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North Wilkesboro Livestock Auction

Name: North Wilkesboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-01-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-01-06

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · North Wilkesboro, North Carolina · Wed, Jan 6

● Final55 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2089

← Dec 16Jan 6Jan 13 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

62 head

▲ 22 vs last sale 40▼ 97 vs year ago 159 · −61.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

3 head

▼ 21 vs last sale 24▼ 59 vs year ago 62 · −95.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

34 head

▲ 34 vs last sale 0▲ 34 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

N0 Sale 2 weeks Demand Good Activity Moderate offering Light Quality Plain

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 $89.37/cwt on 29 head.

Average price

$89.37

29 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$489

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$426

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

$77.89/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−19.12

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	522	117.89	616	10thin
Medium 2	601	86.18	518	11thin
Medium 3	506	70.25	356	4thin
Small and Medium 2	620	64.00	397	1thin
Small and Medium 3	458	40.00	183	2thin
Small 3	475	40.00	190	1thin

One grade step is worth $77.89/cwt here — about $426 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 sale29 hd

89.37

—

NC average7 barns · 441 hd

108.49

−19.12

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	1,640	80.27	1,317	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,587	58.38	926	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,170	52.16	611	17

Every lot

55 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 · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium 2	305	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	336	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	340	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	513	1
Steers	—	Small and Medium 3Thin Fleshed	355	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	284	1
Steers	—	Medium 2	380	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	403	1
Steers	—	Medium 3	380	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	353	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	383	132.42/cwt	130.00–135.00	507	2
Steers	—	Medium 2Full	390	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	382	1
Steers	—	Medium 2	510	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	490	1
Steers	—	Medium 2	595	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	488	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	890	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	730	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Small 3Thin Fleshed	275	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	193	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	330	91.06/cwt	87.00–95.00	300	2
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 3Thin Fleshed	390	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	156	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	405	81.01/cwt	80.00–82.00	328	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	415	110.47/cwt	108.00–113.00	458	2
Heifers	—	Medium 3	470	54.95/cwt	50.00–60.00	258	2
Heifers	—	Medium 2	475	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	333	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	490	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	412	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2Full	510	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	204	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	520	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	421	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	695	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	445	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	715	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	508	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	820	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	533	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	885	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	487	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	917	57.07/cwt	53.00–64.00	523	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	420	127.44/cwt	122.00–132.00	535	3
Bulls	—	Medium 3	420	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	395	1
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 3Thin Fleshed	420	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	210	1
Bulls	—	Medium 2	440	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	528	1
Bulls	—	Medium 3Thin Fleshed	465	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	428	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	470	121.43/cwt	118.00–125.00	571	2
Bulls	—	Small 3Full	475	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	190	1
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 3Thin Fleshed	495	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	149	1
Bulls	—	Medium 2	528	95.67/cwt	93.00–98.00	505	3
Bulls	—	Medium 3Thin Fleshed	545	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	403	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	563	109.90/cwt	104.00–115.00	619	3
Bulls	—	Medium 2	568	95.98/cwt	91.00–101.00	545	2
Bulls	—	Medium 3Thin Fleshed	595	21.00/cwt	21.00–21.00	125	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	610	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	708	1
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 2	620	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	397	1
Bulls	—	Medium 2	625	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	375	1
Bulls	—	Medium 2	683	72.50/cwt	72.00–73.00	495	2
Bulls	—	Medium 2	700	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	574	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	725	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	783	1
Bulls	—	Medium 2	760	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	471	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Medium 2	330	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	231	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,150	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	748	1
Bulls	—	—	1,678	86.16/cwt	81.50–91.00	1,446	4
Bulls	—	—	1,980	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	1,426	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,089	50.78/cwt	45.50–58.50	553	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,218	41.67/cwt	40.00–44.00	508	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,314	59.13/cwt	57.00–61.00	777	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,560	55.36/cwt	48.00–60.50	864	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,602	60.10/cwt	58.50–63.00	963	7
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,157	633.40/cwt	620.00–640.00	7,328	3

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 Jan 6, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 62Last week 40Year ago 159

Slaughter CattleReceipts 3Last week 24Year ago 62

Replacement CattleReceipts 34Last week 0Year ago 0

N0 Sale 2 weeks Demand Good Activity Moderate offering Light Quality Plain

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	305	110.00	110.00
1	—	595	82.00	82.00
1	—	380	106.00	106.00
1	—	510	96.00	96.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	151.00	151.00
2	—	383	130.00–135.00	132.42
1	—	890	82.00	82.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	355	80.00	80.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	93.00	93.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	98.00	98.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	40.00	40.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	917	53.00–64.00	57.07
1	—	820	65.00	65.00
2	—	415	108.00–113.00	110.47
1	—	490	84.00	84.00
1	—	885	55.00	55.00
1	—	520	81.00	81.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	40.00	40.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	275	70.00	70.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	330	87.00–95.00	91.06
2	—	405	80.00–82.00	81.01
1	—	695	64.00	64.00
1	—	475	70.00	70.00
1	—	715	71.00	71.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	470	50.00–60.00	54.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	420	122.00–132.00	127.44
1	—	610	116.00	116.00
1	—	725	108.00	108.00
2	—	470	118.00–125.00	121.43
3	—	563	104.00–115.00	109.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	50.00	50.00
1	—	495	30.00	30.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	620	64.00	64.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 3 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	40.00	40.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	568	91.00–101.00	95.98
1	—	760	62.00	62.00
3	—	528	93.00–98.00	95.67
1	—	440	120.00	120.00
1	—	700	82.00	82.00
2	—	683	72.00–73.00	72.50
1	—	625	60.00	60.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	94.00	94.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	92.00	92.00
1	—	545	74.00	74.00
1	—	595	21.00	21.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	70.00	70.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,089	45.50–58.50	50.78
5	—	1,314	57.00–61.00	59.13
2	—	1,218	40.00–44.00	41.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,602	58.50–63.00	60.10
4	—	1,560	48.00–60.50	55.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,150	65.00	65.00
4	—	1,678	81.50–91.00	86.16
1	—	1,980	72.00	72.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,157	620.00–640.00	633.40

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.