Sale reports / North Carolina / North Wilkesboro Livestock Auction / 2023-09-13

North Wilkesboro Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · North Wilkesboro, North Carolina · Wed, Sep 13
● Final32 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2089
Feeder Cattle receipts
59 head
▼ 1 vs last sale 60▲ 3 vs year ago 56 · +5.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
10 head
▼ 16 vs last sale 26▼ 14 vs year ago 24 · −58.3%
Also sold hereReplacement Cattle SaleSat Apr 4, 2026
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle Mostly Steady Feeder cattle 3.00 Higher Demand Good Activity Active Offerings Light Quality Average Baby calves 70.00

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $174.95/cwt on 25 head.
Average price
$174.95
25 head · 536 lb average
Value per head Derived
$938
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$604
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2
$35.57/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−18.15
vs NC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1596183.071,09116thin
Medium and Large 2550174.859623thin
Medium 1450165.007432thin
Medium 2330147.504874thin
One grade step is worth $35.57/cwt here — about $604 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 sale25 hd
174.95
—
NC average7 barns · 551 hd
193.10
−18.15
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—High1,894127.682,4184thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Very Low1,19479.799536thin

Every lot, as filed

32 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
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,00556.00/cwt56.00–56.005632
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,290102.00/cwt102.00–102.001,3161
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,28888.25/cwt85.00–90.001,1373
Bulls——1,894127.68/cwt125.00–133.002,4184
HeifersMedium and Large 1—437197.32/cwt194.00–200.008623
HeifersMedium and Large 1—550197.00/cwt194.00–198.001,0844
HeifersMedium 1—305176.00/cwt176.00–176.005371
HeifersMedium 2—440158.00/cwt158.00–158.006951
HeifersMedium and Large 2—505170.00/cwt170.00–170.008591
HeifersMedium and Large 1—490200.00/cwt200.00–200.009801
SteersMedium and Large 1—640225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,4404
SteersMedium 2—260170.00/cwt170.00–170.004421
HeifersMedium and Large 1—668171.02/cwt166.00–176.001,1422
HeifersMedium 2—165150.00/cwt150.00–150.002481
HeifersMedium and Large 1—915140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,2811
HeifersMedium and Large 1—775140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,0851
SteersMedium and Large 2—680204.00/cwt204.00–204.001,3871
SteersMedium and Large 1—650222.00/cwt222.00–222.001,4434
HeifersMedium and Large 2—573177.28/cwt170.00–184.001,0162
HeifersMedium 2—225140.00/cwt140.00–140.003151
HeifersMedium 2—490142.00/cwt142.00–142.006961
HeifersMedium and Large 1—510196.38/cwt190.00–203.001,0023
SteersMedium and Large 1—805180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,4491
SteersMedium and Large 2—568187.07/cwt184.00–190.001,0632
SteersMedium and Large 1—375207.00/cwt207.00–207.007761
HeifersMedium and Large 1—975138.00/cwt138.00–138.001,3461
HeifersMedium 1—595154.00/cwt154.00–154.009161
BullsMedium and Large 1—587192.80/cwt190.00–193.001,13215
BullsMedium and Large 1—635176.00/cwt176.00–176.001,1181
BullsMedium and Large 2—405180.00/cwt180.00–180.007291
BullsMedium and Large 2—825150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,2381
BullsMedium 1—240200.00/cwt200.00–200.004801

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.