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North Wilkesboro Livestock Auction

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

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · North Wilkesboro, North Carolina · Wed, Sep 9

● Final68 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2089

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Feeder Cattle receipts

126 head

▼ 14 vs last sale 140▲ 126 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

32 head

▼ 28 vs last sale 60▲ 32 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 to 3.00 higher. Feeder cattle 2.00 To 4.00 higher. Demand Moderate. Activity Moderate. Offerings Light. Quality Plain To 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 $115.21/cwt on 44 head.

Average price

$115.21

44 head · 507 lb average

Value per head Derived

$584

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$301

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

$30.06/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.80

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	514	120.56	620	31
Medium 2	522	110.29	576	7thin
Medium 3	499	94.74	473	4thin
Small and Medium 3	353	90.50	319	2thin

One grade step is worth $30.06/cwt here — about $301 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 sale44 hd

115.21

—

NC average7 barns · 564 hd

116.02

−0.80

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	1,645	87.40	1,438	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,301	65.37	850	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,120	53.99	604	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	833	39.78	331	2thin

Every lot

68 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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	225	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	324	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	280	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	409	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	328	146.15/cwt	143.00–149.00	479	4
Steers	—	Medium 2	330	108.57/cwt	107.00–110.00	358	2
Steers	—	Medium 3	355	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	430	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	361	145.51/cwt	140.00–148.00	525	6
Steers	—	Medium 2	380	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	513	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	415	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	618	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	455	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	637	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	530	139.31/cwt	138.00–142.00	738	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	562	135.66/cwt	133.00–137.00	762	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	625	128.67/cwt	128.00–129.00	804	3
Steers	—	Medium 2	638	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	708	2
Steers	—	Medium 3	640	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	608	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	830	115.53/cwt	114.00–117.00	959	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,265	80.50/cwt	80.50–80.50	1,018	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,400	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	938	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 3	180	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	171	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	275	131.58/cwt	127.00–134.00	362	6
Heifers	—	Medium 2	370	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	377	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	405	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	510	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	420	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	622	1
Heifers	—	Medium 3	458	95.97/cwt	91.00–101.00	440	2
Heifers	—	Medium 2	460	118.50/cwt	114.00–123.00	545	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	461	131.65/cwt	125.00–138.00	607	8
Heifers	—	Medium 3	525	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	488	1
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 3	525	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	452	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	540	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	626	1
Heifers	—	Medium 3	555	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	522	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	565	116.72/cwt	114.00–120.00	659	8
Heifers	—	Medium 2	595	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	631	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	615	105.51/cwt	104.00–107.00	649	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	618	114.67/cwt	112.00–118.00	709	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	778	92.01/cwt	91.00–93.00	716	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	810	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	737	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,030	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	700	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium 2	420	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	571	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	428	146.82/cwt	142.00–148.00	628	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	473	131.33/cwt	127.00–136.00	621	2
Bulls	—	Medium 2	482	119.66/cwt	119.00–120.00	577	3
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 2	495	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	455	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	521	124.08/cwt	120.00–129.00	646	7
Bulls	—	Medium 3	565	101.53/cwt	100.00–103.00	574	2
Bulls	—	Medium 2	570	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	673	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	578	118.77/cwt	113.00–121.00	686	5
Bulls	—	Small 3Full	580	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	313	1
Bulls	—	Small 3	585	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	433	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	610	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	824	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	650	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	819	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	775	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	775	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	800	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	776	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	850	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	765	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	915	85.99/cwt	85.00–87.00	787	2
Bulls	—	Medium 3Thin Fleshed	920	62.50/cwt	62.50–62.50	575	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers6 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Small 3Thin Fleshed	365	39.00/cwt	39.00–39.00	142	1
Dairy Steers	—	Medium 3	628	70.20/cwt	63.00–77.00	441	2
Dairy Steers	—	Medium 2	725	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	508	1
Dairy Steers	—	Medium 2	765	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	597	1
Dairy Steers	—	Medium 3	810	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	527	1
Dairy Steers	—	Medium 2	830	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	573	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,510	84.80/cwt	82.00–87.00	1,280	3
Bulls	—	—	1,848	91.31/cwt	90.00–92.50	1,687	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	833	39.78/cwt	38.50–41.00	331	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,080	32.00/cwt	32.00–32.00	346	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,083	43.62/cwt	41.50–48.50	472	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,123	55.64/cwt	50.00–59.50	625	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,150	63.38/cwt	62.50–64.00	729	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,301	65.37/cwt	63.00–66.50	850	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 Sep 9, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 126Last week 140Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 32Last week 60Year ago 0

Slaughter cattle Mostly steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder cattle 2.00 To 4.00 higher. Demand Moderate. Activity Moderate. Offerings Light. Quality Plain To Average.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	93.00	93.00
2	—	458	91.00–101.00	95.97
1	—	555	94.00	94.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	370	102.00	102.00
2	—	615	104.00–107.00	105.51
2	—	460	114.00–123.00	118.50
1	—	540	116.00	116.00
1	—	595	106.00	106.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	148.00	148.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,030	68.00	68.00
1	—	405	126.00	126.00
8	—	565	114.00–120.00	116.72
1	—	810	91.00	91.00
3	—	618	112.00–118.00	114.67
6	—	275	127.00–134.00	131.58
2	—	778	91.00–93.00	92.01
8	—	461	125.00–138.00	131.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	180	95.00	95.00
1	—	525	86.00	86.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	428	142.00–148.00	146.82
1	—	610	135.00	135.00
2	—	473	127.00–136.00	131.33
7	—	521	120.00–129.00	124.08
5	—	578	113.00–121.00	118.77
1	—	650	126.00	126.00
2	—	775	100.00	100.00
2	—	800	97.00	97.00
1	—	850	90.00	90.00
2	—	915	85.00–87.00	85.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	565	100.00–103.00	101.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	420	136.00	136.00
3	—	482	119.00–120.00	119.66
1	—	570	118.00	118.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	920	62.50	62.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	92.00	92.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	74.00	74.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 3 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	54.00	54.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	328	143.00–149.00	146.15
3	—	530	138.00–142.00	139.31
2	—	225	144.00	144.00
3	—	562	133.00–137.00	135.66
1	—	1,265	80.50	80.50
2	—	830	114.00–117.00	115.53
6	—	361	140.00–148.00	145.51
1	—	1,400	67.00	67.00
1	—	415	149.00	149.00
1	—	455	140.00	140.00
1	—	280	146.00	146.00
3	—	625	128.00–129.00	128.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	355	121.00	121.00
1	—	640	95.00	95.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	638	111.00	111.00
1	—	380	135.00	135.00
2	—	330	107.00–110.00	108.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	628	63.00–77.00	70.20
1	—	810	65.00	65.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	765	78.00	78.00
1	—	830	69.00	69.00
1	—	725	70.00	70.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Small 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	365	39.00	39.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,083	41.50–48.50	43.62
1	—	1,080	32.00	32.00
10	—	1,123	50.00–59.50	55.64
5	—	1,150	62.50–64.00	63.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,301	63.00–66.50	65.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	833	38.50–41.00	39.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,848	90.00–92.50	91.31
3	—	1,510	82.00–87.00	84.80

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.