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North Wilkesboro Livestock Auction

Name: North Wilkesboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-11-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-11-06

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · North Wilkesboro, North Carolina · Wed, Nov 6

● Final36 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2089

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Feeder Cattle receipts

40 head

▼ 49 vs last sale 89▼ 61 vs year ago 101 · −60.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

4 head

▼ 19 vs last sale 23▼ 35 vs year ago 39 · −89.7%

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 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 $126.85/cwt on 3 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −244.90 against this barn's trailing median of $371.76.

Average price

$126.85

3 head · 560 lb average

Value per head Derived

$710

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$665

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2

$118.72/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−73.99

vs NC average

−131.54 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	560	206.00	1,154	1thin
Medium 2	560	87.28	489	2thin

One grade step is worth $118.72/cwt here — about $665 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 sale3 hd

126.85

—

NC average9 barns · 319 hd

200.84

−73.99

National average194 barns · 18,518 hd

258.39

−131.54

This barn, trailing median28 sales

371.76

−244.90

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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,352	108.29	1,464	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	955	90.00	860	1thin

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	650–700	Medium and Large 1	675	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,816	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	835	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,570	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	325	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	731	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium 1	395	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	593	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium 1	400	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	848	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	953	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	187.42/cwt	185.00–190.00	890	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	560	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,154	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium 2	560	87.28/cwt	75.00–100.00	489	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	615	178.07/cwt	174.00–182.00	1,095	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium 2	630	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	567	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium 1	660	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	891	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	670	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,273	1
Heifers	650–700	Small and Medium 2	670	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	603	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	690	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,173	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium 2	695	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	869	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	745	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,304	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	780	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,287	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium 1	790	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,067	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	825	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,444	1
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	870	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,496	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	360	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	630	1
Bulls	350–400	Small and Medium 2Thin Fleshed	375	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	244	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	269.34/cwt	268.00–270.00	1,145	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	468	268.52/cwt	267.00–270.00	1,257	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium 1	520	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	910	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	560	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,120	1
Bulls	650–700	Small and Medium 2	675	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	878	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium 1	690	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,187	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	725	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	979	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	760	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	950	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	825	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,196	1
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1	885	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,230	1
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 1	910	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,219	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows2 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	955	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	860	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,352	108.29/cwt	105.00–110.00	1,464	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 Nov 6, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 40Last week 89Year ago 101

Slaughter CattleReceipts 4Last week 23Year ago 39

Slaughter cattle Mostly Steady Feeder Cattle Mostly Steady Demand Good Activity Active Offerings Light Quality Average

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	520	175.00	175.00
1	650–700	690	172.00	172.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	175.00	175.00
3	400–450	425	268.00–270.00	269.34
2	450–500	468	267.00–270.00	268.52
1	550–600	560	200.00	200.00
1	700–750	725	135.00	135.00
1	750–800	760	125.00	125.00
1	800–850	825	145.00	145.00
1	850–900	885	139.00	139.00
1	900–950	910	134.00	134.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	65.00	65.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	675	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	225.00	225.00
1	400–450	420	227.00	227.00
2	450–500	475	185.00–190.00	187.42
1	550–600	560	206.00	206.00
2	600–650	615	174.00–182.00	178.07
1	650–700	670	190.00	190.00
1	700–750	745	175.00	175.00
1	750–800	780	165.00	165.00
1	800–850	825	175.00	175.00
1	850–900	870	172.00	172.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	690	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	670	90.00	90.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	150.00	150.00
1	400–450	400	212.00	212.00
1	650–700	660	135.00	135.00
1	750–800	790	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	560	75.00–100.00	87.28
1	600–650	630	90.00	90.00
1	650–700	695	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	675	269.00	269.00
1	800–850	835	188.00	188.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	955	90.00	90.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,352	105.00–110.00	108.29

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.