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North Wilkesboro Livestock Auction

Name: North Wilkesboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-12-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-12-16

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · North Wilkesboro, North Carolina · Wed, Dec 16

● Final25 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2089

← Dec 9Dec 16Jan 6 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

40 head

▼ 101 vs last sale 141▼ 67 vs year ago 107 · −62.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

24 head

▼ 58 vs last sale 82▼ 32 vs year ago 56 · −57.1%

Also sold hereReplacement Cattle SaleSat Apr 4, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, breaking type slaughter cows were steady to 1.00 lower, while boning type were 1.00 to 2.00 higher; slaughter bulls were 5.00 to 6.00 lower on a very light test. There were too few feeder cattle to establish an adequate market comparison. Demand was light; market activity and buyer interest were moderate. Offerings of cattle were light due to inclement winter weather. Cattle quality was average.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $115.52/cwt on 19 head.

Average price

$115.52

19 head · 490 lb average

Value per head Derived

$566

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$474

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

$99.06/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.09

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	483	129.06	623	13thin
Medium 2	452	112.33	507	3thin
Small and Medium 3	595	75.00	446	2thin
Small 3	495	30.00	149	1thin

One grade step is worth $99.06/cwt here — about $474 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 sale19 hd

115.52

—

NC average8 barns · 795 hd

109.43

+6.09

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	1,455	78.75	1,146	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,329	51.16	680	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,121	46.21	518	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	848	39.50	335	2thin

Every lot

25 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 · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	250	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	338	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	365	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	507	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	450	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	549	1
Steers	—	Medium 3	460	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	276	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium 3	590	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	472	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	598	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	616	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	642	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	822	8
Heifers	—	Medium 2	720	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	504	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium 2	415	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	477	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	430	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	576	7
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 3	460	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	368	1
Bulls	—	Medium 2	470	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	522	2
Bulls	—	Small 3Thin Fleshed	495	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	149	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	544	123.30/cwt	120.00–130.00	671	6
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 3	730	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	511	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Medium 3	390	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	195	1
Dairy Steers	—	Small and Medium 3	600	36.00/cwt	36.00–36.00	216	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,360	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	993	1
Bulls	—	—	1,550	84.50/cwt	84.50–84.50	1,310	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	810	34.00/cwt	34.00–34.00	275	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	885	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	398	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,110	42.00/cwt	42.00–42.00	466	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,119	49.30/cwt	45.00–52.00	552	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,160	33.00/cwt	33.00–33.00	383	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,329	51.16/cwt	48.00–54.50	680	10

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 16, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 40Last week 141Year ago 107

Slaughter CattleReceipts 24Last week 82Year ago 56

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,550	84.50	84.50
1	—	1,360	73.00	73.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,160	33.00	33.00
7	—	1,119	45.00–52.00	49.30
2	—	1,110	42.00	42.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,329	48.00–54.50	51.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	810	34.00	34.00
1	—	885	45.00	45.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	80.00	80.00
1	—	730	70.00	70.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	544	120.00–130.00	123.30
7	—	430	134.00	134.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	30.00	30.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	115.00	115.00
2	—	470	111.00	111.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	642	128.00	128.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	720	70.00	70.00
5	—	598	103.00	103.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	590	80.00	80.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	365	139.00	139.00
1	—	450	122.00	122.00
1	—	250	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	60.00	60.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	36.00	36.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	50.00	50.00

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.