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North Wilkesboro Livestock Auction

Name: North Wilkesboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-02-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-12

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · North Wilkesboro, North Carolina · Wed, Feb 12

● Final46 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2089

← Feb 5Feb 12Feb 19 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

52 head

▼ 149 vs last sale 201▲ 52 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

41 head

▼ 34 vs last sale 75▲ 41 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

3 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 3▲ 3 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

*Correction to feeder cattle records with removal of extremely low price feeder cattle records.*

Slaughter cattle 4.00 to 8.00 higher Feeder cattle Mostly steady Demand Moderate Activity moderate Offerings light Quality Average

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $108.31/cwt on 27 head.

Average price

$108.31

27 head · 618 lb average

Value per head Derived

$670

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$200

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

$76.56/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.83

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	533	135.56	722	9thin
Medium and Large 2	622	104.49	650	11thin
Medium 2	740	91.00	673	4thin
Small and Medium 3	460	71.00	327	1thin
Large 3	750	61.00	458	1thin
Small 3	885	59.00	522	1thin

One grade step is worth $76.56/cwt here — about $200 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 sale27 hd

108.31

—

NC average8 barns · 364 hd

116.14

−7.83

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	—	Low	1,198	77.19	925	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,484	72.42	1,075	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,153	58.20	671	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	709	44.89	318	3thin

Every lot

46 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 · Steers6 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Small and Medium 3Full	260	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	307	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	315	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	410	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	340	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	496	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	380	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	524	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	427	152.25/cwt	147.00–155.00	650	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	468	151.40/cwt	145.00–158.00	709	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers9 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Small 3	205	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	172	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	440	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	559	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	440	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	471	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	460	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	552	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	545	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	610	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Full	560	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	459	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	575	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	523	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	628	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	691	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	720	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	734	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	425	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	616	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	425	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	510	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	460	144.50/cwt	141.00–148.00	665	2
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 3	460	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	327	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	513	130.00/cwt	129.00–131.00	667	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2Full	535	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	444	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	550	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	748	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	569	114.74/cwt	110.00–120.00	653	6
Bulls	—	Medium 2	595	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	607	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	625	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	813	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	750	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	698	1
Bulls	—	Large 3Thin Fleshed	750	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	458	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	840	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	739	1
Bulls	—	Medium 2	865	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	796	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	880	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	678	1
Bulls	—	Small 3	885	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	522	1
Bulls	—	Medium 2Full	905	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	615	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,030	64.43/cwt	60.00–69.00	664	2
Bulls	—	—	1,120	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	840	1
Bulls	—	—	1,240	84.63/cwt	83.00–86.00	1,049	2
Bulls	—	—	1,530	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,377	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	698	54.84/cwt	50.00–59.00	383	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	730	25.00/cwt	25.00–25.00	183	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,037	48.35/cwt	43.50–54.00	501	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,076	35.46/cwt	23.00–44.00	382	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,182	72.69/cwt	69.00–78.00	859	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,198	60.12/cwt	56.00–66.00	720	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,390	65.90/cwt	64.00–67.00	916	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,540	76.33/cwt	70.00–80.00	1,175	5
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 3	660	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,508	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	903	584.76/cwt	500.00–670.00	5,280	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 Feb 12, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 52Last week 201Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 41Last week 75Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 3Year ago 0

*Correction to feeder cattle records with removal of extremely low price feeder cattle records.*

Slaughter cattle 4.00 to 8.00 higher Feeder cattle Mostly steady Demand Moderate Activity moderate Offerings light Quality Average

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	720	102.00	102.00
3	—	460	120.00	120.00
3	—	628	110.00	110.00
1	—	440	127.00	127.00
1	—	545	112.00	112.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	91.00	91.00
1	—	440	107.00	107.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	82.00	82.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	205	84.00	84.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	468	145.00–158.00	151.40
1	—	380	138.00	138.00
1	—	340	146.00	146.00
3	—	427	147.00–155.00	152.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 3 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	260	118.00	118.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	315	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	750	93.00	93.00
1	—	425	120.00	120.00
6	—	569	110.00–120.00	114.74
1	—	840	88.00	88.00
1	—	880	77.00	77.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	136.00	136.00
1	—	425	145.00	145.00
2	—	460	141.00–148.00	144.50
2	—	513	129.00–131.00	130.00
3	—	625	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	595	102.00	102.00
1	—	865	92.00	92.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	83.00	83.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	905	68.00	68.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	71.00	71.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	885	59.00	59.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	750	61.00	61.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	—	903	500.00–670.00	584.76

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	660	380.00	380.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,182	69.00–78.00	72.69
10	—	1,198	56.00–66.00	60.12
3	—	1,037	43.50–54.00	48.35
4	—	1,076	23.00–44.00	35.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,390	64.00–67.00	65.90
5	—	1,540	70.00–80.00	76.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	730	25.00	25.00
2	—	698	50.00–59.00	54.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,030	60.00–69.00	64.43
2	—	1,240	83.00–86.00	84.63
1	—	1,120	75.00	75.00
1	—	1,530	90.00	90.00

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.