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North Wilkesboro Livestock Auction

Name: North Wilkesboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-12-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-12-08

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · North Wilkesboro, North Carolina · Wed, Dec 8

● Final26 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2089

← Dec 1Dec 8Dec 15 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

83 head

▼ 31 vs last sale 114▼ 58 vs year ago 141 · −41.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

41 head

▼ 7 vs last sale 48▼ 41 vs year ago 82 · −50.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

2 head

▲ 1 vs last sale 1▼ 1 vs year ago 3 · −33.3%

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 steady to 1.00 lower; there were too few comparable breaking type slaughter cows and slaughter bulls to establish an adequate market comparison. There were also too few comparable feeder cattle to establish an adequate market comparison. Demand, market activity, and buyer interest were moderate. Offerings of cattle were fairly light. Cattle quality was plain to average.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $107.37/cwt on 14 head.

Average price

$107.37

14 head · 474 lb average

Value per head Derived

$509

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$96

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 1-2

$38.53/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.50

vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	499	116.54	582	6thin
Medium 2	399	107.99	431	6thin
Small 1-2	623	78.01	486	2thin

One grade step is worth $38.53/cwt here — about $96 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 sale14 hd

107.37

—

NC average8 barns · 1,237 hd

118.87

−11.50

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	High	1,900	100.32	1,906	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,350	63.23	854	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,123	54.69	614	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	844	48.19	407	5thin

Every lot

26 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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	375	150.87/cwt	146.00–156.00	566	2
Steers	—	Medium 2	375	126.00/cwt	122.00–130.00	473	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	525	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	809	2
Steers	—	Medium 2	597	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	764	6
Feeder Cattle · Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium 2	350	99.00/cwt	98.00–100.00	347	2
Heifers	—	Medium 2	424	112.48/cwt	110.00–118.00	477	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	438	127.53/cwt	122.00–133.00	559	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	475	110.06/cwt	108.00–112.00	523	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	585	112.03/cwt	108.00–116.00	655	2
Heifers	—	Small 1-2Fleshy	623	78.01/cwt	76.00–80.00	486	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Small 1-2Fleshy	420	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	370	2
Bulls	—	Medium 2	440	119.03/cwt	116.00–122.00	524	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	488	154.98/cwt	154.00–156.00	756	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	540	145.46/cwt	141.00–150.00	785	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	630	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	454	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	725	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	943	2
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	545	43.00/cwt	43.00–43.00	234	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,900	100.32/cwt	98.50–101.50	1,906	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	832	43.65/cwt	42.00–47.00	363	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	863	55.00/cwt	54.00–56.00	475	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,005	45.98/cwt	44.00–48.50	462	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,158	54.77/cwt	52.00–58.00	634	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,181	61.59/cwt	61.00–62.50	727	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,350	63.23/cwt	61.00–64.00	854	8
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	915	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	4,667	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,095	710.00/cwt	710.00–710.00	7,775	1

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.

North Carolina feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Wilkes Livestock Exchange - North Wilkesboro, NC

Wed Dec 8, 2021

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Raleigh, NC (RA-LS)

Feeder CattleReceipts 83Last week 114Year ago 141

Slaughter CattleReceipts 41Last week 48Year ago 82

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 1Year ago 3

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	540	141.00–150.00	145.46
2	—	725	130.00	130.00
2	—	488	154.00–156.00	154.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	420	88.00	88.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	630	72.00	72.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	440	116.00–122.00	119.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	545	43.00	43.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	424	110.00–118.00	112.48
2	—	350	98.00–100.00	99.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	438	122.00–133.00	127.53
2	—	475	108.00–112.00	110.06
2	—	585	108.00–116.00	112.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	623	76.00–80.00	78.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	375	146.00–156.00	150.87
2	—	525	154.00	154.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	597	128.00	128.00
2	—	375	122.00–130.00	126.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	915	510.00	510.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,095	710.00	710.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,005	44.00–48.50	45.98
5	—	1,158	52.00–58.00	54.77
5	—	1,181	61.00–62.50	61.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,350	61.00–64.00	63.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	832	42.00–47.00	43.65
2	—	863	54.00–56.00	55.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,900	98.50–101.50	100.32

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.