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North Wilkesboro Livestock Auction

Name: North Wilkesboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-06-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-06-02

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · North Wilkesboro, North Carolina · Wed, Jun 2

● Final57 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2089

← May 19Jun 2Jun 9 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

70 head

▼ 18 vs last sale 88▼ 13 vs year ago 83 · −15.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

44 head

▲ 18 vs last sale 26▲ 27 vs year ago 17 · +158.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

1 head

▲ 1 vs last sale 0▼ 1 vs year ago 2 · −50.0%

Also sold hereReplacement Cattle SaleSat Apr 4, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle Mostly steady Feeder cattle Mostly steady 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 $109.16/cwt on 43 head.

Average price

$109.16

43 head · 567 lb average

Value per head Derived

$619

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$269

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

$47.53/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.42

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	554	130.74	725	20
Medium 2	625	101.55	635	9thin
Medium 3	548	83.22	456	14thin

One grade step is worth $47.53/cwt here — about $269 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

109.16

—

NC average7 barns · 617 hd

115.58

−6.42

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	1,786	99.97	1,786	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,547	73.25	1,133	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,093	61.03	667	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	772	42.51	328	3thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,065	67.00	714	1thin

Every lot

57 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 · Steers6 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	310	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	450	1
Steers	—	Medium 3	335	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	369	1
Steers	—	Medium 2	360	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	432	1
Steers	—	Medium 3	390	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	359	1
Steers	—	Medium 2	445	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	543	1
Steers	—	Medium 2	475	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	523	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium 2	240	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	278	1
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 3	270	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	216	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	330	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	370	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	375	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	480	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	385	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	408	1
Heifers	—	Medium 3	390	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	328	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	418	122.27/cwt	120.00–124.00	511	4
Heifers	—	Medium 3	460	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	419	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	475	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	570	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	545	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	654	1
Heifers	—	Medium 3	555	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	389	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	635	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	711	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	690	99.00/cwt	95.00–103.00	683	2
Heifers	—	Medium 3	735	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	515	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	815	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	668	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	965	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	772	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium 3	430	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	430	1
Bulls	—	Medium 3Full	435	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	374	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	438	146.74/cwt	146.00–147.50	643	2
Bulls	—	Medium 2	460	116.00/cwt	112.00–120.00	534	2
Bulls	—	Medium 3	468	103.52/cwt	102.00–105.00	484	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	480	141.89/cwt	136.00–146.00	681	5
Bulls	—	Medium 3Full	485	77.34/cwt	74.00–80.00	375	3
Bulls	—	Medium 3Full	510	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	449	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	521	136.83/cwt	135.00–141.00	713	5
Bulls	—	Medium 2	525	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	588	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	572	123.95/cwt	120.00–127.00	709	3
Bulls	—	Medium 3	572	81.66/cwt	80.00–85.00	467	3
Bulls	—	Medium 2	595	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	655	1
Bulls	—	Medium 3Full	625	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	444	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	640	116.97/cwt	113.00–121.00	749	2
Bulls	—	Medium 2	645	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	568	1
Bulls	—	Medium 3Full	650	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	468	1
Bulls	—	Medium 2	670	98.97/cwt	92.00–103.00	663	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	690	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	807	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	715	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	772	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	805	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	781	1
Bulls	—	Medium 3	915	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	586	1
Bulls	—	Medium 2	930	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	698	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Medium 2	435	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	305	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,771	101.22/cwt	93.50–104.50	1,793	8
Bulls	—	—	1,910	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,719	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	680	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	408	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	818	33.77/cwt	30.00–38.00	276	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	970	39.50/cwt	39.50–39.50	383	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	991	50.30/cwt	46.00–54.00	498	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,039	60.21/cwt	57.00–65.50	626	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,195	69.13/cwt	66.00–74.00	826	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,547	73.25/cwt	68.00–77.00	1,133	8
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,065	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	714	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,200	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	9,300	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 Jun 2, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 70Last week 88Year ago 83

Slaughter CattleReceipts 44Last week 26Year ago 17

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 0Year ago 2

Slaughter cattle Mostly steady Feeder cattle Mostly steady Demand Good Activity Moderate Offerings light {Hay time} Quality Average

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	100.00	100.00
1	—	915	64.00	64.00
3	—	572	80.00–85.00	81.66
2	—	468	102.00–105.00	103.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	438	146.00–147.50	146.74
1	—	715	108.00	108.00
5	—	480	136.00–146.00	141.89
3	—	572	120.00–127.00	123.95
1	—	690	117.00	117.00
2	—	640	113.00–121.00	116.97
5	—	521	135.00–141.00	136.83
1	—	805	97.00	97.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 3 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	625	71.00	71.00
1	—	510	88.00	88.00
1	—	435	86.00	86.00
3	—	485	74.00–80.00	77.34
1	—	650	72.00	72.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	930	75.00	75.00
1	—	645	88.00	88.00
1	—	525	112.00	112.00
1	—	595	110.00	110.00
3	—	670	92.00–103.00	98.97
2	—	460	112.00–120.00	116.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	965	80.00	80.00
1	—	635	112.00	112.00
1	—	375	128.00	128.00
2	—	690	95.00–103.00	99.00
1	—	815	82.00	82.00
1	—	545	120.00	120.00
1	—	475	120.00	120.00
4	—	418	120.00–124.00	122.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	735	70.00	70.00
1	—	555	70.00	70.00
1	—	460	91.00	91.00
1	—	390	84.00	84.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	112.00	112.00
1	—	385	106.00	106.00
1	—	240	116.00	116.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	270	80.00	80.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	92.00	92.00
1	—	335	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	310	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	110.00	110.00
1	—	445	122.00	122.00
1	—	360	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	70.00	70.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,195	66.00–74.00	69.13
7	—	1,039	57.00–65.50	60.21
1	—	970	39.50	39.50
5	—	991	46.00–54.00	50.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	818	30.00–38.00	33.77
1	—	680	60.00	60.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,547	68.00–77.00	73.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,065	67.00	67.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,771	93.50–104.50	101.22
1	—	1,910	90.00	90.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,200	775.00	775.00

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.