Sale reports / North Carolina / North Wilkesboro Livestock Auction / 2021-12-15

North Wilkesboro Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · North Wilkesboro, North Carolina · Wed, Dec 15
● Final20 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2089
Feeder Cattle receipts
83 head
0 vs last sale 83 43 vs year ago 40 · +107.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
43 head
2 vs last sale 41 19 vs year ago 24 · +79.2%
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 3.00 to 4.00 higher; there were too few comparable breaking type slaughter cows and slaughter bulls to establish an adequate market comparison. Feeder heifers and feeder bulls were mostly 5.00 to 7.00 higher on a very light test; there were too few comparable feeder steers to establish an adequate market comparison. Demand was good; market activity and buyer interest were active. Offerings of cattle were fairly light. Cattle quality was average to attractive with some plain.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $119.23/cwt on 17 head.
Average price
$119.23
17 head · 559 lb average
Value per head Derived
$667
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$145
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$35.17/cwt at this weight
vs the market
3.39
vs NC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2463129.5760012thin
Medium and Large 378994.407455thin
One grade step is worth $35.17/cwt here — about −$145 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 sale17 hd
119.23
NC average8 barns · 724 hd
122.61
−3.39
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
BullsAverage1,34486.021,1565thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,33466.418867thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Very Low1,13055.6862921

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
CowsBoner 80-85%1,17034.54/cwt34.00–35.004042
CowsBoner 80-85%1,11441.26/cwt40.00–42.004603
CowsBoner 80-85%1,12062.46/cwt60.50–65.0070011
Bulls1,34486.02/cwt84.00–89.501,1565
CowsBoner 80-85%1,14557.87/cwt56.00–59.506635
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,33466.41/cwt64.00–68.008867
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2377136.73/cwt130.00–140.005153
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2570121.96/cwt117.00–127.006952
SteersMedium and Large 1-2335149.91/cwt144.00–156.005022
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2437133.00/cwt133.00–133.005813
HeifersMedium and Large 377298.00/cwt98.00–98.007573
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2510127.50/cwt127.00–128.006502
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2478123.37/cwt120.00–127.005902
HeifersMedium and Large 381589.01/cwt87.00–91.007252
BullsMedium and Large 3775110.00/cwt110.00–110.008532
BullsMedium 2585126.95/cwt124.00–133.007433
BullsMedium and Large 1-2523152.01/cwt150.00–154.007952
BullsMedium and Large 1-2478160.03/cwt158.00–161.007653
BullsMedium and Large 1-2668135.51/cwt133.00–138.009052
BullsMedium 2430121.02/cwt120.00–122.005202

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.