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North Wilkesboro Livestock Auction

Name: North Wilkesboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-10-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-30

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · North Wilkesboro, North Carolina · Wed, Oct 30

● Final59 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2089

← Oct 16Oct 30Nov 6 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

89 head

▲ 64 vs last sale 25▲ 20 vs year ago 69 · +29.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

23 head

▲ 5 vs last sale 18▲ 6 vs year ago 17 · +35.3%

Also sold hereReplacement Cattle SaleSat Apr 4, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No Reporter Last Week Demand Good Activity Active Offerings Moderate Quality Average To Attractive

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 $210.30/cwt on 18 head. That ranks 1 of 16 comparable sales and sits −173.98 against this barn's trailing median of $384.28.

Average price

$210.30

18 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,148

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$174

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 1

$31.09/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.26

vs NC average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	546	225.41	1,230	8thin
Medium 2	548	199.88	1,095	7thin
Medium 1	543	194.32	1,056	3thin

One grade step is worth $31.09/cwt here — about $174 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 sale18 hd

210.30

—

NC average9 barns · 301 hd

211.56

−1.26

This barn, trailing median16 sales

384.28

−173.98

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	—	Low	1,693	130.50	2,209	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,374	117.79	1,618	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,192	114.66	1,366	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	795	85.00	676	2thin

Every lot

59 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 · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	305	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	839	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	370	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	999	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	1,186	1
Steers	400–450	Medium 1	440	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	968	1
Steers	500–550	Medium 1	500	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	825	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	513	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,257	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	570	222.62/cwt	218.00–227.00	1,269	2
Steers	550–600	Medium 2	580	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	708	3
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	765	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,522	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	275	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	578	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	305	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	839	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium 1	320	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	800	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	242.49/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,026	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium 2Thin Fleshed	435	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	522	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium 1	445	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	935	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	468	219.65/cwt	214.00–225.00	1,028	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium 1	470	183.57/cwt	180.00–187.00	863	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium 2	480	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	600	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium 1	500	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	925	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	505	225.92/cwt	218.00–228.00	1,141	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium 3	508	144.93/cwt	140.00–150.00	736	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium 2Thin Fleshed	510	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	602	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium 2	525	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	866	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium 1	565	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,130	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	570	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,254	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium 3Thin Fleshed	580	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	574	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	615	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,316	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium 1	630	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,229	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	820	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,394	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	305	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	860	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium 2	345	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	690	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	350	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	1,040	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium 2	412	182.46/cwt	170.00–197.00	752	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	263.65/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,107	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium 2Full	425	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	638	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium 1	433	221.67/cwt	220.00–225.00	960	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium 3	440	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	594	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	467	273.95/cwt	262.00–280.00	1,279	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium 1	488	252.51/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,232	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium 2	493	169.77/cwt	125.00–215.00	837	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium 1	520	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	931	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	526	228.85/cwt	221.00–235.00	1,204	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium 2	533	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,162	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium 1	555	201.98/cwt	200.00–204.00	1,121	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	565	221.97/cwt	217.00–225.00	1,254	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium 2	568	175.72/cwt	167.00–185.00	998	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium 1	615	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,046	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium 1	675	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,195	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	680	181.96/cwt	177.00–187.00	1,237	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	740	173.00/cwt	164.00–182.00	1,280	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,670	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,987	1
Bulls	—	—	1,715	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	2,435	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	730	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	511	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	860	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	860	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,135	103.97/cwt	100.00–109.00	1,180	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,188	116.80/cwt	111.00–120.00	1,388	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,265	114.45/cwt	112.00–117.00	1,448	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,293	128.20/cwt	125.00–131.00	1,658	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,483	121.13/cwt	120.00–122.00	1,796	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 Oct 30, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 89Last week 25Year ago 69

Slaughter CattleReceipts 23Last week 18Year ago 17

No Reporter Last Week Demand Good Activity Active Offerings Moderate Quality Average To Attractive

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	275.00	275.00
1	350–400	370	270.00	270.00
1	400–450	425	279.00	279.00
2	500–550	513	245.00	245.00
2	550–600	570	218.00–227.00	222.62
1	750–800	765	199.00	199.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	220.00	220.00
1	500–550	500	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	580	122.00	122.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	200.00	200.00
3	400–450	412	170.00–197.00	182.46
2	450–500	493	125.00–215.00	169.77
4	500–550	533	218.00	218.00
3	550–600	568	167.00–185.00	175.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	282.00	282.00
1	350–400	350	297.00	297.00
3	400–450	420	250.00–270.00	263.65
5	450–500	467	262.00–280.00	273.95
4	500–550	526	221.00–235.00	228.85
4	550–600	565	217.00–225.00	221.97
2	650–700	680	177.00–187.00	181.96
2	700–750	740	164.00–182.00	173.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	433	220.00–225.00	221.67
2	450–500	488	250.00–255.00	252.51
1	500–550	520	179.00	179.00
2	550–600	555	200.00–204.00	201.98
1	600–650	615	170.00	170.00
1	650–700	675	177.00	177.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	120.00	120.00
1	500–550	510	118.00	118.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	580	99.00	99.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	480	125.00	125.00
1	500–550	525	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	210.00	210.00
1	300–350	305	275.00	275.00
2	400–450	423	240.00–245.00	242.49
2	450–500	468	214.00–225.00	219.65
5	500–550	505	218.00–228.00	225.92
1	550–600	570	220.00	220.00
1	600–650	615	214.00	214.00
1	800–850	820	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	250.00	250.00
2	400–450	445	210.00	210.00
2	450–500	470	180.00–187.00	183.57
1	500–550	500	185.00	185.00
1	550–600	565	200.00	200.00
1	600–650	630	195.00	195.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	508	140.00–150.00	144.93

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,483	120.00–122.00	121.13
2	—	1,265	112.00–117.00	114.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,293	125.00–131.00	128.20
5	—	1,135	100.00–109.00	103.97
6	—	1,188	111.00–120.00	116.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	860	100.00	100.00
1	—	730	70.00	70.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,670	119.00	119.00
1	—	1,715	142.00	142.00

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.