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North Wilkesboro Livestock Auction

Name: North Wilkesboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-08-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-07

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · North Wilkesboro, North Carolina · Wed, Aug 7

● Final46 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2089

← Jul 31Aug 7Aug 14 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

43 head

▲ 11 vs last sale 32▼ 27 vs year ago 70 · −38.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

29 head

▲ 4 vs last sale 25▲ 6 vs year ago 23 · +26.1%

Also sold hereReplacement Cattle SaleSat Apr 4, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle 7.00 To 10.00 Higher Feeder cattle 6.00 To 12.00 Lower Demand Good Activity Active Offerings Moderate Quality Average

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $195.78/cwt on 7 head. That ranks 1 of 16 comparable sales and sits −188.50 against this barn's trailing median of $384.28.

Average price

$195.78

7 head · 528 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,033

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$296

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2

$63.34/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−21.79

vs NC average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	520	228.34	1,187	2thin
Medium 1	525	194.60	1,022	3thin
Medium 2	540	165.00	891	2thin

One grade step is worth $63.34/cwt here — about $296 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 sale7 hd

195.78

—

NC average8 barns · 179 hd

217.57

−21.79

This barn, trailing median16 sales

384.28

−188.50

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

16 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $443.84, low $322.91, median $384.28 across 16 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	1,620	150.66	2,441	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,287	134.39	1,730	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,081	131.19	1,418	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	860	117.25	1,008	4thin

Every lot

46 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	350	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	875	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	645	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,458	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium 2	275	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	413	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	290	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	658	1
Heifers	300–350	Small 2	300	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	165	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium 2	340	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	510	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	355	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	912	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium 1	375	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	788	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium 2	395	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	593	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium 2	470	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	517	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	485	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,082	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	532	217.65/cwt	213.00–220.00	1,158	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	590	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,339	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	650	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,105	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	700	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,225	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	830	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,303	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	250	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	575	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium 1	380	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	711	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	958	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium 2	420	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	630	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium 1	473	172.46/cwt	165.00–180.00	816	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	485	224.90/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,091	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	228.34/cwt	220.00–237.00	1,187	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium 1	525	194.60/cwt	189.00–200.00	1,022	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium 2	530	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	901	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium 2	550	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	880	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	600	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	960	1
Bulls	600–650	Small and Medium 2	600	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	780	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium 2	605	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	908	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium 1	610	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	976	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	778	165.95/cwt	162.00–170.00	1,291	3
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	840	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,344	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	350–400	Medium 2	390	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	437	1
Dairy Steers	650–700	Medium 1	680	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,136	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,308	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,700	2
Bulls	—	—	1,828	164.43/cwt	158.00–168.00	3,006	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	825	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	743	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	855	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,146	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	880	122.49/cwt	120.00–125.00	1,078	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,000	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,100	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,075	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	860	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,079	130.95/cwt	124.00–137.00	1,413	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,106	149.70/cwt	143.00–157.00	1,656	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,235	121.98/cwt	120.00–124.00	1,506	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,290	149.01/cwt	148.00–150.00	1,922	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,320	132.92/cwt	126.00–136.00	1,755	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 Aug 7, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 43Last week 32Year ago 70

Slaughter CattleReceipts 29Last week 25Year ago 23

Slaughter cattle 7.00 To 10.00 Higher Feeder cattle 6.00 To 12.00 Lower Demand Good Activity Active Offerings Moderate Quality Average

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,235	120.00–124.00	121.98
3	—	1,320	126.00–136.00	132.92
2	—	1,290	148.00–150.00	149.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	855	134.00	134.00
1	—	825	90.00	90.00
2	—	880	120.00–125.00	122.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,000	110.00	110.00
1	—	1,075	80.00	80.00
7	—	1,079	124.00–137.00	130.95
4	—	1,106	143.00–157.00	149.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,308	130.00	130.00
3	—	1,828	158.00–168.00	164.43

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	230.00	230.00
1	400–450	420	228.00	228.00
2	450–500	485	220.00–230.00	224.90
2	500–550	520	220.00–237.00	228.34
1	600–650	600	160.00	160.00
3	750–800	778	162.00–170.00	165.95
1	800–850	840	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	600	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	150.00	150.00
1	500–550	530	170.00	170.00
1	550–600	550	160.00	160.00
1	600–650	605	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	187.00	187.00
2	450–500	473	165.00–180.00	172.46
3	500–550	525	189.00–200.00	194.60
1	600–650	610	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	250.00	250.00
1	600–650	645	226.00	226.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	55.00	55.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	227.00	227.00
1	350–400	355	257.00	257.00
1	450–500	485	223.00	223.00
3	500–550	532	213.00–220.00	217.65
1	550–600	590	227.00	227.00
1	650–700	650	170.00	170.00
1	700–750	700	175.00	175.00
1	800–850	830	157.00	157.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	150.00	150.00
1	300–350	340	150.00	150.00
1	350–400	395	150.00	150.00
1	450–500	470	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	112.00	112.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	680	167.00	167.00

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.