Name: North Wilkesboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-04-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Feeder cattle 4.00 To 10.00 Higher Slaughter cattle Mostly Steady Demand Good Activity Active Offerings Light Quality Average To Attractive

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $273.38/cwt on 8 head. That ranks 1 of 23 comparable sales and sits −112.20 against this barn's trailing median of $385.57.

Average price

$273.38

8 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,500

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$97

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$22.75/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.76

vs NC average

−43.18 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	540	281.75	1,521	4thin
Medium 1	560	267.00	1,495	3thin
Medium and Large 2	550	259.00	1,425	1thin

One grade step is worth $22.75/cwt here — about $97 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale8 hd

273.38

—

NC average8 barns · 215 hd

282.13

−8.76

National average178 barns · 10,561 hd

316.55

−43.18

This barn, trailing median23 sales

385.57

−112.20

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	—	Average	1,567	147.87	2,317	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,447	139.31	2,015	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	895	120.00	1,074	1thin

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,155	$2,700	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,000	$2,150	1thin

Every lot, as filed

27 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 2	400–450	405	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,013	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	540	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	1,777	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	550	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,568	3
Heifers	Medium 1	450–500	450	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,148	2
Heifers	Medium 1	350–400	375	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,020	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,735	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	1,527	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,798	3
Steers	Medium 1	550–600	560	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,512	1
Steers	Small and Medium 2	350–400	390	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	800	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,932	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	1,224	1
Heifers	Medium 1	550–600	560	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,495	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	550	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,425	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,643	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	450	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,328	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,387	1
Heifers	Medium 1	600–650	615	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,384	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	350	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,173	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,536	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,219	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,155	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Bulls	—	—	1,567	147.87/cwt	145.00–150.00	2,317	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,375	143.96/cwt	143.00–145.00	1,979	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,590	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	2,067	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	895	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,074	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 9, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 34Last week 76Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 8Last week 10Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder cattle 4.00 To 10.00 Higher Slaughter cattle Mostly Steady Demand Good Activity Active Offerings Light Quality Average To Attractive

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	250.00	250.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	540	329.00	329.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	335.00	335.00
2	450–500	480	320.00	320.00
1	500–550	510	272.00	272.00
3	550–600	550	285.00	285.00
1	650–700	670	259.00	259.00
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	375	272.00	272.00
2	450–500	450	255.00	255.00
3	550–600	560	267.00	267.00
1	600–650	615	225.00	225.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	318.00	318.00
1	450–500	450	295.00	295.00
1	550–600	550	259.00	259.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	375.00	375.00
1	450–500	460	332.00	332.00
1	500–550	530	310.00	310.00
3	550–600	580	310.00	310.00
1	650–700	655	295.00	295.00
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	560	270.00	270.00
Steers — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	205.00	205.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	2,150.00	2,150.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,155	2,700.00	2,700.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,567	145.00–150.00	147.87
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,375	143.00–145.00	143.96
1	—	1,590	130.00	130.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	895	120.00	120.00

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.

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North Wilkesboro Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Wilkes Livestock Exchange - North Wilkesboro, NC

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle