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North Wilkesboro Livestock Auction

Name: North Wilkesboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-09-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-16

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · North Wilkesboro, North Carolina · Wed, Sep 16

● Final79 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2089

← Sep 9Sep 16Sep 23 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

188 head

▲ 62 vs last sale 126▲ 188 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

42 head

▲ 10 vs last sale 32▲ 42 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 2.00 to 4.00 Higher. Feeder cattle 4.00 To 10.00 higher. Demand Good. Activity Active. Offerings Moderate. Quality 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 $117.70/cwt on 83 head.

Average price

$117.70

83 head · 492 lb average

Value per head Derived

$579

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$272

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

$42.09/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.44

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	515	121.92	627	64
Medium 2	415	113.22	469	13thin
Medium 3	290	95.00	276	1thin
Small and Medium 3	445	79.83	355	5thin

One grade step is worth $42.09/cwt here — about $272 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 sale83 hd

117.70

—

NC average9 barns · 1,826 hd

122.14

−4.44

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	1,567	88.49	1,387	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,410	67.13	946	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,091	65.22	712	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	865	60.00	519	1thin

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 · Steers28 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium 2	245	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	312	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	290	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	473	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	309	162.63/cwt	161.00–169.00	503	5
Steers	—	Medium 2	335	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	432	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	365	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	577	1
Steers	—	Medium 3Full	370	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	385	1
Steers	—	Medium 2	375	135.71/cwt	129.00–139.00	509	3
Steers	—	Medium 3	385	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	481	3
Steers	—	Small and Medium 3	390	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	390	1
Steers	—	Small and Medium 3Thin Fleshed	395	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	352	1
Steers	—	Medium 2	410	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	472	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	420	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	630	1
Steers	—	Medium 3	425	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	400	1
Steers	—	Medium 3	480	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	442	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	505	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	657	2
Steers	—	Medium 2	527	114.67/cwt	110.00–117.00	604	3
Steers	—	Medium 3	530	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	371	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	584	132.16/cwt	125.00–135.50	772	11
Steers	—	Medium 2	585	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	720	2
Steers	—	Medium 2	640	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	646	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	666	132.80/cwt	130.00–135.50	884	8
Steers	—	Medium 3	670	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	650	1
Steers	—	Medium 2	672	118.30/cwt	112.00–122.00	795	3
Steers	—	Medium 2	700	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	798	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	715	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	930	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	800	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	928	1
Steers	—	Medium 2	995	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	905	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,025	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,169	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	175	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	219	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	225	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	293	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	250	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	303	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	270	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	292	2
Heifers	—	Medium 3	290	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	276	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	305	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	424	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	320	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	390	2
Heifers	—	Medium 2	370	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	451	1
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 3	378	79.02/cwt	78.00–80.00	299	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	395	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	541	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	405	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	478	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	406	125.52/cwt	125.00–129.00	510	12
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 3	475	85.56/cwt	80.00–91.00	406	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	482	120.20/cwt	116.00–124.00	579	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	513	122.37/cwt	116.00–126.50	628	13
Heifers	—	Medium 2	515	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	515	1
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 3Thin Fleshed	520	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	364	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	568	105.95/cwt	100.00–110.00	602	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	571	118.62/cwt	114.00–121.00	677	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	634	120.94/cwt	115.00–124.00	767	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	663	114.49/cwt	112.00–117.00	759	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	760	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	790	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	425	151.62/cwt	148.00–155.00	644	2
Bulls	—	Medium 3	425	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	468	1
Bulls	—	Medium 2	441	131.96/cwt	128.00–132.50	582	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	465	132.73/cwt	128.00–134.00	617	8
Bulls	—	Medium 2	485	118.04/cwt	116.00–120.00	572	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	518	124.99/cwt	123.00–127.00	647	2
Bulls	—	Medium 2	524	102.94/cwt	98.00–107.00	539	4
Bulls	—	Medium 3	535	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	503	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	555	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	660	1
Bulls	—	Medium 2	570	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	599	1
Bulls	—	Medium 3	580	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	522	1
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 3	620	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	372	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	633	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	772	2
Bulls	—	Medium 2	640	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	646	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	678	106.45/cwt	101.00–110.00	722	3
Bulls	—	Medium 2	705	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	571	1
Bulls	—	Medium 2	755	86.03/cwt	82.00–90.00	650	2
Bulls	—	Medium 3	785	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	612	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Medium 2	245	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	223	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,390	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	1,084	1
Bulls	—	—	1,451	86.09/cwt	83.50–89.00	1,249	7
Bulls	—	—	1,732	93.04/cwt	90.00–98.50	1,611	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	865	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	519	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	980	55.08/cwt	50.00–60.00	540	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Value Added	995	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	786	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,140	67.66/cwt	64.00–72.00	771	11
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,290	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	748	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,423	68.14/cwt	65.00–75.00	970	9
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 3	845	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,324	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 Sep 16, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 188Last week 126Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 42Last week 32Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter cattle 2.00 to 4.00 Higher. Feeder cattle 4.00 To 10.00 higher. Demand Good. Activity Active. Offerings Moderate. Quality Attractive.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	115.00	115.00
2	—	585	123.00	123.00
3	—	335	129.00	129.00
3	—	375	129.00–139.00	135.71
1	—	700	114.00	114.00
3	—	672	112.00–122.00	118.30
1	—	995	91.00	91.00
3	—	527	110.00–117.00	114.67
1	—	245	127.50	127.50
1	—	640	101.00	101.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	70.00	70.00
1	—	425	94.00	94.00
3	—	385	125.00	125.00
1	—	480	92.00	92.00
1	—	670	97.00	97.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 3 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	370	104.00	104.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	309	161.00–169.00	162.63
2	—	715	130.00	130.00
2	—	505	130.00	130.00
11	—	584	125.00–135.50	132.16
8	—	666	130.00–135.50	132.80
1	—	1,025	114.00	114.00
1	—	800	116.00	116.00
1	—	420	150.00	150.00
1	—	365	158.00	158.00
1	—	290	163.00	163.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	89.00	89.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	678	101.00–110.00	106.45
8	—	465	128.00–134.00	132.73
2	—	425	148.00–155.00	151.62
2	—	518	123.00–127.00	124.99
1	—	555	119.00	119.00
2	—	633	122.00	122.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	90.00	90.00
1	—	425	110.00	110.00
1	—	535	94.00	94.00
1	—	785	78.00	78.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	441	128.00–132.50	131.96
1	—	640	101.00	101.00
2	—	485	116.00–120.00	118.04
2	—	755	82.00–90.00	86.03
4	—	524	98.00–107.00	102.94
1	—	705	81.00	81.00
1	—	570	105.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	620	60.00	60.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	100.00	100.00
2	—	320	122.00	122.00
1	—	370	122.00	122.00
2	—	270	108.00	108.00
3	—	568	100.00–110.00	105.95
4	—	405	118.00	118.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	290	95.00	95.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	571	114.00–121.00	118.62
1	—	225	130.00	130.00
1	—	175	125.00	125.00
1	—	395	137.00	137.00
14	—	634	115.00–124.00	120.94
1	—	250	121.00	121.00
13	—	513	116.00–126.50	122.37
7	—	482	116.00–124.00	120.20
2	—	663	112.00–117.00	114.49
1	—	760	104.00	104.00
12	—	406	125.00–129.00	125.52
1	—	305	139.00	139.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	475	80.00–91.00	85.56
2	—	378	78.00–80.00	79.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	70.00	70.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	245	91.00	91.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,140	64.00–72.00	67.66
4	—	980	50.00–60.00	55.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	995	79.00	79.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,423	65.00–75.00	68.14
1	—	1,290	58.00	58.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	865	60.00	60.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,732	90.00–98.50	93.04
1	—	1,390	78.00	78.00
7	—	1,451	83.50–89.00	86.09

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	845	275.00	275.00

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.