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North Wilkesboro Livestock Auction

Name: North Wilkesboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-07-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-07-28

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · North Wilkesboro, North Carolina · Wed, Jul 28

● Final41 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2089

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Feeder Cattle receipts

52 head

▼ 21 vs last sale 73▼ 32 vs year ago 84 · −38.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

16 head

▼ 11 vs last sale 27▼ 27 vs year ago 43 · −62.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

2 head

▼ 6 vs last sale 8▼ 2 vs year ago 4 · −50.0%

Also sold hereReplacement Cattle SaleSat Apr 4, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Baby calves 50.00 Hogs .27 Slaughter cattle Mostly steady Feeder cattle Mostly steady Demand Good Activity Moderate Offerings Light {Very Hot } 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 $119.19/cwt on 25 head.

Average price

$119.19

25 head · 439 lb average

Value per head Derived

$524

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$103

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

$51.25/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.97

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	429	127.25	546	19thin
Medium 2	416	102.50	427	4thin
Medium 3	583	76.00	443	2thin

One grade step is worth $51.25/cwt here — about $103 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

119.19

—

NC average8 barns · 972 hd

120.16

−0.97

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	1,595	96.89	1,546	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,625	70.00	1,138	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,052	66.13	696	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	640	58.00	371	1thin

Every lot

41 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	245	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	279	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	290	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	481	1
Steers	—	Medium 2	295	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	342	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	458	140.66/cwt	140.00–142.00	644	3
Steers	—	Medium 2	485	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	558	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	560	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	829	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	615	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	824	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	285	129.02/cwt	128.00–130.00	368	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	323	129.74/cwt	126.00–133.00	419	2
Heifers	—	Medium 2	345	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	366	1
Heifers	—	Medium 3	365	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	336	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	383	134.76/cwt	132.00–136.00	516	3
Heifers	—	Medium 2	395	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	371	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	415	130.77/cwt	126.00–132.00	543	5
Heifers	—	Medium 2Thin Fleshed	435	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	435	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	490	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	539	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	524	119.53/cwt	115.00–125.00	626	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	570	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	713	1
Heifers	—	Medium 3	800	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	480	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	415	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	606	1
Bulls	—	Medium 2	418	124.91/cwt	120.00–130.00	522	2
Bulls	—	Medium 3	445	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	490	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	450	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	662	1
Bulls	—	Medium 3	450	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	405	1
Bulls	—	Medium 2Thin Fleshed	455	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	537	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	528	135.70/cwt	133.00–137.00	716	3
Bulls	—	Medium 2	570	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	650	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	573	131.05/cwt	127.00–135.00	751	2
Bulls	—	Medium 3Thin Fleshed	835	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	534	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Medium 2	340	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	313	1
Dairy Steers	—	Medium 2	380	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	266	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Medium 3	320	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	237	1
Dairy Heifers	—	Medium 2	480	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	456	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,520	86.81/cwt	82.00–92.00	1,320	3
Bulls	—	—	1,708	112.00/cwt	108.50–114.50	1,913	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	640	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	371	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	980	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	510	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,048	69.11/cwt	68.00–71.00	724	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,100	64.24/cwt	64.00–64.50	707	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,625	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	1,138	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,345	915.99/cwt	840.00–980.00	12,320	2

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 28, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 52Last week 73Year ago 84

Slaughter CattleReceipts 16Last week 27Year ago 43

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 8Year ago 4

Baby calves 50.00 Hogs .27 Slaughter cattle Mostly steady Feeder cattle Mostly steady Demand Good Activity Moderate Offerings Light {Very Hot } Quality Average

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,520	82.00–92.00	86.81
2	—	1,708	108.50–114.50	112.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,100	64.00–64.50	64.24
6	—	1,048	68.00–71.00	69.11
1	—	980	52.00	52.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,625	70.00	70.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	640	58.00	58.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	323	126.00–133.00	129.74
3	—	383	132.00–136.00	134.76
5	—	415	126.00–132.00	130.77
1	—	570	125.00	125.00
2	—	285	128.00–130.00	129.02
6	—	524	115.00–125.00	119.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	800	60.00	60.00
1	—	365	92.00	92.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	106.00	106.00
1	—	490	110.00	110.00
1	—	395	94.00	94.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	528	133.00–137.00	135.70
1	—	415	146.00	146.00
2	—	573	127.00–135.00	131.05
1	—	450	147.00	147.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	90.00	90.00
1	—	445	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	835	64.00	64.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	114.00	114.00
2	—	418	120.00–130.00	124.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	118.00	118.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	290	166.00	166.00
1	—	615	134.00	134.00
1	—	560	148.00	148.00
3	—	458	140.00–142.00	140.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	295	116.00	116.00
1	—	245	114.00	114.00
1	—	485	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	92.00	92.00
1	—	380	70.00	70.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	320	74.00	74.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	95.00	95.00

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)	2	—	1,345	840.00–980.00	915.99

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.