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North Wilkesboro Livestock Auction

Name: North Wilkesboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-09-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-23

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · North Wilkesboro, North Carolina · Wed, Sep 23

● Final66 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2089

← Sep 16Sep 23Sep 30 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

122 head

▼ 66 vs last sale 188▼ 18 vs year ago 140 · −12.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

34 head

▼ 8 vs last sale 42▼ 57 vs year ago 91 · −62.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

4 head

▲ 3 vs last sale 1▼ 12 vs year ago 16 · −75.0%

Also sold hereReplacement Cattle SaleSat Apr 4, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle Mostly steady Feeder cattle 6.00 Lower Demand Moderate Activity Moderate Offerings Moderate 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 $123.71/cwt on 58 head.

Average price

$123.71

58 head · 464 lb average

Value per head Derived

$573

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$128

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

$36.34/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.64

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	430	134.93	580	36
Medium 2	536	107.34	576	17thin
Medium 3	458	98.60	452	5thin

One grade step is worth $36.34/cwt here — about $128 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 sale58 hd

123.71

—

NC average8 barns · 631 hd

128.35

−4.64

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	1,653	86.99	1,438	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,401	65.14	913	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	841	61.90	521	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,114	56.42	629	12

Every lot

66 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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	275	134.91/cwt	130.00–140.00	371	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	321	136.10/cwt	130.00–140.00	437	10
Steers	—	Medium 2	322	117.27/cwt	115.00–119.00	378	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	358	141.49/cwt	140.00–143.00	507	2
Steers	—	Medium 2	365	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	453	1
Steers	—	Medium 3	393	97.49/cwt	96.00–99.00	383	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	415	143.37/cwt	141.00–145.00	595	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	426	146.28/cwt	145.00–146.50	623	7
Steers	—	Medium 2	445	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	490	1
Steers	—	Medium 2	470	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	559	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	475	138.98/cwt	138.00–140.00	660	2
Steers	—	Medium 3	488	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	488	2
Steers	—	Medium 2	500	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	520	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	517	129.65/cwt	127.00–133.00	670	3
Steers	—	Medium 3	530	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	519	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	573	116.94/cwt	114.00–119.00	670	4
Steers	—	Medium 2	625	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	600	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	633	120.04/cwt	117.00–123.00	760	2
Steers	—	Medium 2	650	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	663	2
Steers	—	Medium 2	705	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	691	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	715	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	822	1
Steers	—	Medium 2	810	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	680	1
Steers	—	Medium 2	895	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	725	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers9 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium 2	290	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	334	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	345	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	380	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	365	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	445	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	380	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	399	2
Heifers	—	Medium 2	480	94.95/cwt	90.00–100.00	456	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	525	109.09/cwt	106.00–112.00	573	2
Heifers	—	Medium 2	555	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	555	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	580	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	667	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	610	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	622	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	430	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	555	1
Bulls	—	Medium 2	442	108.67/cwt	106.00–110.00	480	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	450	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	585	1
Bulls	—	Medium 2	481	115.80/cwt	113.00–119.00	557	4
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 3	485	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	412	1
Bulls	—	Medium 3	488	104.05/cwt	101.00–107.00	508	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	511	122.05/cwt	120.00–127.00	624	4
Bulls	—	Medium 2	516	107.79/cwt	103.00–115.00	556	4
Bulls	—	Medium 3	520	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	468	1
Bulls	—	Medium 2	575	105.51/cwt	101.00–109.00	607	4
Bulls	—	Medium 3	580	87.50/cwt	85.00–90.00	508	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	581	118.78/cwt	113.00–122.00	690	5
Bulls	—	Medium 2	613	104.67/cwt	104.00–105.00	642	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	640	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	749	1
Bulls	—	Medium 2	655	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	603	1
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 3	670	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	570	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	679	109.13/cwt	108.00–116.00	741	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	710	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	781	1
Bulls	—	Medium 2	730	87.45/cwt	84.00–91.00	638	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	940	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	790	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Medium 2	240	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	235	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Medium 3	370	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	259	1
Dairy Heifers	—	Medium 2	760	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	585	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,610	85.37/cwt	83.50–88.50	1,374	5
Bulls	—	—	1,760	91.05/cwt	90.00–92.00	1,602	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	800	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	280	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	848	58.71/cwt	58.00–59.50	498	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Value Added	850	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	621	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,086	54.12/cwt	51.00–58.00	588	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,198	63.32/cwt	60.00–67.00	759	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,401	65.14/cwt	64.00–67.00	913	9
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,215	820.00/cwt	820.00–820.00	9,963	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,015	680.00/cwt	680.00–680.00	6,902	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,260	785.00/cwt	785.00–785.00	9,891	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 23, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 122Last week 188Year ago 140

Slaughter CattleReceipts 34Last week 42Year ago 91

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 1Year ago 16

Slaughter cattle Mostly steady Feeder cattle 6.00 Lower Demand Moderate Activity Moderate Offerings Moderate Quality Average

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	98.00	98.00
2	—	393	96.00–99.00	97.49
2	—	488	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	810	84.00	84.00
1	—	445	110.00	110.00
1	—	895	81.00	81.00
1	—	500	104.00	104.00
2	—	625	96.00	96.00
2	—	650	102.00	102.00
3	—	322	115.00–119.00	117.27
4	—	470	119.00	119.00
1	—	705	98.00	98.00
1	—	365	124.00	124.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	633	117.00–123.00	120.04
3	—	415	141.00–145.00	143.37
3	—	517	127.00–133.00	129.65
1	—	715	115.00	115.00
4	—	573	114.00–119.00	116.94
2	—	275	130.00–140.00	134.91
10	—	321	130.00–140.00	136.10
2	—	358	140.00–143.00	141.49
2	—	475	138.00–140.00	138.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	426	145.00–146.50	146.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	516	103.00–115.00	107.79
4	—	575	101.00–109.00	105.51
1	—	655	92.00	92.00
2	—	730	84.00–91.00	87.45
3	—	442	106.00–110.00	108.67
3	—	613	104.00–105.00	104.67
4	—	481	113.00–119.00	115.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	85.00	85.00
1	—	670	85.00	85.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	640	117.00	117.00
1	—	710	110.00	110.00
1	—	940	84.00	84.00
4	—	511	120.00–127.00	122.05
5	—	581	113.00–122.00	118.78
1	—	430	129.00	129.00
7	—	679	108.00–116.00	109.13
1	—	450	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	90.00	90.00
2	—	488	101.00–107.00	104.05
2	—	580	85.00–90.00	87.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	525	106.00–112.00	109.09
1	—	365	122.00	122.00
1	—	580	115.00	115.00
1	—	610	102.00	102.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	100.00	100.00
2	—	380	105.00	105.00
2	—	480	90.00–100.00	94.95
1	—	290	115.00	115.00
1	—	345	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	240	98.00	98.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	760	77.00	77.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	370	70.00	70.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,760	90.00–92.00	91.05
5	—	1,610	83.50–88.50	85.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,401	64.00–67.00	65.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	800	35.00	35.00
2	—	848	58.00–59.50	58.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,198	60.00–67.00	63.32
9	—	1,086	51.00–58.00	54.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	850	73.00	73.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,215	820.00	820.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,015	680.00	680.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	1	—	1,260	785.00	785.00

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.