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North Wilkesboro Livestock Auction

Name: North Wilkesboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-10-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-20

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · North Wilkesboro, North Carolina · Wed, Oct 20

● Final74 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2089

← Oct 6Oct 20Oct 27 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

124 head

▲ 78 vs last sale 46▼ 142 vs year ago 266 · −53.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

39 head

▼ 8 vs last sale 47▲ 3 vs year ago 36 · +8.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

12 head

▲ 10 vs last sale 2▲ 9 vs year ago 3 · +300.0%

Also sold hereReplacement Cattle SaleSat Apr 4, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Receipts (10/13/2021): 160.

Compared to two weeks ago, boning type slaughter cows were 2.00 to 3.00 higher, while breaking type slaughter cows and slaughter bulls were 1.00 to 2.00 lower. There were too few comparable feeder cattle to establish an adequate market comparison, however, a higher undertone was noted. Demand, market activity, and buyer interest were moderate. Offerings of cattle were fairly light. Cattle quality was plain to 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 $98.48/cwt on 58 head.

Average price

$98.48

58 head · 536 lb average

Value per head Derived

$528

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$387

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

$86.39/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−16.39

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	464	123.89	574	20
Medium 2	570	97.68	557	22
Medium 3	573	79.90	458	10thin
Small 1-2	631	52.74	333	4thin
Small 3	500	37.50	188	2thin

One grade step is worth $86.39/cwt here — about $387 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 sale58 hd

98.48

—

NC average6 barns · 780 hd

114.87

−16.39

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	1,588	83.35	1,324	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,331	54.65	727	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,049	50.55	530	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	703	38.07	268	2thin

Every lot

74 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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium 3	205	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	236	1
Steers	—	Medium 3	330	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	403	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	345	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	518	1
Steers	—	Medium 3	355	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	433	1
Steers	—	Medium 2	365	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	496	1
Steers	—	Small 1-2	365	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	365	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	377	157.09/cwt	153.00–161.00	592	7
Steers	—	Medium 3	400	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	376	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	443	150.49/cwt	148.00–153.00	667	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	471	145.76/cwt	142.00–150.00	687	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	580	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	783	1
Steers	—	Medium 3Full	630	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	353	1
Steers	—	Medium 2	725	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	834	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium 2	205	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	219	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	315	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	422	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	350	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	350	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	375	127.92/cwt	126.00–130.00	480	2
Heifers	—	Small 3Thin Fleshed	380	33.00/cwt	33.00–33.00	125	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	385	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	551	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	416	132.37/cwt	128.00–136.00	551	5
Heifers	—	Medium 3	420	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	349	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	425	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	446	1
Heifers	—	Medium 3	480	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	418	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	487	101.67/cwt	100.00–104.00	495	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	488	119.71/cwt	114.00–123.00	584	6
Heifers	—	Medium 2	509	101.50/cwt	100.00–103.00	517	2
Heifers	—	Medium 3Thin Fleshed	513	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	359	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	515	115.62/cwt	114.00–117.00	595	3
Heifers	—	Medium 3	543	86.49/cwt	85.00–88.00	470	2
Heifers	—	Medium 2	553	100.15/cwt	96.00–101.00	554	6
Heifers	—	Small 1-2Thin Fleshed	565	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	283	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	595	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	655	1
Heifers	—	Small 3Thin Fleshed	620	42.00/cwt	42.00–42.00	260	1
Heifers	—	Small 1-2Thin Fleshed	630	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	353	1
Heifers	—	Small 1-2Thin Fleshed	665	52.48/cwt	50.00–55.00	349	2
Heifers	—	Medium 3	667	84.35/cwt	83.00–85.00	563	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	675	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	729	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2Value Added	690	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	676	5
Heifers	—	Medium 3Thin Fleshed	720	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	454	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	740	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	651	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2Thin Fleshed	775	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	496	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	795	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	684	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	417	144.92/cwt	138.00–149.00	604	3
Bulls	—	Medium 2	435	113.59/cwt	112.00–117.00	494	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	476	137.54/cwt	130.00–145.00	655	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	520	131.37/cwt	128.00–135.00	683	5
Bulls	—	Medium 2	569	105.02/cwt	101.00–111.00	598	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	578	133.03/cwt	130.00–134.00	769	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	620	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	769	1
Bulls	—	Medium 2	625	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	681	3
Bulls	—	Medium 3	640	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	627	1
Bulls	—	Medium 2	665	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	705	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	675	114.55/cwt	111.00–118.00	773	2
Bulls	—	Medium 3	685	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	617	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	725	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	834	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	795	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	739	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	835	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	818	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	595	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	268	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,163	73.88/cwt	72.00–76.00	859	3
Bulls	—	—	1,602	83.72/cwt	81.00–87.50	1,341	3
Bulls	—	—	2,000	92.44/cwt	90.50–94.50	1,849	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	703	38.07/cwt	37.00–39.00	268	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	997	46.05/cwt	44.00–48.00	459	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,100	55.05/cwt	52.00–58.00	606	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,231	53.48/cwt	51.00–55.50	658	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,373	61.96/cwt	61.00–64.00	851	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,518	46.59/cwt	45.00–49.00	707	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	10,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,010	849.26/cwt	670.00–1,025.00	8,578	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,032	723.70/cwt	630.00–775.00	7,469	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	1,060.00/cwt	1,060.00–1,060.00	11,660	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,400	1,075.00/cwt	1,075.00–1,075.00	15,050	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	760.00/cwt	760.00–760.00	7,600	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,005	730.00/cwt	730.00–730.00	7,337	3

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 20, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 124Last week 46Year ago 266

Slaughter CattleReceipts 39Last week 47Year ago 36

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 2Year ago 3

Receipts (10/13/2021): 160.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	667	83.00–85.00	84.35
1	—	480	87.00	87.00
2	—	543	85.00–88.00	86.49
1	—	420	83.00	83.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	416	128.00–136.00	132.37
2	—	375	126.00–130.00	127.92
1	—	595	110.00	110.00
3	—	515	114.00–117.00	115.62
1	—	675	108.00	108.00
1	—	315	134.00	134.00
6	—	488	114.00–123.00	119.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	513	70.00	70.00
1	—	720	63.00	63.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	105.00	105.00
6	—	553	96.00–101.00	100.15
2	—	509	100.00–103.00	101.50
3	—	487	100.00–104.00	101.67
1	—	795	86.00	86.00
1	—	205	107.00	107.00
1	—	740	88.00	88.00
1	—	350	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	630	56.00	56.00
1	—	565	50.00	50.00
2	—	665	50.00–55.00	52.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	33.00	33.00
1	—	620	42.00	42.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	775	64.00	64.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	690	98.00	98.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	143.00	143.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	122.00	122.00
1	—	400	94.00	94.00
1	—	205	115.00	115.00
1	—	355	122.00	122.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 3 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	630	56.00	56.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	365	136.00	136.00
1	—	725	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	365	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	150.00	150.00
5	—	471	142.00–150.00	145.76
7	—	377	153.00–161.00	157.09
1	—	580	135.00	135.00
2	—	443	148.00–153.00	150.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	595	45.00	45.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	795	93.00	93.00
5	—	520	128.00–135.00	131.37
2	—	675	111.00–118.00	114.55
1	—	620	124.00	124.00
6	—	578	130.00–134.00	133.03
1	—	835	98.00	98.00
4	—	476	130.00–145.00	137.54
1	—	725	115.00	115.00
3	—	417	138.00–149.00	144.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	435	112.00–117.00	113.59
4	—	569	101.00–111.00	105.02
3	—	625	109.00	109.00
2	—	665	106.00	106.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	685	90.00	90.00
1	—	640	98.00	98.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,373	61.00–64.00	61.96
5	—	1,231	51.00–55.50	53.48
2	—	1,518	45.00–49.00	46.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	997	44.00–48.00	46.05
5	—	1,100	52.00–58.00	55.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	703	37.00–39.00	38.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,163	72.00–76.00	73.88
3	—	1,602	81.00–87.50	83.72
3	—	2,000	90.50–94.50	92.44

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	—	1,100	1,060.00	1,060.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,400	1,075.00	1,075.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,032	630.00–775.00	723.70
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,010	670.00–1,025.00	849.26
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,000	1,000.00	1,000.00

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	—	1,000	760.00	760.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,005	730.00	730.00

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.