Name: North Wilkesboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-04-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle 2.00 Higher Feeder cattle 10.00 To 15.00 Higher Demand Good Activity Active Offerings Moderate Quality Attractive

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $272.51/cwt on 4 head. That ranks 1 of 23 comparable sales and sits −113.07 against this barn's trailing median of $385.57.

Average price

$272.51

4 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,469

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$384

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2

$86.01/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.28

vs NC average

−48.88 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	530	294.01	1,559	3thin
Medium 2	565	208.00	1,175	1thin

One grade step is worth $86.01/cwt here — about $384 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 sale4 hd

272.51

—

NC average9 barns · 301 hd

281.79

−9.28

National average178 barns · 12,751 hd

321.38

−48.88

This barn, trailing median23 sales

385.57

−113.07

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
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	705	160.00	1,128	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,035	158.19	1,637	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,331	144.23	1,920	5thin

Every lot, as filed

53 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	950–1000	990	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,733	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	344.85/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,776	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	305	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,174	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	800	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,536	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 2Thin Fleshed	400–450	423	120.53/cwt	90.00–150.00	510	2
Bulls	Medium 1	450–500	455	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,479	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	945	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	845	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,622	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,564	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	545	349.00/cwt	349.00–349.00	1,902	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	1,888	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,386	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	310.01/cwt	300.00–316.00	1,435	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	367.64/cwt	352.00–377.00	1,195	3
Steers	Medium 1	450–500	470	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,316	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,466	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	200	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	660	1
Heifers	Medium 1	750–800	765	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,377	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	245	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	845	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,554	1
Heifers	Medium 2	350–400	375	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,031	1
Heifers	Medium 1	300–350	328	292.21/cwt	285.00–300.00	958	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	780	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,654	1
Heifers	Medium 2	550–600	565	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,175	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	245	402.00/cwt	402.00–402.00	985	1
Heifers	Medium 2	450–500	475	273.77/cwt	267.00–280.00	1,300	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,331	144.23/cwt	139.00–147.00	1,920	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	705	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,128	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,160	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,694	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,100	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,463	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Value Added	—	940	176.87/cwt	172.00–182.00	1,663	2
Bulls	Medium 2	900–950	940	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,335	1
Bulls	Medium 2	550–600	570	313.00/cwt	310.00–316.00	1,784	2
Bulls	Medium 2	500–550	525	300.50/cwt	295.00–306.00	1,578	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,978	1
Bulls	Medium 2	400–450	435	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	1,340	1
Bulls	Medium 2	250–300	265	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	543	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	362.00/cwt	362.00–362.00	1,321	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 2	400–450	440	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,087	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	895	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,674	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,100	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	343.09/cwt	335.00–355.00	1,468	5
Bulls	Medium 2	800–850	845	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,259	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	406	328.32/cwt	322.00–330.00	1,333	8
Heifers	Medium 2	400–450	428	288.23/cwt	282.00–295.00	1,234	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	384	330.47/cwt	322.00–340.00	1,269	4
Heifers	Medium 1	250–300	295	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	853	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	355.37/cwt	348.00–359.00	1,635	3
Bulls	Medium 2	450–500	475	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,330	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	303.51/cwt	301.00–306.00	1,557	2
Heifers	Medium 2	700–750	745	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,118	1
Heifers	Medium 2	250–300	265	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	663	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 2	300–350	335	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	275	1

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 Apr 2, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 76Last week 82Year ago 76

Slaughter CattleReceipts 10Last week 10Year ago 11

Slaughter cattle 2.00 Higher Feeder cattle 10.00 To 15.00 Higher Demand Good Activity Active Offerings Moderate Quality Attractive

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	245	402.00	402.00
1	250–300	275	400.00	400.00
1	300–350	305	385.00	385.00
1	350–400	365	362.00	362.00
5	400–450	428	335.00–355.00	343.09
3	450–500	460	348.00–359.00	355.37
2	500–550	515	340.00–350.00	344.85
1	550–600	565	350.00	350.00
1	800–850	800	192.00	192.00
1	850–900	895	187.00	187.00
1	950–1000	990	175.00	175.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	423	90.00–150.00	120.53
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	455	325.00	325.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	205.00	205.00
1	400–450	435	308.00	308.00
1	450–500	475	280.00	280.00
2	500–550	525	295.00–306.00	300.50
2	550–600	570	310.00–316.00	313.00
1	800–850	845	149.00	149.00
1	900–950	940	142.00	142.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	247.00	247.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	330.00	330.00
1	300–350	315	300.00	300.00
1	400–450	425	345.00	345.00
1	450–500	460	340.00	340.00
1	500–550	545	349.00	349.00
1	600–650	625	302.00	302.00
1	800–850	845	192.00	192.00
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	470	280.00	280.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	345.00	345.00
3	300–350	325	352.00–377.00	367.64
4	350–400	384	322.00–340.00	330.47
8	400–450	406	322.00–330.00	328.32
3	450–500	463	300.00–316.00	310.01
2	500–550	513	301.00–306.00	303.51
1	550–600	565	275.00	275.00
1	650–700	660	210.00	210.00
1	750–800	780	212.00	212.00
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	289.00	289.00
2	300–350	328	285.00–300.00	292.21
1	750–800	765	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	250.00	250.00
1	350–400	375	275.00	275.00
2	400–450	428	282.00–295.00	288.23
2	450–500	475	267.00–280.00	273.77
1	550–600	565	208.00	208.00
1	700–750	745	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	82.00	82.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,331	139.00–147.00	144.23
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	705	160.00	160.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,160	146.00	146.00
1	—	1,100	133.00	133.00
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	940	172.00–182.00	176.87

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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