Sale reports / North Carolina / North Wilkesboro Livestock Auction / 2024-02-14

North Wilkesboro Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · North Wilkesboro, North Carolina · Wed, Feb 14
● Final36 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2089
Feeder Cattle receipts
39 head
148 vs last sale 187 51 vs year ago 90 · 56.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
17 head
6 vs last sale 23 11 vs year ago 28 · 39.3%
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 (Wet and Muddy) Quality Average

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $208.53/cwt on 23 head.
Average price
$208.53
23 head · 492 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,026
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$8
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium 1
$38.49/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.30
vs NC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2393229.509012thin
Medium and Large 1534217.491,16212thin
Medium 2425195.128292thin
Medium 1467191.018937thin
One grade step is worth $38.49/cwt here — about $8 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 sale23 hd
208.53
NC average8 barns · 923 hd
208.23
+0.30
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
BullsAverage1,315124.621,6394thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,392102.001,4203thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,04775.3178810

Every lot, as filed

36 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 2450122.00/cwt122.00–122.005491
BullsMedium 2625168.00/cwt168.00–168.001,0501
BullsMedium and Large 1205250.00/cwt250.00–250.005131
BullsMedium and Large 1350268.00/cwt268.00–268.009381
BullsMedium and Large 1545260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,4171
BullsMedium and Large 1630256.00/cwt256.00–256.001,6131
SteersMedium and Large 2450210.00/cwt210.00–210.009451
SteersMedium and Large 1435260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,1311
SteersMedium and Large 1515242.00/cwt240.00–244.001,2462
SteersMedium and Large 1565264.00/cwt264.00–264.001,4921
SteersMedium and Large 1790200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,5801
SteersMedium and Large 11,035170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,7601
HeifersMedium and Large 1503208.98/cwt204.00–214.001,0512
HeifersMedium and Large 1850170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,4453
HeifersMedium 1320205.05/cwt202.00–208.006562
HeifersMedium and Large 1260232.00/cwt232.00–232.006031
HeifersMedium and Large 1400268.00/cwt268.00–268.001,0721
HeifersMedium and Large 1820202.00/cwt202.00–202.001,6561
HeifersMedium 1635150.00/cwt150.00–150.009531
HeifersMedium 1568184.49/cwt184.00–185.001,0482
HeifersMedium 1410220.00/cwt220.00–220.009021
HeifersMedium 1450188.00/cwt188.00–188.008461
HeifersMedium and Large 1325251.00/cwt244.00–258.008162
HeifersMedium and Large 1363238.97/cwt238.00–240.008672
BullsMedium and Large 1415228.00/cwt228.00–228.009461
BullsMedium 1355186.00/cwt186.00–186.006601
BullsMedium 1415192.00/cwt192.00–192.007971
HeifersMedium 2425195.12/cwt190.00–200.008292
HeifersMedium and Large 2380225.00/cwt225.00–225.008551
HeifersMedium and Large 2405234.00/cwt234.00–234.009481
Bulls1,195100.00/cwt100.00–100.001,1951
Bulls1,355132.83/cwt130.00–137.001,8003
CowsBoner 80-85%1,12985.51/cwt80.00–92.009655
CowsBoner 80-85%99573.79/cwt70.00–76.007343
CowsBoner 80-85%92052.08/cwt45.00–59.004792
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,392102.00/cwt102.00–102.001,4203

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.