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North Wilkesboro Livestock Auction

Name: North Wilkesboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-01-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-01-27

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · North Wilkesboro, North Carolina · Wed, Jan 27

● Final39 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2089

← Jan 20Jan 27Feb 3 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

99 head

▲ 41 vs last sale 58▲ 24 vs year ago 75 · +32.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

21 head

▲ 9 vs last sale 12▼ 25 vs year ago 46 · −54.3%

Also sold hereReplacement Cattle SaleSat Apr 4, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle 3.00 To 4.00 Higher Feeder cattle 2.00 To 6.00 Higher Demand Good Activity Moderate Offerings Light Quality Attractive

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 $115.39/cwt on 43 head.

Average price

$115.39

43 head · 527 lb average

Value per head Derived

$608

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$123

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

$36.74/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.72

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	523	119.24	624	34
Medium 2	524	106.13	556	7thin
Medium 3	608	82.50	501	2thin

One grade step is worth $36.74/cwt here — about $123 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 sale43 hd

115.39

—

NC average7 barns · 746 hd

110.67

+4.72

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	1,868	98.87	1,847	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,754	63.27	1,110	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	885	50.00	443	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,193	44.64	533	11

Every lot

39 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 · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	285	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	425	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	363	143.10/cwt	137.00–147.00	519	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	405	161.00/cwt	159.00–163.00	652	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	483	141.95/cwt	139.00–144.00	686	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	531	141.84/cwt	141.00–142.50	753	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	573	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	788	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	666	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	879	8
Steers	—	Medium 2	755	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	747	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	763	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	946	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	330	118.06/cwt	116.00–120.00	390	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	380	119.51/cwt	119.00–120.00	454	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	416	119.32/cwt	116.00–125.00	496	6
Heifers	—	Medium 2	460	101.48/cwt	100.00–103.00	467	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	463	117.01/cwt	113.00–119.00	542	4
Heifers	—	Medium 2	513	111.24/cwt	109.00–113.00	571	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	539	123.86/cwt	116.00–125.00	668	8
Heifers	—	Medium 3	545	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	518	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	568	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	687	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	633	118.68/cwt	117.00–119.00	751	6
Heifers	—	Medium 3	670	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	469	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	694	112.50/cwt	110.00–115.00	781	4
Heifers	—	Medium 2	695	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	660	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	422	146.84/cwt	140.00–149.00	620	4
Bulls	—	Medium 2	475	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	599	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	483	136.51/cwt	135.00–138.00	659	2
Bulls	—	Medium 3	515	44.00/cwt	44.00–44.00	227	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	520	108.00/cwt	104.00–110.00	562	3
Bulls	—	Medium 2	595	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	417	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	650	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	657	1
Bulls	—	Small 3	710	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	362	1
Bulls	—	Medium 2	825	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	569	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Medium 2	650	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	403	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,868	98.87/cwt	97.00–101.00	1,847	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	885	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	443	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	968	28.36/cwt	25.00–31.50	275	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,075	56.50/cwt	56.50–56.50	607	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,214	42.53/cwt	41.50–44.00	516	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,315	51.92/cwt	46.00–55.00	683	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,754	63.27/cwt	58.50–66.00	1,110	6

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 27, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 99Last week 58Year ago 75

Slaughter CattleReceipts 21Last week 12Year ago 46

Slaughter cattle 3.00 To 4.00 Higher Feeder cattle 2.00 To 6.00 Higher Demand Good Activity Moderate Offerings Light Quality Attractive

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	968	25.00–31.50	28.36
4	—	1,214	41.50–44.00	42.53
4	—	1,315	46.00–55.00	51.92
1	—	1,075	56.50	56.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,754	58.50–66.00	63.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	885	50.00	50.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,868	97.00–101.00	98.87

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	380	119.00–120.00	119.51
6	—	633	117.00–119.00	118.68
2	—	568	121.00	121.00
4	—	463	113.00–119.00	117.01
8	—	539	116.00–125.00	123.86
6	—	416	116.00–125.00	119.32
4	—	694	110.00–115.00	112.50
2	—	330	116.00–120.00	118.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	460	100.00–103.00	101.48
1	—	695	95.00	95.00
4	—	513	109.00–113.00	111.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	95.00	95.00
1	—	670	70.00	70.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	763	124.00	124.00
5	—	363	137.00–147.00	143.10
11	—	531	141.00–142.50	141.84
2	—	405	159.00–163.00	161.00
8	—	666	132.00	132.00
3	—	483	139.00–144.00	141.95
1	—	285	149.00	149.00
6	—	573	137.50	137.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	755	99.00	99.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	650	101.00	101.00
2	—	483	135.00–138.00	136.51
4	—	422	140.00–149.00	146.84
3	—	520	104.00–110.00	108.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	710	51.00	51.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	44.00	44.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	126.00	126.00
1	—	595	70.00	70.00
1	—	825	69.00	69.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	650	62.00	62.00

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.