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North Wilkesboro Livestock Auction

Name: North Wilkesboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-05-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-20

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · North Wilkesboro, North Carolina · Wed, May 20

● Final29 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2089

← May 13May 20May 27 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

24 head

▼ 69 vs last sale 93▲ 24 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

12 head

▼ 6 vs last sale 18▲ 12 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

1 head

▲ 1 vs last sale 0▲ 1 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 Feeder cattle Mostly steady Demand Good Activity Moderate Offering Light (Rain) 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 $116.90/cwt on 10 head.

Average price

$116.90

10 head · 522 lb average

Value per head Derived

$610

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$410

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

$20.80/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−15.45

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	651	124.80	812	5thin
Medium and Large 2	355	118.00	419	1thin
Medium 2	450	115.00	518	1thin
Medium 3	387	104.00	402	3thin

One grade step is worth $20.80/cwt here — about $410 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 sale10 hd

116.90

—

NC average9 barns · 1,133 hd

132.35

−15.45

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	1,655	102.00	1,688	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,620	65.38	1,059	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,087	53.83	585	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	758	33.46	254	2thin

Every lot

29 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 · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium 3	290	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	305	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	355	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	419	1
Steers	—	Medium 3	375	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	401	1
Steers	—	Medium 2	450	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	518	1
Steers	—	Medium 3	495	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	495	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	515	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	695	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	580	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	777	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	645	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	826	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	665	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	785	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	850	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	927	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers7 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Small 3-4Thin Fleshed	265	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	80	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	340	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	473	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	410	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	426	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	505	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	540	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	555	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	644	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	630	93.35/cwt	90.00–98.00	588	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	640	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	698	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	585	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	702	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	610	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	744	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	665	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	745	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	720	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	763	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	435	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	348	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,655	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	1,688	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	758	33.46/cwt	31.00–36.00	254	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	940	42.00/cwt	42.00–42.00	395	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,135	65.50/cwt	65.50–65.50	743	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,185	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	640	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,620	65.38/cwt	62.00–69.50	1,059	6
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,030	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	12,360	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 May 20, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 24Last week 93Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 12Last week 18Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter cattle Mostly steady Feeder cattle Mostly steady Demand Good Activity Moderate Offering Light (Rain) 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
1	—	850	109.00	109.00
1	—	665	118.00	118.00
1	—	515	135.00	135.00
1	—	580	134.00	134.00
1	—	645	128.00	128.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	107.00	107.00
1	—	495	100.00	100.00
1	—	290	105.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	355	118.00	118.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	120.00	120.00
1	—	610	122.00	122.00
1	—	665	112.00	112.00
1	—	720	106.00	106.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	630	90.00–98.00	93.35
1	—	410	104.00	104.00
1	—	505	107.00	107.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	139.00	139.00
1	—	555	116.00	116.00
1	—	640	109.00	109.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 3-4 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	265	30.00	30.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	80.00	80.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,030	1,200.00	1,200.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,655	102.00	102.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	758	31.00–36.00	33.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	940	42.00	42.00
1	—	1,135	65.50	65.50
1	—	1,185	54.00	54.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,620	62.00–69.50	65.38

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.