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North Wilkesboro Livestock Auction

Name: North Wilkesboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-04-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-17

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · North Wilkesboro, North Carolina · Wed, Apr 17

● Final52 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2089

← Apr 3Apr 17May 1 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

59 head

▼ 17 vs last sale 76▲ 8 vs year ago 51 · +15.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

24 head

▲ 13 vs last sale 11▼ 8 vs year ago 32 · −25.0%

Also sold hereReplacement Cattle SaleSat Apr 4, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No Reporter Last Week Demand Good Activity Active Offerings Moderate Quality Average 4 Hogs

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 $214.40/cwt on 5 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −157.36 against this barn's trailing median of $371.76.

Average price

$214.40

5 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,158

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$535

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2

$102.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.74

vs NC average

−50.12 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	540	259.50	1,401	2thin
Medium and Large 2	520	238.00	1,238	1thin
Medium 2	550	157.50	866	2thin

One grade step is worth $102.00/cwt here — about $535 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale5 hd

214.40

—

NC average8 barns · 294 hd

221.14

−6.74

National average180 barns · 13,997 hd

264.52

−50.12

This barn, trailing median28 sales

371.76

−157.36

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	1,873	141.47	2,649	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,356	118.09	1,602	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	859	116.40	1,000	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,064	109.34	1,163	9thin

Every lot

52 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	350–400	Medium and Large 1	390	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,131	1
Steers	400–450	Medium 1	425	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,148	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	442	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,459	2
Steers	500–550	Medium 2	515	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,071	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,734	1
Steers	650–700	Medium 1	685	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,507	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	280	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	770	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	333	298.08/cwt	290.00–306.00	993	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium 1	365	196.39/cwt	190.00–200.00	717	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	368	278.48/cwt	275.00–282.00	1,025	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	416	281.63/cwt	276.00–284.00	1,172	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium 3	445	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	668	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium 2	450	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	990	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium 1	453	248.51/cwt	247.00–250.00	1,126	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,330	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium 3	495	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	743	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,347	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	520	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,238	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium 2	540	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	891	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	560	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,456	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium 2	560	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	840	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	610	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,525	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium 1	695	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,251	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium 1	710	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,207	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium 1	205	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	533	1
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	240	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	708	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	260	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	715	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	330	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	964	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	358	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	931	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	405	279.95/cwt	276.00–284.00	1,134	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium 2Full	405	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	575	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	430	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,075	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	465	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,302	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium 2	470	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	761	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium 3	505	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	692	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	1,607	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	525	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,418	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium 2	545	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	981	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,622	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	605	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,537	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium 1	625	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,250	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	685	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,507	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	725	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,450	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,725	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	2,070	1
Bulls	—	—	1,922	148.63/cwt	145.00–151.00	2,857	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	830	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	963	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Value Added	845	138.11/cwt	136.00–140.00	1,167	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	878	102.05/cwt	98.00–108.00	896	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,010	118.97/cwt	118.00–120.00	1,202	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,091	104.53/cwt	100.00–112.00	1,140	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,355	110.57/cwt	100.00–115.00	1,498	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,358	129.38/cwt	120.00–138.00	1,757	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 Apr 17, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 59Last week 76Year ago 51

Slaughter CattleReceipts 24Last week 11Year ago 32

No Reporter Last Week Demand Good Activity Active Offerings Moderate Quality Average 4 Hogs

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	275.00	275.00
3	300–350	333	290.00–306.00	298.08
2	350–400	368	275.00–282.00	278.48
5	400–450	416	276.00–284.00	281.63
1	450–500	475	280.00	280.00
1	500–550	520	259.00	259.00
1	550–600	560	260.00	260.00
1	600–650	610	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	520	238.00	238.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	450	220.00	220.00
1	500–550	540	165.00	165.00
1	550–600	560	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	150.00	150.00
1	450–500	495	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	365	190.00–200.00	196.39
2	450–500	453	247.00–250.00	248.51
1	650–700	695	180.00	180.00
1	700–750	710	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	240	295.00	295.00
1	250–300	260	275.00	275.00
1	300–350	330	292.00	292.00
2	400–450	405	276.00–284.00	279.95
1	450–500	465	280.00	280.00
4	500–550	525	306.00	306.00
1	550–600	575	282.00	282.00
1	600–650	605	254.00	254.00
1	650–700	685	220.00	220.00
1	700–750	725	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	358	260.00	260.00
1	400–450	430	250.00	250.00
1	500–550	525	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	470	162.00	162.00
1	500–550	545	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	142.00	142.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	505	137.00	137.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	260.00	260.00
1	600–650	625	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	290.00	290.00
2	400–450	442	330.00	330.00
1	600–650	625	277.50	277.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	270.00	270.00
1	650–700	685	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	515	208.00	208.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	830	116.00	116.00
3	—	878	98.00–108.00	102.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	845	136.00–140.00	138.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,358	120.00–138.00	129.38
3	—	1,355	100.00–115.00	110.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,010	118.00–120.00	118.97
6	—	1,091	100.00–112.00	104.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,922	145.00–151.00	148.63
1	—	1,725	120.00	120.00

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.