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North Wilkesboro Livestock Auction

Name: North Wilkesboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-12-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-12-15

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · North Wilkesboro, North Carolina · Wed, Dec 15

● Final20 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2089

← Dec 8Dec 15Jan 5 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

83 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 83▲ 43 vs year ago 40 · +107.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

43 head

▲ 2 vs last sale 41▲ 19 vs year ago 24 · +79.2%

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 3.00 to 4.00 higher; there were too few comparable breaking type slaughter cows and slaughter bulls to establish an adequate market comparison. Feeder heifers and feeder bulls were mostly 5.00 to 7.00 higher on a very light test; there were too few comparable feeder steers to establish an adequate market comparison. Demand was good; market activity and buyer interest were active. Offerings of cattle were fairly light. Cattle quality was average to attractive with some plain.

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 $119.23/cwt on 17 head.

Average price

$119.23

17 head · 559 lb average

Value per head Derived

$667

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$145

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3

$35.17/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.39

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	463	129.57	600	12thin
Medium and Large 3	789	94.40	745	5thin

One grade step is worth $35.17/cwt here — about −$145 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 sale17 hd

119.23

—

NC average8 barns · 724 hd

122.61

−3.39

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	—	Average	1,344	86.02	1,156	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,334	66.41	886	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,130	55.68	629	21

Every lot

20 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 · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	335	149.91/cwt	144.00–156.00	502	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers7 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	377	136.73/cwt	130.00–140.00	515	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	437	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	581	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	478	123.37/cwt	120.00–127.00	590	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	510	127.50/cwt	127.00–128.00	650	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	570	121.96/cwt	117.00–127.00	695	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	772	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	757	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	815	89.01/cwt	87.00–91.00	725	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium 2	430	121.02/cwt	120.00–122.00	520	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	478	160.03/cwt	158.00–161.00	765	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	523	152.01/cwt	150.00–154.00	795	2
Bulls	—	Medium 2	585	126.95/cwt	124.00–133.00	743	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	668	135.51/cwt	133.00–138.00	905	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	775	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	853	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,344	86.02/cwt	84.00–89.50	1,156	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,114	41.26/cwt	40.00–42.00	460	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,120	62.46/cwt	60.50–65.00	700	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,145	57.87/cwt	56.00–59.50	663	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,170	34.54/cwt	34.00–35.00	404	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,334	66.41/cwt	64.00–68.00	886	7

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 15, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 83Last week 83Year ago 40

Slaughter CattleReceipts 43Last week 41Year ago 24

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,170	34.00–35.00	34.54
3	—	1,114	40.00–42.00	41.26
11	—	1,120	60.50–65.00	62.46
5	—	1,145	56.00–59.50	57.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,334	64.00–68.00	66.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,344	84.00–89.50	86.02

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	377	130.00–140.00	136.73
2	—	570	117.00–127.00	121.96
3	—	437	133.00	133.00
2	—	510	127.00–128.00	127.50
2	—	478	120.00–127.00	123.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	772	98.00	98.00
2	—	815	87.00–91.00	89.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	335	144.00–156.00	149.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	775	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	585	124.00–133.00	126.95
2	—	430	120.00–122.00	121.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	523	150.00–154.00	152.01
3	—	478	158.00–161.00	160.03
2	—	668	133.00–138.00	135.51

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.