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North Wilkesboro Livestock Auction

Name: North Wilkesboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-02-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-02-14

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · North Wilkesboro, North Carolina · Wed, Feb 14

● Final36 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2089

← Feb 7Feb 14Feb 21 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

39 head

▼ 148 vs last sale 187▼ 51 vs year ago 90 · −56.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

17 head

▼ 6 vs last sale 23▼ 11 vs year ago 28 · −39.3%

Also sold hereReplacement Cattle SaleSat Apr 4, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle Mostly Steady Feeder cattle Mostly Steady Demand Good Activity Active Offerings Light (Wet and Muddy) 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 $208.53/cwt on 23 head.

Average price

$208.53

23 head · 492 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,026

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium 1

$38.49/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.30

vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	393	229.50	901	2thin
Medium and Large 1	534	217.49	1,162	12thin
Medium 2	425	195.12	829	2thin
Medium 1	467	191.01	893	7thin

One grade step is worth $38.49/cwt here — about $8 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 sale23 hd

208.53

—

NC average8 barns · 923 hd

208.23

+0.30

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	1,315	124.62	1,639	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,392	102.00	1,420	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,047	75.31	788	10

Every lot

36 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 · Steers6 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	435	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,131	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	450	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	945	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	515	242.00/cwt	240.00–244.00	1,246	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	565	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,492	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	790	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,580	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,035	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,760	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	260	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	603	1
Heifers	—	Medium 1	320	205.05/cwt	202.00–208.00	656	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	325	251.00/cwt	244.00–258.00	816	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	363	238.97/cwt	238.00–240.00	867	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	380	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	855	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	400	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,072	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	405	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	948	1
Heifers	—	Medium 1	410	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	902	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	425	195.12/cwt	190.00–200.00	829	2
Heifers	—	Medium 1	450	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	846	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	503	208.98/cwt	204.00–214.00	1,051	2
Heifers	—	Medium 1	568	184.49/cwt	184.00–185.00	1,048	2
Heifers	—	Medium 1	635	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	953	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	820	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,656	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	850	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,445	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	205	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	513	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	350	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	938	1
Bulls	—	Medium 1	355	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	660	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	415	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	946	1
Bulls	—	Medium 1	415	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	797	1
Bulls	—	Medium 2	450	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	549	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	545	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,417	1
Bulls	—	Medium 2	625	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,050	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	630	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,613	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,195	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,195	1
Bulls	—	—	1,355	132.83/cwt	130.00–137.00	1,800	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	920	52.08/cwt	45.00–59.00	479	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	995	73.79/cwt	70.00–76.00	734	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,129	85.51/cwt	80.00–92.00	965	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,392	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	1,420	3

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 Feb 14, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 39Last week 187Year ago 90

Slaughter CattleReceipts 17Last week 23Year ago 28

Slaughter cattle Mostly Steady Feeder cattle Mostly Steady Demand Good Activity Active Offerings Light (Wet and Muddy) Quality Average

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	122.00	122.00
1	—	625	168.00	168.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	205	250.00	250.00
1	—	350	268.00	268.00
1	—	545	260.00	260.00
1	—	630	256.00	256.00
1	—	415	228.00	228.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	355	186.00	186.00
1	—	415	192.00	192.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	260.00	260.00
2	—	515	240.00–244.00	242.00
1	—	565	264.00	264.00
1	—	790	200.00	200.00
1	—	1,035	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	503	204.00–214.00	208.98
3	—	850	170.00	170.00
1	—	260	232.00	232.00
1	—	400	268.00	268.00
1	—	820	202.00	202.00
2	—	325	244.00–258.00	251.00
2	—	363	238.00–240.00	238.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	320	202.00–208.00	205.05
1	—	635	150.00	150.00
2	—	568	184.00–185.00	184.49
1	—	410	220.00	220.00
1	—	450	188.00	188.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	425	190.00–200.00	195.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	225.00	225.00
1	—	405	234.00	234.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,195	100.00	100.00
3	—	1,355	130.00–137.00	132.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,129	80.00–92.00	85.51
3	—	995	70.00–76.00	73.79
2	—	920	45.00–59.00	52.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,392	102.00	102.00

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.