Sale reports / North Carolina / North Wilkesboro Livestock Auction / 2023-02-01

North Wilkesboro Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · North Wilkesboro, North Carolina · Wed, Feb 1
● Final35 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2089
Feeder Cattle receipts
59 head
13 vs last sale 46 34 vs year ago 93 · 36.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
10 head
0 vs last sale 10 28 vs year ago 38 · 73.7%
Also sold hereReplacement Cattle SaleSat Apr 4, 2026
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cattle 10.00 Higher. Feeder cattle 9.00 Higher. Good demand with moderate activity and buyer interest, light offerings and average quality.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $139.35/cwt on 36 head.
Average price
$139.35
36 head · 511 lb average
Value per head Derived
$712
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$423
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium 3
$36.95/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.75
vs NC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2546142.9578030
Medium 2338129.004354thin
Medium 3338106.003582thin
One grade step is worth $36.95/cwt here — about $423 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 sale36 hd
139.35
NC average8 barns · 1,058 hd
136.60
+2.75
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
BullsAverage1,18775.568973thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,30578.501,0242thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,08775.318193thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low72047.003381thin

Every lot, as filed

35 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
BullsMedium and Large 1-2530151.00/cwt151.00–151.008001
BullsMedium and Large 1-2718124.61/cwt120.00–129.008952
BullsMedium and Large 1-2425177.00/cwt177.00–177.007521
BullsMedium and Large 3490100.00/cwt100.00–100.004901
BullsMedium and Large 1-2810120.00/cwt120.00–120.009721
BullsMedium 3470150.00/cwt150.00–150.007051
SteersMedium 2390164.00/cwt164.00–164.006401
SteersMedium and Large 1-2328169.01/cwt168.00–170.005542
SteersMedium 3500137.00/cwt137.00–137.006851
HeifersMedium 2240126.00/cwt126.00–126.003021
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2380157.32/cwt150.00–162.005983
HeifersMedium 3470112.00/cwt112.00–112.005261
SteersMedium and Large 1-2460164.00/cwt164.00–164.007541
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2576140.54/cwt134.00–145.008109
SteersMedium and Large 1-2371183.16/cwt174.00–188.006804
SteersMedium 3445120.00/cwt120.00–120.005341
HeifersMedium 2280130.00/cwt130.00–130.003641
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2425157.29/cwt156.00–160.006683
HeifersMedium 3205100.00/cwt100.00–100.002051
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2345150.00/cwt150.00–150.005181
HeifersMedium 2335134.00/cwt134.00–134.004491
HeifersMedium 2495126.00/cwt126.00–126.006241
BullsMedium and Large 1-2573159.33/cwt158.00–162.009133
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2453143.29/cwt138.00–146.006493
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2500149.00/cwt149.00–149.007455
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2780127.00/cwt127.00–127.009915
BullsMedium and Large 1-2463178.02/cwt175.00–181.008242
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2675120.00/cwt120.00–120.008101
Bulls1,23584.00/cwt84.00–84.001,0371
Bulls1,16371.34/cwt70.00–73.008302
CowsBoner 80-85%1,09372.47/cwt70.00–75.007922
CowsBoner 80-85%1,07581.00/cwt81.00–81.008711
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,24080.00/cwt80.00–80.009921
CowsLean 85-90%72047.00/cwt47.00–47.003381
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,37077.00/cwt77.00–77.001,0551

How this sale compares

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.