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North Wilkesboro Livestock Auction

Name: North Wilkesboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-06-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-06-23

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · North Wilkesboro, North Carolina · Wed, Jun 23

● Final42 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2089

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Feeder Cattle receipts

54 head

▲ 16 vs last sale 38▼ 74 vs year ago 128 · −57.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

53 head

▲ 27 vs last sale 26▲ 8 vs year ago 45 · +17.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

1 head

▲ 1 vs last sale 0▼ 2 vs year ago 3 · −66.7%

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 Moderate Activity Moderate Offerings Light Quality Average

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 $118.05/cwt on 19 head.

Average price

$118.05

19 head · 491 lb average

Value per head Derived

$580

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$313

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

$39.82/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.78

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	516	128.15	662	13thin
Medium 2	477	103.99	496	3thin
Medium 3	395	88.33	349	3thin

One grade step is worth $39.82/cwt here — about $313 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 sale19 hd

118.05

—

NC average9 barns · 1,484 hd

123.83

−5.78

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	—	Average	1,714	98.17	1,682	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,301	66.65	867	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,120	65.20	730	36
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	775	53.50	415	2thin

Every lot

42 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 · Steers8 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium 2	410	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	508	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	420	135.35/cwt	135.00–136.00	568	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	490	124.45/cwt	120.00–129.00	610	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	518	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	756	2
Steers	—	Medium 2	540	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	702	1
Steers	—	Medium 2	575	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	644	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	645	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	787	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	745	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	820	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers9 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium 3Thin Fleshed	285	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	200	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	315	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	290	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	355	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	462	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	417	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	571	4
Heifers	—	Medium 3	425	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	446	1
Heifers	—	Medium 3	475	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	428	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	558	109.99/cwt	109.00–111.00	614	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	577	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	739	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	613	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	674	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	420	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	617	1
Bulls	—	Medium 3Thin Fleshed	435	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	383	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	463	138.60/cwt	135.00–144.00	642	4
Bulls	—	Medium 2	465	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	614	2
Bulls	—	Medium 2	512	106.33/cwt	102.00–109.00	544	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	555	121.47/cwt	118.00–125.00	674	2
Bulls	—	Medium 2	565	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	622	1
Bulls	—	Medium 3	700	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	560	1
Bulls	—	Medium 3	880	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	572	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Medium 2	595	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	321	1
Dairy Heifers	—	Medium 2	735	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	492	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Medium 2	370	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	333	1
Dairy Steers	—	Medium 2	570	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	553	3
Dairy Steers	—	Medium 2	660	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	455	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,515	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	1,424	1
Bulls	—	—	1,813	100.26/cwt	98.50–102.00	1,818	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	770	46.00/cwt	46.00–46.00	354	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	780	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	476	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	910	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	455	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	995	43.00/cwt	43.00–43.00	428	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,128	62.12/cwt	52.00–66.50	701	15
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,131	69.60/cwt	67.00–78.00	787	19
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,275	62.47/cwt	56.00–66.00	796	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,319	69.64/cwt	67.00–74.00	919	7
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,435	880.00/cwt	880.00–880.00	12,628	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 23, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 54Last week 38Year ago 128

Slaughter CattleReceipts 53Last week 26Year ago 45

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 0Year ago 3

Slaughter cattle Mostly steady Feeder cattle Mostly steady Demand Moderate Activity Moderate Offerings Light Quality Average

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,515	94.00	94.00
2	—	1,813	98.50–102.00	100.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	995	43.00	43.00
1	—	910	50.00	50.00
15	—	1,128	52.00–66.50	62.12
19	—	1,131	67.00–78.00	69.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,275	56.00–66.00	62.47
7	—	1,319	67.00–74.00	69.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	780	61.00	61.00
1	—	770	46.00	46.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	518	146.00	146.00
3	—	420	135.00–136.00	135.35
1	—	645	122.00	122.00
1	—	745	110.00	110.00
2	—	490	120.00–129.00	124.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	112.00	112.00
1	—	540	130.00	130.00
1	—	410	124.00	124.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	147.00	147.00
4	—	463	135.00–144.00	138.60
2	—	555	118.00–125.00	121.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	700	80.00	80.00
1	—	880	65.00	65.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	88.00	88.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	512	102.00–109.00	106.33
1	—	565	110.00	110.00
2	—	465	132.00	132.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	577	128.00	128.00
2	—	613	110.00	110.00
4	—	417	137.00	137.00
1	—	355	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	285	70.00	70.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	105.00	105.00
1	—	475	90.00	90.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	315	92.00	92.00
2	—	558	109.00–111.00	109.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	595	54.00	54.00
1	—	735	67.00	67.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	660	69.00	69.00
1	—	370	90.00	90.00
3	—	570	97.00	97.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,435	880.00	880.00

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.