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North Wilkesboro Livestock Auction

Name: North Wilkesboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-08-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-26

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · North Wilkesboro, North Carolina · Wed, Aug 26

● Final64 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2089

← Aug 19Aug 26Sep 2 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

110 head

▲ 21 vs last sale 89▲ 110 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

17 head

▲ 1 vs last sale 16▲ 17 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 4.00 lower Feeder cattle 6.00 Higher Demand Moderate Activity Active Offerings light 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 $132.79/cwt on 43 head.

Average price

$132.79

43 head · 520 lb average

Value per head Derived

$690

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$547

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

$74.76/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.82

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	531	142.26	756	32
Medium 2	532	119.27	635	7thin
Medium 3	470	87.00	409	2thin
Small 3	380	81.00	308	1thin
Small and Medium 3	310	67.50	209	1thin

One grade step is worth $74.76/cwt here — about $547 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 sale43 hd

132.79

—

NC average8 barns · 867 hd

133.60

−0.82

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	1,130	94.00	1,062	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,570	62.58	983	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,042	55.28	576	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	795	46.36	368	4thin

Every lot

64 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	245	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	331	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	290	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	384	1
Steers	—	Small and Medium 3	310	67.50/cwt	67.50–67.50	209	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	340	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	558	3
Steers	—	Medium 2	355	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	462	1
Steers	—	Medium 3	370	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	344	1
Steers	—	Small 3	380	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	308	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	390	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	597	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	507	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	730	7
Steers	—	Medium 2	540	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	697	2
Steers	—	Medium 2	562	108.29/cwt	105.00–110.00	609	3
Steers	—	Medium 3	570	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	462	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	584	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	803	5
Steers	—	Medium 2	605	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	738	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	609	140.11/cwt	139.50–142.00	853	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	670	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	824	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	295	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	354	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	315	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	328	1
Heifers	—	Medium 3	335	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	302	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	355	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	469	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	365	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	409	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2Full	385	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	347	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	415	104.61/cwt	100.00–109.00	434	2
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 3	423	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	423	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	427	127.89/cwt	125.00–132.00	546	3
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 3	455	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	410	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	478	114.62/cwt	110.00–119.00	548	2
Heifers	—	Medium 3	478	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	497	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	490	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	647	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	527	124.34/cwt	120.00–129.00	655	2
Heifers	—	Medium 2	540	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	594	1
Heifers	—	Medium 4	565	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	418	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	580	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	661	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	635	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	730	1
Heifers	—	Medium 3	775	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	612	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium 2	400	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	452	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	428	127.94/cwt	126.00–130.00	548	2
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 3	460	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	460	1
Bulls	—	Medium 2	470	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	531	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	475	132.56/cwt	127.00–138.00	630	2
Bulls	—	Medium 2	510	96.39/cwt	91.00–102.00	492	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	518	122.59/cwt	118.00–127.00	635	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	575	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	684	1
Bulls	—	Medium 3	580	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	406	1
Bulls	—	Medium 2	595	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	619	1
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 3	595	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	536	1
Bulls	—	Medium 2	613	93.35/cwt	88.00–98.00	572	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	660	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	785	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	705	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	719	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	770	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	647	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	800	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	640	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers4 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Medium 3	520	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	442	1
Dairy Steers	—	Medium 3Thin Fleshed	520	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	156	1
Dairy Steers	—	Medium 3	580	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	423	1
Dairy Steers	—	Medium 2	785	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	589	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Medium 3	595	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	238	1
Dairy Heifers	—	Medium 3	708	42.49/cwt	40.00–45.00	301	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,130	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	1,062	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	773	45.15/cwt	40.00–49.00	349	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	860	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	430	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	980	54.98/cwt	52.00–58.50	539	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,005	44.99/cwt	44.00–46.00	452	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,150	62.53/cwt	61.00–64.00	719	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,570	62.58/cwt	59.50–66.50	983	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 Aug 26, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 110Last week 89Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 17Last week 16Year ago 0

Slaughter cattle 4.00 lower Feeder cattle 6.00 Higher Demand Moderate Activity Active Offerings light Quality Average

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	113.00	113.00
1	—	470	113.00	113.00
1	—	595	104.00	104.00
2	—	510	91.00–102.00	96.39
3	—	613	88.00–98.00	93.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	70.00	70.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	119.00	119.00
1	—	770	84.00	84.00
1	—	800	80.00	80.00
2	—	428	126.00–130.00	127.94
2	—	475	127.00–138.00	132.56
2	—	705	102.00	102.00
3	—	518	118.00–127.00	122.59
3	—	660	119.00	119.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	100.00	100.00
1	—	595	90.00	90.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	90.00	90.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	315	104.00	104.00
1	—	365	112.00	112.00
1	—	540	110.00	110.00
2	—	415	100.00–109.00	104.61
2	—	478	110.00–119.00	114.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	335	90.00	90.00
1	—	775	79.00	79.00
3	—	478	104.00	104.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	74.00	74.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	295	120.00	120.00
1	—	355	132.00	132.00
1	—	490	132.00	132.00
1	—	580	114.00	114.00
1	—	635	115.00	115.00
2	—	527	120.00–129.00	124.34
3	—	427	125.00–132.00	127.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	423	100.00	100.00
1	—	455	90.00	90.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Medium 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	30.00	30.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	73.00	73.00
1	—	520	85.00	85.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	785	75.00	75.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	708	40.00–45.00	42.49
1	—	595	40.00	40.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	310	67.50	67.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	81.00	81.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	609	139.50–142.00	140.11
7	—	507	144.00	144.00
5	—	584	137.50	137.50
3	—	340	164.00	164.00
1	—	670	123.00	123.00
1	—	390	153.00	153.00
1	—	290	132.50	132.50
1	—	245	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	81.00	81.00
1	—	370	93.00	93.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	562	105.00–110.00	108.29
2	—	540	129.00	129.00
1	—	605	122.00	122.00
1	—	355	130.00	130.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	773	40.00–49.00	45.15
1	—	860	50.00	50.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,570	59.50–66.50	62.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	980	52.00–58.50	54.98
3	—	1,150	61.00–64.00	62.53
2	—	1,005	44.00–46.00	44.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,130	94.00	94.00

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.