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,285	110.00	110.00
2	—	1,548	90.00–95.00	92.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	795	75.00	75.00
2	—	753	54.00–69.00	60.73

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.