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North Wilkesboro Livestock Auction

Name: North Wilkesboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-06-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-06-09

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · North Wilkesboro, North Carolina · Wed, Jun 9

● Final49 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2089

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Feeder Cattle receipts

58 head

▼ 12 vs last sale 70▼ 29 vs year ago 87 · −33.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

66 head

▲ 22 vs last sale 44▲ 44 vs year ago 22 · +200.0%

Also sold hereReplacement Cattle SaleSat Apr 4, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle 1.00 To 4.00 Higher Feeder 3.00 To 5.00 Higher Demand Good Activity Active Offerings Light 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 $114.30/cwt on 25 head.

Average price

$114.30

25 head · 452 lb average

Value per head Derived

$517

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$147

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

$40.09/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.17

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	460	120.09	552	18thin
Medium 2	379	113.99	432	4thin
Medium 3	507	80.00	405	3thin

One grade step is worth $40.09/cwt here — about $147 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 sale25 hd

114.30

—

NC average8 barns · 1,000 hd

115.48

−1.17

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	1,521	92.20	1,403	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,353	73.95	1,001	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,101	67.45	743	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	775	38.00	295	2thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,113	65.25	726	2thin

Every lot

49 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 · Steers7 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium 2	305	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	360	1
Steers	—	Medium 2	355	123.97/cwt	122.00–126.00	440	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	375	134.04/cwt	132.00–136.00	503	3
Steers	—	Medium 3	395	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	435	1
Steers	—	Medium 2	475	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	575	1
Steers	—	Medium 2	540	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	605	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	740	120.50/cwt	120.50–120.50	892	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	240	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	307	1
Heifers	—	Medium 3	265	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	265	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	275	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	352	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	295	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	342	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	325	129.00/cwt	126.00–132.00	419	2
Heifers	—	Medium 2	370	120.97/cwt	120.00–122.00	448	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	372	130.60/cwt	128.00–134.00	486	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	425	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	544	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	478	112.45/cwt	111.00–114.00	538	2
Heifers	—	Medium 2	480	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	470	1
Heifers	—	Medium 3	485	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	388	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	538	113.47/cwt	111.00–116.00	610	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	583	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	665	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	620	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	657	1
Heifers	—	Medium 3	770	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	462	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	410	131.66/cwt	131.00–132.00	540	3
Bulls	—	Medium 3	420	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	378	2
Bulls	—	Medium 2	453	123.02/cwt	120.00–126.00	557	2
Bulls	—	Medium 3	490	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	539	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	495	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	693	1
Bulls	—	Medium 2	515	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	608	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	545	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	752	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	563	114.98/cwt	110.00–120.00	647	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	600	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	732	1
Bulls	—	Medium 2	610	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	647	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	650	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	852	1
Bulls	—	Medium 2	665	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	758	1
Bulls	—	Medium 3	695	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	632	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	840	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,092	1
Bulls	—	Medium 2	880	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	827	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Medium 2	650	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	572	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Medium 2	665	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	439	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,280	89.30/cwt	85.00–94.00	1,143	5
Bulls	—	—	2,125	99.44/cwt	96.50–103.00	2,113	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	775	38.00/cwt	38.00–38.00	295	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	950	41.00/cwt	41.00–41.00	390	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,003	53.66/cwt	52.00–55.00	538	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,109	64.18/cwt	58.00–67.00	712	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,124	72.43/cwt	68.50–79.50	814	21
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,353	73.95/cwt	70.00–80.50	1,001	22
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	975	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	585	1
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,250	70.50/cwt	70.50–70.50	881	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 9, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 58Last week 70Year ago 87

Slaughter CattleReceipts 66Last week 44Year ago 22

Slaughter cattle 1.00 To 4.00 Higher Feeder 3.00 To 5.00 Higher Demand Good Activity Active Offerings Light 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
3	—	375	132.00–136.00	134.04
2	—	740	120.50	120.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	112.00	112.00
1	—	305	118.00	118.00
1	—	475	121.00	121.00
2	—	355	122.00–126.00	123.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	275	128.00	128.00
2	—	478	111.00–114.00	112.45
3	—	372	128.00–134.00	130.60
2	—	325	126.00–132.00	129.00
5	—	583	114.00	114.00
2	—	538	111.00–116.00	113.47
1	—	425	128.00	128.00
1	—	240	128.00	128.00
1	—	620	106.00	106.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	80.00	80.00
1	—	770	60.00	60.00
1	—	265	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	370	120.00–122.00	120.97
1	—	295	116.00	116.00
1	—	480	98.00	98.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	140.00	140.00
2	—	563	110.00–120.00	114.98
1	—	545	138.00	138.00
1	—	600	122.00	122.00
3	—	410	131.00–132.00	131.66
1	—	650	131.00	131.00
1	—	840	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	695	91.00	91.00
1	—	490	110.00	110.00
2	—	420	90.00	90.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	453	120.00–126.00	123.02
1	—	610	106.00	106.00
1	—	515	118.00	118.00
1	—	665	114.00	114.00
1	—	880	94.00	94.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	650	88.00	88.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	665	66.00	66.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	975	60.00	60.00
1	—	1,250	70.50	70.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,353	70.00–80.50	73.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,109	58.00–67.00	64.18
21	—	1,124	68.50–79.50	72.43
4	—	1,003	52.00–55.00	53.66
1	—	950	41.00	41.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	775	38.00	38.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,125	96.50–103.00	99.44
5	—	1,280	85.00–94.00	89.30

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.