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North Wilkesboro Livestock Auction

Name: North Wilkesboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-09-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-11

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · North Wilkesboro, North Carolina · Wed, Sep 11

● Final36 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2089

← Sep 4Sep 11Sep 18 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

49 head

▼ 52 vs last sale 101▼ 10 vs year ago 59 · −16.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

16 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 16▲ 6 vs year ago 10 · +60.0%

Also sold hereReplacement Cattle SaleSat Apr 4, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle 1.00 To 6.00 Lower Feeder cattle 4.00 To 5.00 Higher Demand Good Activity Active Offerings Light 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 $211.31/cwt on 11 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −160.45 against this barn's trailing median of $371.76.

Average price

$211.31

11 head · 530 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,120

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$454

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2

$96.45/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.64

vs NC average

−27.30 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	513	236.45	1,214	6thin
Medium 1	555	208.57	1,158	3thin
Medium 2	543	140.00	760	2thin

One grade step is worth $96.45/cwt here — about $454 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 sale11 hd

211.31

—

NC average9 barns · 376 hd

214.95

−3.64

National average182 barns · 14,937 hd

238.61

−27.30

This barn, trailing median28 sales

371.76

−160.45

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	1,702	140.41	2,389	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,432	118.74	1,700	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,068	108.87	1,162	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	743	97.50	724	2thin

Every lot

36 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	300–350	Medium and Large 1	335	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	978	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	566	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,489	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	335	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	861	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium 2	345	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	483	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium 1	390	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	956	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	395	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,146	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium 1	413	235.08/cwt	230.00–240.00	971	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	421	249.57/cwt	247.00–258.00	1,051	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	458	242.47/cwt	237.00–248.00	1,111	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	506	239.74/cwt	235.00–241.00	1,213	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium 1	525	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,181	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium 2	535	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	910	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	550	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,210	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium 2	550	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	605	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium 1	570	200.36/cwt	195.00–206.00	1,142	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium 1	620	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,277	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	630	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,537	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	275	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	770	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	405	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	1,110	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	460	244.89/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,126	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium 1	480	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,075	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	510	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,071	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium 1	520	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	884	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	558	211.98/cwt	208.00–220.00	1,183	3
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1	875	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,400	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	350–400	Medium 2	355	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	621	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,515	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	2,379	1
Bulls	—	—	1,795	132.11/cwt	130.00–135.00	2,371	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	660	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	528	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	825	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	949	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	910	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	755	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	930	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	930	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,076	114.52/cwt	110.00–118.00	1,232	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,330	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,609	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,392	116.65/cwt	115.00–119.00	1,624	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,550	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,938	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 11, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 49Last week 101Year ago 59

Slaughter CattleReceipts 16Last week 16Year ago 10

Slaughter cattle 1.00 To 6.00 Lower Feeder cattle 4.00 To 5.00 Higher Demand Good Activity Active Offerings Light Quality Average

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	275	280.00	280.00
1	400–450	405	274.00	274.00
2	450–500	460	240.00–250.00	244.89
2	500–550	510	210.00	210.00
3	550–600	558	208.00–220.00	211.98
1	850–900	875	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	480	224.00	224.00
1	500–550	520	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	292.00	292.00
4	550–600	566	263.00	263.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	175.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	257.00	257.00
1	350–400	395	290.00	290.00
5	400–450	421	247.00–258.00	249.57
2	450–500	458	237.00–248.00	242.47
5	500–550	506	235.00–241.00	239.74
1	550–600	550	220.00	220.00
3	600–650	630	244.00	244.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	245.00	245.00
3	400–450	413	230.00–240.00	235.08
1	500–550	525	225.00	225.00
2	550–600	570	195.00–206.00	200.36
1	600–650	620	206.00	206.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	140.00	140.00
1	500–550	535	170.00	170.00
1	550–600	550	110.00	110.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,795	130.00–135.00	132.11
1	—	1,515	157.00	157.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	930	100.00	100.00
1	—	910	83.00	83.00
4	—	1,076	110.00–118.00	114.52
1	—	1,330	121.00	121.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,392	115.00–119.00	116.65
1	—	1,550	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	825	115.00	115.00
1	—	660	80.00	80.00

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.