Sale reports / North Carolina / North Wilkesboro Livestock Auction / 2021-04-07

North Wilkesboro Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · North Wilkesboro, North Carolina · Wed, Apr 7
● Final78 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2089
Feeder Cattle receipts
161 head
▲ 53 vs last sale 108▲ 5 vs year ago 156 · +3.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
29 head
▲ 6 vs last sale 23▼ 15 vs year ago 44 · −34.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
2 head
▲ 2 vs last sale 0▲ 0 vs year ago 2 · +0.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle Mostly steady Feeder cattle 1.00 To 3.00 Higher Demand Moderate Activity Active Offerings Moderate Quality Average

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $130.65/cwt on 64 head.
Average price
$130.65
64 head · 564 lb average
Value per head Derived
$737
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$442
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small and Medium 3
$46.18/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−0.53
vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2563140.1878925
Medium 2563132.2674529
Medium 3589103.026079thin
Small and Medium 337094.003481thin
One grade step is worth $46.18/cwt here — about $442 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 sale64 hd
130.65
—
NC average8 barns · 713 hd
131.17
−0.53
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
Bulls—Average1,40083.001,1621thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,26462.307886thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,04855.0357719
CowsLean 85-90%Average86352.004493thin

Every lot

78 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium 2220128.00/cwt128.00–128.002821
Steers—Medium 3Thin Fleshed26596.00/cwt96.00–96.002541
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2280170.00/cwt170.00–170.004761
Steers—Medium 2Full305130.00/cwt130.00–130.003971
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2323154.48/cwt150.00–160.004994
Steers—Medium 2333139.10/cwt137.00–146.004634
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added335180.00/cwt180.00–180.006031
Steers—Medium 2355142.00/cwt142.00–142.005041
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2374148.84/cwt146.00–156.005576
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added375168.97/cwt168.00–170.006342
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2440140.00/cwt140.00–140.006161
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2490156.00/cwt156.00–156.007641
Steers—Medium 3500100.00/cwt100.00–100.005001
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2505150.00/cwt150.00–150.007581
Steers—Medium 2540118.00/cwt118.00–118.006371
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2578142.05/cwt138.00–146.008212
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2640134.00/cwt134.00–134.008581
Steers—Medium 2695123.00/cwt123.00–123.008551
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2715143.00/cwt143.00–143.001,0221
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium 3Thin Fleshed23085.00/cwt85.00–85.001961
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2338141.47/cwt138.00–145.004782
Heifers—Large 2360114.00/cwt114.00–114.004101
Heifers—Medium 2373117.25/cwt112.00–120.004373
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2376139.68/cwt135.00–145.005256
Heifers—Medium 2417118.65/cwt115.00–123.004953
Heifers—Small and Medium 342082.00/cwt82.00–82.003441
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2425130.38/cwt128.00–134.005548
Heifers—Medium 3445100.00/cwt100.00–100.004451
Heifers—Medium 3458111.05/cwt108.00–114.005092
Heifers—Medium 2470122.86/cwt120.00–126.005775
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2474130.62/cwt128.00–138.0061910
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2518130.34/cwt127.00–132.006753
Heifers—Medium 355086.00/cwt86.00–86.004731
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2552121.34/cwt117.00–125.006703
Heifers—Small 3Thin Fleshed55843.98/cwt40.00–48.002452
Heifers—Medium 2560105.00/cwt105.00–105.005881
Heifers—Small and Medium 3Thin Fleshed59060.00/cwt60.00–60.003541
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2608112.04/cwt109.00–115.006812
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2670114.00/cwt114.00–114.007641
Heifers—Medium 367570.00/cwt70.00–70.004731
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2720100.54/cwt95.00–106.007242
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2750101.00/cwt99.00–103.007582
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Small and Medium 3Thin Fleshed37094.00/cwt94.00–94.003481
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2415162.24/cwt159.00–168.006733
Bulls—Medium 2422147.19/cwt142.00–150.006215
Bulls—Medium 3445104.00/cwt104.00–104.004631
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2469146.20/cwt144.00–150.006866
Bulls—Medium 3Thin Fleshed47580.00/cwt80.00–80.003801
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2521149.45/cwt146.00–157.007794
Bulls—Medium 3523125.90/cwt122.00–130.006582
Bulls—Medium 2525138.04/cwt135.00–144.0072513
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2558147.31/cwt144.00–150.008223
Bulls—Medium 3578115.67/cwt110.00–121.006692
Bulls—Medium 2585138.84/cwt138.00–139.008126
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added605140.00/cwt140.00–140.008471
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2625125.98/cwt121.00–129.007873
Bulls—Medium 3665100.00/cwt100.00–100.006651
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2695130.00/cwt130.00–130.009041
Bulls—Medium 2723113.02/cwt112.00–114.008172
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2725126.00/cwt126.00–126.009141
Bulls—Medium 3Full73080.00/cwt80.00–80.005841
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2778115.50/cwt115.00–116.008992
Bulls—Medium 278390.00/cwt90.00–90.007052
Bulls—Medium 3Thin Fleshed78580.00/cwt80.00–80.006281
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-280596.00/cwt96.00–96.007731
Bulls—Medium 287566.00/cwt66.00–66.005781
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Medium 246590.00/cwt90.00–90.004191
Dairy Heifers—Medium 31,01560.00/cwt60.00–60.006091
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Medium 269078.00/cwt78.00–78.005381
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,40083.00/cwt83.00–83.001,1621
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%86352.00/cwt48.00–58.004493
Cows—Boner 80-85%92346.28/cwt45.00–47.504272
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,03460.34/cwt57.00–64.006246
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,07853.73/cwt50.00–56.0057911
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,25763.36/cwt58.00–69.507965
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,30057.00/cwt57.00–57.007411
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,340700.00/cwt700.00–700.009,3801
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,080790.00/cwt790.00–790.008,5321

This sale against other markets

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.