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North Wilkesboro Livestock Auction

Name: North Wilkesboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-06-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-06-12

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · North Wilkesboro, North Carolina · Wed, Jun 12

● Final40 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2089

← Jun 5Jun 12Jun 19 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

45 head

▼ 11 vs last sale 56▼ 12 vs year ago 57 · −21.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

33 head

▲ 23 vs last sale 10▲ 0 vs year ago 33 · +0.0%

Also sold hereReplacement Cattle SaleSat Apr 4, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle 6.00 To 12.00 Higher Feeder cattle Mostly Steady Demand Very Good Activity Active Offerings Moderate (Hay Time ) Quality Average To Attractive

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 $239.27/cwt on 4 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −132.49 against this barn's trailing median of $371.76.

Average price

$239.27

4 head · 534 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,278

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$56

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

$0.97/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.06

vs NC average

−26.10 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	550	240.00	1,320	1thin
Medium and Large 1	529	239.03	1,264	3thin

One grade step is worth $0.97/cwt here — about $56 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 sale4 hd

239.27

—

NC average9 barns · 346 hd

240.33

−1.06

National average154 barns · 8,969 hd

265.37

−26.10

This barn, trailing median28 sales

371.76

−132.49

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	—	Average	1,464	155.55	2,277	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,338	138.33	1,851	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,170	128.55	1,504	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	830	119.00	988	1thin

Every lot

40 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 · Steers7 lots · lightest first
Steers	100–150	Medium 1	130	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	299	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	325	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	943	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	350	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,005	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	450	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,260	3
Steers	600–650	Medium 1	610	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	958	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	635	275.00/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,746	2
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	925	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,035	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	240	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	660	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium 1	330	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	578	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	333	235.00/cwt	230.00–240.00	783	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	360	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	864	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	518	229.54/cwt	227.00–232.00	1,189	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	550	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,419	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	550	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,320	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	615	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,427	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium 1	680	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,190	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	703	201.99/cwt	200.00–204.00	1,420	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium 1	715	194.50/cwt	192.00–197.00	1,391	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	795	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,288	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	345	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	980	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,095	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium 1	385	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	905	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	405	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,134	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium 1	418	251.12/cwt	247.00–255.00	1,050	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	470	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,184	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	513	271.10/cwt	267.00–275.00	1,391	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	518	248.38/cwt	245.00–252.00	1,287	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium 1	530	204.11/cwt	192.00–216.00	1,082	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	560	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,490	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	645	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,516	1
Bulls	950–1000	Medium 1	970	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,261	1
Bulls	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	980	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,833	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,250	142.63/cwt	140.00–152.00	1,783	5
Bulls	—	—Value Added	1,315	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	2,393	1
Bulls	—	—	1,768	165.08/cwt	157.00–172.00	2,919	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	830	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	988	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,160	139.83/cwt	135.00–150.00	1,622	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,174	123.53/cwt	120.00–133.00	1,450	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,332	142.85/cwt	135.00–150.00	1,903	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,360	122.51/cwt	120.00–125.00	1,666	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 12, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 45Last week 56Year ago 57

Slaughter CattleReceipts 33Last week 10Year ago 33

Slaughter cattle 6.00 To 12.00 Higher Feeder cattle Mostly Steady Demand Very Good Activity Active Offerings Moderate (Hay Time ) Quality Average To Attractive

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	830	119.00	119.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,160	135.00–150.00	139.83
9	—	1,174	120.00–133.00	123.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,360	120.00–125.00	122.51
7	—	1,332	135.00–150.00	142.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,250	140.00–152.00	142.63
4	—	1,768	157.00–172.00	165.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,315	182.00	182.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	275.00	275.00
3	300–350	333	230.00–240.00	235.00
2	350–400	360	240.00	240.00
2	500–550	518	227.00–232.00	229.54
1	550–600	550	258.00	258.00
1	600–650	615	232.00	232.00
2	700–750	703	200.00–204.00	201.99
1	750–800	795	162.00	162.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	550	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	175.00	175.00
1	650–700	680	175.00	175.00
2	700–750	715	192.00–197.00	194.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	290.00	290.00
1	350–400	350	287.00	287.00
3	450–500	450	280.00	280.00
2	600–650	635	270.00–280.00	275.00
1	900–950	925	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	100–150	130	230.00	230.00
1	600–650	610	157.00	157.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	284.00	284.00
1	350–400	375	292.00	292.00
1	400–450	405	280.00	280.00
2	500–550	513	267.00–275.00	271.10
1	550–600	560	266.00	266.00
1	600–650	645	235.00	235.00
1	950–1000	980	187.00	187.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	470	252.00	252.00
2	500–550	518	245.00–252.00	248.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	235.00	235.00
2	400–450	418	247.00–255.00	251.12
2	500–550	530	192.00–216.00	204.11
1	950–1000	970	130.00	130.00

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.