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North Wilkesboro Livestock Auction

Name: North Wilkesboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-10-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-09

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · North Wilkesboro, North Carolina · Wed, Oct 9

● Final34 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2089

← Sep 25Oct 9Oct 16 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

35 head

▼ 13 vs last sale 48▼ 55 vs year ago 90 · −61.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

8 head

▼ 8 vs last sale 16▼ 13 vs year ago 21 · −61.9%

Also sold hereReplacement Cattle SaleSat Apr 4, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No Sale Last Week Demand Good Activity Active Offerings Light 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 $200.17/cwt on 7 head. That ranks 1 of 16 comparable sales and sits −184.11 against this barn's trailing median of $384.28.

Average price

$200.17

7 head · 529 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,059

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$92

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 1

$17.70/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.57

vs NC average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	529	202.70	1,073	6thin
Medium 1	530	185.00	981	1thin

One grade step is worth $17.70/cwt here — about $92 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 sale7 hd

200.17

—

NC average8 barns · 245 hd

207.74

−7.57

This barn, trailing median16 sales

384.28

−184.11

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	1,780	140.00	2,492	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,287	116.77	1,503	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,085	74.00	803	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	805	67.00	539	2thin

Every lot

34 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 · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	365	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	767	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	495	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,064	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	530	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	981	1
Steers	650–700	Medium 1	660	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	990	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	350	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	756	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	415	235.00/cwt	230.00–240.00	975	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	415	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	880	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium 1	420	172.00/cwt	165.00–179.00	722	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	455	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	956	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium 1	455	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	865	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium 1	515	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	989	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	565	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,294	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium 1	565	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,000	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	705	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,304	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium 1	735	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,176	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	765	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,262	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium 1	780	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	975	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	325	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	722	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium 2	325	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	406	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	987	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium 1	440	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	880	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	450	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	945	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium 1	480	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	850	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	518	210.24/cwt	200.00–215.00	1,089	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium 1	530	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	981	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	585	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	965	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	658	185.51/cwt	182.00–189.00	1,221	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium 1	670	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,139	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,780	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	2,492	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	760	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	532	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	850	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	544	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,035	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	828	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,135	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	772	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,287	116.77/cwt	110.00–121.00	1,503	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 Oct 9, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 35Last week 48Year ago 90

Slaughter CattleReceipts 8Last week 16Year ago 21

No Sale Last Week Demand Good Activity Active Offerings Light Quality Average

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	210.00	210.00
1	450–500	495	215.00	215.00
1	500–550	530	185.00	185.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	660	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	216.00	216.00
2	400–450	415	230.00–240.00	235.00
1	450–500	455	210.00	210.00
1	550–600	565	229.00	229.00
1	700–750	705	185.00	185.00
1	750–800	765	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	420	165.00–179.00	172.00
1	450–500	455	190.00	190.00
1	500–550	515	192.00	192.00
1	550–600	565	177.00	177.00
1	700–750	735	160.00	160.00
1	750–800	780	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	212.00	212.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	222.00	222.00
1	400–450	420	235.00	235.00
1	450–500	450	210.00	210.00
5	500–550	518	200.00–215.00	210.24
1	550–600	585	165.00	165.00
2	650–700	658	182.00–189.00	185.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	200.00	200.00
1	450–500	480	177.00	177.00
1	500–550	530	185.00	185.00
1	650–700	670	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	125.00	125.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,780	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,035	80.00	80.00
1	—	1,135	68.00	68.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,287	110.00–121.00	116.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	850	64.00	64.00
1	—	760	70.00	70.00

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.