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North Wilkesboro Livestock Auction

Name: North Wilkesboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-03-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-13

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

● Final61 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2089

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Feeder Cattle receipts

75 head

▲ 46 vs last sale 29▼ 83 vs year ago 158 · −52.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

22 head

▲ 13 vs last sale 9▼ 5 vs year ago 27 · −18.5%

Also sold hereReplacement Cattle SaleSat Apr 4, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle 4.00 To 7.00 Higher Feeder cattle Mostly Steady Demand Good Activity Active Offerings Moderate Quality Average

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $201.24/cwt on 8 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −170.51 against this barn's trailing median of $371.76.

Average price

$201.24

8 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,091

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$579

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2

$114.65/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−26.46

vs NC average

−74.93 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	534	238.65	1,274	3thin
Medium and Large 2	558	199.00	1,109	2thin
Medium 1	530	186.00	986	2thin
Medium 2	560	124.00	694	1thin

One grade step is worth $114.65/cwt here — about $579 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale8 hd

201.24

—

NC average8 barns · 330 hd

227.70

−26.46

National average176 barns · 16,729 hd

276.17

−74.93

This barn, trailing median28 sales

371.76

−170.51

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

28 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $442.88, low $290.32, median $371.76 across 28 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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	1,255	117.50	1,475	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,429	108.25	1,547	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,115	101.80	1,135	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	803	93.08	748	5thin

Every lot

61 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 · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,088	1
Steers	350–400	Medium 2	390	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	429	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	260	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	650	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	288	286.22/cwt	285.00–287.50	824	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	300	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	774	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	300	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	690	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium 1	345	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	711	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium 1	370	230.95/cwt	230.00–232.00	855	2
Heifers	350–400	Small and Medium 3Thin Fleshed	375	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	188	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	385	272.82/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,050	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	390	243.95/cwt	240.00–248.00	951	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium 1	430	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,032	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium 2	433	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	823	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	455	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,128	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	460	270.95/cwt	266.00–276.00	1,246	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium 1	475	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	950	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium 1	505	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,071	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	518	238.97/cwt	238.00–240.00	1,238	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	545	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,090	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium 1	555	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	888	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium 2	560	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	694	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	565	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,345	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	570	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,129	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium 2	610	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	616	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	630	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,071	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	645	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	993	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	655	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,271	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium 1	695	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	973	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls	150–200	Medium 1	185	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	370	1
Bulls	200–250	Medium 1	210	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	466	1
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	225	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	563	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	280	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	854	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium 1	325	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	858	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	329	304.95/cwt	284.00–314.00	1,003	5
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	345	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	966	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	373	254.97/cwt	250.00–260.00	951	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	422	263.99/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,114	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	463	253.89/cwt	250.00–258.00	1,176	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	478	272.63/cwt	270.00–274.00	1,303	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	520	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,222	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	528	255.97/cwt	252.00–260.00	1,352	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium 1	570	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	969	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	580	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,218	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	583	245.95/cwt	242.00–250.00	1,434	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium 1	605	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	920	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	660	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,690	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	715	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,216	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	718	189.12/cwt	184.00–194.00	1,358	2
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1	870	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,192	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	350–400	Medium 2	350	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	525	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	600–650	Medium 2	640	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	448	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,010	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,111	1
Bulls	—	—	1,500	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,875	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	800	89.96/cwt	88.00–92.00	720	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	800	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	480	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	808	112.74/cwt	109.00–117.00	911	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	925	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	648	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,133	96.05/cwt	90.00–100.00	1,088	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,138	109.97/cwt	102.00–114.00	1,251	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,422	112.35/cwt	107.00–118.00	1,598	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,440	102.10/cwt	98.00–105.00	1,470	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 Mar 13, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 75Last week 29Year ago 158

Slaughter CattleReceipts 22Last week 9Year ago 27

Slaughter cattle 4.00 To 7.00 Higher Feeder cattle Mostly Steady Demand Good Activity Active Offerings Moderate 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	300–350	345	280.00	280.00
2	450–500	463	250.00–258.00	253.89
1	500–550	520	235.00	235.00
1	550–600	580	210.00	210.00
1	700–750	715	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	250.00	250.00
1	250–300	280	305.00	305.00
5	300–350	329	284.00–314.00	304.95
2	350–400	373	250.00–260.00	254.97
3	400–450	422	260.00–270.00	263.99
3	450–500	478	270.00–274.00	272.63
3	500–550	528	252.00–260.00	255.97
2	550–600	583	242.00–250.00	245.95
1	650–700	660	256.00	256.00
2	700–750	718	184.00–194.00	189.12
1	850–900	870	137.00	137.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	185	200.00	200.00
1	200–250	210	222.00	222.00
1	300–350	325	264.00	264.00
1	550–600	570	170.00	170.00
1	600–650	605	152.00	152.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	250.00	250.00
1	300–350	300	230.00	230.00
2	350–400	390	240.00–248.00	243.95
1	450–500	455	248.00	248.00
1	500–550	545	200.00	200.00
1	550–600	570	198.00	198.00
1	600–650	645	154.00	154.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	288	285.00–287.50	286.22
1	300–350	300	258.00	258.00
5	350–400	385	270.00–280.00	272.82
2	450–500	460	266.00–276.00	270.95
2	500–550	518	238.00–240.00	238.97
1	550–600	565	238.00	238.00
1	600–650	630	170.00	170.00
1	650–700	655	194.00	194.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	50.00	50.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	433	190.00	190.00
1	550–600	560	124.00	124.00
1	600–650	610	101.00	101.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	206.00	206.00
2	350–400	370	230.00–232.00	230.95
1	400–450	430	240.00	240.00
1	450–500	475	200.00	200.00
1	500–550	505	212.00	212.00
1	550–600	555	160.00	160.00
1	650–700	695	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	640	70.00	70.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,440	98.00–105.00	102.10
3	—	1,422	107.00–118.00	112.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,133	90.00–100.00	96.05
1	—	925	70.00	70.00
6	—	1,138	102.00–114.00	109.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	800	88.00–92.00	89.96
1	—	800	60.00	60.00
2	—	808	109.00–117.00	112.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,500	125.00	125.00
1	—	1,010	110.00	110.00

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.