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North Wilkesboro Livestock Auction

Name: North Wilkesboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-11-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-11-01

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · North Wilkesboro, North Carolina · Wed, Nov 1

● Final57 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2089

← Oct 18Nov 1Nov 8 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

69 head

▼ 40 vs last sale 109▼ 28 vs year ago 97 · −28.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

17 head

▼ 26 vs last sale 43▼ 41 vs year ago 58 · −70.7%

Also sold hereReplacement Cattle SaleSat Apr 4, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No Reporter Last Week Demand Good Activity Active Offerings Light 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 $125.45/cwt on 31 head.

Average price

$125.45

31 head · 494 lb average

Value per head Derived

$620

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$184

per head · Medium 1 over Small and Medium 3

$95.71/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−41.32

vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 1	320	160.00	512	2thin
Medium and Large 1	574	157.45	904	11thin
Medium and Large 2	440	146.00	642	2thin
Medium 2	436	121.65	530	9thin
Small and Medium 3	510	64.29	328	7thin

One grade step is worth $95.71/cwt here — about $184 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 sale31 hd

125.45

—

NC average8 barns · 1,122 hd

166.77

−41.32

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	1,903	114.51	2,179	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,182	78.66	930	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,346	76.40	1,029	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	813	49.46	402	2thin

Every lot

57 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 · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	440	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,065	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	450	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,107	1
Steers	—	Medium 2	540	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	702	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	600	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,368	1
Steers	—	Medium 2	615	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	923	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	640	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,178	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	650	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,443	1
Steers	—	Small and Medium 2	670	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	670	1
Steers	—	Small and Medium 3	670	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	523	1
Steers	—	Medium 1	685	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,123	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium 2	235	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	277	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	250	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	350	1
Heifers	—	Medium 1	320	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	512	2
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 3	340	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	238	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	373	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	671	2
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 3	400	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	360	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	405	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	551	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	405	105.06/cwt	100.00–110.00	425	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	475	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	741	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	477	116.92/cwt	112.00–124.00	558	3
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 3	485	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	340	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	514	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	874	4
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 3	525	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	263	2
Heifers	—	Medium 2	535	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	728	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	585	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,006	2
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 3	630	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	378	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	660	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	924	1
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 3	665	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	399	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	680	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,020	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	770	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	832	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	895	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	806	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium 2	230	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	345	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	245	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	417	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	285	210.63/cwt	210.00–212.00	600	3
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 3	285	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	143	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	305	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	683	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	325	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	566	1
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 3	400	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	200	1
Bulls	—	Medium 1	410	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	853	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	425	174.76/cwt	170.00–180.00	743	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	433	233.08/cwt	230.00–238.00	1,009	3
Bulls	—	Medium 1	450	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	666	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	470	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,015	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	480	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,171	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	515	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,082	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	527	185.72/cwt	180.00–192.00	979	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	590	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	944	1
Bulls	—	Medium 1	600	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	900	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	605	183.02/cwt	180.00–186.00	1,107	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	795	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,089	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Medium 2	445	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	258	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,903	114.51/cwt	114.00–115.00	2,179	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	813	49.46/cwt	49.00–50.00	402	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,169	81.68/cwt	80.00–86.00	955	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,195	75.64/cwt	74.00–78.00	904	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,302	74.00/cwt	72.00–75.00	963	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,413	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,130	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 Nov 1, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 69Last week 109Year ago 97

Slaughter CattleReceipts 17Last week 43Year ago 58

No Reporter Last Week Demand Good Activity Active Offerings Light Quality Average

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	90.00	90.00
2	—	525	50.00	50.00
1	—	340	70.00	70.00
1	—	665	60.00	60.00
1	—	630	60.00	60.00
1	—	485	70.00	70.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	373	180.00	180.00
1	—	680	150.00	150.00
2	—	585	172.00	172.00
1	—	770	108.00	108.00
1	—	895	90.00	90.00
4	—	514	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	405	100.00–110.00	105.06
1	—	660	140.00	140.00
3	—	477	112.00–124.00	116.92
1	—	535	136.00	136.00
1	—	235	118.00	118.00
1	—	250	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	156.00	156.00
1	—	405	136.00	136.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	320	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	130.00	130.00
1	—	615	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	228.00	228.00
1	—	450	246.00	246.00
1	—	440	242.00	242.00
1	—	650	222.00	222.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	670	78.00	78.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	640	184.00	184.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	685	164.00	164.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	670	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	58.00	58.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	433	230.00–238.00	233.08
3	—	285	210.00–212.00	210.63
2	—	605	180.00–186.00	183.02
1	—	480	244.00	244.00
1	—	305	224.00	224.00
1	—	515	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	230	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	425	170.00–180.00	174.76
3	—	527	180.00–192.00	185.72
1	—	590	160.00	160.00
1	—	470	216.00	216.00
1	—	245	170.00	170.00
1	—	795	137.00	137.00
1	—	325	174.00	174.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	148.00	148.00
1	—	600	150.00	150.00
1	—	410	208.00	208.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	285	50.00	50.00
1	—	400	50.00	50.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	813	49.00–50.00	49.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,169	80.00–86.00	81.68
4	—	1,195	74.00–78.00	75.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,302	72.00–75.00	74.00
2	—	1,413	80.00	80.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,903	114.00–115.00	114.51

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.