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North Wilkesboro Livestock Auction

Name: North Wilkesboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-03-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-18

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · North Wilkesboro, North Carolina · Wed, Mar 18

● Final45 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2089

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Feeder Cattle receipts

66 head

▼ 144 vs last sale 210▲ 66 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

31 head

▼ 16 vs last sale 47▲ 31 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

7 head

▼ 42 vs last sale 49▲ 7 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 12.00 to 20.00 Higher Feeder cattle 7.00 to 12.00 lower 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 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $94.47/cwt on 24 head.

Average price

$94.47

24 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$521

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$82

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

$52.51/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.36

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	500	106.51	533	16thin
Small 3	220	80.00	176	1thin
Medium and Large 2	704	72.03	507	3thin
Medium 2	690	72.00	497	2thin
Small and Medium 2	695	69.00	480	1thin
Medium 3	835	54.00	451	1thin

One grade step is worth $52.51/cwt here — about $82 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 sale24 hd

94.47

—

NC average7 barns · 741 hd

104.83

−10.36

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	1,964	113.98	2,239	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,433	88.86	1,273	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,142	81.31	928	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	732	55.67	407	3thin

Every lot

45 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 · Steers8 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Small 3	165	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	99	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	340	125.97/cwt	124.00–128.00	428	2
Steers	—	Medium 2	340	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	347	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	373	134.86/cwt	132.00–140.00	503	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	375	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	435	1
Steers	—	Medium 2	505	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	530	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	515	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	613	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	665	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	778	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Small 3	220	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	176	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	345	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	452	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	430	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	490	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	467	105.67/cwt	105.00–107.00	493	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	540	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	567	4
Heifers	—	Medium 2	560	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	426	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	565	98.09/cwt	93.00–103.00	554	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	645	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	529	1
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 2	695	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	480	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	733	67.05/cwt	64.00–70.00	491	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	820	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	574	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	820	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	558	1
Heifers	—	Medium 3	835	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	451	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium 2	420	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	449	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	435	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	552	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	516	118.53/cwt	111.00–121.00	612	4
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 3Thin Fleshed	520	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	374	1
Bulls	—	Medium 2	545	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	501	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	582	122.24/cwt	120.00–123.00	711	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	610	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	726	1
Bulls	—	Medium 2	640	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	582	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	660	104.97/cwt	103.00–107.00	693	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	735	99.99/cwt	98.00–102.00	735	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	865	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	718	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	935	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	842	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Medium 2	670	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	603	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,964	113.98/cwt	109.00–119.00	2,239	7
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	715	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	429	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	715	41.00/cwt	41.00–41.00	293	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	765	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	505	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,033	67.14/cwt	63.00–69.00	694	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,223	91.93/cwt	87.00–94.00	1,124	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,433	88.86/cwt	83.00–93.00	1,273	14
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	735	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	3,014	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	720.00/cwt	720.00–720.00	7,200	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,230	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	11,378	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,015	640.00/cwt	640.00–640.00	6,496	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 18, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 66Last week 210Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 31Last week 47Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 49Year ago 0

Slaughter cattle 12.00 to 20.00 Higher Feeder cattle 7.00 to 12.00 lower Demand Good Activity Active Offerings light Quality average

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	373	132.00–140.00	134.86
1	—	515	119.00	119.00
3	—	665	117.00	117.00
2	—	340	124.00–128.00	125.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	165	60.00	60.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	105.00	105.00
1	—	340	102.00	102.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	116.00	116.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	695	69.00	69.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	645	82.00	82.00
2	—	733	64.00–70.00	67.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	467	105.00–107.00	105.67
1	—	345	131.00	131.00
4	—	540	105.00	105.00
1	—	820	70.00	70.00
5	—	430	114.00	114.00
2	—	565	93.00–103.00	98.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	76.00	76.00
1	—	820	68.00	68.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	220	80.00	80.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	835	54.00	54.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	516	111.00–121.00	118.53
1	—	935	90.00	90.00
1	—	435	127.00	127.00
4	—	582	120.00–123.00	122.24
2	—	660	103.00–107.00	104.97
1	—	610	119.00	119.00
2	—	735	98.00–102.00	99.99
1	—	865	83.00	83.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	107.00	107.00
1	—	545	92.00	92.00
1	—	640	91.00	91.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	72.00	72.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	670	90.00	90.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	715	41.00	41.00
1	—	715	60.00	60.00
1	—	765	66.00	66.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,033	63.00–69.00	67.14
4	—	1,223	87.00–94.00	91.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,433	83.00–93.00	88.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,964	109.00–119.00	113.98

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,000	720.00	720.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,230	925.00	925.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	735	410.00	410.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,015	640.00	640.00

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.