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North Wilkesboro Livestock Auction

Name: North Wilkesboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-01-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-01-13

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · North Wilkesboro, North Carolina · Wed, Jan 13

● Final48 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2089

← Jan 6Jan 13Jan 20 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

78 head

▲ 16 vs last sale 62▲ 8 vs year ago 70 · +11.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

28 head

▲ 25 vs last sale 3▼ 16 vs year ago 44 · −36.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

1 head

▼ 33 vs last sale 34▲ 1 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

Baby calves 10.00 Slaughter cattle Mostly steady Feeder cattle 6.00 To 8.00 Higher Demand Good Activity Moderate Offerings Light 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 $105.30/cwt on 32 head.

Average price

$105.30

32 head · 490 lb average

Value per head Derived

$516

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$446

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

$73.62/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.02

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	516	113.62	586	22
Medium 2	436	93.86	409	7thin
Medium 3	468	86.49	405	2thin
Small 3	350	40.00	140	1thin

One grade step is worth $73.62/cwt here — about $446 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 sale32 hd

105.30

—

NC average8 barns · 697 hd

110.32

−5.02

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	1,518	77.03	1,169	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,475	54.80	808	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,102	48.39	533	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	865	45.00	389	1thin

Every lot

48 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 · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	320	156.91/cwt	154.00–160.00	502	2
Steers	—	Medium 2	340	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	459	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	365	160.01/cwt	159.00–161.00	584	2
Steers	—	Medium 3	390	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	413	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	417	148.23/cwt	142.00–149.50	618	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	475	155.55/cwt	151.00–160.00	739	2
Steers	—	Medium 2	490	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	696	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	522	143.75/cwt	143.50–144.50	750	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	550	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	754	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	670	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	838	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	720	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	821	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium 2	290	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	316	1
Heifers	—	Small 3Thin Fleshed	350	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	140	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	372	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	506	4
Heifers	—	Medium 2	390	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	359	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	400	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	488	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	415	89.50/cwt	89.00–90.00	371	2
Heifers	—	Medium 2	460	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	474	1
Heifers	—	Medium 3	468	86.49/cwt	84.00–89.00	405	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	478	113.84/cwt	109.00–118.00	544	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	515	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	551	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	525	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	457	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	555	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	483	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	560	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	610	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	619	105.55/cwt	105.00–106.00	653	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	705	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	578	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium 3	418	102.27/cwt	97.00–108.00	427	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	430	152.09/cwt	148.00–156.00	654	2
Bulls	—	Medium 2	440	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	594	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	485	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	708	1
Bulls	—	Medium 3	505	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	409	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	532	132.06/cwt	126.00–134.00	703	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	567	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	734	2
Bulls	—	Medium 3	600	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	504	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	610	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	799	1
Bulls	—	Medium 2	640	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	736	1
Bulls	—	Medium 3	663	81.00/cwt	80.00–82.00	537	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	725	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	696	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,518	77.03/cwt	73.50–80.50	1,169	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	865	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	389	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,048	37.65/cwt	34.00–41.00	395	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,083	50.34/cwt	47.50–54.00	545	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,110	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	222	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,163	60.72/cwt	56.00–63.50	706	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,215	35.50/cwt	35.50–35.50	431	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,360	49.67/cwt	45.00–55.00	676	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,545	59.02/cwt	57.00–64.00	912	7
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 2	800	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	3,280	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 Jan 13, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 78Last week 62Year ago 70

Slaughter CattleReceipts 28Last week 3Year ago 44

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 34Year ago 0

Baby calves 10.00 Slaughter cattle Mostly steady Feeder cattle 6.00 To 8.00 Higher Demand Good Activity Moderate Offerings Light Quality Average

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	670	125.00	125.00
2	—	320	154.00–160.00	156.91
6	—	417	142.00–149.50	148.23
2	—	720	114.00	114.00
2	—	475	151.00–160.00	155.55
1	—	550	137.00	137.00
8	—	522	143.50–144.50	143.75
2	—	365	159.00–161.00	160.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	135.00	135.00
1	—	490	142.00	142.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	106.00	106.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	619	105.00–106.00	105.55
1	—	560	109.00	109.00
1	—	705	82.00	82.00
7	—	478	109.00–118.00	113.84
1	—	400	122.00	122.00
1	—	515	107.00	107.00
4	—	372	136.00	136.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	350	40.00	40.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	87.00	87.00
1	—	390	92.00	92.00
1	—	460	103.00	103.00
2	—	415	89.00–90.00	89.50
1	—	555	87.00	87.00
1	—	290	109.00	109.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	468	84.00–89.00	86.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	146.00	146.00
1	—	725	96.00	96.00
2	—	567	129.50	129.50
4	—	532	126.00–134.00	132.06
1	—	610	131.00	131.00
2	—	430	148.00–156.00	152.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	418	97.00–108.00	102.27
1	—	505	81.00	81.00
1	—	600	84.00	84.00
2	—	663	80.00–82.00	81.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	135.00	135.00
1	—	640	115.00	115.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	800	410.00	410.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,360	45.00–55.00	49.67
1	—	1,215	35.50	35.50
7	—	1,545	57.00–64.00	59.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,163	56.00–63.50	60.72
5	—	1,083	47.50–54.00	50.34
1	—	1,110	20.00	20.00
4	—	1,048	34.00–41.00	37.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	865	45.00	45.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,518	73.50–80.50	77.03

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.