Sale reports / North Carolina / North Wilkesboro Livestock Auction / 2023-05-24

North Wilkesboro Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · North Wilkesboro, North Carolina · Wed, May 24
● Final30 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2089
Feeder Cattle receipts
31 head
34 vs last sale 65 50 vs year ago 81 · 61.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
10 head
15 vs last sale 25 10 vs year ago 20 · 50.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
4 head
4 vs last sale 0 4 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Also sold hereReplacement Cattle SaleSat Apr 4, 2026
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle Mostly steady Feeder cattle Mostly steady Demand Good Activity Active Offerings Light ( Hay Time ) Quality Average

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $151.36/cwt on 17 head.
Average price
$151.36
17 head · 456 lb average
Value per head Derived
$690
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$445
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Small and Medium 3
$74.00/cwt at this weight
vs the market
18.80
vs NC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2497174.008654thin
Medium and Large 1542171.559304thin
Medium 2353154.255444thin
Medium 3440118.505214thin
Small and Medium 3420100.004201thin
One grade step is worth $74.00/cwt here — about $445 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
151.36
NC average8 barns · 832 hd
170.16
−18.80
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
BullsAverage1,486116.681,7345thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,094100.031,0943thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,26592.501,1702thin

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)1,600$1,9502thin

Every lot, as filed

30 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
HeifersMedium 3340120.00/cwt120.00–120.004081
HeifersMedium 2400150.00/cwt150.00–150.006001
BullsMedium and Large 1780128.00/cwt128.00–128.009981
BullsMedium and Large 1523212.93/cwt210.00–216.001,1142
BullsMedium and Large 1390208.00/cwt208.00–208.008113
BullsMedium and Large 1620158.00/cwt158.00–158.009801
BullsMedium 2350150.00/cwt150.00–150.005251
BullsMedium 2503149.52/cwt146.00–153.007522
HeifersMedium and Large 2570156.00/cwt156.00–156.008891
HeifersMedium 3360140.00/cwt140.00–140.005041
SteersMedium 2455170.00/cwt170.00–170.007741
HeifersMedium 2310135.00/cwt135.00–135.004191
HeifersMedium and Large 1616172.06/cwt168.00–180.001,0603
HeifersMedium and Large 2512178.00/cwt178.00–178.009112
HeifersMedium 3405132.00/cwt132.00–132.005351
HeifersMedium 365582.00/cwt82.00–82.005371
HeifersSmall and Medium 3420100.00/cwt100.00–100.004201
BullsMedium 3500120.00/cwt120.00–120.006001
BullsMedium 2285170.00/cwt170.00–170.004851
BullsMedium 2485156.00/cwt156.00–156.007571
HeifersMedium and Large 1320170.00/cwt170.00–170.005441
HeifersMedium and Large 2395184.00/cwt184.00–184.007271
HeifersMedium 2350166.00/cwt166.00–166.005812
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,6001,950.00/head1,950.00–1,950.001,9502
Bulls1,070110.06/cwt109.00–111.001,1782
Bulls1,763121.09/cwt119.00–124.502,1353
CowsBoner 80-85%1,13895.04/cwt94.00–96.001,0822
CowsBoner 80-85%1,005110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,1061
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,14090.00/cwt90.00–90.001,0261
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,39095.00/cwt95.00–95.001,3211

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.