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North Wilkesboro Livestock Auction

Name: North Wilkesboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-06-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-06-05

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · North Wilkesboro, North Carolina · Wed, Jun 5

● Final41 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2089

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Feeder Cattle receipts

56 head

▼ 19 vs last sale 75▼ 15 vs year ago 71 · −21.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

10 head

▼ 5 vs last sale 15▼ 21 vs year ago 31 · −67.7%

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

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 $236.00/cwt on 2 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −135.76 against this barn's trailing median of $371.76.

Average price

$236.00

2 head · 530 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,251

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$22

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

$22.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.39

vs NC average

−37.03 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	510	247.00	1,260	1thin
Medium and Large 2	550	225.00	1,238	1thin

One grade step is worth $22.00/cwt here — about $22 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 sale2 hd

236.00

—

NC average9 barns · 279 hd

245.39

−9.39

National average170 barns · 13,742 hd

273.03

−37.03

This barn, trailing median28 sales

371.76

−135.76

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
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	795	136.73	1,087	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,505	135.88	2,045	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,030	112.76	1,162	5thin

Every lot

41 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	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	278.66/cwt	272.00–285.00	1,742	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium 2	215	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	376	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	250	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	575	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	275	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	770	5
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	320	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	896	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	378	274.77/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,039	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium 1	380	260.84/cwt	257.00–265.00	991	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium 2	390	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	585	1
Heifers	400–450	Small and Medium 2	415	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	488	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium 1	417	186.06/cwt	177.00–200.00	776	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,092	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium 2	435	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	653	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium 1	450	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	788	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	495	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,163	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	510	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,260	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	550	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,238	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	610	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,446	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium 1	715	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,301	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium 1	750	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,403	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium 1	235	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	541	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium 1	250	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	413	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	331	296.88/cwt	290.00–300.00	983	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	360	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	1,069	1
Bulls	350–400	Small and Medium 2	395	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	395	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	410	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,013	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	415	289.65/cwt	287.00–292.00	1,202	3
Bulls	400–450	Small and Medium 2	445	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	445	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	469	285.97/cwt	277.00–297.00	1,341	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	478	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,219	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium 1	500	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,088	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	520	238.47/cwt	237.00–240.00	1,240	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	560	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,512	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	690	242.50/cwt	237.00–248.00	1,673	2
Bulls	850–900	Medium 1	885	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	991	1
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 1	915	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,556	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	745	144.60/cwt	140.00–150.00	1,077	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	895	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,083	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	915	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	796	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,058	110.40/cwt	100.00–120.00	1,168	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,060	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,357	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,505	135.88/cwt	132.00–140.00	2,045	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 Jun 5, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 56Last week 75Year ago 71

Slaughter CattleReceipts 10Last week 15Year ago 31

No reporter last week Demand Good Activity Active Offerings Moderate Quality Average

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	275	280.00	280.00
1	300–350	320	280.00	280.00
2	350–400	378	270.00–280.00	274.77
3	400–450	420	260.00	260.00
1	450–500	495	235.00	235.00
1	500–550	510	247.00	247.00
1	600–650	610	237.00	237.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	117.50	117.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	230.00	230.00
1	550–600	550	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	380	257.00–265.00	260.84
3	400–450	417	177.00–200.00	186.06
1	450–500	450	175.00	175.00
1	700–750	715	182.00	182.00
1	750–800	750	187.00	187.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	175.00	175.00
1	350–400	390	150.00	150.00
1	400–450	435	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	100.00	100.00
1	400–450	445	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	247.00	247.00
2	450–500	478	255.00	255.00
2	500–550	520	237.00–240.00	238.47
2	650–700	690	237.00–248.00	242.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	331	290.00–300.00	296.88
1	350–400	360	297.00	297.00
3	400–450	415	287.00–292.00	289.65
4	450–500	469	277.00–297.00	285.97
1	550–600	560	270.00	270.00
1	900–950	915	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	230.00	230.00
1	250–300	250	165.00	165.00
1	500–550	500	217.50	217.50
1	850–900	885	112.00	112.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	625	272.00–285.00	278.66

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,505	132.00–140.00	135.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	895	121.00	121.00
2	—	745	140.00–150.00	144.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	915	87.00	87.00
2	—	1,058	100.00–120.00	110.40
2	—	1,060	128.00	128.00

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.