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North Wilkesboro Livestock Auction

Name: North Wilkesboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-11-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-11-29

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · North Wilkesboro, North Carolina · Wed, Nov 29

● Final32 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2089

← Nov 15Nov 29Dec 6 →

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 — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

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

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	417	197.43	824	7thin
Medium and Large 2	485	176.67	857	3thin
Medium 1	705	130.00	917	1thin
Medium 2	835	80.00	668	1thin

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	High	1,595	125.00	1,994	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,493	101.10	1,509	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,137	75.47	858	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	868	74.50	646	2thin

Every lot

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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	550	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	935	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers10 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	250	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	478	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	330	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	660	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	365	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	657	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	405	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	806	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	435	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	783	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	475	200.99/cwt	200.00–202.00	955	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	585	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	995	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	620	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,302	1
Heifers	—	Medium 1	705	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	917	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	835	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	668	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	300	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	540	1
Bulls	—	Medium 2	320	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	333	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	438	224.91/cwt	220.00–230.00	985	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	460	224.05/cwt	219.00–229.00	1,031	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	480	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,008	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	510	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,153	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	625	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,244	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	655	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,441	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	655	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,245	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Medium 2	405	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	454	1
Dairy Steers	—	Medium 2	620	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	434	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,595	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,994	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	830	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	473	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	845	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	811	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	890	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	472	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	955	29.00/cwt	29.00–29.00	277	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,148	69.05/cwt	63.00–78.00	793	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,154	96.75/cwt	93.00–103.00	1,116	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,199	77.47/cwt	70.00–82.00	929	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,225	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,103	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,531	102.68/cwt	98.00–108.00	1,572	7

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.

North Carolina feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Wilkes Livestock Exchange - North Wilkesboro, NC

Wed Nov 29, 2023

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Raleigh, NC (RA-LS)

Feeder CattleReceipts 30Last week 82Year ago 67

Slaughter CattleReceipts 28Last week 27Year ago 28

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	655	190.00	190.00
1	—	480	210.00	210.00
1	—	300	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	438	220.00–230.00	224.91
1	—	655	220.00	220.00
2	—	460	219.00–229.00	224.05
1	—	510	226.00	226.00
1	—	625	199.00	199.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	320	104.00	104.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	200.00	200.00
1	—	365	180.00	180.00
2	—	475	200.00–202.00	200.99
1	—	405	199.00	199.00
1	—	620	210.00	210.00
1	—	250	191.00	191.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	705	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	835	80.00	80.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	435	180.00	180.00
1	—	585	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	550	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	620	70.00	70.00
1	—	405	112.00	112.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,595	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,531	98.00–108.00	102.68
1	—	1,225	90.00	90.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	955	29.00	29.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	830	57.00	57.00
5	—	1,148	63.00–78.00	69.05
6	—	1,199	70.00–82.00	77.47
4	—	1,154	93.00–103.00	96.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	845	96.00	96.00
1	—	890	53.00	53.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.