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North Wilkesboro Livestock Auction

Name: North Wilkesboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-09-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-04

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · North Wilkesboro, North Carolina · Wed, Sep 4

● Final52 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2089

← Aug 28Sep 4Sep 11 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

101 head

▲ 64 vs last sale 37▲ 41 vs year ago 60 · +68.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

16 head

▲ 4 vs last sale 12▼ 10 vs year ago 26 · −38.5%

Also sold hereReplacement Cattle SaleSat Apr 4, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle Mostly Steady Feeder cattle Mostly Steady Demand Good Activity Active Offerings Moderate Quality Average To Attractive 6 Hogs 2 Goats

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 $204.43/cwt on 13 head. That ranks 1 of 16 comparable sales and sits −179.85 against this barn's trailing median of $384.28.

Average price

$204.43

13 head · 534 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,092

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$309

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2

$66.91/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.55

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	240.00	1,248	1thin
Medium 1	532	215.66	1,147	8thin
Medium 2	543	173.09	939	4thin

One grade step is worth $66.91/cwt here — about $309 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale13 hd

204.43

—

NC average8 barns · 156 hd

207.98

−3.55

This barn, trailing median16 sales

384.28

−179.85

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	—	High	1,524	147.66	2,250	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,271	124.01	1,576	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	845	117.50	993	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,197	110.97	1,328	5thin

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	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,521	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	481	256.54/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,234	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	530	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,320	1
Steers	550–600	Medium 1	580	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,114	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	665	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,616	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	700	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,680	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium 1	208	222.59/cwt	220.00–225.00	463	2
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	240	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	600	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium 1	350	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	805	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	367	255.76/cwt	250.00–267.00	939	11
Heifers	350–400	Medium 2	370	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	555	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	405	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,013	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium 1	420	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	966	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium 1	455	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	965	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,154	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium 1	503	211.93/cwt	200.00–214.00	1,066	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,244	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	555	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,199	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium 2	565	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	989	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium 1	595	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,190	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	620	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,302	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium 1	645	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,238	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	725	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,138	1
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	855	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,454	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium 1	255	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	587	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	340	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	952	10
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	379	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,042	8
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	435	248.98/cwt	247.00–250.00	1,083	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium 1	440	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,043	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	465	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,158	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,248	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium 1	523	218.61/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,143	7
Bulls	500–550	Medium 2	537	175.12/cwt	165.00–185.00	940	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium 2	560	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	935	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium 1	595	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,160	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium 2	605	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	908	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium 1	620	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,116	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium 1	650	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,326	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium 1	780	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,014	1
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Heifers	450–500	Medium 2	480	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	840	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	550–600	Medium 2	575	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	575	1
Dairy Steers	600–650	Medium 2	635	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,060	1
Dairy Steers	900–950	Medium 2	900	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,170	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,055	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,372	1
Bulls	—	—	1,758	156.49/cwt	150.00–162.00	2,751	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	810	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,102	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	880	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	871	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,065	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	959	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,105	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,171	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,230	116.21/cwt	114.00–120.00	1,429	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,289	126.77/cwt	125.00–130.00	1,634	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,365	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,788	1

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 Sep 4, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 101Last week 37Year ago 60

Slaughter CattleReceipts 16Last week 12Year ago 26

Slaughter cattle Mostly Steady Feeder cattle Mostly Steady Demand Good Activity Active Offerings Moderate Quality Average To Attractive 6 Hogs 2 Goats

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	250.00	250.00
11	350–400	367	250.00–267.00	255.76
1	400–450	405	250.00	250.00
2	450–500	475	243.00	243.00
2	500–550	525	237.00	237.00
1	550–600	555	216.00	216.00
1	600–650	620	210.00	210.00
1	700–750	725	157.00	157.00
1	850–900	855	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	208	220.00–225.00	222.59
3	350–400	350	230.00	230.00
1	400–450	420	230.00	230.00
2	450–500	455	212.00	212.00
7	500–550	503	200.00–214.00	211.93
1	550–600	595	200.00	200.00
1	600–650	645	192.00	192.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	150.00	150.00
1	550–600	565	175.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	580	192.00	192.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	390	390.00	390.00
4	450–500	481	250.00–260.00	256.54
1	500–550	530	249.00	249.00
1	650–700	665	243.00	243.00
3	700–750	700	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	480	175.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	575	100.00	100.00
1	600–650	635	167.00	167.00
1	900–950	900	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	300–350	340	280.00	280.00
8	350–400	379	275.00	275.00
3	400–450	435	247.00–250.00	248.98
1	450–500	465	249.00	249.00
1	500–550	520	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	230.00	230.00
1	400–450	440	237.00	237.00
7	500–550	523	210.00–220.00	218.61
1	550–600	595	195.00	195.00
1	600–650	620	180.00	180.00
1	650–700	650	204.00	204.00
1	750–800	780	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	537	165.00–185.00	175.12
1	550–600	560	167.00	167.00
1	600–650	605	150.00	150.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,065	90.00	90.00
4	—	1,230	114.00–120.00	116.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	810	136.00	136.00
1	—	880	99.00	99.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,105	106.00	106.00
1	—	1,365	131.00	131.00
4	—	1,289	125.00–130.00	126.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,758	150.00–162.00	156.49
1	—	1,055	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.