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%
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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 classPick one — the panels below update

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

Price by quality 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
Bulls—Average1,355105.391,4285thin
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

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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium 2245136.00/cwt136.00–136.003331
Steers—Medium 3250120.00/cwt120.00–120.003001
Steers—Small and Medium 3260100.00/cwt100.00–100.002601
Steers—Medium 3305130.00/cwt130.00–130.003971
Steers—Medium 2316145.00/cwt145.00–145.004584
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2318160.00/cwt160.00–160.005093
Steers—Small and Medium 3323114.11/cwt110.00–117.003693
Steers—Small 332489.55/cwt88.00–94.002904
Steers—Medium 3350150.00/cwt150.00–150.005251
Steers—Small 3355109.00/cwt109.00–109.003871
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2363177.03/cwt172.00–182.006432
Steers—Medium 2375169.32/cwt168.00–170.006353
Steers—Small 347580.00/cwt80.00–80.003801
Steers—Medium 2480150.00/cwt150.00–150.007201
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2487174.00/cwt174.00–174.008473
Steers—Medium 2515148.00/cwt148.00–148.007621
Steers—Medium 2580130.00/cwt130.00–130.007541
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2590162.00/cwt162.00–162.009562
Steers—Medium 2670133.00/cwt133.00–133.008911
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2730144.00/cwt144.00–144.001,0511
Steers—Medium 2860126.00/cwt126.00–126.001,0841
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2875142.00/cwt142.00–142.001,2431
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2910125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,1381
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Small and Medium 321046.00/cwt46.00–46.00971
Heifers—Medium 2225120.00/cwt120.00–120.002701
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2228134.03/cwt133.00–135.003062
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2268132.19/cwt128.00–136.003542
Heifers—Medium 3300100.00/cwt100.00–100.003001
Heifers—Small and Medium 331885.04/cwt80.00–90.002702
Heifers—Medium 2325121.00/cwt121.00–121.003931
Heifers—Small 332570.00/cwt70.00–70.002281
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2340136.00/cwt136.00–136.004623
Heifers—Medium 337085.47/cwt85.00–86.003166
Heifers—Medium 2380115.00/cwt115.00–115.004371
Heifers—Small and Medium 339571.00/cwt71.00–71.002801
Heifers—Medium 340090.00/cwt90.00–90.003605
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2415142.05/cwt140.00–144.005902
Heifers—Medium 2420120.00/cwt120.00–120.005041
Heifers—Medium 345388.00/cwt88.00–88.003993
Heifers—Medium 2488114.26/cwt112.00–120.005587
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2517132.03/cwt125.00–134.0068311
Heifers—Medium 2520115.10/cwt110.00–120.005992
Heifers—Medium 2560110.00/cwt110.00–110.006161
Heifers—Small 357560.00/cwt60.00–60.003451
Heifers—Medium 359592.00/cwt92.00–92.005471
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2639112.23/cwt110.00–116.007178
Heifers—Medium 270098.00/cwt98.00–98.006861
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2702101.00/cwt101.00–101.007093
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2410174.00/cwt174.00–174.007131
Bulls—Medium 2412124.96/cwt120.00–130.005153
Bulls—Small 343278.00/cwt78.00–78.003372
Bulls—Small and Medium 3437100.00/cwt99.00–101.004373
Bulls—Medium 3440116.00/cwt116.00–116.005101
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2465181.00/cwt181.00–181.008421
Bulls—Medium 2490100.00/cwt100.00–100.004905
Bulls—Medium 2545116.00/cwt116.00–116.006321
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2570135.30/cwt130.00–140.007713
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2605112.00/cwt112.00–112.006781
Bulls—Medium 360594.00/cwt94.00–94.005691
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2650100.00/cwt100.00–100.006501
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2718113.90/cwt110.00–118.008182
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2808110.99/cwt108.00–114.008972
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2870109.00/cwt109.00–109.009481
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2955106.50/cwt103.00–110.001,0172
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Medium 251074.00/cwt74.00–74.003771
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,230101.03/cwt100.00–102.001,2433
Bulls——1,543111.92/cwt105.00–119.001,7272
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%74236.52/cwt30.00–43.002713
Cows—Lean 85-90%79349.00/cwt46.00–55.003894
Cows—Lean 85-90%84863.53/cwt62.00–65.005392
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,04463.63/cwt58.00–68.0066420
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,13675.68/cwt70.00–80.0086018
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17283.72/cwt82.00–88.009816
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,31783.93/cwt80.00–87.001,10514
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,35577.47/cwt77.00–78.001,0502
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,025800.00/head800.00–800.008001

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.