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North Wilkesboro Livestock Auction

Name: North Wilkesboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-09-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-09-25

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · North Wilkesboro, North Carolina · Wed, Sep 25

● Final75 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2089

← earliestSep 25Oct 2 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

140 head

▲ 140 vs last sale 0▲ 140 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

91 head

▲ 91 vs last sale 0▲ 91 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

16 head

▲ 16 vs last sale 0▲ 16 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Also sold hereReplacement Cattle SaleSat Apr 4, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows were 2.00 lower and bulls were steady. Feeder steers and bulls were mostly 4.00-6.00 higher, heifers had too few to compare. Good demand with active market activity. Moderate offerings with quality of cattle plain to average. Sale also had 4 goats.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $104.26/cwt on 50 head.

Average price

$104.26

50 head · 453 lb average

Value per head Derived

$473

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$99

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3

$20.42/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.76

vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	438	108.75	476	35
Medium and Large 2	505	95.15	481	12thin
Medium and Large 3	427	88.33	377	3thin

One grade step is worth $20.42/cwt here — about $99 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale50 hd

104.26

—

NC average8 barns · 1,808 hd

108.02

−3.76

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

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	1,642	77.09	1,266	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,351	52.59	711	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,075	47.08	506	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	880	35.32	311	14

Every lot

75 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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	165	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	193	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	267	123.63/cwt	120.00–130.00	330	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	300	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	318	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	323	137.29/cwt	135.00–139.00	443	3
Steers	—	Small 3	355	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	320	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	385	139.30/cwt	135.00–141.00	536	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	388	123.52/cwt	120.00–127.00	479	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	420	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	626	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	455	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	382	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	480	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	662	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	490	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	564	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	533	111.97/cwt	110.00–114.00	597	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	565	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	458	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	575	118.92/cwt	116.00–122.00	684	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	600	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	678	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	725	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	732	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	855	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	975	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	185	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	229	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	229	113.91/cwt	110.00–115.00	261	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	327	115.99/cwt	114.00–118.00	379	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	377	114.34/cwt	114.00–115.00	431	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	380	99.36/cwt	96.00–103.00	378	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	403	90.50/cwt	90.00–91.00	365	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	414	113.79/cwt	108.00–118.00	471	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	430	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	434	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	470	92.96/cwt	92.00–94.00	437	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	475	108.57/cwt	107.00–111.00	516	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	475	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	399	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	513	105.46/cwt	104.00–107.00	541	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	525	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	494	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	545	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	550	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	568	91.70/cwt	90.00–94.00	521	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	585	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	632	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	615	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	597	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	660	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	614	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	705	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	642	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	735	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	559	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	765	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	612	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	405	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	365	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	418	143.97/cwt	136.00–149.00	602	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	487	133.59/cwt	131.00–140.00	651	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	495	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	549	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	512	116.43/cwt	111.00–118.00	596	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	515	105.98/cwt	103.00–110.00	546	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3Full	515	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	438	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	525	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	509	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	563	99.51/cwt	97.00–102.00	560	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	610	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	525	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	635	97.00/cwt	91.00–100.00	616	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	650	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	650	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2Full	660	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	568	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	815	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	709	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	245	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	154	1
Dairy Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	328	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	194	3
Dairy Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	432	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	311	5
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	655	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	262	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,585	73.32/cwt	70.00–75.00	1,162	8
Bulls	—	—	1,720	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	1,359	2
Bulls	—	—	1,790	90.28/cwt	87.00–93.00	1,616	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	783	25.83/cwt	23.00–28.00	202	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	867	45.97/cwt	44.00–50.00	399	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	906	33.88/cwt	30.00–40.00	307	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,030	42.27/cwt	35.00–46.00	435	14
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,101	50.02/cwt	48.00–52.00	551	19
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,200	58.50/cwt	58.50–58.50	702	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,337	51.88/cwt	48.00–57.00	694	18
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,478	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	872	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	955	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	3,534	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,135	620.00/cwt	620.00–620.00	7,037	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,295	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	10,360	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,304	730.10/cwt	675.00–800.00	9,521	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,329	728.53/cwt	675.00–775.00	9,682	5
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,013	875.93/cwt	850.00–900.00	8,873	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	6,325	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,425	690.00/cwt	690.00–690.00	9,833	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 25, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 140Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 91Last week 0Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,200	58.50	58.50
14	—	1,030	35.00–46.00	42.27
19	—	1,101	48.00–52.00	50.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	906	30.00–40.00	33.88
2	—	783	23.00–28.00	25.83
3	—	867	44.00–50.00	45.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,337	48.00–57.00	51.88
2	—	1,478	59.00	59.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,790	87.00–93.00	90.28
2	—	1,720	79.00	79.00
8	—	1,585	70.00–75.00	73.32

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	533	110.00–114.00	111.97
2	—	388	120.00–127.00	123.52
1	—	725	101.00	101.00
1	—	490	115.00	115.00
1	—	165	117.00	117.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	267	120.00–130.00	123.63
2	—	575	116.00–122.00	118.92
2	—	420	149.00	149.00
3	—	323	135.00–139.00	137.29
1	—	480	138.00	138.00
6	—	385	135.00–141.00	139.30
1	—	600	113.00	113.00
1	—	855	114.00	114.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	300	106.00	106.00
1	—	565	81.00	81.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	84.00	84.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	355	90.00	90.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	432	72.00	72.00
3	—	328	59.00	59.00
1	—	245	63.00	63.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	418	136.00–149.00	143.97
7	—	512	111.00–118.00	116.43
1	—	815	87.00	87.00
1	—	650	100.00	100.00
8	—	487	131.00–140.00	133.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	85.00	85.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	635	91.00–100.00	97.00
3	—	515	103.00–110.00	105.98
1	—	495	111.00	111.00
2	—	563	97.00–102.00	99.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	97.00	97.00
1	—	610	86.00	86.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	660	86.00	86.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	90.00	90.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	414	108.00–118.00	113.79
2	—	615	97.00	97.00
5	—	475	107.00–111.00	108.57
1	—	705	91.00	91.00
2	—	513	104.00–107.00	105.46
1	—	660	93.00	93.00
3	—	327	114.00–118.00	115.99
3	—	377	114.00–115.00	114.34
4	—	229	110.00–115.00	113.91
1	—	585	108.00	108.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	568	90.00–94.00	91.70
2	—	470	92.00–94.00	92.96
2	—	380	96.00–103.00	99.36
1	—	765	80.00	80.00
1	—	430	101.00	101.00
1	—	185	124.00	124.00
1	—	545	101.00	101.00
1	—	735	76.00	76.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	403	90.00–91.00	90.50
1	—	475	84.00	84.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	525	94.00	94.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	655	40.00	40.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,135	620.00	620.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,295	800.00	800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,304	675.00–800.00	730.10
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,329	675.00–775.00	728.53

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	955	370.00	370.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,013	850.00–900.00	875.93
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,425	690.00	690.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	575.00	575.00

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.