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North Wilkesboro Livestock Auction

Name: North Wilkesboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-08-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-18

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · North Wilkesboro, North Carolina · Wed, Aug 18

● Final22 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2089

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Feeder Cattle receipts

123 head

▲ 24 vs last sale 99▲ 34 vs year ago 89 · +38.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

4 head

▼ 23 vs last sale 27▼ 12 vs year ago 16 · −75.0%

Also sold hereReplacement Cattle SaleSat Apr 4, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

There were too few comparable head the previous week to establish an adequate market comparison. Demand for value added feeder cattle was very good; market activity and buyer interest were active. Offerings of cattle were fairly light. Cattle quality was attractive. Baby calves were 70.00 per head.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $159.92/cwt on 62 head.

Average price

$159.92

62 head · 594 lb average

Value per head Derived

$951

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$220

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

$31.36/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+19.36

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	596	161.95	965	58
Medium 2	571	130.59	746	4thin

One grade step is worth $31.36/cwt here — about $220 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 sale62 hd

159.92

—

NC average8 barns · 727 hd

140.57

+19.36

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	1,958	96.76	1,895	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,370	69.50	952	1thin

Every lot

22 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	430	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	658	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	465	145.48/cwt	144.00–147.00	676	2
Steers	—	Medium 2	571	130.59/cwt	126.00–136.00	746	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	578	166.50/cwt	166.50–166.50	962	44
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	697	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,039	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	805	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,071	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers10 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	428	129.22/cwt	124.00–132.00	553	4
Heifers	—	Medium 2	428	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	462	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	468	127.46/cwt	124.00–132.00	597	3
Heifers	—	Medium 2	473	108.98/cwt	108.00–110.00	515	2
Heifers	—	Medium 2	535	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	615	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	540	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	740	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	569	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	831	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	575	133.50/cwt	132.00–135.00	768	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	660	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	911	9
Heifers	—	Medium 2	670	115.00/cwt	111.00–119.00	771	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	445	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	623	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	520	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	707	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	630	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	554	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	375	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	225	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,958	96.76/cwt	95.50–98.00	1,895	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows1 lot · lightest first
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,370	69.50/cwt	69.50–69.50	952	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 Aug 18, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 123Last week 99Year ago 89

Slaughter CattleReceipts 4Last week 27Year ago 16

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,958	95.50–98.00	96.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,370	69.50	69.50

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	630	88.00	88.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	60.00	60.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	428	108.00	108.00
2	—	473	108.00–110.00	108.98
2	—	670	111.00–119.00	115.00
5	—	535	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	137.00	137.00
4	—	428	124.00–132.00	129.22
3	—	468	124.00–132.00	127.46
2	—	575	132.00–135.00	133.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	569	146.00	146.00
9	—	660	138.00	138.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	465	144.00–147.00	145.48
1	—	805	133.00	133.00
1	—	430	153.00	153.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	697	149.00	149.00
44	—	578	166.50	166.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	571	126.00–136.00	130.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	140.00	140.00
1	—	520	136.00	136.00

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.