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North Wilkesboro Livestock Auction

Name: North Wilkesboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-02-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-26

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · North Wilkesboro, North Carolina · Wed, Feb 26

● Final59 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2089

← Feb 19Feb 26Mar 4 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

123 head

▲ 25 vs last sale 98▲ 123 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

20 head

▼ 4 vs last sale 24▲ 20 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 slaughter cattle records removal of low/incorrect weight slaughter cow.*

Slaughter cattle Mostly steady to 2.00 higher Feeder cattle Mostly steady to 6.00 higher Baby calves 55.00 Demand good Activity moderate Offerings light Quality average

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 $120.65/cwt on 61 head.

Average price

$120.65

61 head · 417 lb average

Value per head Derived

$503

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$347

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

$88.24/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.10

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	426	130.24	555	38
Medium and Large 2	383	121.70	466	10thin
Medium 2	413	110.24	455	8thin
Medium 3	450	73.33	330	3thin
Small and Medium 3	285	50.00	143	1thin
Small 3	495	42.00	208	1thin

One grade step is worth $88.24/cwt here — about $347 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 sale61 hd

120.65

—

NC average8 barns · 689 hd

123.75

−3.10

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	1,489	86.18	1,283	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,081	50.64	547	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	752	36.19	272	5thin

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 · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium 2	190	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	276	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	245	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	417	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	278	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	520	3
Steers	—	Medium 3	285	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	365	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	323	166.66/cwt	160.00–169.00	538	4
Steers	—	Medium 3	340	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	374	1
Steers	—	Medium 2	365	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	555	1
Steers	—	Medium 3	375	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	488	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	380	169.92/cwt	168.00–172.00	646	4
Steers	—	Small 3Full	420	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	281	1
Steers	—	Medium 2	535	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	786	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	545	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	785	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium 2	220	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	220	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	272	148.95/cwt	140.00–150.00	405	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	279	119.49/cwt	118.00–120.00	333	4
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 3Thin Fleshed	285	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	143	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	310	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	384	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	340	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	354	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	347	128.48/cwt	126.00–136.00	446	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	365	135.32/cwt	131.00–140.00	494	2
Heifers	—	Medium 2	365	117.47/cwt	115.00–120.00	429	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	385	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	497	1
Heifers	—	Medium 3Thin Fleshed	390	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	445	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	419	131.47/cwt	126.00–137.00	551	10
Heifers	—	Medium 2	425	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	510	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	453	132.51/cwt	130.00–135.00	600	2
Heifers	—	Medium 2	465	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	507	1
Heifers	—	Medium 3Thin Fleshed	480	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	254	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	492	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	600	3
Heifers	—	Small 3Thin Fleshed	495	42.00/cwt	42.00–42.00	208	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	512	129.65/cwt	129.00–131.00	664	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	545	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	654	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	560	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	599	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	624	104.56/cwt	100.00–107.00	652	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	665	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	692	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	775	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	713	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	421	163.99/cwt	157.00–165.50	690	17
Bulls	—	Medium 2	440	143.46/cwt	140.00–147.00	631	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	460	149.32/cwt	148.00–151.00	687	3
Bulls	—	Small 3Full	485	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	243	1
Bulls	—	Medium 2	495	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	698	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	515	142.31/cwt	139.00–148.00	733	3
Bulls	—	Medium 2	545	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	730	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	565	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	825	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	603	136.66/cwt	136.00–137.00	824	3
Bulls	—	Medium 3	625	71.54/cwt	70.00–73.00	447	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	665	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	878	2
Bulls	—	Medium 2	682	106.68/cwt	104.00–110.00	728	3
Bulls	—	Medium 3	765	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	689	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Small 3	325	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	169	1
Dairy Heifers	—	Medium 3	470	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	259	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,285	83.50/cwt	83.50–83.50	1,073	1
Bulls	—	—	1,335	75.69/cwt	73.00–79.00	1,010	2
Bulls	—	—	1,660	94.06/cwt	93.00–95.00	1,561	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	722	44.01/cwt	42.00–45.00	318	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	798	24.45/cwt	24.00–25.00	195	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	990	37.00/cwt	37.00–37.00	366	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,072	55.03/cwt	54.00–57.50	590	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,148	46.49/cwt	44.00–49.00	534	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 26, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 123Last week 98Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 20Last week 24Year ago 0

*Correction to slaughter cattle records removal of low/incorrect weight slaughter cow.*

Slaughter cattle Mostly steady to 2.00 higher Feeder cattle Mostly steady to 6.00 higher Baby calves 55.00 Demand good Activity moderate Offerings light Quality average

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	141.00	141.00
1	—	545	134.00	134.00
2	—	440	140.00–147.00	143.46
3	—	682	104.00–110.00	106.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	765	90.00	90.00
2	—	625	70.00–73.00	71.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	146.00	146.00
2	—	665	132.00	132.00
3	—	460	148.00–151.00	149.32
3	—	515	139.00–148.00	142.31
3	—	603	136.00–137.00	136.66
17	—	421	157.00–165.50	163.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 3 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	50.00	50.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	220	100.00	100.00
1	—	340	104.00	104.00
1	—	425	120.00	120.00
1	—	465	109.00	109.00
2	—	365	115.00–120.00	117.47
2	—	560	107.00	107.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	114.00	114.00
2	—	480	53.00	53.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	665	104.00	104.00
2	—	365	131.00–140.00	135.32
2	—	453	130.00–135.00	132.51
2	—	775	92.00	92.00
3	—	512	129.00–131.00	129.65
4	—	347	126.00–136.00	128.48
4	—	624	100.00–107.00	104.56
10	—	272	140.00–150.00	148.95
10	—	419	126.00–137.00	131.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	285	50.00	50.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	42.00	42.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	279	118.00–120.00	119.49
3	—	492	122.00	122.00
1	—	545	120.00	120.00
1	—	385	129.00	129.00
1	—	310	124.00	124.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	325	52.00	52.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	55.00	55.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 3 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	67.00	67.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	380	168.00–172.00	169.92
4	—	323	160.00–169.00	166.66
3	—	278	187.00	187.00
1	—	545	144.00	144.00
1	—	245	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	130.00	130.00
1	—	340	110.00	110.00
1	—	285	128.00	128.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	147.00	147.00
1	—	365	152.00	152.00
1	—	190	145.00	145.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	722	42.00–45.00	44.01
2	—	798	24.00–25.00	24.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,072	54.00–57.50	55.03
2	—	1,148	44.00–49.00	46.49
1	—	990	37.00	37.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,335	73.00–79.00	75.69
3	—	1,660	93.00–95.00	94.06
1	—	1,285	83.50	83.50

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.