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North Wilkesboro Livestock Auction

Name: North Wilkesboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-07-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-07-14

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · North Wilkesboro, North Carolina · Wed, Jul 14

● Final68 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2089

← Jun 30Jul 14Jul 21 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

84 head

▲ 9 vs last sale 75▲ 26 vs year ago 58 · +44.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

46 head

▲ 32 vs last sale 14▼ 3 vs year ago 49 · −6.1%

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

No sale last week Demand Good Activity Active 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 $101.18/cwt on 38 head.

Average price

$101.18

38 head · 496 lb average

Value per head Derived

$502

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$418

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

$66.94/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−17.48

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	548	116.94	640	18thin
Medium 2	474	94.66	448	12thin
Medium 3	407	79.14	322	7thin
Small and Medium 3	445	50.00	223	1thin

One grade step is worth $66.94/cwt here — about $418 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 sale38 hd

101.18

—

NC average8 barns · 920 hd

118.65

−17.48

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	1,653	100.25	1,657	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,354	72.38	980	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,111	66.78	742	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	788	46.45	366	10

Every lot

68 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	273	140.62/cwt	136.00–145.00	384	2
Steers	—	Medium 2	335	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	328	1
Steers	—	Medium 2	350	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	308	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	378	142.48/cwt	142.00–143.00	539	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	380	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	585	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	590	138.50/cwt	138.00–139.00	817	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium 2	240	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	269	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	320	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	384	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	335	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	469	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	340	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	384	1
Heifers	—	Medium 3Thin Fleshed	340	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	252	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	365	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	412	1
Heifers	—	Medium 3	365	83.49/cwt	80.00–87.00	305	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	385	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	527	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	410	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	369	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2Full	420	78.55/cwt	74.00–83.00	330	2
Heifers	—	Medium 3Thin Fleshed	425	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	306	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	428	131.99/cwt	131.00–133.00	565	2
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 3	445	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	223	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	465	108.42/cwt	106.00–111.00	504	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	483	127.03/cwt	125.00–129.00	614	2
Heifers	—	Medium 2	500	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	580	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	513	125.04/cwt	122.00–128.00	641	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	570	121.86/cwt	118.00–126.00	695	2
Heifers	—	Medium 2Full	580	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	406	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	618	104.02/cwt	103.00–105.00	643	2
Heifers	—	Medium 3Thin Fleshed	625	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	463	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	665	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	758	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	673	100.01/cwt	97.00–103.00	673	2
Heifers	—	Medium 2	700	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	490	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	760	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	745	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	780	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	608	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	820	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	623	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium 2	405	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	535	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	425	148.05/cwt	144.00–152.00	629	2
Bulls	—	Medium 2	465	97.68/cwt	96.00–100.00	454	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	480	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	710	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	505	139.50/cwt	135.00–144.00	704	2
Bulls	—	Medium 2	505	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	556	1
Bulls	—	Medium 3	555	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	583	1
Bulls	—	Medium 2	570	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	684	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	571	135.91/cwt	130.00–140.00	776	5
Bulls	—	Medium 2	600	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	540	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	605	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	756	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	655	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	721	1
Bulls	—	Medium 2	660	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	581	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	705	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	747	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	765	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	803	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers6 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Medium 2	270	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	189	1
Dairy Steers	—	Medium 2	320	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	224	1
Dairy Steers	—	Medium 2	497	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	358	4
Dairy Steers	—	Medium 2	505	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	485	3
Dairy Steers	—	Medium 3	560	49.00/cwt	49.00–49.00	274	1
Dairy Steers	—	Medium 2	605	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	514	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Medium 3	460	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	248	1
Dairy Heifers	—	Medium 2	678	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	400	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,369	92.35/cwt	86.00–98.50	1,264	5
Bulls	—	—	1,855	105.89/cwt	101.00–111.50	1,964	7
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	736	33.22/cwt	30.00–40.00	244	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	805	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	411	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	849	61.85/cwt	59.00–68.00	525	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,000	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	300	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Value Added	1,083	82.75/cwt	82.50–83.00	896	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,099	63.13/cwt	57.50–68.50	694	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,173	74.38/cwt	70.00–80.00	872	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,307	73.72/cwt	71.00–77.50	964	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,540	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	1,032	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	965	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	7,720	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 Jul 14, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 84Last week 75Year ago 58

Slaughter CattleReceipts 46Last week 14Year ago 49

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 0Year ago 2

No sale last week Demand Good Activity Active Offerings Light Quality Average

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	483	125.00–129.00	127.03
1	—	385	137.00	137.00
1	—	760	98.00	98.00
2	—	673	97.00–103.00	100.01
1	—	820	76.00	76.00
1	—	320	120.00	120.00
2	—	570	118.00–126.00	121.86
2	—	618	103.00–105.00	104.02
2	—	513	122.00–128.00	125.04
2	—	428	131.00–133.00	131.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	50.00	50.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	335	140.00	140.00
1	—	665	114.00	114.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	74.00	74.00
1	—	425	72.00	72.00
1	—	625	74.00	74.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	70.00	70.00
2	—	420	74.00–83.00	78.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	700	70.00	70.00
2	—	465	106.00–111.00	108.42
1	—	340	113.00	113.00
1	—	240	112.00	112.00
1	—	500	116.00	116.00
1	—	365	113.00	113.00
1	—	410	90.00	90.00
1	—	780	78.00	78.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	365	80.00–87.00	83.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	125.00	125.00
2	—	425	144.00–152.00	148.05
5	—	571	130.00–140.00	135.91
1	—	480	148.00	148.00
1	—	705	106.00	106.00
2	—	505	135.00–144.00	139.50
1	—	655	110.00	110.00
1	—	765	105.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	110.00	110.00
3	—	465	96.00–100.00	97.68
1	—	405	132.00	132.00
1	—	660	88.00	88.00
1	—	600	90.00	90.00
1	—	570	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	105.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	273	136.00–145.00	140.62
2	—	378	142.00–143.00	142.48
2	—	590	138.00–139.00	138.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	154.00	154.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	335	98.00	98.00
1	—	350	88.00	88.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	497	72.00	72.00
1	—	320	70.00	70.00
3	—	505	96.00	96.00
1	—	605	85.00	85.00
1	—	270	70.00	70.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	49.00	49.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	54.00	54.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	678	59.00	59.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,540	67.00	67.00
8	—	1,307	71.00–77.50	73.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,099	57.50–68.50	63.13
1	—	1,000	30.00	30.00
4	—	1,173	70.00–80.00	74.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,083	82.50–83.00	82.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	849	59.00–68.00	61.85
5	—	736	30.00–40.00	33.22
1	—	805	51.00	51.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,369	86.00–98.50	92.35
7	—	1,855	101.00–111.50	105.89

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	—	965	800.00	800.00

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.