Sale reports / North Carolina / North Wilkesboro Livestock Auction / 2020-05-20

North Wilkesboro Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · North Wilkesboro, North Carolina · Wed, May 20
● Final29 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2089
Feeder Cattle receipts
24 head
69 vs last sale 93 24 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
12 head
6 vs last sale 18 12 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
1 head
1 vs last sale 0 1 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 Mostly steady Feeder cattle Mostly steady Demand Good Activity Moderate Offering Light (Rain) Quality Average

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $116.90/cwt on 10 head.
Average price
$116.90
10 head · 522 lb average
Value per head Derived
$610
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$410
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium 3
$20.80/cwt at this weight
vs the market
15.45
vs NC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2651124.808125thin
Medium and Large 2355118.004191thin
Medium 2450115.005181thin
Medium 3387104.004023thin
One grade step is worth $20.80/cwt here — about $410 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 sale10 hd
116.90
NC average9 barns · 1,133 hd
132.35
−15.45
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsHigh1,655102.001,6881thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,62065.381,0596thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,08753.835853thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low75833.462542thin

Every lot, as filed

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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
SteersMedium and Large 1-2850109.00/cwt109.00–109.009271
SteersMedium 3375107.00/cwt107.00–107.004011
SteersMedium and Large 2355118.00/cwt118.00–118.004191
SteersMedium 3495100.00/cwt100.00–100.004951
SteersMedium and Large 1-2665118.00/cwt118.00–118.007851
SteersMedium 3290105.00/cwt105.00–105.003051
SteersMedium and Large 1-2515135.00/cwt135.00–135.006951
SteersMedium and Large 1-2580134.00/cwt134.00–134.007771
SteersMedium and Large 1-2645128.00/cwt128.00–128.008261
SteersMedium 2450115.00/cwt115.00–115.005181
BullsMedium and Large 1-2585120.00/cwt120.00–120.007021
BullsMedium and Large 1-2610122.00/cwt122.00–122.007441
BullsMedium and Large 1-2665112.00/cwt112.00–112.007451
BullsMedium and Large 1-2720106.00/cwt106.00–106.007631
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,0301,200.00/cwt1,200.00–1,200.0012,3601
Bulls1,655102.00/cwt102.00–102.001,6881
HeifersMedium 263093.35/cwt90.00–98.005883
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2340139.00/cwt139.00–139.004731
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2555116.00/cwt116.00–116.006441
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2640109.00/cwt109.00–109.006981
HeifersSmall 3-4Thin Fleshed26530.00/cwt30.00–30.00801
HeifersMedium 2410104.00/cwt104.00–104.004261
HeifersMedium 2505107.00/cwt107.00–107.005401
Dairy SteersMedium and Large 1-243580.00/cwt80.00–80.003481
CowsLean 85-90%75833.46/cwt31.00–36.002542
CowsBoner 80-85%94042.00/cwt42.00–42.003951
CowsBoner 80-85%1,13565.50/cwt65.50–65.507431
CowsBoner 80-85%1,18554.00/cwt54.00–54.006401
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,62065.38/cwt62.00–69.501,0596

How this sale compares

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.