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North Wilkesboro Livestock Auction

Name: North Wilkesboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-10-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-21

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · North Wilkesboro, North Carolina · Wed, Oct 21

● Final115 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2089

← Oct 14Oct 21Nov 11 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

266 head

▲ 156 vs last sale 110▲ 45 vs year ago 221 · +20.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

36 head

▼ 6 vs last sale 42▼ 17 vs year ago 53 · −32.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

3 head

▲ 3 vs last sale 0▲ 1 vs year ago 2 · +50.0%

Also sold hereReplacement Cattle SaleSat Apr 4, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter Cattle 3.00 To 6.00 Higher Feeder cattle 4.00 To 6.00 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 $98.99/cwt on 128 head.

Average price

$98.99

128 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$544

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$421

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

$59.48/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.77

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	579	109.48	634	74
Medium 2	500	90.48	452	34
Medium 3	508	80.50	409	16thin
Small and Medium 3	660	51.33	339	3thin
Small 3	425	50.00	213	1thin

One grade step is worth $59.48/cwt here — about $421 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 sale128 hd

98.99

—

NC average8 barns · 1,361 hd

106.76

−7.77

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	—	Average	1,579	79.99	1,263	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,273	55.30	704	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,094	50.65	554	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	828	48.43	401	8thin

Every lot

115 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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium 2	200	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	240	1
Steers	—	Small and Medium 3	220	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	216	1
Steers	—	Small 3	255	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	173	1
Steers	—	Medium 3	295	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	317	1
Steers	—	Medium 2	315	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	425	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	320	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	493	1
Steers	—	Medium 3	320	115.16/cwt	110.00–120.00	369	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	340	146.35/cwt	144.00–148.00	498	6
Steers	—	Medium 2	375	130.74/cwt	125.00–135.00	490	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	377	145.08/cwt	140.00–149.00	547	3
Steers	—	Small and Medium 3	388	81.01/cwt	80.00–82.00	314	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	415	139.59/cwt	136.00–143.00	579	3
Steers	—	Medium 2	438	129.49/cwt	129.00–130.00	567	2
Steers	—	Medium 2	473	131.04/cwt	130.00–132.00	620	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	497	143.53/cwt	141.00–148.00	713	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	503	134.51/cwt	133.00–136.00	677	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	564	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	750	4
Steers	—	Medium 2	580	116.67/cwt	114.00–118.00	677	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	606	126.00/cwt	120.00–130.00	764	4
Steers	—	Medium 2	685	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	726	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	720	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	857	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	765	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	864	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers44 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium 2	145	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	167	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	160	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	184	1
Heifers	—	Medium 3	230	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	230	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	238	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	300	2
Heifers	—	Medium 2	240	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	262	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	275	116.22/cwt	112.00–120.00	320	2
Heifers	—	Medium 2	315	108.31/cwt	105.00–112.00	341	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	332	123.28/cwt	120.00–127.00	409	5
Heifers	—	Medium 3	345	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	324	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	375	95.13/cwt	90.00–100.00	357	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	380	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	486	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	414	121.27/cwt	117.00–124.00	502	11
Heifers	—	Medium 2	418	86.91/cwt	84.00–92.00	363	4
Heifers	—	Small 3	425	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	213	1
Heifers	—	Medium 3	434	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	434	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	452	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	579	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	467	111.98/cwt	110.00–116.00	523	7
Heifers	—	Medium 3	472	84.69/cwt	80.00–90.00	400	3
Heifers	—	Medium 2	485	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	509	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2Full	515	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	438	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	516	105.10/cwt	100.00–109.00	542	7
Heifers	—	Medium 2	526	88.34/cwt	80.00–98.00	465	7
Heifers	—	Medium 3	542	61.24/cwt	61.00–62.00	332	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	550	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	633	4
Heifers	—	Medium 2	595	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	541	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	618	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	686	9
Heifers	—	Medium 2	622	90.18/cwt	84.00–95.00	561	5
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 3	635	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	381	2
Heifers	—	Medium 3	640	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	512	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2Thin Fleshed	655	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	393	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	660	94.34/cwt	91.00–97.00	623	3
Heifers	—	Medium 2	680	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	408	1
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 3	710	34.00/cwt	34.00–34.00	241	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	718	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	610	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	732	96.50/cwt	96.50–96.50	706	5
Heifers	—	Medium 3	765	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	474	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	780	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	468	1
Heifers	—	Medium 3	820	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	435	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	825	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	718	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	825	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	545	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	935	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	776	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,040	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	905	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,082	85.31/cwt	79.00–91.00	923	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,223	90.99/cwt	90.00–92.00	1,113	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls32 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	393	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	519	5
Bulls	—	Medium 2	425	113.81/cwt	110.00–118.00	484	2
Bulls	—	Medium 3	430	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	404	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	475	136.22/cwt	132.00–140.00	647	10
Bulls	—	Medium 2	485	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	514	1
Bulls	—	Medium 2Full	510	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	413	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	515	125.43/cwt	123.00–133.00	646	4
Bulls	—	Medium 2	520	107.63/cwt	104.00–111.00	560	2
Bulls	—	Medium 3	520	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	416	1
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 3	525	59.31/cwt	58.00–60.00	311	3
Bulls	—	Medium 3Full	535	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	482	1
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 3	555	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	427	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	563	118.00/cwt	116.00–119.00	664	3
Bulls	—	Medium 2Full	570	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	399	1
Bulls	—	Medium 2	575	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	610	1
Bulls	—	Medium 3	575	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	523	1
Bulls	—	Medium 2	620	97.16/cwt	89.00–100.00	602	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	635	110.68/cwt	109.00–113.00	703	5
Bulls	—	Medium 3	645	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	477	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	672	104.40/cwt	100.00–109.00	702	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	680	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	796	1
Bulls	—	Medium 2	685	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	651	1
Bulls	—	Medium 3	715	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	558	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	720	96.93/cwt	94.00–102.00	698	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	722	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	866	2
Bulls	—	Medium 2	735	80.76/cwt	76.00–86.00	594	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	767	87.98/cwt	85.00–92.00	675	3
Bulls	—	Medium 2	800	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	592	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	815	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	725	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	863	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	716	2
Bulls	—	Medium 2	919	73.02/cwt	69.00–75.00	671	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	930	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	818	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Small 3	290	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	218	1
Dairy Steers	—	Medium 3	650	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	507	1
Dairy Steers	—	Medium 3	725	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	529	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Small and Medium 3	445	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	240	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,420	73.50/cwt	73.50–73.50	1,044	1
Bulls	—	—	1,658	83.24/cwt	79.00–85.50	1,380	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	805	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	475	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	831	51.28/cwt	47.00–55.00	426	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	832	41.10/cwt	38.00–43.00	342	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	975	40.41/cwt	38.00–44.00	394	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,089	51.34/cwt	45.00–55.00	559	14
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,237	57.68/cwt	56.00–59.50	714	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,273	56.67/cwt	56.00–58.00	721	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,273	53.25/cwt	53.00–53.50	678	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	775	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	3,410	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	905	640.00/cwt	640.00–640.00	5,792	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,070	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	5,671	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 Oct 21, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 266Last week 110Year ago 221

Slaughter CattleReceipts 36Last week 42Year ago 53

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 0Year ago 2

Slaughter Cattle 3.00 To 6.00 Higher Feeder cattle 4.00 To 6.00 Higher Demand Good Activity Active Offerings Moderate Quality Attractive

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	820	53.00	53.00
1	—	345	94.00	94.00
4	—	542	61.00–62.00	61.24
3	—	472	80.00–90.00	84.69
1	—	640	80.00	80.00
4	—	434	100.00	100.00
1	—	230	100.00	100.00
1	—	765	62.00	62.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	418	84.00–92.00	86.91
1	—	145	115.00	115.00
1	—	160	115.00	115.00
1	—	680	60.00	60.00
1	—	240	109.00	109.00
1	—	485	105.00	105.00
5	—	622	84.00–95.00	90.18
1	—	780	60.00	60.00
4	—	315	105.00–112.00	108.31
7	—	526	80.00–98.00	88.34
1	—	595	91.00	91.00
2	—	375	90.00–100.00	95.13
2	—	718	85.00	85.00
1	—	825	66.00	66.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	660	91.00–97.00	94.34
7	—	467	110.00–116.00	111.98
4	—	550	115.00	115.00
3	—	1,082	79.00–91.00	85.31
7	—	516	100.00–109.00	105.10
2	—	238	126.00	126.00
1	—	825	87.00	87.00
1	—	1,040	87.00	87.00
11	—	414	117.00–124.00	121.27
1	—	380	128.00	128.00
2	—	275	112.00–120.00	116.22
9	—	618	111.00	111.00
2	—	1,223	90.00–92.00	90.99
5	—	732	96.50	96.50
5	—	935	83.00	83.00
5	—	332	120.00–127.00	123.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	85.00	85.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	655	60.00	60.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	710	34.00	34.00
2	—	635	60.00	60.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	50.00	50.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	452	128.00	128.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	320	154.00	154.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	200	120.00	120.00
2	—	473	130.00–132.00	131.04
2	—	438	129.00–130.00	129.49
1	—	685	106.00	106.00
1	—	315	135.00	135.00
3	—	375	125.00–135.00	130.74
3	—	580	114.00–118.00	116.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	320	110.00–120.00	115.16
1	—	295	107.50	107.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	388	80.00–82.00	81.01
1	—	220	98.00	98.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	765	113.00	113.00
2	—	503	133.00–136.00	134.51
11	—	497	141.00–148.00	143.53
3	—	377	140.00–149.00	145.08
4	—	564	133.00	133.00
4	—	606	120.00–130.00	126.00
3	—	720	119.00	119.00
6	—	340	144.00–148.00	146.35
3	—	415	136.00–143.00	139.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	255	68.00	68.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	393	132.00	132.00
3	—	767	85.00–92.00	87.98
3	—	720	94.00–102.00	96.93
3	—	563	116.00–119.00	118.00
5	—	635	109.00–113.00	110.68
5	—	672	100.00–109.00	104.40
4	—	515	123.00–133.00	125.43
1	—	815	89.00	89.00
1	—	930	88.00	88.00
10	—	475	132.00–140.00	136.22
2	—	863	83.00	83.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	645	74.00	74.00
1	—	575	91.00	91.00
1	—	715	78.00	78.00
1	—	430	94.00	94.00
1	—	520	80.00	80.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	735	76.00–86.00	80.76
1	—	800	74.00	74.00
4	—	620	89.00–100.00	97.16
3	—	919	69.00–75.00	73.02
1	—	575	106.00	106.00
2	—	520	104.00–111.00	107.63
2	—	425	110.00–118.00	113.81
1	—	685	95.00	95.00
1	—	485	106.00	106.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	680	117.00	117.00
2	—	722	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 3 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	90.00	90.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	81.00	81.00
1	—	570	70.00	70.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	525	58.00–60.00	59.31
1	—	555	77.00	77.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	650	78.00	78.00
1	—	725	73.00	73.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	290	75.00	75.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	54.00	54.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	—	905	640.00	640.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	775	440.00	440.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,070	530.00	530.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,089	45.00–55.00	51.34
3	—	975	38.00–44.00	40.41
3	—	1,237	56.00–59.50	57.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	831	47.00–55.00	51.28
3	—	832	38.00–43.00	41.10
1	—	805	59.00	59.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,273	53.00–53.50	53.25
3	—	1,273	56.00–58.00	56.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,658	79.00–85.50	83.24
1	—	1,420	73.50	73.50

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.