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North Wilkesboro Livestock Auction

Name: North Wilkesboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-04-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-01

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · North Wilkesboro, North Carolina · Wed, Apr 1

● Final58 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2089

← Mar 25Apr 1Apr 8 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

91 head

▲ 59 vs last sale 32▲ 91 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

38 head

▼ 55 vs last sale 93▲ 38 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

2 head

▲ 2 vs last sale 0▲ 2 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 Mostly steady 5.00 lower Feeder cattle 4.00 to 6.00 higher 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 $113.56/cwt on 41 head.

Average price

$113.56

41 head · 454 lb average

Value per head Derived

$515

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$333

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 4

$74.74/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.91

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	469	121.74	571	30
Medium and Large 2	413	117.33	485	3thin
Medium 3	240	110.00	264	1thin
Medium 2	300	94.00	282	1thin
Small 3	535	80.33	430	3thin
Small and Medium 3	325	80.00	260	2thin
Small 4	505	47.00	237	1thin

One grade step is worth $74.74/cwt here — about $333 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 sale41 hd

113.56

—

NC average6 barns · 622 hd

116.47

−2.91

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	1,625	78.00	1,268	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,477	61.73	912	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,059	42.53	450	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	818	29.57	242	10

Every lot

58 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	—	Medium 2	220	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	308	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	240	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	384	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	270	171.37/cwt	168.00–175.00	463	2
Steers	—	Medium 1-2	320	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	474	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	334	167.87/cwt	160.00–169.00	561	15
Steers	—	Medium 2	360	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	468	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	375	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	600	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	408	160.03/cwt	158.00–164.00	653	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 3	220	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	220	1
Heifers	—	Medium 3	240	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	264	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	298	140.44/cwt	137.00–141.00	419	7
Heifers	—	Medium 2	300	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	282	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	313	138.33/cwt	138.00–139.00	433	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	330	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	406	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	353	136.60/cwt	130.00–140.00	482	3
Heifers	—	Small 3	355	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	383	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	415	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	494	1
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 3Full	430	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	258	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	435	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	592	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	483	125.50/cwt	125.00–126.00	606	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	495	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	545	1
Heifers	—	Small 4Thin Fleshed	505	47.00/cwt	47.00–47.00	237	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	522	111.85/cwt	108.00–119.00	584	6
Heifers	—	Small 3Thin Fleshed	575	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	449	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	578	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	653	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	618	107.01/cwt	106.00–108.00	661	2
Heifers	—	Small 3Thin Fleshed	675	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	371	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	732	88.70/cwt	86.00–92.00	649	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	855	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	684	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium 2	400	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	472	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	405	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	567	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	408	156.51/cwt	152.00–160.00	639	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	450	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	666	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	455	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	601	1
Bulls	—	Small 3Thin Fleshed	490	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	343	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	535	129.51/cwt	128.00–131.00	693	2
Bulls	—	Medium 3	540	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	572	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	575	127.93/cwt	126.00–130.00	736	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	625	133.99/cwt	133.00–135.00	837	2
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 3	630	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	441	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	685	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	740	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers4 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Medium 3	595	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	422	1
Dairy Steers	—	Medium 3	620	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	422	1
Dairy Steers	—	Medium 3	735	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	485	1
Dairy Steers	—	Medium 3	795	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	437	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	220	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	163	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,495	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	1,091	1
Bulls	—	—	1,755	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	1,457	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	735	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	485	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	808	35.61/cwt	30.00–40.00	288	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	842	17.45/cwt	13.00–25.00	147	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,033	61.58/cwt	61.00–62.00	636	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,038	42.64/cwt	36.00–48.00	443	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,046	23.53/cwt	20.00–30.00	246	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,170	54.76/cwt	50.00–59.00	641	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,451	62.88/cwt	61.00–65.00	912	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,605	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	899	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,095	710.00/cwt	710.00–710.00	7,775	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 Apr 1, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 91Last week 32Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 38Last week 93Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter cattle Mostly steady 5.00 lower Feeder cattle 4.00 to 6.00 higher Demand good Activity Active Offerings light Quality Average

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	842	13.00–25.00	17.45
1	—	735	66.00	66.00
4	—	808	30.00–40.00	35.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,033	61.00–62.00	61.58
11	—	1,038	36.00–48.00	42.64
3	—	1,170	50.00–59.00	54.76
4	—	1,046	20.00–30.00	23.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,605	56.00	56.00
5	—	1,451	61.00–65.00	62.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,755	83.00	83.00
1	—	1,495	73.00	73.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	360	130.00	130.00
1	—	220	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	375	160.00	160.00
2	—	270	168.00–175.00	171.37
15	—	334	160.00–169.00	167.87
1	—	240	160.00	160.00
3	—	408	158.00–164.00	160.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	320	148.00	148.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	735	66.00	66.00
1	—	620	68.00	68.00
1	—	795	55.00	55.00
1	—	595	71.00	71.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	132.00	132.00
1	—	405	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	625	133.00–135.00	133.99
1	—	685	108.00	108.00
4	—	408	152.00–160.00	156.51
2	—	535	128.00–131.00	129.51
1	—	450	148.00	148.00
2	—	575	126.00–130.00	127.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	118.00	118.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	70.00	70.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	106.00	106.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	630	70.00	70.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	136.00	136.00
2	—	578	113.00	113.00
3	—	353	130.00–140.00	136.60
7	—	298	137.00–141.00	140.44
2	—	483	125.00–126.00	125.50
3	—	313	138.00–139.00	138.33
6	—	522	108.00–119.00	111.85
1	—	855	80.00	80.00
2	—	618	106.00–108.00	107.01
3	—	732	86.00–92.00	88.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	110.00	110.00
1	—	415	119.00	119.00
1	—	330	123.00	123.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	675	55.00	55.00
1	—	575	78.00	78.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	220	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	240	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 3 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	60.00	60.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	300	94.00	94.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	355	108.00	108.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 4 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	47.00	47.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	220	74.00	74.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,095	710.00	710.00

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.