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North Wilkesboro Livestock Auction

Name: North Wilkesboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-11-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-11-03

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · North Wilkesboro, North Carolina · Wed, Nov 3

● Final20 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2089

← Oct 27Nov 3Nov 10 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

60 head

▼ 79 vs last sale 139▼ 85 vs year ago 145 · −58.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

47 head

▲ 1 vs last sale 46▲ 14 vs year ago 33 · +42.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

16 head

▲ 16 vs last sale 0▲ 14 vs year ago 2 · +700.0%

Also sold hereReplacement Cattle SaleSat Apr 4, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, boning type slaughter cows were 1.00 to 2.00 lower; there were too few comparable breaking type slaughter cows and slaughter bulls to establish an adequate market comparison. Feeder steers and bulls were mostly 3.00 to 5.00 lower on a very light test; there were too few comparable feeder heifers to establish an adequate market comparison. Demand was good at lower prices; market activity and buyer interest were moderate. Offerings of cattle were fairly light. Cattle quality was average to attractive.

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 $136.41/cwt on 16 head.

Average price

$136.41

16 head · 499 lb average

Value per head Derived

$681

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+4.22

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	499	136.41	681	16thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale16 hd

136.41

—

NC average8 barns · 737 hd

132.20

+4.22

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	1,798	87.38	1,571	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,516	62.08	941	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,126	55.66	627	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	824	48.46	399	4thin

Every lot

20 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 · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	384	142.69/cwt	137.00–144.00	548	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	460	143.51/cwt	143.00–144.00	660	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	572	131.35/cwt	130.00–132.00	751	9
Feeder Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	360	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	392	2
Heifers	—	Small 1-2Fleshy	690	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	545	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	520	133.81/cwt	133.00–134.00	696	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	558	135.51/cwt	133.00–138.00	756	2
Bulls	—	Medium 2	565	112.49/cwt	112.00–113.00	636	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	625	121.46/cwt	119.00–124.00	759	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,798	87.38/cwt	86.00–89.00	1,571	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	805	44.93/cwt	44.00–46.00	362	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	843	51.98/cwt	50.00–54.00	438	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,048	44.50/cwt	44.00–45.00	466	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,131	55.05/cwt	51.50–57.00	623	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,145	61.48/cwt	60.00–63.50	704	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,516	62.08/cwt	60.00–64.00	941	10
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,405	924.73/cwt	850.00–1,000.00	12,992	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,220	730.25/cwt	620.00–800.00	8,909	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,330	825.71/cwt	780.00–850.00	10,982	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,340	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	11,390	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 Nov 3, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 60Last week 139Year ago 145

Slaughter CattleReceipts 47Last week 46Year ago 33

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 0Year ago 2

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	520	133.00–134.00	133.81
2	—	558	133.00–138.00	135.51
2	—	625	119.00–124.00	121.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	565	112.00–113.00	112.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	690	79.00	79.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	360	109.00	109.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	384	137.00–144.00	142.69
2	—	460	143.00–144.00	143.51
9	—	572	130.00–132.00	131.35

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	—	1,405	850.00–1,000.00	924.73

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)	7	—	1,220	620.00–800.00	730.25
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,340	850.00	850.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,330	780.00–850.00	825.71

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,798	86.00–89.00	87.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,516	60.00–64.00	62.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,048	44.00–45.00	44.50
11	—	1,131	51.50–57.00	55.05
5	—	1,145	60.00–63.50	61.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	843	50.00–54.00	51.98
2	—	805	44.00–46.00	44.93

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.