Sale reports / North Carolina / North Wilkesboro Livestock Auction / 2021-10-27

North Wilkesboro Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · North Wilkesboro, North Carolina · Wed, Oct 27
● Final29 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2089
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

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

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2526120.1363139
Medium 2501102.655158thin
Small 1-252550.002632thin
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsLow1,19876.559173thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,32059.9579116
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,10957.6263914

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
BullsSmall 1-2Full53862.51/cwt60.00–65.003362
BullsMedium and Large 1-2408142.65/cwt140.00–145.005823
BullsMedium 3Thin Fleshed62365.00/cwt65.00–65.004052
BullsMedium 366585.47/cwt84.00–87.005682
BullsMedium 356589.03/cwt88.00–90.005032
BullsMedium 2483124.00/cwt124.00–124.005992
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2583111.98/cwt107.00–117.006532
SteersMedium and Large 1-2568135.07/cwt130.00–140.007672
SteersMedium and Large 1-2333137.07/cwt134.00–140.004562
SteersMedium and Large 1-2615118.66/cwt118.00–120.007303
SteersMedium and Large 1-2488143.31/cwt141.00–150.006995
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2435124.30/cwt123.00–126.005413
BullsMedium and Large 1-2516137.98/cwt134.00–143.007124
HeifersMedium 2418113.99/cwt113.00–115.004762
HeifersMedium 2515102.12/cwt98.00–106.005262
HeifersSmall 1-2Thin Fleshed52550.00/cwt50.00–50.002632
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2621107.12/cwt103.00–112.006654
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2518122.63/cwt117.00–124.5063520
BullsMedium 372385.10/cwt81.00–89.006152
BullsMedium and Large 1-2636122.26/cwt120.00–123.007784
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2479126.14/cwt125.00–126.506048
HeifersMedium and Large 1-267598.97/cwt95.00–103.006682
HeifersMedium 2457103.00/cwt103.00–103.004712
HeifersMedium 261591.50/cwt91.00–92.005632
Bulls1,19876.55/cwt75.00–78.009173
CowsBoner 80-85%1,09456.19/cwt52.00–58.0061511
CowsBoner 80-85%1,16562.86/cwt62.00–64.007323
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,35262.15/cwt60.00–64.5084010
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,26656.29/cwt53.00–59.007136

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.