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North Wilkesboro Livestock Auction

Name: North Wilkesboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-12-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-12-13

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

● Final31 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2089

← Dec 6Dec 13Dec 20 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

38 head

▼ 19 vs last sale 57▼ 27 vs year ago 65 · −41.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

32 head

▼ 4 vs last sale 36▼ 13 vs year ago 45 · −28.9%

Also sold hereReplacement Cattle SaleSat Apr 4, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle 3.00 To 5.00 Higher Feeder cattle 3.00 To 10.00 Higher Demand Good Activity Moderate Offerings Light 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 $194.76/cwt on 21 head.

Average price

$194.76

21 head · 484 lb average

Value per head Derived

$942

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$81

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 1

$48.89/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+17.15

vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	489	212.89	1,040	9thin
Medium and Large 2	493	189.00	932	8thin
Medium 2	410	166.00	681	3thin
Medium 1	585	164.00	959	1thin

One grade step is worth $48.89/cwt here — about $81 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 sale21 hd

194.76

—

NC average8 barns · 794 hd

177.61

+17.15

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	1,538	120.65	1,856	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,353	92.28	1,248	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,124	75.22	846	15

Every lot

31 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 · Heifers9 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	280	223.00/cwt	218.00–228.00	624	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	325	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	715	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	382	202.53/cwt	201.00–206.00	774	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	418	214.43/cwt	208.00–216.00	896	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	475	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	879	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	550	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,100	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	560	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	806	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	810	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,134	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	830	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	813	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium 2	290	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	470	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	335	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	737	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	370	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	910	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	390	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	819	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	402	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	953	4
Bulls	—	Medium 2	470	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	790	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	480	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	902	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	535	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,091	1
Bulls	—	Medium 1	585	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	959	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	650	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,040	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	720	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	864	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	805	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,063	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	910	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,128	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Medium 2	225	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	410	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,268	128.28/cwt	124.00–134.00	1,627	2
Bulls	—	—	1,808	113.02/cwt	108.00–119.00	2,043	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	887	48.25/cwt	30.00–57.00	428	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,096	73.34/cwt	66.00–75.00	804	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,224	83.44/cwt	77.00–88.00	1,021	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,303	99.84/cwt	96.00–104.00	1,301	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,350	93.22/cwt	90.00–97.00	1,258	13
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,385	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,108	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 Dec 13, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 38Last week 57Year ago 65

Slaughter CattleReceipts 32Last week 36Year ago 45

Slaughter cattle 3.00 To 5.00 Higher Feeder cattle 3.00 To 10.00 Higher Demand Good Activity Moderate Offerings Light Quality Average

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	720	120.00	120.00
4	—	390	210.00	210.00
1	—	480	188.00	188.00
1	—	535	204.00	204.00
1	—	650	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	470	168.00	168.00
1	—	290	162.00	162.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	335	220.00	220.00
4	—	402	237.00	237.00
1	—	805	132.00	132.00
2	—	370	246.00	246.00
1	—	910	124.00	124.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	164.00	164.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	325	220.00	220.00
1	—	550	200.00	200.00
3	—	382	201.00–206.00	202.53
1	—	810	140.00	140.00
2	—	280	218.00–228.00	223.00
5	—	418	208.00–216.00	214.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	144.00	144.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	185.00	185.00
1	—	830	98.00	98.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	225	182.00	182.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,268	124.00–134.00	128.28
2	—	1,808	108.00–119.00	113.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,224	77.00–88.00	83.44
3	—	887	30.00–57.00	48.25
2	—	1,303	96.00–104.00	99.84
5	—	1,096	66.00–75.00	73.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,350	90.00–97.00	93.22
1	—	1,385	80.00	80.00

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.