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North Wilkesboro Livestock Auction

Name: North Wilkesboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-03-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-04

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · North Wilkesboro, North Carolina · Wed, Mar 4

● Final82 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2089

← Feb 26Mar 4Mar 11 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

137 head

▲ 14 vs last sale 123▲ 137 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

39 head

▲ 19 vs last sale 20▲ 39 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

Slaughter cattle 3.00 to 6.00 higher Feeder cattle 2.00 to 6.00 lower Demand Good Activity Moderate Offering Light Quality Average

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $139.32/cwt on 60 head.

Average price

$139.32

60 head · 399 lb average

Value per head Derived

$555

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$465

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

$71.37/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.37

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	435	152.20	662	37
Medium and Large 2	327	141.39	463	5thin
Medium 2	360	122.19	440	13thin
Small 2-3	365	95.00	347	1thin
Medium 3	410	95.00	390	1thin
Small 3	244	80.83	197	3thin

One grade step is worth $71.37/cwt here — about $465 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 sale60 hd

139.32

—

NC average8 barns · 930 hd

142.69

−3.37

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	—	Average	1,977	95.50	1,888	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,490	65.11	970	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,152	52.01	599	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	768	41.22	316	6thin

Every lot

82 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 · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Small 3	218	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	196	2
Steers	—	Medium 2	245	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	294	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	275	158.72/cwt	157.00–164.00	436	4
Steers	—	Medium 2	280	123.70/cwt	120.00–128.00	346	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	293	141.51/cwt	140.00–143.00	415	2
Steers	—	Small 3Thin Fleshed	295	62.50/cwt	62.50–62.50	184	1
Steers	—	Medium 2	313	131.21/cwt	126.00–139.00	411	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	331	158.21/cwt	156.00–168.00	524	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	335	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	492	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	358	138.47/cwt	137.00–140.00	496	2
Steers	—	Small 2-3	365	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	347	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	378	162.04/cwt	154.00–167.00	613	7
Steers	—	Medium 2	383	122.90/cwt	118.00–128.00	471	2
Steers	—	Medium 3	410	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	390	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	416	158.99/cwt	157.00–161.00	661	10
Steers	—	Medium 2	450	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	495	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	468	149.92/cwt	145.00–155.00	702	2
Steers	—	Medium 2	505	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	576	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	527	143.50/cwt	143.50–143.50	756	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	575	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	748	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	620	138.49/cwt	138.00–139.00	859	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	670	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	764	1
Steers	—	Medium 2	695	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	792	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	735	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	831	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	790	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	924	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	273	110.02/cwt	108.00–112.00	300	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	278	122.06/cwt	114.00–124.00	339	5
Heifers	—	Medium 2	290	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	302	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	300	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	336	1
Heifers	—	Medium 3Full	335	34.00/cwt	34.00–34.00	114	1
Heifers	—	Medium 3	340	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	279	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	370	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	322	1
Heifers	—	Small 3-4Thin Fleshed	370	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	148	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	393	124.13/cwt	124.00–125.00	488	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	405	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	531	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	415	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	415	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	460	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	589	1
Heifers	—	Medium 3	463	88.98/cwt	86.00–92.00	412	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	475	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	542	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	489	103.02/cwt	95.00–105.00	504	5
Heifers	—	Small 3	495	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	396	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	520	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	530	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	535	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	599	2
Heifers	—	Medium 3	535	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	476	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	555	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	599	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	560	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	532	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	575	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	506	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	635	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	572	1
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 3	645	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	452	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	680	92.17/cwt	88.00–93.50	627	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	735	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	662	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	835	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	843	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium 2	415	132.59/cwt	130.00–135.00	550	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	420	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	685	1
Bulls	—	Small 3Full	440	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	233	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	483	145.50/cwt	145.50–145.50	703	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	500	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	700	1
Bulls	—	Medium 2	560	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	666	1
Bulls	—	Medium 3Full	565	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	356	1
Bulls	—	Medium 3	585	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	509	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	587	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	810	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	610	134.02/cwt	132.00–136.00	818	2
Bulls	—	Medium 2	675	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	554	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	685	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	795	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	750	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	818	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	818	92.50/cwt	92.00–93.00	757	2
Bulls	—	Medium 2	960	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	730	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Medium 3	295	42.00/cwt	42.00–42.00	124	1
Dairy Steers	—	Medium 2	320	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	195	1
Dairy Steers	—	Medium 3	645	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	426	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Small 3Thin Fleshed	135	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	61	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,310	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	1,100	1
Bulls	—	—	2,310	101.25/cwt	98.00–104.50	2,339	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	725	52.30/cwt	50.00–54.00	379	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	740	27.86/cwt	21.00–35.00	206	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	838	43.49/cwt	40.00–47.00	364	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,040	25.81/cwt	20.00–33.50	268	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,135	42.39/cwt	37.00–46.00	481	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,162	55.07/cwt	49.00–59.00	640	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,197	65.54/cwt	63.00–69.00	785	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,481	66.13/cwt	61.00–72.00	979	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,550	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	899	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 Mar 4, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 137Last week 123Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 39Last week 20Year ago 0

Slaughter cattle 3.00 to 6.00 higher Feeder cattle 2.00 to 6.00 lower Demand Good Activity Moderate Offering Light Quality Average

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,135	37.00–46.00	42.39
8	—	1,197	63.00–69.00	65.54
3	—	1,040	20.00–33.50	25.81
6	—	1,162	49.00–59.00	55.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	725	50.00–54.00	52.30
2	—	838	40.00–47.00	43.49
2	—	740	21.00–35.00	27.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,481	61.00–72.00	66.13
1	—	1,550	58.00	58.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,310	84.00	84.00
2	—	2,310	98.00–104.50	101.25

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	95.00	95.00
2	—	273	108.00–112.00	110.02
1	—	475	114.00	114.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	278	114.00–124.00	122.06
2	—	535	112.00	112.00
1	—	555	108.00	108.00
1	—	300	112.00	112.00
7	—	393	124.00–125.00	124.13
2	—	735	90.00	90.00
1	—	635	90.00	90.00
1	—	405	131.00	131.00
4	—	680	88.00–93.50	92.17
1	—	835	101.00	101.00
1	—	460	128.00	128.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	82.00	82.00
1	—	535	89.00	89.00
2	—	463	86.00–92.00	88.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	520	102.00	102.00
1	—	370	87.00	87.00
5	—	489	95.00–105.00	103.02
1	—	415	100.00	100.00
1	—	575	88.00	88.00
1	—	290	104.00	104.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	645	70.00	70.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	80.00	80.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 3 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	335	34.00	34.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 3-4 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	370	40.00	40.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	818	92.00–93.00	92.50
1	—	750	109.00	109.00
1	—	420	163.00	163.00
4	—	483	145.50	145.50
2	—	587	138.00	138.00
1	—	500	140.00	140.00
2	—	610	132.00–136.00	134.02
1	—	685	116.00	116.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	415	130.00–135.00	132.59
1	—	560	119.00	119.00
1	—	675	82.00	82.00
1	—	960	76.00	76.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 3 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	63.00	63.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 3 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	53.00	53.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	87.00	87.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	295	42.00	42.00
1	—	645	66.00	66.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	320	61.00	61.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Small 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	135	45.00	45.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	365	95.00	95.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	335	147.00	147.00
2	—	293	140.00–143.00	141.51
2	—	358	137.00–140.00	138.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	331	156.00–168.00	158.21
2	—	620	138.00–139.00	138.49
1	—	735	113.00	113.00
7	—	378	154.00–167.00	162.04
3	—	527	143.50	143.50
1	—	790	117.00	117.00
1	—	575	130.00	130.00
10	—	416	157.00–161.00	158.99
4	—	275	157.00–164.00	158.72
2	—	468	145.00–155.00	149.92
1	—	670	114.00	114.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	95.00	95.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	383	118.00–128.00	122.90
1	—	505	114.00	114.00
3	—	280	120.00–128.00	123.70
1	—	695	114.00	114.00
3	—	313	126.00–139.00	131.21
2	—	245	120.00	120.00
1	—	450	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	218	90.00	90.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	295	62.50	62.50

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.