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North Wilkesboro Livestock Auction

Name: North Wilkesboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-02-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-02-17

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · North Wilkesboro, North Carolina · Wed, Feb 17

● Final39 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2089

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Feeder Cattle receipts

58 head

▲ 11 vs last sale 47▼ 40 vs year ago 98 · −40.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

25 head

▲ 5 vs last sale 20▲ 1 vs year ago 24 · +4.2%

Also sold hereReplacement Cattle SaleSat Apr 4, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cattle were unevenly steady on a very light test. There were too few comparable feeder cattle to establish an adequate market comparison. Demand, market activity, and buyer interest were moderate. Offerings of cattle were light due to ongoing wet weather leaving pastures extremely muddy and cattle difficult to move. Cattle quality was 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 $108.02/cwt on 27 head.

Average price

$108.02

27 head · 485 lb average

Value per head Derived

$524

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$386

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

$40.69/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.31

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	510	110.69	565	24
Medium 2	303	95.00	287	2thin
Small 3	255	70.00	179	1thin

One grade step is worth $40.69/cwt here — about $386 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 sale27 hd

108.02

—

NC average8 barns · 279 hd

102.71

+5.31

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	1,663	94.73	1,575	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,664	65.81	1,095	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,253	61.76	774	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	890	38.00	338	1thin

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	—	Small and Medium 3	295	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	316	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	310	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	434	2
Steers	—	Medium 2	345	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	428	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	375	123.56/cwt	119.00–128.00	463	2
Steers	—	Medium 3	390	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	382	1
Steers	—	Medium 2	415	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	473	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	425	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	548	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	585	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	725	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	760	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	889	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Small 3Full	255	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	179	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	265	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	244	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	275	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	330	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	335	122.91/cwt	120.00–126.00	412	2
Heifers	—	Medium 2	340	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	333	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	359	124.70/cwt	122.00–129.00	448	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	400	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	464	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	450	109.50/cwt	107.00–112.00	493	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	511	113.82/cwt	110.00–117.00	582	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	570	101.43/cwt	96.00–104.00	578	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	780	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	655	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	814	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	773	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	870	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	713	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium 2	445	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	481	1
Bulls	—	Medium 3	460	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	451	1
Bulls	—	Medium 2	470	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	555	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	474	131.94/cwt	128.00–139.00	625	4
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 3Full	505	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	202	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	510	125.97/cwt	123.00–130.00	642	3
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 3	545	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	349	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	615	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	720	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	685	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	781	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Medium 3Thin Fleshed	400	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	80	1
Dairy Heifers	—	Medium 3	470	28.00/cwt	28.00–28.00	132	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,663	94.73/cwt	90.50–101.50	1,575	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	890	38.00/cwt	38.00–38.00	338	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,133	53.16/cwt	52.50–54.00	602	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,304	65.44/cwt	60.00–68.50	853	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,637	66.59/cwt	64.00–69.00	1,090	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,935	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	1,122	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 Feb 17, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 58Last week 47Year ago 98

Slaughter CattleReceipts 25Last week 20Year ago 24

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,663	90.50–101.50	94.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,133	52.50–54.00	53.16
7	—	1,304	60.00–68.50	65.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,935	58.00	58.00
10	—	1,637	64.00–69.00	66.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	890	38.00	38.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	116.00	116.00
1	—	780	84.00	84.00
1	—	870	82.00	82.00
4	—	359	122.00–129.00	124.70
1	—	275	120.00	120.00
2	—	335	120.00–126.00	122.91
2	—	450	107.00–112.00	109.50
7	—	511	110.00–117.00	113.82
3	—	570	96.00–104.00	101.43
2	—	814	95.00	95.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 3 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	255	70.00	70.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	265	92.00	92.00
1	—	340	98.00	98.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	310	140.00	140.00
1	—	760	117.00	117.00
2	—	375	119.00–128.00	123.56
1	—	425	129.00	129.00
1	—	585	124.00	124.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	295	107.00	107.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	98.00	98.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	124.00	124.00
1	—	415	114.00	114.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	685	114.00	114.00
4	—	474	128.00–139.00	131.94
3	—	510	123.00–130.00	125.97
1	—	615	117.00	117.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	64.00	64.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 3 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	40.00	40.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	470	118.00	118.00
1	—	445	108.00	108.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	98.00	98.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Medium 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	20.00	20.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	28.00	28.00

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.