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North Wilkesboro Livestock Auction

Name: North Wilkesboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-05-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-05

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · North Wilkesboro, North Carolina · Wed, May 5

● Final79 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2089

← Apr 28May 5May 12 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

112 head

▼ 15 vs last sale 127▲ 10 vs year ago 102 · +9.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

22 head

▼ 24 vs last sale 46▲ 0 vs year ago 22 · +0.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

6 head

▲ 3 vs last sale 3▲ 6 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

Slaughter cattle 5.00 To 9.00 Higher Feeder cattle 3.00 To 7.00 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 $102.30/cwt on 60 head.

Average price

$102.30

60 head · 555 lb average

Value per head Derived

$567

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$185

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

$16.89/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−16.77

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	578	109.68	634	31
Medium 2	579	96.14	556	14thin
Medium 3	483	92.78	449	15thin

One grade step is worth $16.89/cwt here — about $185 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 sale60 hd

102.30

—

NC average8 barns · 1,217 hd

119.06

−16.77

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	1,711	96.63	1,653	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,418	65.25	925	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,122	60.19	676	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	840	58.40	491	5thin

Every lot

79 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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	270	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	358	1
Steers	—	Medium 2	318	131.32/cwt	130.00–132.50	418	2
Steers	—	Medium 3	330	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	350	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	335	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	529	1
Steers	—	Medium 2	355	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	412	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	373	145.93/cwt	144.00–148.00	544	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	410	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	648	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	465	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	716	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	770	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	517	135.97/cwt	132.00–141.00	703	3
Steers	—	Medium 2	540	126.02/cwt	124.00–128.00	681	2
Steers	—	Medium 2	550	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	523	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	600	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	744	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	685	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	801	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	215	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	290	1
Heifers	—	Medium 3	340	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	258	1
Heifers	—	Medium 3Thin Fleshed	355	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	249	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	370	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	363	1
Heifers	—	Medium 3	373	83.99/cwt	82.00–86.00	313	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	388	123.96/cwt	122.00–126.00	481	2
Heifers	—	Medium 3Thin Fleshed	400	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	408	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	410	122.44/cwt	120.00–125.00	502	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	418	131.04/cwt	128.00–138.00	548	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	463	133.01/cwt	132.00–134.00	616	3
Heifers	—	Medium 2	478	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	564	2
Heifers	—	Medium 3	485	106.97/cwt	102.00–112.00	519	7
Heifers	—	Medium 2	500	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	490	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	518	110.53/cwt	107.00–114.00	573	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	564	109.27/cwt	107.00–110.00	616	4
Heifers	—	Medium 2	565	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	548	1
Heifers	—	Medium 3Full	625	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	431	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	626	99.20/cwt	92.00–103.00	621	4
Heifers	—	Medium 2	658	81.68/cwt	80.00–85.00	537	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	680	100.47/cwt	96.00–105.00	683	2
Heifers	—	Medium 3	690	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	573	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	700	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	735	1
Heifers	—	Medium 3	700	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	525	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	717	85.33/cwt	84.00–87.00	612	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	750	89.50/cwt	85.00–94.00	671	2
Heifers	—	Medium 2	765	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	543	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	830	84.50/cwt	84.00–85.00	701	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	875	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	735	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	940	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	752	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	410	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	668	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	432	151.85/cwt	148.00–156.00	656	5
Bulls	—	Medium 3Thin Fleshed	445	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	267	1
Bulls	—	Medium 2	470	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	620	1
Bulls	—	Medium 3	470	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	503	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	478	140.33/cwt	138.00–144.00	671	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	508	141.51/cwt	139.00–144.00	719	2
Bulls	—	Medium 2	513	119.50/cwt	119.00–120.00	613	2
Bulls	—	Medium 3	520	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	468	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	573	123.63/cwt	122.00–127.00	708	3
Bulls	—	Medium 2	590	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	673	1
Bulls	—	Medium 2	640	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	768	1
Bulls	—	Medium 3	645	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	658	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	655	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	799	1
Bulls	—	Medium 2	680	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	639	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	725	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	689	1
Bulls	—	Medium 2	765	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	681	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	770	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	801	1
Bulls	—	Medium 2	855	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	633	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	945	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	813	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	960	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	902	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Medium 3	575	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	288	1
Dairy Steers	—	Medium 2	615	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	369	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,711	96.63/cwt	92.00–99.50	1,653	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	815	61.17/cwt	58.00–63.00	499	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	865	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	562	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	890	43.50/cwt	43.50–43.50	387	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,009	60.88/cwt	56.50–65.00	614	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,122	52.87/cwt	52.00–53.50	593	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,312	66.35/cwt	65.00–69.00	871	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,415	68.50/cwt	68.50–68.50	969	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,420	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	880	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	720	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	5,400	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	690	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	4,071	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	802	647.36/cwt	340.00–820.00	5,192	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	845	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	5,493	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 May 5, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 112Last week 127Year ago 102

Slaughter CattleReceipts 22Last week 46Year ago 22

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 3Year ago 0

Slaughter cattle 5.00 To 9.00 Higher Feeder cattle 3.00 To 7.00 Higher Demand Good Activity Active Offerings Moderate Quality Average To Attractive

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	388	122.00–126.00	123.96
3	—	463	132.00–134.00	133.01
1	—	940	80.00	80.00
4	—	518	107.00–114.00	110.53
2	—	830	84.00–85.00	84.50
1	—	875	84.00	84.00
4	—	626	92.00–103.00	99.20
2	—	680	96.00–105.00	100.47
1	—	215	135.00	135.00
4	—	564	107.00–110.00	109.27
4	—	418	128.00–138.00	131.04
1	—	700	105.00	105.00
2	—	750	85.00–94.00	89.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	700	75.00	75.00
2	—	373	82.00–86.00	83.99
7	—	485	102.00–112.00	106.97
1	—	690	83.00	83.00
1	—	340	76.00	76.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	355	70.00	70.00
1	—	400	102.00	102.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 3 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	625	69.00	69.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	658	80.00–85.00	81.68
1	—	500	98.00	98.00
3	—	717	84.00–87.00	85.33
2	—	478	118.00	118.00
1	—	370	98.00	98.00
1	—	765	71.00	71.00
1	—	565	97.00	97.00
2	—	410	120.00–125.00	122.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	60.00	60.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	50.00	50.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	163.00	163.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	432	148.00–156.00	151.85
3	—	478	138.00–144.00	140.33
1	—	655	122.00	122.00
2	—	508	139.00–144.00	141.51
1	—	945	86.00	86.00
1	—	725	95.00	95.00
1	—	960	94.00	94.00
1	—	770	104.00	104.00
3	—	573	122.00–127.00	123.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	60.00	60.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	513	119.00–120.00	119.50
1	—	765	89.00	89.00
1	—	470	132.00	132.00
1	—	855	74.00	74.00
1	—	680	94.00	94.00
1	—	640	120.00	120.00
1	—	590	114.00	114.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	90.00	90.00
1	—	470	107.00	107.00
1	—	645	102.00	102.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	154.00	154.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	270	132.50	132.50
2	—	373	144.00–148.00	145.93
1	—	465	154.00	154.00
1	—	410	158.00	158.00
1	—	600	124.00	124.00
1	—	335	158.00	158.00
1	—	685	117.00	117.00
3	—	517	132.00–141.00	135.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	106.00	106.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	318	130.00–132.50	131.32
2	—	540	124.00–128.00	126.02
1	—	550	95.00	95.00
1	—	355	116.00	116.00

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	—	720	750.00	750.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	690	590.00	590.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	845	650.00	650.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	802	340.00–820.00	647.36

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	890	43.50	43.50
1	—	865	65.00	65.00
3	—	815	58.00–63.00	61.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,415	68.50	68.50
1	—	1,420	62.00	62.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,122	52.00–53.50	52.87
5	—	1,009	56.50–65.00	60.88
3	—	1,312	65.00–69.00	66.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,711	92.00–99.50	96.63

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.