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North Wilkesboro Livestock Auction

Name: North Wilkesboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-05-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-13

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · North Wilkesboro, North Carolina · Wed, May 13

● Final61 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2089

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Feeder Cattle receipts

93 head

▼ 9 vs last sale 102▲ 93 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

18 head

▼ 4 vs last sale 22▲ 18 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

1 Head calve. Slaughter cattle mostly steady. Feeder cattle 6.00 to 11.00 higher. Demand Good, Activity Active, Offerings light, and Quality Attractive.

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 $111.83/cwt on 45 head.

Average price

$111.83

45 head · 536 lb average

Value per head Derived

$600

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$296

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

$44.25/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.68

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	559	117.58	657	30
Medium 2	460	116.41	535	5thin
Medium 3	512	100.43	514	7thin
Small and Medium 3	493	73.33	362	3thin

One grade step is worth $44.25/cwt here — about $296 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 sale45 hd

111.83

—

NC average8 barns · 945 hd

113.51

−1.68

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	1,402	88.72	1,244	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,287	61.65	793	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,082	51.56	558	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	625	37.00	231	1thin

Every lot

61 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 and Large 1-2	330	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	505	1
Steers	—	Medium 2	385	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	570	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	388	169.49/cwt	169.00–170.00	658	2
Steers	—	Medium 3	390	131.00/cwt	128.00–134.00	511	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	400	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	564	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	490	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	622	1
Steers	—	Medium 2	510	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	587	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	533	130.52/cwt	129.00–132.00	696	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	295	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	431	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	320	148.02/cwt	147.00–149.00	474	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	363	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	552	2
Heifers	—	Medium 2	395	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	482	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	405	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	587	2
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 3Thin Fleshed	415	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	249	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	420	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	525	1
Heifers	—	Medium 3	425	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	459	2
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 3	430	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	387	1
Heifers	—	Medium 3Thin Fleshed	435	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	413	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	465	139.90/cwt	137.00–141.50	651	6
Heifers	—	Medium 2	465	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	600	1
Heifers	—	Medium 3	483	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	546	2
Heifers	—	Medium 2	510	103.03/cwt	100.00–106.00	525	2
Heifers	—	Medium 3	525	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	536	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	575	113.86/cwt	110.00–117.00	655	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	635	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	692	1
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 3	635	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	445	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	655	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	616	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	715	81.99/cwt	81.00–83.00	586	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	780	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	671	1
Heifers	—	Medium 3Thin Fleshed	805	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	515	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	808	82.98/cwt	81.00–85.00	670	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	940	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	677	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium 2	423	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	613	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	445	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	734	1
Bulls	—	Medium 2	455	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	546	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	477	140.43/cwt	136.00–144.00	670	3
Bulls	—	Medium 2	522	119.30/cwt	112.00–122.00	623	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	525	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	730	1
Bulls	—	Medium 3Full	530	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	461	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	573	130.24/cwt	127.00–136.00	746	3
Bulls	—	Medium 3Full	580	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	476	1
Bulls	—	Medium 2	605	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	635	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	620	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	763	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	650	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	702	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	723	121.46/cwt	119.00–124.00	878	2
Bulls	—	Medium 2	730	104.44/cwt	100.00–109.00	762	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	763	101.46/cwt	100.00–107.00	774	5
Bulls	—	Medium 2	795	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	747	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	855	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	787	1
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 3	930	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	725	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	980	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	951	1
Bulls	—	Medium 2	985	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	690	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	900	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	405	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,035	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	807	1
Bulls	—	—	1,375	86.02/cwt	84.50–87.50	1,183	2
Bulls	—	—	1,542	94.10/cwt	91.00–99.50	1,451	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	625	37.00/cwt	37.00–37.00	231	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,067	44.95/cwt	43.00–48.00	480	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,093	56.51/cwt	50.00–59.00	618	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,210	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	702	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,312	62.87/cwt	60.00–64.00	825	3

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 May 13, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 93Last week 102Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 18Last week 22Year ago 0

1 Head calve. Slaughter cattle mostly steady. Feeder cattle 6.00 to 11.00 higher. Demand Good, Activity Active, Offerings light, and Quality Attractive.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	635	70.00	70.00
1	—	430	90.00	90.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	465	137.00–141.50	139.90
1	—	655	94.00	94.00
1	—	635	109.00	109.00
4	—	715	81.00–83.00	81.99
1	—	940	72.00	72.00
1	—	295	146.00	146.00
2	—	405	145.00	145.00
2	—	320	147.00–149.00	148.02
2	—	808	81.00–85.00	82.98
7	—	575	110.00–117.00	113.86
2	—	363	152.00	152.00
1	—	780	86.00	86.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	60.00	60.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	125.00	125.00
1	—	395	122.00	122.00
2	—	510	100.00–106.00	103.03
1	—	465	129.00	129.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	483	113.00	113.00
2	—	425	108.00	108.00
1	—	525	102.00	102.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	95.00	95.00
1	—	805	64.00	64.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	855	92.00	92.00
1	—	525	139.00	139.00
3	—	477	136.00–144.00	140.43
1	—	980	97.00	97.00
2	—	723	119.00–124.00	121.46
1	—	445	165.00	165.00
1	—	620	123.00	123.00
3	—	573	127.00–136.00	130.24
5	—	763	100.00–107.00	101.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	930	78.00	78.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	650	108.00	108.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	423	145.00	145.00
2	—	730	100.00–109.00	104.44
1	—	795	94.00	94.00
1	—	985	70.00	70.00
1	—	605	105.00	105.00
6	—	522	112.00–122.00	119.30
1	—	455	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 3 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	87.00	87.00
1	—	580	82.00	82.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	388	169.00–170.00	169.49
1	—	330	153.00	153.00
1	—	400	141.00	141.00
2	—	533	129.00–132.00	130.52
1	—	490	127.00	127.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	148.00	148.00
1	—	510	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	390	128.00–134.00	131.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	900	45.00	45.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,210	58.00	58.00
3	—	1,312	60.00–64.00	62.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,067	43.00–48.00	44.95
4	—	1,093	50.00–59.00	56.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	625	37.00	37.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,375	84.50–87.50	86.02
3	—	1,542	91.00–99.50	94.10
1	—	1,035	78.00	78.00

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.