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North Wilkesboro Livestock Auction

Name: North Wilkesboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-04-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-14

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · North Wilkesboro, North Carolina · Wed, Apr 14

● Final65 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2089

← Apr 7Apr 14Apr 28 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

113 head

▼ 48 vs last sale 161▲ 27 vs year ago 86 · +31.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

20 head

▼ 9 vs last sale 29▲ 2 vs year ago 18 · +11.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

2 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 2▲ 2 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

Head calves 150.00 To 200.00 Slaughter cattle 2.00 To 3.00 Higher Feeder cattle 8.00 To 15.00 Higher Demand Good Activity Active Offerings Moderate Quality Average to 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 $125.15/cwt on 59 head.

Average price

$125.15

59 head · 515 lb average

Value per head Derived

$645

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$235

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

$30.52/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.96

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	535	131.54	704	36
Medium 2	494	122.21	603	15thin
Small and Medium 3	490	108.00	529	1thin
Medium 3	464	101.02	469	7thin

One grade step is worth $30.52/cwt here — about $235 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 sale59 hd

125.15

—

NC average8 barns · 1,683 hd

126.10

−0.96

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	1,510	77.25	1,166	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,320	67.34	889	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	793	56.09	445	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,027	46.00	472	6thin

Every lot

65 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	240	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	365	1
Steers	—	Small and Medium 3	280	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	336	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	330	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	508	1
Steers	—	Small and Medium 3Thin Fleshed	370	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	259	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	380	168.08/cwt	165.00–174.00	639	3
Steers	—	Medium 2	385	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	501	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	410	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	713	1
Steers	—	Medium 3Thin Fleshed	430	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	383	1
Steers	—	Medium 2	440	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	678	1
Steers	—	Medium 2	480	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	677	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	500	153.00/cwt	152.00–154.00	765	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	551	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	871	4
Steers	—	Medium 2	555	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	749	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	600	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	930	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	678	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	949	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	847	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,101	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	855	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	992	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,150	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	220	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	286	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	265	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	347	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	270	141.37/cwt	136.00–146.00	382	2
Heifers	—	Medium 3	310	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	341	2
Heifers	—	Medium 2	345	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	417	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	380	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	509	1
Heifers	—	Medium 3	418	113.56/cwt	112.00–115.00	475	2
Heifers	—	Medium 2	425	126.64/cwt	121.00–130.00	538	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	426	138.81/cwt	138.00–144.00	591	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	468	139.10/cwt	136.00–145.00	651	8
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 3	490	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	529	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	516	139.76/cwt	138.00–140.00	721	8
Heifers	—	Medium 2	518	124.88/cwt	120.00–129.00	647	6
Heifers	—	Medium 3	525	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	562	1
Heifers	—	Medium 3Thin Fleshed	525	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	368	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	555	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	699	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	575	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	822	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	705	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	705	1
Heifers	—	Medium 3	745	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	618	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	762	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	884	7
Heifers	—	Medium 2	770	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	708	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	870	82.49/cwt	81.00–84.00	718	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium 2	405	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	587	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	426	160.51/cwt	158.00–167.00	684	5
Bulls	—	Medium 3	468	115.49/cwt	113.00–118.00	540	2
Bulls	—	Medium 2	474	138.52/cwt	135.00–143.00	657	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	478	158.01/cwt	156.00–160.00	755	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	517	145.05/cwt	142.00–151.00	750	3
Bulls	—	Medium 2	525	132.95/cwt	128.00–138.00	698	2
Bulls	—	Medium 3	530	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	641	1
Bulls	—	Medium 2	575	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	788	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	610	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	848	1
Bulls	—	Medium 3	620	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	620	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	660	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	944	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Medium 2	620	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	521	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,065	64.50/cwt	64.50–64.50	687	1
Bulls	—	—	1,955	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,760	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	680	81.22/cwt	80.00–82.00	552	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	810	32.00/cwt	32.00–32.00	259	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	828	45.21/cwt	44.00–47.00	374	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	883	52.20/cwt	49.00–55.50	461	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	945	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	378	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,025	62.64/cwt	61.00–63.50	642	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,070	24.04/cwt	20.00–28.00	257	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,320	67.34/cwt	66.00–68.50	889	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small and Medium 2	740	960.00/cwt	960.00–960.00	7,104	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	985	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	11,328	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 Apr 14, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 113Last week 161Year ago 86

Slaughter CattleReceipts 20Last week 29Year ago 18

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 2Year ago 0

Head calves 150.00 To 200.00 Slaughter cattle 2.00 To 3.00 Higher Feeder cattle 8.00 To 15.00 Higher Demand Good Activity Active Offerings Moderate Quality Average to Attractive

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	678	140.00	140.00
3	—	380	165.00–174.00	168.08
3	—	847	130.00	130.00
1	—	240	152.00	152.00
1	—	855	116.00	116.00
2	—	600	155.00	155.00
2	—	500	152.00–154.00	153.00
4	—	551	158.00	158.00
1	—	410	174.00	174.00
1	—	330	154.00	154.00
1	—	1,000	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	280	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	370	70.00	70.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	130.00	130.00
1	—	480	141.00	141.00
1	—	440	154.00	154.00
1	—	555	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	89.00	89.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	468	136.00–145.00	139.10
7	—	426	138.00–144.00	138.81
1	—	575	143.00	143.00
2	—	870	81.00–84.00	82.49
2	—	270	136.00–146.00	141.37
8	—	516	138.00–140.00	139.76
1	—	220	130.00	130.00
7	—	762	116.00	116.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	108.00	108.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	265	131.00	131.00
1	—	705	100.00	100.00
1	—	555	126.00	126.00
1	—	380	134.00	134.00
6	—	518	120.00–129.00	124.88
3	—	425	121.00–130.00	126.64
1	—	770	92.00	92.00
1	—	345	121.00	121.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	745	83.00	83.00
1	—	525	107.00	107.00
2	—	418	112.00–115.00	113.56
2	—	310	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	70.00	70.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	139.00	139.00
2	—	478	156.00–160.00	158.01
3	—	517	142.00–151.00	145.05
5	—	426	158.00–167.00	160.51
1	—	660	143.00	143.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	137.00	137.00
1	—	405	145.00	145.00
4	—	474	135.00–143.00	138.52
2	—	525	128.00–138.00	132.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	620	100.00	100.00
2	—	468	113.00–118.00	115.49
1	—	530	121.00	121.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	620	84.00	84.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	985	1,150.00	1,150.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	740	960.00	960.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	883	49.00–55.50	52.20
4	—	828	44.00–47.00	45.21
3	—	680	80.00–82.00	81.22
1	—	810	32.00	32.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,320	66.00–68.50	67.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,070	20.00–28.00	24.04
3	—	1,025	61.00–63.50	62.64
1	—	945	40.00	40.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,955	90.00	90.00
1	—	1,065	64.50	64.50

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.