Sale reports / North Carolina / North Wilkesboro Livestock Auction / 2023-11-29

North Wilkesboro Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · North Wilkesboro, North Carolina · Wed, Nov 29
● Final32 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2089
Feeder Cattle receipts
30 head
52 vs last sale 82 37 vs year ago 67 · 55.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
28 head
1 vs last sale 27 0 vs year ago 28 · +0.0%
Also sold hereReplacement Cattle SaleSat Apr 4, 2026
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No sale last week Demand Moderate Activity Active Offerings Light (COLD ) Quality Average

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $176.83/cwt on 12 head.
Average price
$176.83
12 head · 493 lb average
Value per head Derived
$872
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$156
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2
$117.43/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+9.45
vs NC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1417197.438247thin
Medium and Large 2485176.678573thin
Medium 1705130.009171thin
Medium 283580.006681thin
One grade step is worth $117.43/cwt here — about $156 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 sale12 hd
176.83
NC average6 barns · 770 hd
167.38
+9.45
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
BullsHigh1,595125.001,9941thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,493101.101,5098thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Very Low1,13775.4785817
CowsLean 85-90%High86874.506462thin

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
BullsMedium and Large 2655190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,2451
BullsMedium and Large 1438224.91/cwt220.00–230.009852
BullsMedium and Large 2480210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,0081
BullsMedium and Large 1655220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,4411
BullsMedium 2320104.00/cwt104.00–104.003331
BullsMedium and Large 2300180.00/cwt180.00–180.005401
HeifersMedium and Large 1330200.00/cwt200.00–200.006601
HeifersMedium 1705130.00/cwt130.00–130.009171
HeifersMedium and Large 1365180.00/cwt180.00–180.006571
HeifersMedium and Large 1475200.99/cwt200.00–202.009552
SteersMedium and Large 1550170.00/cwt170.00–170.009355
HeifersMedium 283580.00/cwt80.00–80.006681
HeifersMedium and Large 1405199.00/cwt199.00–199.008061
HeifersMedium and Large 1620210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,3021
Dairy SteersMedium 262070.00/cwt70.00–70.004341
Dairy SteersMedium 2405112.00/cwt112.00–112.004541
BullsMedium and Large 1460224.05/cwt219.00–229.001,0312
BullsMedium and Large 1510226.00/cwt226.00–226.001,1531
BullsMedium and Large 1625199.00/cwt199.00–199.001,2441
HeifersMedium and Large 2435180.00/cwt180.00–180.007832
HeifersMedium and Large 2585170.00/cwt170.00–170.009951
HeifersMedium and Large 1250191.00/cwt191.00–191.004781
Bulls1,595125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,9941
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,531102.68/cwt98.00–108.001,5727
CowsBoner 80-85%Light Weight95529.00/cwt29.00–29.002771
CowsBoner 80-85%83057.00/cwt57.00–57.004731
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,22590.00/cwt90.00–90.001,1031
CowsLean 85-90%84596.00/cwt96.00–96.008111
CowsLean 85-90%89053.00/cwt53.00–53.004721
CowsBoner 80-85%1,14869.05/cwt63.00–78.007935
CowsBoner 80-85%1,19977.47/cwt70.00–82.009296
CowsBoner 80-85%1,15496.75/cwt93.00–103.001,1164

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.