Sale reports / North Carolina / North Wilkesboro Livestock Auction / 2022-09-07

North Wilkesboro Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · North Wilkesboro, North Carolina · Wed, Sep 7
● Final44 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2089
Feeder Cattle receipts
56 head
▼ 20 vs last sale 76▼ 98 vs year ago 154 · −63.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
24 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 24▲ 0 vs year ago 24 · +0.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle 1.00 To 4.00 Higher Feeder cattle 8.00 To 10.00 Higher Demand Good Activity Active Offerings Light ( Heavy Rain ) Quality Attractive

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $134.44/cwt on 28 head.
Average price
$134.44
28 head · 553 lb average
Value per head Derived
$743
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$635
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small and Medium 3
$50.24/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−4.13
vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2603144.2487018thin
Medium 2548126.506946thin
Medium 3360105.003783thin
Small and Medium 325094.002351thin
One grade step is worth $50.24/cwt here — about $635 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 sale28 hd
134.44
—
NC average7 barns · 560 hd
138.57
−4.13
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—High1,883118.212,2262thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,44986.621,2559thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,08876.3383011
CowsLean 85-90%Low78047.503712thin

Every lot

44 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 · Steers5 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium 2295140.00/cwt140.00–140.004132
Steers—Medium 2310148.00/cwt148.00–148.004591
Steers—Medium 2355160.00/cwt160.00–160.005681
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2388174.50/cwt174.00–175.006772
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2585160.00/cwt160.00–160.009361
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Small and Medium 325094.00/cwt94.00–94.002351
Heifers—Medium 3295100.00/cwt100.00–100.002951
Heifers—Medium 3315105.00/cwt105.00–105.003311
Heifers—Medium 2390122.00/cwt122.00–122.004761
Heifers—Medium 2405118.00/cwt118.00–118.004781
Heifers—Medium 3470110.00/cwt110.00–110.005171
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2485169.00/cwt169.00–169.008204
Heifers—Medium 2520130.00/cwt130.00–130.006761
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2528145.04/cwt143.00–148.007663
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2565137.00/cwt137.00–137.007741
Heifers—Medium 2615130.00/cwt130.00–130.008001
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2627140.08/cwt135.00–146.008783
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2674138.80/cwt133.00–143.009365
Heifers—Medium 2680129.50/cwt129.00–130.008812
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2720118.00/cwt118.00–118.008501
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2795116.00/cwt116.00–116.009221
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2405174.00/cwt174.00–174.007051
Bulls—Medium 2415124.50/cwt122.00–127.005172
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2455165.00/cwt165.00–165.007511
Bulls—Medium 3460100.00/cwt100.00–100.004601
Bulls—Small 348568.00/cwt68.00–68.003301
Bulls—Medium 2505159.00/cwt159.00–159.008031
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2520168.25/cwt162.00–175.008752
Bulls—Medium 3520135.14/cwt130.00–140.007032
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2570155.14/cwt151.00–159.008842
Bulls—Medium 2575140.00/cwt140.00–140.008051
Bulls—Medium 3580100.00/cwt100.00–100.005801
Bulls—Medium 3690125.00/cwt125.00–125.008631
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2730124.02/cwt121.00–127.009052
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2775126.00/cwt126.00–126.009771
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2900113.00/cwt113.00–113.001,0171
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Medium 235583.00/cwt83.00–83.002951
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,883118.21/cwt114.00–122.002,2262
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%74538.00/cwt38.00–38.002831
Cows—Lean 85-90%81557.00/cwt57.00–57.004651
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,02863.01/cwt60.00–66.006482
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,09277.37/cwt72.00–81.008457
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,13386.00/cwt86.00–86.009742
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,44986.62/cwt84.00–88.501,2559

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.