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North Wilkesboro Livestock Auction

Name: North Wilkesboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-06-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-06-17

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · North Wilkesboro, North Carolina · Wed, Jun 17

● Final79 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2089

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Feeder Cattle receipts

124 head

▲ 37 vs last sale 87▲ 124 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

71 head

▲ 49 vs last sale 22▲ 71 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

10 head

▲ 10 vs last sale 0▲ 10 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 To 5.00 Higher. Demand Good, Activity Moderate, Offerings Light (rain ), and 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 $115.14/cwt on 52 head.

Average price

$115.14

52 head · 555 lb average

Value per head Derived

$639

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$351

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

$66.36/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.38

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	563	120.36	678	39
Medium 2	543	105.38	572	11thin
Medium 3	330	80.00	264	1thin
Small and Medium 1-2	605	54.00	327	1thin

One grade step is worth $66.36/cwt here — about $351 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 sale52 hd

115.14

—

NC average8 barns · 948 hd

116.53

−1.38

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	1,629	85.83	1,398	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,444	69.69	1,006	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,051	62.98	662	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	792	50.14	397	21

Every lot

79 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	235	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	364	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	250	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	394	1
Steers	—	Medium 2	250	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	338	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	335	164.00/cwt	162.00–166.00	549	2
Steers	—	Medium 2	345	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	490	1
Steers	—	Medium 2	375	140.52/cwt	140.00–141.00	527	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	386	150.33/cwt	146.00–156.00	580	6
Steers	—	Small and Medium 2	395	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	498	1
Steers	—	Medium 2	430	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	507	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	475	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	627	1
Steers	—	Medium 3Thin Fleshed	485	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	388	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	544	134.86/cwt	134.00–135.00	734	7
Steers	—	Medium 2	560	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	633	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	568	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	784	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	625	125.93/cwt	123.00–129.00	787	2
Steers	—	Medium 2	650	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	761	1
Steers	—	Medium 3Full	675	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	635	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	690	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	938	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	190	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	290	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	315	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	318	1
Heifers	—	Medium 3Full	330	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	264	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	335	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	456	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	368	135.14/cwt	132.00–138.00	497	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	418	131.66/cwt	127.00–134.00	550	3
Heifers	—	Medium 2	440	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	484	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	485	120.95/cwt	116.00–126.00	587	2
Heifers	—	Medium 2	485	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	514	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	515	112.71/cwt	107.00–116.00	580	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	531	124.58/cwt	124.00–127.00	662	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	563	120.77/cwt	115.00–122.00	680	6
Heifers	—	Medium 2	588	105.67/cwt	103.00–109.00	621	3
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2Full	605	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	327	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	606	119.83/cwt	113.00–122.50	726	11
Heifers	—	Medium 2	615	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	683	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	674	109.70/cwt	107.00–115.00	739	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	715	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	722	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	768	103.53/cwt	100.00–107.00	795	2
Heifers	—	Medium 2	805	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	612	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	835	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	718	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	440	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	638	1
Bulls	—	Medium 2	490	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	588	1
Bulls	—	Medium 3	505	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	520	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	526	133.41/cwt	132.50–140.00	702	8
Bulls	—	Medium 2	526	124.52/cwt	122.00–129.00	655	4
Bulls	—	Medium 2	555	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	588	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	560	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	750	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	595	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	601	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	618	120.62/cwt	117.00–123.00	745	3
Bulls	—	Medium 2	625	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	681	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	665	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	745	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	710	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	724	1
Bulls	—	Medium 2	905	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	805	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers10 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Medium 2	135	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	135	1
Dairy Steers	—	Medium 3	175	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	158	1
Dairy Steers	—	Medium 2	185	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	171	1
Dairy Steers	—	Medium 2	300	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	264	1
Dairy Steers	—	Small 3	495	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	371	1
Dairy Steers	—	Medium 3	540	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	346	1
Dairy Steers	—	Medium 2	685	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	466	1
Dairy Steers	—	Medium 2Thin Fleshed	690	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	366	1
Dairy Steers	—	Medium 2	768	68.01/cwt	66.00–70.00	522	2
Dairy Steers	—	Medium 2	838	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	561	2
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Medium 3	440	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	268	1
Dairy Heifers	—	Medium 3	805	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	451	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,587	76.75/cwt	74.00–79.00	1,218	3
Bulls	—	—	1,642	87.35/cwt	81.00–94.00	1,434	3
Bulls	—	—	1,715	108.50/cwt	108.50–108.50	1,861	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	713	28.38/cwt	26.00–30.00	202	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	791	42.27/cwt	38.00–46.00	334	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	798	54.66/cwt	52.00–58.50	436	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	827	64.37/cwt	62.00–67.00	532	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	978	55.64/cwt	50.00–60.50	544	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,086	68.92/cwt	62.00–74.00	748	20
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,103	43.95/cwt	40.00–48.50	485	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,444	69.69/cwt	65.00–73.00	1,006	9
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 1-2	800	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	3,360	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,053	903.24/cwt	900.00–910.00	9,511	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 2	865	635.00/cwt	635.00–635.00	5,493	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,235	1,031.70/cwt	960.00–1,100.00	12,741	4

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 Jun 17, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 124Last week 87Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 71Last week 22Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter cattle Mostly steady. Feeder cattle Mostly steady To 5.00 Higher. Demand Good, Activity Moderate, Offerings Light (rain ), and Quality Average.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,642	81.00–94.00	87.35
3	—	1,587	74.00–79.00	76.75
1	—	1,715	108.50	108.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	827	62.00–67.00	64.37
6	—	791	38.00–46.00	42.27
3	—	713	26.00–30.00	28.38
6	—	798	52.00–58.50	54.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	978	50.00–60.50	55.64
2	—	1,103	40.00–48.50	43.95
20	—	1,086	62.00–74.00	68.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,444	65.00–73.00	69.69

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	800	420.00	420.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,053	900.00–910.00	903.24

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	865	635.00	635.00

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	4	—	1,235	960.00–1,100.00	1,031.70

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	368	132.00–138.00	135.14
2	—	485	116.00–126.00	120.95
2	—	768	100.00–107.00	103.53
6	—	563	115.00–122.00	120.77
1	—	835	86.00	86.00
1	—	715	101.00	101.00
4	—	674	107.00–115.00	109.70
5	—	531	124.00–127.00	124.58
1	—	335	136.00	136.00
1	—	190	152.50	152.50
11	—	606	113.00–122.50	119.83
3	—	418	127.00–134.00	131.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	54.00	54.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	805	76.00	76.00
1	—	315	101.00	101.00
3	—	515	107.00–116.00	112.71
3	—	588	103.00–109.00	105.67
1	—	440	110.00	110.00
1	—	485	106.00	106.00
1	—	615	111.00	111.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 3 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	80.00	80.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	126.00	126.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	544	134.00–135.00	134.86
1	—	690	136.00	136.00
2	—	335	162.00–166.00	164.00
2	—	568	138.00	138.00
1	—	475	132.00	132.00
1	—	235	155.00	155.00
2	—	625	123.00–129.00	125.93
6	—	386	146.00–156.00	150.33
1	—	250	157.50	157.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 3 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	675	94.00	94.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	118.00	118.00
1	—	345	142.00	142.00
1	—	650	117.00	117.00
2	—	375	140.00–141.00	140.52
1	—	250	135.00	135.00
1	—	560	113.00	113.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	80.00	80.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	134.00	134.00
3	—	618	117.00–123.00	120.62
8	—	526	132.50–140.00	133.41
1	—	710	102.00	102.00
1	—	665	112.00	112.00
1	—	440	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	526	122.00–129.00	124.52
1	—	555	106.00	106.00
1	—	490	120.00	120.00
1	—	625	109.00	109.00
1	—	905	89.00	89.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	103.00	103.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	595	101.00	101.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	75.00	75.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	768	66.00–70.00	68.01
1	—	135	100.00	100.00
1	—	685	68.00	68.00
1	—	185	92.50	92.50
2	—	838	67.00	67.00
1	—	300	88.00	88.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	175	90.00	90.00
1	—	540	64.00	64.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Medium 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	690	53.00	53.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	805	56.00	56.00
1	—	440	61.00	61.00

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.