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North Wilkesboro Livestock Auction

Name: North Wilkesboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-10-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-06

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · North Wilkesboro, North Carolina · Wed, Oct 6

● Final41 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2089

← Sep 29Oct 6Oct 20 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

46 head

▼ 71 vs last sale 117▼ 3 vs year ago 49 · −6.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

47 head

▼ 4 vs last sale 51▲ 14 vs year ago 33 · +42.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

2 head

▼ 1 vs last sale 3▲ 2 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Also sold hereReplacement Cattle SaleSat Apr 4, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle 5.00 To 8.00 Lower Feeder cattle 3.00 To 7.00 Lower Demand Moderate Activity Moderate Offerings Light { Heavy Rain } Quality Plain

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $123.78/cwt on 20 head.

Average price

$123.78

20 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$668

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$84

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

$9.84/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+14.75

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	546	126.24	689	15thin
Medium 2	520	116.40	605	5thin

One grade step is worth $9.84/cwt here — about $84 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 sale20 hd

123.78

—

NC average7 barns · 762 hd

109.03

+14.75

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	—	Low	1,241	82.84	1,028	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,411	60.55	854	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,063	47.09	500	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	740	35.83	265	14

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 · Steers8 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium 2	155	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	183	2
Steers	—	Small and Medium 2	170	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	166	1
Steers	—	Medium 3	180	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	180	1
Steers	—	Small and Medium 3Thin Fleshed	250	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	125	1
Steers	—	Small and Medium 3Thin Fleshed	355	34.00/cwt	34.00–34.00	121	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	360	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	497	1
Steers	—	Medium 2	378	106.45/cwt	105.00–108.00	402	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	475	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	589	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers10 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	290	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	331	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	363	74.17/cwt	70.00–80.00	269	3
Heifers	—	Medium 2Thin Fleshed	415	78.98/cwt	77.00–81.00	328	2
Heifers	—	Medium 2	420	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	391	1
Heifers	—	Medium 3	445	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	258	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	465	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	507	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	510	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	525	1
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 3	525	38.00/cwt	38.00–38.00	200	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	670	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	643	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	695	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	480	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium 2	405	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	470	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	417	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	542	3
Bulls	—	Medium 2	515	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	515	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	530	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	631	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	556	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	756	8
Bulls	—	Medium 2	560	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	683	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	615	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	652	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	673	95.32/cwt	90.00–101.00	642	2
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Medium 3	445	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	178	1
Dairy Heifers	—	Medium 2	480	44.00/cwt	44.00–44.00	211	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,085	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	814	1
Bulls	—	—	1,280	84.80/cwt	82.00–87.00	1,085	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Muddy	575	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	58	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	727	29.01/cwt	20.00–37.00	211	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	758	44.26/cwt	40.00–47.00	335	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	870	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	452	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	999	45.90/cwt	42.00–49.00	459	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,023	24.33/cwt	20.00–29.00	249	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,113	52.62/cwt	49.00–56.50	586	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,160	61.75/cwt	61.50–62.00	716	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,281	55.26/cwt	49.00–59.00	708	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,458	62.47/cwt	60.00–64.00	911	11
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,215	673.21/cwt	570.00–760.00	8,180	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 Oct 6, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 46Last week 117Year ago 49

Slaughter CattleReceipts 47Last week 51Year ago 33

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 3Year ago 0

Slaughter cattle 5.00 To 8.00 Lower Feeder cattle 3.00 To 7.00 Lower Demand Moderate Activity Moderate Offerings Light { Heavy Rain } Quality Plain

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	673	90.00–101.00	95.32
3	—	417	130.00	130.00
8	—	556	136.00	136.00
1	—	615	106.00	106.00
1	—	530	119.00	119.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	100.00	100.00
1	—	405	116.00	116.00
3	—	560	122.00	122.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	170	97.50	97.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	355	34.00	34.00
1	—	250	50.00	50.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	180	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	378	105.00–108.00	106.45
2	—	155	118.00	118.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	360	138.00	138.00
2	—	475	124.00	124.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	40.00	40.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	44.00	44.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	363	70.00–80.00	74.17
1	—	420	93.00	93.00
1	—	695	69.00	69.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	58.00	58.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	38.00	38.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	103.00	103.00
1	—	670	96.00	96.00
1	—	290	114.00	114.00
1	—	465	109.00	109.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	415	77.00–81.00	78.98

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,215	570.00–760.00	673.21

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,085	75.00	75.00
4	—	1,280	82.00–87.00	84.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Muddy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	10.00	10.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,023	20.00–29.00	24.33
5	—	999	42.00–49.00	45.90
4	—	1,113	49.00–56.50	52.62
2	—	1,160	61.50–62.00	61.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	870	52.00	52.00
6	—	758	40.00–47.00	44.26
6	—	727	20.00–37.00	29.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,281	49.00–59.00	55.26
11	—	1,458	60.00–64.00	62.47

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.