Sale reports / North Carolina / North Wilkesboro Livestock Auction / 2021-12-08

North Wilkesboro Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · North Wilkesboro, North Carolina · Wed, Dec 8
● Final26 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2089
Feeder Cattle receipts
83 head
31 vs last sale 114 58 vs year ago 141 · 41.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
41 head
7 vs last sale 48 41 vs year ago 82 · 50.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
2 head
1 vs last sale 1 1 vs year ago 3 · 33.3%
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 steady to 1.00 lower; there were too few comparable breaking type slaughter cows and slaughter bulls to establish an adequate market comparison. There were also too few comparable feeder cattle to establish an adequate market comparison. Demand, market activity, and buyer interest were moderate. Offerings of cattle were fairly light. Cattle quality was plain to average.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $107.37/cwt on 14 head.
Average price
$107.37
14 head · 474 lb average
Value per head Derived
$509
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$96
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 1-2
$38.53/cwt at this weight
vs the market
11.50
vs NC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2499116.545826thin
Medium 2399107.994316thin
Small 1-262378.014862thin
One grade step is worth $38.53/cwt here — about $96 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 sale14 hd
107.37
NC average8 barns · 1,237 hd
118.87
−11.50
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
BullsHigh1,900100.321,9063thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,35063.238548thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,12354.6961414
CowsLean 85-90%Low84448.194075thin

Every lot, as filed

26 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 1-2540145.46/cwt141.00–150.007852
BullsSmall 1-2Fleshy42088.00/cwt88.00–88.003702
BullsMedium and Large 1-2725130.00/cwt130.00–130.009432
BullsMedium and Large 3Thin Fleshed63072.00/cwt72.00–72.004542
BullsMedium and Large 1-2488154.98/cwt154.00–156.007562
BullsMedium 2440119.03/cwt116.00–122.005242
Dairy HeifersLarge 354543.00/cwt43.00–43.002342
HeifersMedium 2424112.48/cwt110.00–118.004774
SteersMedium and Large 1-2375150.87/cwt146.00–156.005662
SteersMedium and Large 1-2525154.00/cwt154.00–154.008092
SteersMedium 2597128.00/cwt128.00–128.007646
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2438127.53/cwt122.00–133.005592
HeifersMedium 235099.00/cwt98.00–100.003472
SteersMedium 2375126.00/cwt122.00–130.004732
HeifersSmall 1-2Fleshy62378.01/cwt76.00–80.004862
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2475110.06/cwt108.00–112.005232
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2585112.03/cwt108.00–116.006552
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2915510.00/cwt510.00–510.004,6671
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,095710.00/cwt710.00–710.007,7751
CowsBoner 80-85%1,00545.98/cwt44.00–48.504624
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,35063.23/cwt61.00–64.008548
Bulls1,900100.32/cwt98.50–101.501,9063
CowsBoner 80-85%1,15854.77/cwt52.00–58.006345
CowsLean 85-90%83243.65/cwt42.00–47.003633
CowsBoner 80-85%1,18161.59/cwt61.00–62.507275
CowsLean 85-90%86355.00/cwt54.00–56.004752

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.