Name: North Wilkesboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-03-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle 8.00 Higher Feeder cattle 12.00 To 20.00 Higher Demand Good Activity Active Offerings Moderate Quality Attractive Baby calve 350.00

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $299.24/cwt on 23 head. That ranks 1 of 23 comparable sales and sits −86.33 against this barn's trailing median of $385.57.

Average price

$299.24

23 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,609

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$542

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2

$105.97/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+37.94

vs NC average

−15.72 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	534	318.47	1,701	18thin
Medium 1	555	241.74	1,342	3thin
Medium 2	545	212.50	1,158	2thin

One grade step is worth $105.97/cwt here — about $542 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

23 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $458.97, low $348.08, median $385.57 across 23 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale23 hd

299.24

—

NC average9 barns · 314 hd

261.31

+37.94

National average179 barns · 17,787 hd

314.96

−15.72

This barn, trailing median23 sales

385.57

−86.33

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	—	Low	1,667	140.00	2,333	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,405	151.04	2,122	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,288	118.46	1,525	11

Every lot, as filed

58 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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	450	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,373	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	260	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	845	1
Bulls	Medium 1	400–450	435	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,262	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	635	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,429	1
Heifers	Medium 1	400–450	409	322.18/cwt	310.00–327.00	1,318	4
Heifers	Medium 1	550–600	555	241.74/cwt	235.00–250.00	1,342	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	350.55/cwt	349.00–352.00	1,157	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,024	1
Heifers	Medium 1	250–300	295	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	885	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	285	325.74/cwt	320.00–332.00	928	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	228	272.53/cwt	270.00–275.00	621	2
Heifers	Medium 2	550–600	565	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,158	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	323.90/cwt	316.00–330.00	1,707	16
Heifers	Medium 1	200–250	205	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	492	1
Heifers	Medium 1	300–350	300	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	900	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	445	357.00/cwt	357.00–357.00	1,589	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	339.00/cwt	339.00–339.00	1,966	1
Steers	Medium 1	550–600	580	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,653	1
Heifers	Medium 1	450–500	495	291.00/cwt	282.00–300.00	1,440	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	372	348.98/cwt	345.00–350.00	1,298	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,558	1
Dairy Steers	Medium 2	300–350	330	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	578	1
Dairy Steers	Medium 2	350–400	385	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	655	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	395	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,225	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	371.00/cwt	365.00–377.00	1,354	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	935	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	2,104	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	730	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,716	1
Heifers	Medium 2	300–350	335	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	754	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	590	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,623	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	619	296.95/cwt	269.00–315.00	1,838	6
Bulls	Medium 1	200–250	220	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	660	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,530	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,386	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	350	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,418	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	405	389.00/cwt	389.00–389.00	1,575	1
Heifers	Medium 2	500–550	525	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,155	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	342.10/cwt	337.00–350.00	1,437	7
Heifers	Medium 1	350–400	383	285.33/cwt	275.00–295.00	1,093	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	235	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	764	1
Bulls	Medium 1	450–500	495	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,386	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	566	338.10/cwt	335.00–347.00	1,914	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	1,769	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,266	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	949	1
Bulls	Medium 2	700–750	710	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,491	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	356.91/cwt	345.00–365.00	1,520	6
Bulls	Medium 1	600–650	610	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,525	1
Bulls	Medium 1	350–400	385	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	982	2
Bulls	Medium 1	300–350	305	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	824	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	310	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,178	1
Bulls	—	—	1,525	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,830	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,257	104.46/cwt	100.00–110.00	1,313	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	995	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	876	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,303	129.06/cwt	120.00–143.00	1,682	3
Bulls	—	—	1,590	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	2,067	1
Bulls	—	—	1,885	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	3,205	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,488	152.80/cwt	148.00–160.00	2,274	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,405	151.04/cwt	140.00–160.00	2,122	4

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.

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

Wilkes Livestock Exchange - North Wilkesboro, NC

Wed Mar 12, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 114Last week 25Year ago 75

Slaughter CattleReceipts 18Last week 12Year ago 22

Slaughter cattle 8.00 Higher Feeder cattle 12.00 To 20.00 Higher Demand Good Activity Active Offerings Moderate Quality Attractive Baby calve 350.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	325.00	325.00
1	250–300	275	345.00	345.00
1	300–350	310	380.00	380.00
2	350–400	378	335.00	335.00
6	400–450	426	345.00–365.00	356.91
1	450–500	450	305.00	305.00
1	500–550	525	337.00	337.00
4	550–600	566	335.00–347.00	338.10
6	600–650	619	269.00–315.00	296.95
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	325.00	325.00
1	400–450	420	330.00	330.00
1	500–550	510	300.00	300.00
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	300.00	300.00
1	300–350	305	270.00	270.00
2	350–400	385	255.00	255.00
1	400–450	435	290.00	290.00
1	450–500	495	280.00	280.00
1	600–650	610	250.00	250.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	405.00	405.00
1	400–450	405	389.00	389.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	710	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	228	270.00–275.00	272.53
3	250–300	285	320.00–332.00	325.74
2	300–350	330	349.00–352.00	350.55
5	350–400	372	345.00–350.00	348.98
7	400–450	420	337.00–350.00	342.10
1	450–500	465	335.00	335.00
16	500–550	527	316.00–330.00	323.90
2	550–600	590	275.00	275.00
1	600–650	635	225.00	225.00
1	700–750	730	235.00	235.00
6	900–950	935	225.00	225.00
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	240.00	240.00
1	250–300	295	300.00	300.00
1	300–350	300	300.00	300.00
2	350–400	383	275.00–295.00	285.33
4	400–450	409	310.00–327.00	322.18
2	450–500	495	282.00–300.00	291.00
3	550–600	555	235.00–250.00	241.74
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	325.00	325.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	225.00	225.00
1	500–550	525	220.00	220.00
1	550–600	565	205.00	205.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	365	365.00–377.00	371.00
2	400–450	445	357.00	357.00
1	550–600	580	339.00	339.00
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	580	285.00	285.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	310.00	310.00
Dairy Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	175.00	175.00
1	350–400	385	170.00	170.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,525	120.00	120.00
1	—	1,590	130.00	130.00
1	—	1,885	170.00	170.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,257	100.00–110.00	104.46
1	—	995	88.00	88.00
3	—	1,303	120.00–143.00	129.06
2	—	1,488	148.00–160.00	152.80
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,405	140.00–160.00	151.04

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.

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