Sale reports / North Carolina / North Wilkesboro Livestock Auction / 2022-06-01

North Wilkesboro Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · North Wilkesboro, North Carolina · Wed, Jun 1
● Final29 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2089
Feeder Cattle receipts
81 head
0 vs last sale 81 11 vs year ago 70 · +15.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
5 head
15 vs last sale 20 39 vs year ago 44 · 88.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
1 head
1 vs last sale 0 0 vs year ago 1 · +0.0%
Also sold hereReplacement Cattle SaleSat Apr 4, 2026
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Current goat receipts 13.

There were too few head to establish an adequate market comparison. Demand was good; market activity and buyer interest were moderate. Offerings of cattle were light as producers focus on cutting and baling hay. Quality was average to attractive.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $146.71/cwt on 38 head.
Average price
$146.71
38 head · 479 lb average
Value per head Derived
$703
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$403
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 1-2
$93.66/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+18.73
vs NC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2472151.6671633
Medium and Large 3522128.056684thin
Small 1-254058.003131thin
One grade step is worth $93.66/cwt here — about $403 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 sale38 hd
146.71
NC average7 barns · 597 hd
127.98
+18.73
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
BullsAverage1,880104.001,9551thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,14572.348282thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low81345.503702thin

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age
Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,235$9101thin

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
BullsMedium and Large 3Full70084.00/cwt84.00–84.005881
BullsMedium and Large 1-2560140.00/cwt140.00–140.007841
BullsMedium and Large 1-2415156.04/cwt153.00–159.006482
BullsMedium and Large 1-2635144.00/cwt144.00–144.009142
BullsMedium and Large 1-2472156.31/cwt153.00–164.007386
HeifersSmall 1-2Full54058.00/cwt58.00–58.003131
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added562153.00/cwt153.00–153.0086013
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added462182.00/cwt182.00–182.008419
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added613164.00/cwt164.00–164.001,00512
SteersMedium and Large 1-2555151.00/cwt151.00–151.008381
SteersMedium and Large 1-2296176.00/cwt176.00–176.005211
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2421146.19/cwt141.00–148.006156
HeifersMedium and Large 3310138.00/cwt138.00–138.004281
SteersMedium and Large 1-2325170.00/cwt170.00–170.005531
SteersMedium and Large 1-2385160.00/cwt160.00–160.006161
SteersMedium and Large 3350146.00/cwt146.00–146.005111
SteersMedium and Large 1-2415159.00/cwt159.00–159.006601
SteersMedium and Large 3596141.00/cwt141.00–141.008403
HeifersMedium and Large 3Full640115.00/cwt115.00–115.007361
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2470143.02/cwt141.00–145.006722
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added419157.22/cwt156.00–160.006597
HeifersMedium and Large 3568129.60/cwt125.00–134.007362
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2389150.00/cwt150.00–150.005844
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2315152.00/cwt152.00–152.004791
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,235910.00/head910.00–910.009101
Bulls1,880104.00/cwt104.00–104.001,9551
CowsBoner 80-85%1,14572.34/cwt70.00–75.008282
CowsLean 85-90%89554.00/cwt54.00–54.004831
CowsLean 85-90%73037.00/cwt37.00–37.002701

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.