Sale reports / North Carolina / North Wilkesboro Livestock Auction / 2021-05-19

North Wilkesboro Livestock Auction

Name: North Wilkesboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-05-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-19

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · North Wilkesboro, North Carolina · Wed, May 19

● Final56 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2089

← May 12May 19Jun 2 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

82 head

▲ 35 vs last sale 47▲ 58 vs year ago 24 · +241.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

22 head

▲ 7 vs last sale 15▲ 10 vs year ago 12 · +83.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

2 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 2▲ 1 vs year ago 1 · +100.0%

Also sold hereReplacement Cattle SaleSat Apr 4, 2026

View

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Head calves 55.00 To 85.00 Slaughter cattle 2.00 To 3.00 higher Feeder cattle 3.00 To 6.00 Lower Demand Good Activity Moderate Offerings Light ( Hay time ) Quality Average

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $115.46/cwt on 29 head.

Average price

$115.46

29 head · 586 lb average

Value per head Derived

$677

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$134

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

$43.98/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.80

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	580	124.48	722	16thin
Medium 2	568	108.72	618	11thin
Medium 3	730	80.50	588	2thin

One grade step is worth $43.98/cwt here — about $134 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 sale29 hd

115.46

—

NC average8 barns · 845 hd

118.27

−2.80

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	—	Low	1,254	91.22	1,144	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,297	68.62	890	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,049	61.02	640	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	925	53.50	495	2thin

Every lot

56 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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium 2	260	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	348	1
Steers	—	Medium 3	270	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	297	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	285	142.56/cwt	138.00–146.00	406	3
Steers	—	Medium 2	330	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	429	1
Steers	—	Medium 3Full	335	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	241	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	363	157.50/cwt	157.00–158.00	572	2
Steers	—	Small and Medium 3Thin Fleshed	375	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	225	1
Steers	—	Medium 2	388	142.52/cwt	140.00–145.00	553	2
Steers	—	Medium 3	390	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	472	1
Steers	—	Medium 3Thin Fleshed	390	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	390	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	416	149.41/cwt	140.00–151.00	622	7
Steers	—	Medium 2	460	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	570	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	500	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	680	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium 2	375	93.58/cwt	92.00–95.00	351	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	395	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	470	1
Heifers	—	Medium 3	425	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	310	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	478	118.49/cwt	115.00–122.00	566	6
Heifers	—	Medium 2	480	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	432	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	520	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	624	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	528	84.83/cwt	80.00–90.00	448	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	570	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	707	2
Heifers	—	Medium 2	590	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	661	2
Heifers	—	Medium 2	640	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	512	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	665	109.50/cwt	105.00–111.00	728	4
Heifers	—	Medium 2	668	90.13/cwt	85.00–95.00	602	2
Heifers	—	Medium 2	735	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	603	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	843	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	801	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	435	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	639	1
Bulls	—	Medium 2	440	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	519	1
Bulls	—	Medium 2	465	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	567	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	478	136.92/cwt	135.00–141.00	654	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	527	122.95/cwt	116.00–127.00	648	3
Bulls	—	Medium 2	543	105.02/cwt	100.00–110.00	570	2
Bulls	—	Medium 2	568	98.62/cwt	95.00–101.00	560	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	578	115.60/cwt	111.00–120.00	668	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	613	122.36/cwt	118.00–128.00	750	5
Bulls	—	Medium 2	622	114.99/cwt	111.00–117.00	715	3
Bulls	—	Medium 3	635	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	572	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	670	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	844	1
Bulls	—	Medium 2	690	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	725	1
Bulls	—	Medium 3Thin Fleshed	825	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	586	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	940	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	902	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Medium 2	790	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	616	1
Dairy Steers	—	Medium 2	910	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	546	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,010	75.50/cwt	75.50–75.50	763	1
Bulls	—	—	1,118	91.61/cwt	90.00–93.00	1,024	2
Bulls	—	—	1,513	98.69/cwt	98.00–99.50	1,493	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	830	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	415	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	946	60.34/cwt	55.00–64.00	571	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,020	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	581	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,079	70.36/cwt	66.00–73.00	759	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,148	49.47/cwt	43.00–54.00	568	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,290	70.93/cwt	69.00–73.00	915	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,310	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	838	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,265	860.00/cwt	860.00–860.00	10,879	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,165	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	8,738	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 19, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 82Last week 47Year ago 24

Slaughter CattleReceipts 22Last week 15Year ago 12

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 2Year ago 1

Head calves 55.00 To 85.00 Slaughter cattle 2.00 To 3.00 higher Feeder cattle 3.00 To 6.00 Lower Demand Good Activity Moderate Offerings Light ( Hay time ) Quality Average

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	946	55.00–64.00	60.34
3	—	1,148	43.00–54.00	49.47
4	—	1,079	66.00–73.00	70.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,020	57.00	57.00
1	—	830	50.00	50.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,310	64.00	64.00
2	—	1,290	69.00–73.00	70.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,010	75.50	75.50
2	—	1,118	90.00–93.00	91.61
2	—	1,513	98.00–99.50	98.69

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	121.00	121.00
1	—	270	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 3 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	335	72.00	72.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	363	157.00–158.00	157.50
7	—	416	140.00–151.00	149.41
3	—	285	138.00–146.00	142.56
1	—	500	136.00	136.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	60.00	60.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	124.00	124.00
1	—	260	134.00	134.00
1	—	330	130.00	130.00
2	—	388	140.00–145.00	142.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	825	71.00	71.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	122.00	122.00
1	—	440	118.00	118.00
2	—	543	100.00–110.00	105.02
1	—	690	105.00	105.00
3	—	622	111.00–117.00	114.99
3	—	568	95.00–101.00	98.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	478	135.00–141.00	136.92
1	—	435	147.00	147.00
2	—	578	111.00–120.00	115.60
1	—	940	96.00	96.00
1	—	670	126.00	126.00
5	—	613	118.00–128.00	122.36
3	—	527	116.00–127.00	122.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	635	90.00	90.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	119.00	119.00
1	—	520	120.00	120.00
4	—	665	105.00–111.00	109.50
6	—	478	115.00–122.00	118.49
2	—	843	95.00	95.00
2	—	570	124.00	124.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	590	112.00	112.00
2	—	528	80.00–90.00	84.83
1	—	480	90.00	90.00
2	—	375	92.00–95.00	93.58
1	—	735	82.00	82.00
2	—	668	85.00–95.00	90.13
1	—	640	80.00	80.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	73.00	73.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	790	78.00	78.00
1	—	910	60.00	60.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,265	860.00	860.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,165	750.00	750.00

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.