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North Wilkesboro Livestock Auction

Name: North Wilkesboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-12-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-12-02

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · North Wilkesboro, North Carolina · Wed, Dec 2

● Final47 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2089

← Nov 18Dec 2Dec 9 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

112 head

▼ 12 vs last sale 124▼ 24 vs year ago 136 · −17.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

63 head

▲ 37 vs last sale 26▲ 54 vs year ago 9 · +600.0%

Also sold hereReplacement Cattle SaleSat Apr 4, 2026

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Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $130.49/cwt on 44 head.

Average price

$130.49

44 head · 504 lb average

Value per head Derived

$657

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$386

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

$27.97/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.90

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	549	134.22	737	35
Medium 2	327	118.76	388	7thin
Medium 3	330	106.25	351	2thin

One grade step is worth $27.97/cwt here — about $386 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

130.49

—

NC average6 barns · 511 hd

132.39

−1.90

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	1,492	74.89	1,117	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,624	52.25	848	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,190	51.35	611	37
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	960	36.25	348	8thin

Every lot

47 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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	230	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	368	1
Steers	—	Medium 2	230	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	270	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	273	148.81/cwt	147.50–150.00	406	2
Steers	—	Medium 2	280	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	350	1
Steers	—	Medium 3	295	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	325	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	318	142.67/cwt	130.00–162.50	454	9
Steers	—	Medium 2	336	117.46/cwt	114.00–122.00	395	4
Steers	—	Medium 3	365	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	374	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	373	136.43/cwt	125.00–157.50	509	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	400	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	516	1
Steers	—	Medium 2	435	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	518	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	550	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	693	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	826	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	1,037	15
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Small 3	225	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	203	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	283	115.76/cwt	115.00–116.00	328	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	323	123.50/cwt	121.00–124.00	399	6
Heifers	—	Medium 2	330	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	389	1
Heifers	—	Medium 3	333	100.50/cwt	100.00–101.00	335	2
Heifers	—	Medium 3	355	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	369	2
Heifers	—	Medium 2	363	115.79/cwt	114.00–117.50	420	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	385	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	474	9
Heifers	—	Medium 3	410	100.60/cwt	92.00–109.00	412	2
Heifers	—	Medium 2	445	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	481	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	460	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	511	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	468	117.81/cwt	117.00–118.00	551	5
Heifers	—	Medium 3	482	98.34/cwt	90.00–104.00	474	3
Heifers	—	Medium 2	585	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	626	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium 3	450	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	477	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	476	132.85/cwt	128.00–134.00	632	5
Bulls	—	Medium 2	495	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	549	1
Bulls	—	Medium 1-2	505	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	621	1
Bulls	—	Medium 3	530	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	530	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	545	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	518	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	597	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	740	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	620	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	719	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	680	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	789	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	960	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	557	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,268	68.42/cwt	62.00–72.00	868	3
Bulls	—	—	1,658	76.83/cwt	75.50–78.50	1,274	3
Bulls	—	—	1,665	88.50/cwt	88.50–88.50	1,474	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	775	44.00/cwt	44.00–44.00	341	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	986	35.14/cwt	32.00–38.00	346	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,167	50.22/cwt	45.00–58.00	586	22
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,208	39.86/cwt	34.00–44.50	482	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,233	61.79/cwt	58.00–67.00	762	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,605	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	482	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,633	63.37/cwt	60.00–67.00	1,035	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 Dec 2, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 112Last week 124Year ago 136

Slaughter CattleReceipts 63Last week 26Year ago 9

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	126.00	126.00
6	—	373	125.00–157.50	136.43
2	—	273	147.50–150.00	148.81
1	—	230	160.00	160.00
1	—	400	129.00	129.00
9	—	318	130.00–162.50	142.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	826	125.50	125.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	280	125.00	125.00
4	—	336	114.00–122.00	117.46
1	—	230	117.50	117.50
1	—	435	119.00	119.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	295	110.00	110.00
1	—	365	102.50	102.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	385	123.00	123.00
6	—	323	121.00–124.00	123.50
5	—	468	117.00–118.00	117.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	225	90.00	90.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	107.00	107.00
2	—	363	114.00–117.50	115.79
2	—	460	111.00	111.00
4	—	283	115.00–116.00	115.76
1	—	445	108.00	108.00
1	—	330	118.00	118.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	355	104.00	104.00
3	—	482	90.00–104.00	98.34
2	—	410	92.00–109.00	100.60
2	—	333	100.00–101.00	100.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	476	128.00–134.00	132.85
3	—	597	124.00	124.00
1	—	680	116.00	116.00
1	—	620	116.00	116.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	100.00	100.00
1	—	450	106.00	106.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	95.00	95.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	111.00	111.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	123.00	123.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	960	58.00	58.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,233	58.00–67.00	61.79
6	—	1,208	34.00–44.50	39.86
22	—	1,167	45.00–58.00	50.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,633	60.00–67.00	63.37
1	—	1,605	30.00	30.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	775	44.00	44.00
7	—	986	32.00–38.00	35.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,665	88.50	88.50
3	—	1,658	75.50–78.50	76.83
3	—	1,268	62.00–72.00	68.42

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.