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North Wilkesboro Livestock Auction

Name: North Wilkesboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-10-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-27

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · North Wilkesboro, North Carolina · Wed, Oct 27

● Final29 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2089

← Oct 20Oct 27Nov 3 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

139 head

▲ 15 vs last sale 124▼ 15 vs year ago 154 · −9.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

46 head

▲ 7 vs last sale 39▼ 38 vs year ago 84 · −45.2%

Also sold hereReplacement Cattle SaleSat Apr 4, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows were 1.00 to 3.00 higher; there were too few comparable slaughter bulls to establish an adequate market comparison. Feeder cattle were very lightly tested, steers and bulls were mostly 1.00 to 3.00 lower, while heifers were unevenly steady. Demand was moderate to good; market activity and buyer interest were moderate. Offerings of cattle were mostly moderate. Cattle quality was plain to average. Baby calves were 10.00 per head.

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 $114.41/cwt on 49 head.

Average price

$114.41

49 head · 522 lb average

Value per head Derived

$597

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$369

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

$70.13/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.28

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	526	120.13	631	39
Medium 2	501	102.65	515	8thin
Small 1-2	525	50.00	263	2thin

One grade step is worth $70.13/cwt here — about $369 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 sale49 hd

114.41

—

NC average8 barns · 1,209 hd

114.14

+0.28

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	1,198	76.55	917	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,320	59.95	791	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,109	57.62	639	14

Every lot

29 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 · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	333	137.07/cwt	134.00–140.00	456	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	488	143.31/cwt	141.00–150.00	699	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	568	135.07/cwt	130.00–140.00	767	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	615	118.66/cwt	118.00–120.00	730	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium 2	418	113.99/cwt	113.00–115.00	476	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	435	124.30/cwt	123.00–126.00	541	3
Heifers	—	Medium 2	457	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	471	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	479	126.14/cwt	125.00–126.50	604	8
Heifers	—	Medium 2	515	102.12/cwt	98.00–106.00	526	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	518	122.63/cwt	117.00–124.50	635	20
Heifers	—	Small 1-2Thin Fleshed	525	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	263	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	583	111.98/cwt	107.00–117.00	653	2
Heifers	—	Medium 2	615	91.50/cwt	91.00–92.00	563	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	621	107.12/cwt	103.00–112.00	665	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	675	98.97/cwt	95.00–103.00	668	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	408	142.65/cwt	140.00–145.00	582	3
Bulls	—	Medium 2	483	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	599	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	516	137.98/cwt	134.00–143.00	712	4
Bulls	—	Small 1-2Full	538	62.51/cwt	60.00–65.00	336	2
Bulls	—	Medium 3	565	89.03/cwt	88.00–90.00	503	2
Bulls	—	Medium 3Thin Fleshed	623	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	405	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	636	122.26/cwt	120.00–123.00	778	4
Bulls	—	Medium 3	665	85.47/cwt	84.00–87.00	568	2
Bulls	—	Medium 3	723	85.10/cwt	81.00–89.00	615	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,198	76.55/cwt	75.00–78.00	917	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,094	56.19/cwt	52.00–58.00	615	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,165	62.86/cwt	62.00–64.00	732	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,266	56.29/cwt	53.00–59.00	713	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,352	62.15/cwt	60.00–64.50	840	10

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 27, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 139Last week 124Year ago 154

Slaughter CattleReceipts 46Last week 39Year ago 84

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	538	60.00–65.00	62.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	408	140.00–145.00	142.65
4	—	516	134.00–143.00	137.98
4	—	636	120.00–123.00	122.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	623	65.00	65.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	665	84.00–87.00	85.47
2	—	565	88.00–90.00	89.03
2	—	723	81.00–89.00	85.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	483	124.00	124.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	583	107.00–117.00	111.98
3	—	435	123.00–126.00	124.30
4	—	621	103.00–112.00	107.12
20	—	518	117.00–124.50	122.63
8	—	479	125.00–126.50	126.14
2	—	675	95.00–103.00	98.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	418	113.00–115.00	113.99
2	—	515	98.00–106.00	102.12
2	—	457	103.00	103.00
2	—	615	91.00–92.00	91.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	525	50.00	50.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	568	130.00–140.00	135.07
2	—	333	134.00–140.00	137.07
3	—	615	118.00–120.00	118.66
5	—	488	141.00–150.00	143.31

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,198	75.00–78.00	76.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,094	52.00–58.00	56.19
3	—	1,165	62.00–64.00	62.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,352	60.00–64.50	62.15
6	—	1,266	53.00–59.00	56.29

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.