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North Wilkesboro Livestock Auction

Name: North Wilkesboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-12-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-12-09

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · North Wilkesboro, North Carolina · Wed, Dec 9

● Final90 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2089

← Dec 2Dec 9Dec 16 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

141 head

▲ 29 vs last sale 112▲ 29 vs year ago 112 · +25.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

82 head

▲ 19 vs last sale 63▲ 43 vs year ago 39 · +110.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

3 head

▲ 3 vs last sale 0▲ 3 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 Feeder cattle Mostly steady Demand Good Activity Moderate Offerings Moderate Quality 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 $98.73/cwt on 70 head.

Average price

$98.73

70 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$547

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$429

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

$61.66/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.42

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	580	109.66	636	41
Medium 2	543	87.56	475	23
Medium 3	538	70.67	380	3thin
Small 3	253	70.50	178	2thin
Small and Medium 3	430	48.00	206	1thin

One grade step is worth $61.66/cwt here — about $429 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 sale70 hd

98.73

—

NC average8 barns · 1,256 hd

109.15

−10.42

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	—	Low	1,588	78.36	1,244	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,403	52.90	742	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,084	42.63	462	47
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	786	40.40	318	8thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Low	1,205	40.00	482	1thin
Steers	Choice	High	1,070	99.00	1,059	1thin

Every lot

90 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium 2	195	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	224	1
Steers	—	Small and Medium 3	218	87.59/cwt	85.00–90.00	191	2
Steers	—	Medium 2	240	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	288	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	268	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	429	2
Steers	—	Medium 2	280	136.27/cwt	135.00–137.50	382	2
Steers	—	Medium 3	280	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	302	1
Steers	—	Medium 3	300	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	345	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	323	147.02/cwt	144.00–150.00	475	2
Steers	—	Medium 2	325	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	423	1
Steers	—	Small and Medium 2	325	96.00/cwt	92.00–100.00	312	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	350	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	497	1
Steers	—	Medium 2	362	123.92/cwt	118.00–129.00	449	3
Steers	—	Medium 3	370	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	414	1
Steers	—	Small and Medium 3	385	85.00/cwt	80.00–90.00	327	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	440	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	590	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	460	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	621	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	500	126.00/cwt	125.00–127.00	630	2
Steers	—	Medium 2	545	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	605	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	605	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	696	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	865	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	969	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers31 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium 2	220	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	209	1
Heifers	—	Small 3	220	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	158	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	275	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	283	1
Heifers	—	Small 3	285	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	197	1
Heifers	—	Medium 3	305	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	275	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	330	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	376	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	340	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	350	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	365	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	383	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	370	113.53/cwt	111.00–116.00	420	2
Heifers	—	Medium 2	405	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	413	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	425	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	468	1
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 3Full	430	48.00/cwt	48.00–48.00	206	1
Heifers	—	Medium 3	435	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	305	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	466	108.45/cwt	101.00–111.00	505	8
Heifers	—	Medium 2	473	89.32/cwt	82.00–93.00	422	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	515	103.33/cwt	99.00–108.00	532	5
Heifers	—	Medium 2	519	89.73/cwt	86.00–95.00	466	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	558	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	625	5
Heifers	—	Medium 2	565	92.97/cwt	90.00–96.00	525	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	613	106.98/cwt	104.00–114.00	656	4
Heifers	—	Medium 2	621	86.77/cwt	83.00–90.00	539	4
Heifers	—	Medium 2Full	635	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	413	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	660	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	561	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	673	114.66/cwt	114.00–117.00	772	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	736	112.97/cwt	112.00–116.00	831	4
Heifers	—	Medium 2	745	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	566	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	765	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	788	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	845	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	592	1
Heifers	—	Medium 3	875	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	455	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	880	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	440	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	965	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	830	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	255	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	402	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	415	134.33/cwt	133.00–135.00	557	3
Bulls	—	Medium 3	420	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	454	1
Bulls	—	Medium 2	422	116.72/cwt	110.00–120.00	493	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	480	130.04/cwt	128.00–132.00	624	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	515	125.37/cwt	122.00–128.00	646	5
Bulls	—	Medium 2	525	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	572	1
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 3	550	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	385	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	565	118.11/cwt	114.00–122.00	667	2
Bulls	—	Medium 2	571	95.65/cwt	90.00–102.00	546	5
Bulls	—	Medium 3	578	89.51/cwt	88.00–91.00	517	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	635	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	705	1
Bulls	—	Medium 2	640	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	550	1
Bulls	—	Medium 2	655	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	531	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	688	105.51/cwt	104.00–108.00	726	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	728	90.05/cwt	88.00–92.00	656	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	760	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	730	1
Bulls	—	Medium 2	790	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	703	1
Bulls	—	Medium 2	805	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	700	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	835	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	701	1
Bulls	—	Medium 2	995	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	647	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Medium 3	310	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	226	1
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Choice	1,070	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	1,059	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,355	72.18/cwt	65.00–75.00	978	6
Bulls	—	—	1,775	89.78/cwt	89.50–90.00	1,594	2
Bulls	—	—	1,843	81.93/cwt	78.50–84.00	1,510	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	777	28.38/cwt	20.00–34.00	221	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	783	40.47/cwt	37.00–44.00	317	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	797	52.37/cwt	50.00–54.00	417	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,023	26.24/cwt	20.00–32.00	268	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,040	66.80/cwt	65.00–69.00	695	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Value Added	1,075	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	860	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,075	40.28/cwt	35.00–44.50	433	21
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,121	48.16/cwt	45.00–53.50	540	18
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,430	51.24/cwt	47.00–54.00	733	11
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,430	44.00/cwt	44.00–44.00	629	1
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Select	1,205	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	482	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,500	710.00/cwt	710.00–710.00	10,650	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,058	595.74/cwt	400.00–760.00	6,303	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 9, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 141Last week 112Year ago 112

Slaughter CattleReceipts 82Last week 63Year ago 39

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter cattle Mostly steady Feeder cattle Mostly steady Demand Good Activity Moderate Offerings Moderate Quality Average

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	621	83.00–90.00	86.77
4	—	519	86.00–95.00	89.73
1	—	220	95.00	95.00
1	—	845	70.00	70.00
1	—	340	103.00	103.00
3	—	473	82.00–93.00	89.32
2	—	565	90.00–96.00	92.97
1	—	880	50.00	50.00
1	—	745	76.00	76.00
1	—	660	85.00	85.00
1	—	405	102.00	102.00
1	—	365	105.00	105.00
1	—	275	103.00	103.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	613	104.00–114.00	106.98
1	—	330	114.00	114.00
2	—	370	111.00–116.00	113.53
5	—	515	99.00–108.00	103.33
1	—	965	86.00	86.00
4	—	736	112.00–116.00	112.97
8	—	466	101.00–111.00	108.45
5	—	558	112.00	112.00
1	—	425	110.00	110.00
9	—	673	114.00–117.00	114.66
1	—	765	103.00	103.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	220	72.00	72.00
1	—	285	69.00	69.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 3 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	48.00	48.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	635	65.00	65.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	875	52.00	52.00
1	—	305	90.00	90.00
1	—	435	70.00	70.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	835	84.00	84.00
2	—	565	114.00–122.00	118.11
5	—	515	122.00–128.00	125.37
4	—	688	104.00–108.00	105.51
1	—	255	157.50	157.50
2	—	480	128.00–132.00	130.04
2	—	728	88.00–92.00	90.05
3	—	415	133.00–135.00	134.33
1	—	760	96.00	96.00
1	—	635	111.00	111.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	70.00	70.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	109.00	109.00
1	—	995	65.00	65.00
2	—	655	81.00	81.00
1	—	805	87.00	87.00
3	—	422	110.00–120.00	116.72
1	—	790	89.00	89.00
1	—	640	86.00	86.00
5	—	571	90.00–102.00	95.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	108.00	108.00
2	—	578	88.00–91.00	89.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	323	144.00–150.00	147.02
2	—	268	160.00	160.00
1	—	605	115.00	115.00
1	—	440	134.00	134.00
1	—	865	112.00	112.00
2	—	500	125.00–127.00	126.00
1	—	460	135.00	135.00
1	—	350	142.00	142.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	385	80.00–90.00	85.00
2	—	218	85.00–90.00	87.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	325	92.00–100.00	96.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	300	115.00	115.00
1	—	370	112.00	112.00
1	—	280	108.00	108.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	111.00	111.00
1	—	325	130.00	130.00
1	—	195	115.00	115.00
2	—	280	135.00–137.50	136.27
1	—	240	120.00	120.00
3	—	362	118.00–129.00	123.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	310	73.00	73.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,040	65.00–69.00	66.80
18	—	1,121	45.00–53.50	48.16
6	—	1,023	20.00–32.00	26.24
21	—	1,075	35.00–44.50	40.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,430	47.00–54.00	51.24
1	—	1,430	44.00	44.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	797	50.00–54.00	52.37
3	—	777	20.00–34.00	28.38
2	—	783	37.00–44.00	40.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,075	80.00	80.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,205	40.00	40.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,355	65.00–75.00	72.18
2	—	1,775	89.50–90.00	89.78
4	—	1,843	78.50–84.00	81.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,070	99.00	99.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	1	—	1,500	710.00	710.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,058	400.00–760.00	595.74

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.