Sale reports / North Carolina / North Wilkesboro Livestock Auction / 2021-09-15

North Wilkesboro Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · North Wilkesboro, North Carolina · Wed, Sep 15
● Final65 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2089
Feeder Cattle receipts
92 head
▼ 62 vs last sale 154▼ 96 vs year ago 188 · −51.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
28 head
▲ 4 vs last sale 24▼ 14 vs year ago 42 · −33.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
1 head
▲ 1 vs last sale 0▲ 0 vs year ago 1 · +0.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Head cattle 115.00 Slaughter cattle 2.00 To 4.00 Lower Feeder cattle 5.00 To 8.00 lower Demand Moderate Activity Moderate Offerings Light Quality Plain To Average.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $111.38/cwt on 35 head.
Average price
$111.38
35 head · 572 lb average
Value per head Derived
$637
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$317
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium 3
$25.53/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−6.85
vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2609115.5370419thin
Medium 2550110.2560613thin
Medium 343090.003873thin
One grade step is worth $25.53/cwt here — about $317 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 sale35 hd
111.38
—
NC average7 barns · 705 hd
118.23
−6.85
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—High2,03596.001,9541thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,51259.529004thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,14157.8666020
CowsLean 85-90%Low80347.583823thin

Every lot

65 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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers—Small 319585.00/cwt85.00–85.001661
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2205144.00/cwt144.00–144.002951
Steers—Medium 3260118.00/cwt118.00–118.003071
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2367141.90/cwt139.00–147.005213
Steers—Medium 2370135.00/cwt135.00–135.005001
Steers—Small 3Thin Fleshed37058.00/cwt58.00–58.002151
Steers—Medium 3Thin Fleshed37585.00/cwt85.00–85.003191
Steers—Medium 3395101.00/cwt101.00–101.003991
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2410143.00/cwt143.00–143.005861
Steers—Medium 3Full44098.00/cwt98.00–98.004311
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2465140.00/cwt140.00–140.006511
Steers—Medium 2540115.00/cwt115.00–115.006211
Steers—Medium 2560119.00/cwt119.00–119.006661
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2580130.00/cwt130.00–130.007544
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2635128.00/cwt128.00–128.008131
Steers—Medium 3Full66555.00/cwt55.00–55.003661
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2800111.00/cwt111.00–111.008881
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium 327584.00/cwt84.00–84.002311
Heifers—Medium 334070.00/cwt70.00–70.002381
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2345128.00/cwt128.00–128.004421
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2358127.50/cwt127.00–128.004562
Heifers—Medium 337580.00/cwt80.00–80.003001
Heifers—Medium 2415100.00/cwt100.00–100.004151
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2435115.00/cwt115.00–115.005002
Heifers—Medium 2460110.00/cwt110.00–110.005061
Heifers—Medium 346070.00/cwt70.00–70.003222
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2473118.59/cwt115.00–122.005612
Heifers—Medium 3Full48083.00/cwt83.00–83.003981
Heifers—Medium 351584.00/cwt84.00–84.004331
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2528115.48/cwt114.00–117.006102
Heifers—Medium 2528105.01/cwt104.00–106.005542
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2575110.00/cwt110.00–110.006331
Heifers—Medium 358587.00/cwt87.00–87.005091
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2618102.57/cwt100.00–105.006342
Heifers—Medium 2655100.00/cwt100.00–100.006551
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2675107.26/cwt103.00–113.007243
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2700105.00/cwt105.00–105.007351
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2780109.00/cwt109.00–109.008501
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2410134.00/cwt134.00–134.005491
Bulls—Medium 3415110.00/cwt110.00–110.004571
Bulls—Medium 3Thin Fleshed41580.00/cwt80.00–80.003321
Bulls—Medium 2425106.00/cwt106.00–106.004511
Bulls—Medium 2Fleshy440118.00/cwt118.00–118.005191
Bulls—Medium 3Full46080.00/cwt80.00–80.003681
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2470133.00/cwt133.00–133.006251
Bulls—Medium 2487119.02/cwt115.00–122.005803
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2520126.88/cwt124.00–130.006602
Bulls—Medium 2538114.00/cwt114.00–114.006133
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2568122.80/cwt118.00–125.006985
Bulls—Medium 2577106.73/cwt100.00–110.006163
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2625112.05/cwt109.00–117.007005
Bulls—Medium 2625108.00/cwt108.00–108.006751
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2735100.02/cwt94.00–103.007354
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2755100.00/cwt100.00–100.007551
Bulls—Medium 285082.00/cwt82.00–82.006971
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Medium 238560.00/cwt60.00–60.002311
Dairy Steers—Medium 242080.00/cwt80.00–80.003361
Dairy Steers—Medium 254884.00/cwt84.00–84.004603
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——2,03596.00/cwt96.00–96.001,9541
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%80347.58/cwt42.00–52.003823
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,11448.01/cwt45.00–53.005354
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,14860.32/cwt54.50–64.5069216
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,36054.00/cwt54.00–54.007341
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,56261.36/cwt57.00–66.009583
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,200770.00/cwt770.00–770.009,2401

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.