Sale reports / North Carolina / North Wilkesboro Livestock Auction / 2023-06-14

North Wilkesboro Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · North Wilkesboro, North Carolina · Wed, Jun 14
● Final51 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2089
Feeder Cattle receipts
57 head
▼ 14 vs last sale 71▼ 6 vs year ago 63 · −9.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
33 head
▲ 2 vs last sale 31▲ 15 vs year ago 18 · +83.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sold 1.00 To 3.00 higher. Feeder cattle unevenly steady on limited comparable sales however a higher undertone was noted. Active trading on good demand and moderate offerings. Average baby calves 50.00

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $199.18/cwt on 26 head.
Average price
$199.18
26 head · 513 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,022
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$447
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small and Medium 2
$104.27/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+6.12
vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1494224.271,10717thin
Medium and Large 2537183.339843thin
Medium 1588156.009172thin
Medium 2538128.006893thin
Small and Medium 2550120.006601thin
One grade step is worth $104.27/cwt here — about $447 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 sale26 hd
199.18
—
NC average8 barns · 1,131 hd
193.06
+6.12
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—High1,388118.261,6416thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,315100.941,3279thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,07490.4497116
CowsLean 85-90%Low77574.005741thin

Every lot

51 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers6 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium 1240170.00/cwt170.00–170.004081
Steers—Medium and Large 1575220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,2651
Steers—Medium and Large 1625209.00/cwt209.00–209.001,3061
Steers—Medium and Large 1680200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,3601
Steers—Medium and Large 1755194.00/cwt194.00–194.001,4651
Steers—Medium and Large 2775166.00/cwt166.00–166.001,2871
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium 2235164.00/cwt164.00–164.003851
Heifers—Medium and Large 1265188.00/cwt188.00–188.004981
Heifers—Medium and Large 1315188.00/cwt188.00–188.005921
Heifers—Medium 2375145.20/cwt140.00–150.005442
Heifers—Medium and Large 1410194.00/cwt194.00–194.007951
Heifers—Medium 1433174.02/cwt170.00–178.007542
Heifers—Medium 2450130.00/cwt130.00–130.005851
Heifers—Medium and Large 1465190.95/cwt186.00–196.008882
Heifers—Medium and Large 1535184.00/cwt184.00–184.009841
Heifers—Medium 2540136.00/cwt136.00–136.007341
Heifers—Medium and Large 2545168.00/cwt168.00–168.009161
Heifers—Medium 1545162.00/cwt162.00–162.008831
Heifers—Medium 2620140.00/cwt140.00–140.008681
Heifers—Medium 3620110.00/cwt110.00–110.006821
Heifers—Medium and Large 1625176.00/cwt176.00–176.001,1001
Heifers—Medium 2700100.00/cwt100.00–100.007001
Heifers—Medium and Large 2735138.00/cwt138.00–138.001,0141
Heifers—Medium and Large 2820134.00/cwt134.00–134.001,0991
Heifers—Medium and Large 1860130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,1181
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1290212.88/cwt206.00–220.006172
Bulls—Medium and Large 1320242.00/cwt242.00–242.007741
Bulls—Medium and Large 1373201.91/cwt200.00–204.007532
Bulls—Medium and Large 2415200.00/cwt200.00–200.008301
Bulls—Medium 2435120.00/cwt120.00–120.005221
Bulls—Medium and Large 1445222.00/cwt222.00–222.009881
Bulls—Medium and Large 1460246.00/cwt245.00–247.001,1322
Bulls—Medium 1525150.00/cwt150.00–150.007881
Bulls—Small and Medium 2550120.00/cwt120.00–120.006601
Bulls—Medium 2570120.00/cwt120.00–120.006841
Bulls—Medium and Large 2575198.00/cwt198.00–198.001,1391
Bulls—Medium and Large 1595230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,3698
Bulls—Medium 2610144.00/cwt144.00–144.008781
Bulls—Medium and Large 1620187.00/cwt187.00–187.001,1591
Bulls—Medium and Large 2620152.00/cwt152.00–152.009421
Bulls—Medium 1650162.00/cwt162.00–162.001,0531
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Medium 2575100.00/cwt100.00–100.005751
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Medium 2435100.00/cwt100.00–100.004351
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,135110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,2491
Bulls——1,438119.91/cwt115.00–125.001,7245
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%77574.00/cwt74.00–74.005741
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,04088.73/cwt83.00–94.0092310
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,05576.85/cwt73.00–80.008112
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,168101.49/cwt98.00–103.001,1854
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,312104.75/cwt100.00–110.001,3746
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,32093.31/cwt92.00–94.001,2323

This sale against other markets

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.