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North Wilkesboro Livestock Auction

Name: North Wilkesboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-01-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-01-10

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · North Wilkesboro, North Carolina · Wed, Jan 10

● Final21 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2089

← Dec 20Jan 10Jan 24 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

17 head

▼ 16 vs last sale 33▼ 90 vs year ago 107 · −84.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

3 head

▼ 28 vs last sale 31▼ 29 vs year ago 32 · −90.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

18 head

▲ 18 vs last sale 0▲ 15 vs year ago 3 · +500.0%

Also sold hereReplacement Cattle SaleSat Apr 4, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No sale last two weeks Demand Good Activity Active Offerings Light (Cold ) Quality Attractive

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 $161.63/cwt on 8 head.

Average price

$161.63

8 head · 558 lb average

Value per head Derived

$901

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$58

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

$35.25/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−17.54

vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	479	179.25	858	4thin
Medium and Large 2	636	144.00	916	4thin

One grade step is worth $35.25/cwt here — about −$58 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 sale8 hd

161.63

—

NC average8 barns · 778 hd

179.17

−17.54

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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,398	80.00	1,118	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,255	80.00	1,004	1thin

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,139	$1,692	9

Every lot

21 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 · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	685	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,165	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers8 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	365	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	672	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	420	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	622	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	445	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	779	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	515	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	927	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	590	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,050	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	625	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	938	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	695	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,098	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	805	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	966	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	375	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	690	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	390	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	889	1
Bulls	—	Medium 1	445	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	730	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	450	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	945	1
Bulls	—	Medium 1	540	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	821	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	560	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,008	1
Bulls	—	Medium 1	565	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	814	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Medium 2	660	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	396	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows2 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,255	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,004	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,398	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,118	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,033	1,546.13/head	1,430.00–1,750.00	1,546	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,192	1,764.58/head	1,500.00–1,900.00	1,765	6

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 Jan 10, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 17Last week 33Year ago 107

Slaughter CattleReceipts 3Last week 31Year ago 32

Replacement CattleReceipts 18Last week 0Year ago 3

No sale last two weeks Demand Good Activity Active Offerings Light (Cold ) Quality Attractive

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,398	80.00	80.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,255	80.00	80.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,192	1,500.00–1,900.00	1,764.58
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,033	1,430.00–1,750.00	1,546.13

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	685	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	590	178.00	178.00
1	—	515	180.00	180.00
1	—	445	175.00	175.00
1	—	365	184.00	184.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	695	158.00	158.00
1	—	420	148.00	148.00
1	—	805	120.00	120.00
1	—	625	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	660	60.00	60.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	180.00	180.00
1	—	450	210.00	210.00
1	—	390	228.00	228.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	184.00	184.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	144.00	144.00
1	—	540	152.00	152.00
1	—	445	164.00	164.00

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.