Sale reports / North Carolina / North Wilkesboro Livestock Auction / 2022-07-13

North Wilkesboro Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · North Wilkesboro, North Carolina · Wed, Jul 13
● Final76 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2089
Feeder Cattle receipts
138 head
84 vs last sale 54 54 vs year ago 84 · +64.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
74 head
48 vs last sale 26 28 vs year ago 46 · +60.9%
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

Head calves 150.00 To 165.00 No sale last week July 4 Demand Moderate Activity Moderate Offerings Moderate Quality Average

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $109.23/cwt on 68 head.
Average price
$109.23
68 head · 462 lb average
Value per head Derived
$505
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$343
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 3
$60.09/cwt at this weight
vs the market
16.37
vs NC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2508125.0963531
Medium 2471114.2753815thin
Medium 340588.6835916thin
Small and Medium 331071.772234thin
Small 345065.002932thin
One grade step is worth $60.09/cwt here — about $343 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 sale68 hd
109.23
NC average7 barns · 883 hd
125.60
−16.37
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
BullsAverage1,355105.391,4285thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,32283.121,09916
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,09971.3078444
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low78848.073799thin

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)1,025$8001thin

Every lot, as filed

76 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
HeifersMedium 2380115.00/cwt115.00–115.004371
HeifersMedium 2560110.00/cwt110.00–110.006161
HeifersMedium 2325121.00/cwt121.00–121.003931
HeifersMedium 2420120.00/cwt120.00–120.005041
HeifersMedium 2488114.26/cwt112.00–120.005587
SteersMedium and Large 1-2363177.03/cwt172.00–182.006432
SteersMedium and Large 1-2875142.00/cwt142.00–142.001,2431
SteersMedium and Large 1-2590162.00/cwt162.00–162.009562
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2702101.00/cwt101.00–101.007093
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2415142.05/cwt140.00–144.005902
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2639112.23/cwt110.00–116.007178
SteersMedium 3305130.00/cwt130.00–130.003971
SteersSmall and Medium 3260100.00/cwt100.00–100.002601
SteersSmall 3355109.00/cwt109.00–109.003871
SteersMedium 3250120.00/cwt120.00–120.003001
SteersMedium 3350150.00/cwt150.00–150.005251
SteersSmall 347580.00/cwt80.00–80.003801
SteersMedium 2580130.00/cwt130.00–130.007541
SteersMedium and Large 1-2730144.00/cwt144.00–144.001,0511
SteersMedium 2316145.00/cwt145.00–145.004584
SteersSmall 332489.55/cwt88.00–94.002904
SteersSmall and Medium 3323114.11/cwt110.00–117.003693
SteersMedium 2375169.32/cwt168.00–170.006353
SteersMedium and Large 1-2318160.00/cwt160.00–160.005093
SteersMedium 2860126.00/cwt126.00–126.001,0841
SteersMedium 2480150.00/cwt150.00–150.007201
SteersMedium 2245136.00/cwt136.00–136.003331
SteersMedium 2515148.00/cwt148.00–148.007621
SteersMedium 2670133.00/cwt133.00–133.008911
Dairy SteersMedium 251074.00/cwt74.00–74.003771
SteersMedium and Large 1-2910125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,1381
SteersMedium and Large 1-2487174.00/cwt174.00–174.008473
BullsMedium and Large 1-2465181.00/cwt181.00–181.008421
BullsMedium and Large 1-2410174.00/cwt174.00–174.007131
BullsMedium and Large 1-2808110.99/cwt108.00–114.008972
BullsMedium and Large 1-2718113.90/cwt110.00–118.008182
BullsMedium and Large 1-2955106.50/cwt103.00–110.001,0172
BullsMedium and Large 1-2605112.00/cwt112.00–112.006781
CowsLean 85-90%74236.52/cwt30.00–43.002713
CowsLean 85-90%79349.00/cwt46.00–55.003894
CowsBoner 80-85%1,17283.72/cwt82.00–88.009816
CowsBoner 80-85%1,13675.68/cwt70.00–80.0086018
CowsLean 85-90%84863.53/cwt62.00–65.005392
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,31783.93/cwt80.00–87.001,10514
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,35577.47/cwt77.00–78.001,0502
CowsBoner 80-85%1,04463.63/cwt58.00–68.0066420
Bulls1,230101.03/cwt100.00–102.001,2433
Bulls1,543111.92/cwt105.00–119.001,7272
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,025800.00/head800.00–800.008001
BullsMedium 360594.00/cwt94.00–94.005691
BullsMedium 2490100.00/cwt100.00–100.004905
BullsMedium 2545116.00/cwt116.00–116.006321
BullsMedium and Large 1-2870109.00/cwt109.00–109.009481
BullsSmall 343278.00/cwt78.00–78.003372
BullsSmall and Medium 3437100.00/cwt99.00–101.004373
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2228134.03/cwt133.00–135.003062
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2517132.03/cwt125.00–134.0068311
BullsMedium and Large 1-2570135.30/cwt130.00–140.007713
BullsMedium and Large 1-2650100.00/cwt100.00–100.006501
BullsMedium 2412124.96/cwt120.00–130.005153
BullsMedium 3440116.00/cwt116.00–116.005101
HeifersSmall 357560.00/cwt60.00–60.003451
HeifersSmall and Medium 321046.00/cwt46.00–46.00971
HeifersMedium 345388.00/cwt88.00–88.003993
HeifersMedium 337085.47/cwt85.00–86.003166
HeifersMedium 359592.00/cwt92.00–92.005471
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2340136.00/cwt136.00–136.004623
HeifersMedium 340090.00/cwt90.00–90.003605
HeifersSmall and Medium 331885.04/cwt80.00–90.002702
HeifersMedium 2520115.10/cwt110.00–120.005992
HeifersMedium 2225120.00/cwt120.00–120.002701
HeifersMedium 3300100.00/cwt100.00–100.003001
HeifersSmall and Medium 339571.00/cwt71.00–71.002801
HeifersMedium 270098.00/cwt98.00–98.006861
HeifersSmall 332570.00/cwt70.00–70.002281
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2268132.19/cwt128.00–136.003542

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.