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North Wilkesboro Livestock Auction

Name: North Wilkesboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-09-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-02

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · North Wilkesboro, North Carolina · Wed, Sep 2

● Final73 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2089

← Aug 26Sep 2Sep 9 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

140 head

▲ 30 vs last sale 110▲ 140 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

60 head

▲ 43 vs last sale 17▲ 60 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 Feeder cattle 2.00 to 6.00 Higher. Demand Good. Activity Active. Offerings Moderate. Quality Average to 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 $112.57/cwt on 53 head.

Average price

$112.57

53 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$608

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$338

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

$38.60/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.51

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	571	118.26	675	36
Medium 2	497	111.98	557	10thin
Small 3	300	90.00	270	2thin
Medium 3	610	85.00	519	2thin
Small and Medium 3	423	79.67	337	3thin

One grade step is worth $38.60/cwt here — about $338 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 sale53 hd

112.57

—

NC average8 barns · 858 hd

115.08

−2.51

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	1,504	84.98	1,278	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,474	59.88	883	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,128	54.64	617	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	855	50.00	428	1thin

Every lot

73 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	260	144.90/cwt	140.00–150.00	377	2
Steers	—	Medium 2	330	134.77/cwt	130.00–140.00	445	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	335	154.38/cwt	148.00–158.00	517	4
Steers	—	Small and Medium 3	335	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	348	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	350	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	557	1
Steers	—	Medium 3	355	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	355	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	363	140.93/cwt	139.00–145.00	512	3
Steers	—	Medium 2	365	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	475	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	408	134.87/cwt	134.00–139.00	550	6
Steers	—	Medium 2	473	122.46/cwt	120.00–125.00	579	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	476	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	657	3
Steers	—	Small and Medium 3	485	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	388	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	520	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	707	1
Steers	—	Medium 2	530	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	610	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	570	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	792	2
Steers	—	Small and Medium 3	600	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	486	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	642	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	892	8
Steers	—	Medium 2	695	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	716	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	770	119.94/cwt	117.00–123.00	924	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	885	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	929	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Small 3	275	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	308	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	310	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	372	1
Heifers	—	Small 3	325	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	221	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	327	134.33/cwt	134.00–135.00	439	3
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 3	390	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	382	1
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 3	415	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	249	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	425	113.86/cwt	110.00–118.00	484	2
Heifers	—	Medium 2	465	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	512	1
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 3	465	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	377	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	525	112.76/cwt	110.00–115.00	592	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	531	124.67/cwt	116.00–126.50	662	11
Heifers	—	Medium 3	540	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	518	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	565	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	616	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	570	123.71/cwt	117.00–125.00	705	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	613	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	631	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	654	112.28/cwt	106.00–113.00	734	10
Heifers	—	Medium 2	680	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	694	1
Heifers	—	Medium 3	680	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	503	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	700	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	721	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 3	405	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	365	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	419	143.72/cwt	141.00–149.00	602	4
Bulls	—	Medium 3	420	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	437	1
Bulls	—	Medium 2	425	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	531	2
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 3Full	460	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	386	1
Bulls	—	Medium 2	470	114.02/cwt	112.00–116.00	536	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	473	128.68/cwt	125.00–131.00	609	3
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 3	475	84.01/cwt	83.00–85.00	399	2
Bulls	—	Small 3Full	475	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	280	1
Bulls	—	Medium 3	483	101.02/cwt	100.00–102.00	488	2
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 3	505	83.99/cwt	83.00–85.00	424	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	512	120.98/cwt	120.00–123.00	619	3
Bulls	—	Medium 3	515	97.50/cwt	93.00–102.00	502	2
Bulls	—	Medium 2	537	111.37/cwt	108.00–114.00	598	3
Bulls	—	Medium 2	575	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	541	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	590	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	708	1
Bulls	—	Medium 2	615	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	578	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	625	113.02/cwt	112.00–114.00	706	2
Bulls	—	Medium 2	650	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	709	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	668	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	828	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	725	108.49/cwt	108.00–109.00	787	2
Bulls	—	Medium 2	740	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	696	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	750	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	750	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	815	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	815	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,332	80.03/cwt	74.00–89.00	1,066	7
Bulls	—	—	1,804	93.64/cwt	90.00–96.00	1,689	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	855	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	428	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,102	55.86/cwt	50.00–59.00	616	20
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,116	63.16/cwt	61.00–65.00	705	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,213	45.09/cwt	40.50–48.50	547	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,315	49.50/cwt	49.50–49.50	651	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,459	56.52/cwt	54.00–59.00	825	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,494	62.04/cwt	60.00–64.00	927	11
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	795	695.00/cwt	695.00–695.00	5,525	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 Sep 2, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 140Last week 110Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 60Last week 17Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter cattle Mostly steady Feeder cattle 2.00 to 6.00 Higher. Demand Good. Activity Active. Offerings Moderate. Quality Average to Attractive.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,804	90.00–96.00	93.64
7	—	1,332	74.00–89.00	80.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,315	49.50	49.50
11	—	1,494	60.00–64.00	62.04
4	—	1,459	54.00–59.00	56.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	855	50.00	50.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,116	61.00–65.00	63.16
7	—	1,213	40.50–48.50	45.09
20	—	1,102	50.00–59.00	55.86

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	335	104.00	104.00
1	—	600	81.00	81.00
1	—	485	80.00	80.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	885	105.00	105.00
2	—	260	140.00–150.00	144.90
2	—	770	117.00–123.00	119.94
2	—	570	139.00	139.00
3	—	363	139.00–145.00	140.93
8	—	642	139.00	139.00
6	—	408	134.00–139.00	134.87
4	—	335	148.00–158.00	154.38
3	—	476	138.00	138.00
1	—	520	136.00	136.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	355	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	365	130.00	130.00
2	—	473	120.00–125.00	122.46
2	—	330	130.00–140.00	134.77
1	—	695	103.00	103.00
1	—	530	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	350	159.00	159.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	90.00	90.00
2	—	505	83.00–85.00	83.99
2	—	475	83.00–85.00	84.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 3 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	59.00	59.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 3 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	84.00	84.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	750	100.00	100.00
3	—	512	120.00–123.00	120.98
1	—	815	100.00	100.00
4	—	419	141.00–149.00	143.72
3	—	473	125.00–131.00	128.68
1	—	590	120.00	120.00
2	—	625	112.00–114.00	113.02
2	—	668	124.00	124.00
2	—	725	108.00–109.00	108.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	650	109.00	109.00
2	—	425	125.00	125.00
3	—	537	108.00–114.00	111.37
2	—	470	112.00–116.00	114.02
1	—	615	94.00	94.00
1	—	575	94.00	94.00
1	—	740	94.00	94.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	515	93.00–102.00	97.50
2	—	483	100.00–102.00	101.02
1	—	420	104.00	104.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	98.00	98.00
1	—	415	60.00	60.00
1	—	465	81.00	81.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	275	112.00	112.00
1	—	325	68.00	68.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	425	110.00–118.00	113.86
1	—	465	110.00	110.00
1	—	310	120.00	120.00
1	—	680	102.00	102.00
1	—	565	109.00	109.00
4	—	525	110.00–115.00	112.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	680	74.00	74.00
1	—	540	96.00	96.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	654	106.00–113.00	112.28
1	—	700	103.00	103.00
3	—	327	134.00–135.00	134.33
6	—	570	117.00–125.00	123.71
11	—	531	116.00–126.50	124.67
5	—	613	103.00	103.00

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	795	695.00	695.00

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.