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North Wilkesboro Livestock Auction

Name: North Wilkesboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-10-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-18

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · North Wilkesboro, North Carolina · Wed, Oct 18

● Final69 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2089

← Oct 11Oct 18Nov 1 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

109 head

▲ 19 vs last sale 90▲ 32 vs year ago 77 · +41.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

43 head

▲ 22 vs last sale 21▲ 21 vs year ago 22 · +95.5%

Also sold hereReplacement Cattle SaleSat Apr 4, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle 1.00 To 5.00 Higher Feeder cattle 4.00 To 8.00 Lower Demand Good Activity Moderate Offerings Moderate Quality 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 $164.81/cwt on 50 head.

Average price

$164.81

50 head · 480 lb average

Value per head Derived

$792

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$473

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 3

$79.89/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−14.31

vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	506	187.08	947	28
Medium 1	420	174.00	731	1thin
Medium and Large 2	485	168.50	817	4thin
Medium 2	438	137.38	602	11thin
Medium 3	443	107.19	474	6thin

One grade step is worth $79.89/cwt here — about $473 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 sale50 hd

164.81

—

NC average8 barns · 1,164 hd

179.12

−14.31

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	1,613	109.82	1,772	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,354	88.45	1,198	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,118	73.71	824	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	813	67.50	548	2thin

Every lot

69 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 and Large 1	410	181.50/cwt	178.00–188.00	744	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	450	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	828	1
Steers	—	Medium 2	500	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	555	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	575	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	949	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	605	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,162	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	725	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,552	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	890	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,789	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium 2Thin Fleshed	270	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	216	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	290	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	377	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	315	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	460	1
Heifers	—	Medium 3	323	105.58/cwt	100.00–112.00	341	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	363	207.85/cwt	198.00–210.00	754	6
Heifers	—	Medium 2	365	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	475	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	375	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	638	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	415	157.56/cwt	155.00–160.00	654	2
Heifers	—	Medium 1	420	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	731	1
Heifers	—	Medium 3	420	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	546	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	430	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	688	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	437	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	883	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	472	182.66/cwt	180.00–184.00	862	3
Heifers	—	Medium 2	485	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	631	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	495	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	842	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	507	177.34/cwt	176.00–180.00	899	3
Heifers	—	Medium 3	525	108.99/cwt	108.00–110.00	572	2
Heifers	—	Medium 3Thin Fleshed	540	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	454	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	542	143.35/cwt	140.00–150.00	777	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	600	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,122	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	640	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,114	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	640	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	960	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	710	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	994	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	750	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,050	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	815	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,141	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,005	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,447	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls26 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	215	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	430	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	225	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	486	1
Bulls	—	Medium 2Full	335	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	302	1
Bulls	—	Medium 2	340	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	340	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	345	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	559	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	393	173.96/cwt	168.00–180.00	684	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	400	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	680	1
Bulls	—	Medium 2	410	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	492	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	435	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	940	2
Bulls	—	Medium 2	450	153.00/cwt	148.00–158.00	689	2
Bulls	—	Medium 1	478	151.95/cwt	150.00–154.00	726	2
Bulls	—	Medium 1	525	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	929	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	530	193.99/cwt	192.00–196.00	1,028	3
Bulls	—	Medium 2	532	153.32/cwt	150.00–160.00	816	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	580	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,044	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	585	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,229	1
Bulls	—	Medium 2	590	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	885	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	615	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,107	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	675	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,181	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	675	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	972	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	725	153.92/cwt	150.00–158.00	1,116	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	780	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,170	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	860	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,032	1
Bulls	—	Medium 2	880	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	968	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	925	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,554	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	1,090	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,602	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,488	115.81/cwt	112.00–119.00	1,723	4
Bulls	—	—	1,780	101.84/cwt	100.00–105.00	1,813	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	775	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	465	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	850	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	638	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,052	56.34/cwt	44.00–65.00	593	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,117	81.54/cwt	80.00–86.00	911	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,154	74.91/cwt	70.00–79.00	864	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,240	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,116	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,344	86.29/cwt	80.00–90.00	1,160	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,390	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	1,334	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 Oct 18, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 109Last week 90Year ago 77

Slaughter CattleReceipts 43Last week 21Year ago 22

Slaughter cattle 1.00 To 5.00 Higher Feeder cattle 4.00 To 8.00 Lower Demand Good Activity Moderate Offerings Moderate Quality Average

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	270	80.00	80.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	84.00	84.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,005	144.00	144.00
6	—	363	198.00–210.00	207.85
3	—	472	180.00–184.00	182.66
1	—	750	140.00	140.00
1	—	600	187.00	187.00
10	—	437	202.00	202.00
2	—	815	140.00	140.00
1	—	710	140.00	140.00
3	—	507	176.00–180.00	177.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	415	155.00–160.00	157.56
1	—	640	150.00	150.00
3	—	542	140.00–150.00	143.35
1	—	290	130.00	130.00
1	—	485	130.00	130.00
1	—	365	130.00	130.00
1	—	315	146.00	146.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	525	108.00–110.00	108.99
2	—	323	100.00–112.00	105.58
1	—	420	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	170.00	170.00
1	—	375	170.00	170.00
1	—	640	174.00	174.00
1	—	430	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	174.00	174.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	192.00	192.00
1	—	890	201.00	201.00
3	—	410	178.00–188.00	181.50
1	—	725	214.00	214.00
1	—	450	184.00	184.00
6	—	575	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	500	111.00	111.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	393	168.00–180.00	173.96
1	—	1,090	147.00	147.00
1	—	925	168.00	168.00
1	—	585	210.00	210.00
1	—	615	180.00	180.00
1	—	675	175.00	175.00
1	—	225	216.00	216.00
3	—	530	192.00–196.00	193.99
2	—	725	150.00–158.00	153.92
2	—	435	216.00	216.00
1	—	780	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	180.00	180.00
1	—	215	200.00	200.00
1	—	400	170.00	170.00
1	—	860	120.00	120.00
1	—	675	144.00	144.00
1	—	345	162.00	162.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	335	90.00	90.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	525	177.00	177.00
2	—	478	150.00–154.00	151.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	880	110.00	110.00
1	—	590	150.00	150.00
3	—	532	150.00–160.00	153.32
1	—	340	100.00	100.00
1	—	410	120.00	120.00
2	—	450	148.00–158.00	153.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,240	90.00	90.00
10	—	1,117	80.00–86.00	81.54
8	—	1,154	70.00–79.00	74.91
6	—	1,052	44.00–65.00	56.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	850	75.00	75.00
1	—	775	60.00	60.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,390	96.00	96.00
7	—	1,344	80.00–90.00	86.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,780	100.00–105.00	101.84
4	—	1,488	112.00–119.00	115.81

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.