Sale reports / North Carolina / North Wilkesboro Livestock Auction / 2021-11-03

North Wilkesboro Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · North Wilkesboro, North Carolina · Wed, Nov 3
● Final20 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2089
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

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

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2499136.4168116thin
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsAverage1,79887.381,5712thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,51662.0894110
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,12655.6662718
CowsLean 85-90%Average82448.463994thin

Every lot, as filed

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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
BullsMedium and Large 1-2520133.81/cwt133.00–134.006965
BullsMedium and Large 1-2558135.51/cwt133.00–138.007562
BullsMedium 2565112.49/cwt112.00–113.006362
BullsMedium and Large 1-2625121.46/cwt119.00–124.007592
HeifersSmall 1-2Fleshy69079.00/cwt79.00–79.005454
HeifersMedium and Large 3360109.00/cwt109.00–109.003922
SteersMedium and Large 1-2384142.69/cwt137.00–144.005485
SteersMedium and Large 1-2460143.51/cwt143.00–144.006602
SteersMedium and Large 1-2572131.35/cwt130.00–132.007519
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,405924.73/cwt850.00–1,000.0012,9922
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,220730.25/cwt620.00–800.008,9097
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,340850.00/cwt850.00–850.0011,3901
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,330825.71/cwt780.00–850.0010,9823
Bulls1,79887.38/cwt86.00–89.001,5712
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,51662.08/cwt60.00–64.0094110
CowsBoner 80-85%1,04844.50/cwt44.00–45.004662
CowsLean 85-90%84351.98/cwt50.00–54.004382
CowsLean 85-90%80544.93/cwt44.00–46.003622
CowsBoner 80-85%1,13155.05/cwt51.50–57.0062311
CowsBoner 80-85%1,14561.48/cwt60.00–63.507045

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.