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North Wilkesboro Livestock Auction

Name: North Wilkesboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-01-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-01-31

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · North Wilkesboro, North Carolina · Wed, Jan 31

● Final38 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2089

← Jan 24Jan 31Feb 7 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

37 head

▼ 27 vs last sale 64▼ 22 vs year ago 59 · −37.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

12 head

▼ 10 vs last sale 22▲ 2 vs year ago 10 · +20.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

1 head

▲ 1 vs last sale 0▲ 1 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Also sold hereReplacement Cattle SaleSat Apr 4, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter Cattle 3..00 To 6.00 Higher Feeder cattle 6.00 To 8.00 Higher Demand Good Activity Active Offerings Light (Cold ) 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 $210.41/cwt on 17 head.

Average price

$210.41

17 head · 508 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,068

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$340

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 1

$58.08/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.58

vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	508	218.58	1,110	12thin
Medium and Large 2	525	211.00	1,108	3thin
Medium 1	480	160.50	770	2thin

One grade step is worth $58.08/cwt here — about $340 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 sale17 hd

210.41

—

NC average7 barns · 545 hd

198.83

+11.58

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	2,135	128.00	2,733	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,223	93.07	1,138	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,395	74.00	1,032	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	818	69.58	569	5thin

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,060	$1,000	1thin

Every lot

38 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 · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	395	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	798	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	460	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,044	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	525	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,334	1
Steers	—	Medium 1	560	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	840	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers9 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium 1	260	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	481	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	340	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	833	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	358	244.97/cwt	240.00–250.00	877	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	503	224.83/cwt	224.00–229.00	1,131	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	525	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,108	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	555	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,160	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	680	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,190	1
Heifers	—	Medium 1	700	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	952	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	785	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,217	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	230	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	495	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	305	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	763	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	418	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	961	2
Bulls	—	Medium 1	430	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	860	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	440	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,104	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	470	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,053	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	560	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,372	1
Bulls	—	Medium 1	595	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	988	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	610	214.59/cwt	209.00–220.00	1,309	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	655	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,441	1
Bulls	—	Medium 1	685	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,034	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	740	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,347	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	765	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,354	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	925	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,323	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	2,135	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	2,733	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	765	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	689	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	770	33.00/cwt	33.00–33.00	254	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	840	62.44/cwt	60.00–65.00	524	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	875	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	875	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	980	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	490	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,228	119.68/cwt	118.00–121.00	1,470	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,260	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	1,210	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,395	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	1,032	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,420	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,136	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,060	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	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 Jan 31, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 37Last week 64Year ago 59

Slaughter CattleReceipts 12Last week 22Year ago 10

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle 3..00 To 6.00 Higher Feeder cattle 6.00 To 8.00 Higher Demand Good Activity Active Offerings Light (Cold ) Quality Average

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	685	151.00	151.00
1	—	595	166.00	166.00
1	—	430	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	418	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	230	215.00	215.00
1	—	560	245.00	245.00
1	—	740	182.00	182.00
1	—	925	143.00	143.00
1	—	655	220.00	220.00
1	—	765	177.00	177.00
1	—	305	250.00	250.00
2	—	610	209.00–220.00	214.59
1	—	440	251.00	251.00
1	—	470	224.00	224.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	700	136.00	136.00
1	—	260	185.00	185.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	245.00	245.00
1	—	555	209.00	209.00
1	—	680	175.00	175.00
2	—	358	240.00–250.00	244.97
6	—	503	224.00–229.00	224.83
1	—	785	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	525	211.00	211.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	227.00	227.00
1	—	525	254.00	254.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	202.00	202.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	150.00	150.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,060	1,000.00	1,000.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,135	128.00	128.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,395	74.00	74.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	840	60.00–65.00	62.44
1	—	875	100.00	100.00
1	—	770	33.00	33.00
1	—	765	90.00	90.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,260	96.00	96.00
1	—	980	50.00	50.00
2	—	1,228	118.00–121.00	119.68
1	—	1,420	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.