Name: North Wilkesboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-05-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle Mostly steady Feeder cattle 5.00 To 8.00 Higher Demand Very Good Activity Active Offerings Light Quality Attractive

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $309.13/cwt on 6 head. That ranks 1 of 23 comparable sales and sits −76.45 against this barn's trailing median of $385.57.

Average price

$309.13

6 head · 533 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,649

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$467

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2

$70.95/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.43

vs NC average

−23.69 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	539	320.95	1,730	5thin
Medium 2	505	250.00	1,263	1thin

One grade step is worth $70.95/cwt here — about $467 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale6 hd

309.13

—

NC average9 barns · 339 hd

297.70

+11.43

National average172 barns · 12,542 hd

332.82

−23.69

This barn, trailing median23 sales

385.57

−76.45

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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,265	106.00	1,341	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
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,000	$2,900	4thin

Every lot, as filed

39 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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,265	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,341	1
Bulls	Medium 1	500–550	515	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,597	1
Bulls	Medium 1	550–600	585	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,620	1
Steers	Medium 1	550–600	550	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,870	1
Bulls	Medium 1	400–450	440	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,584	2
Heifers	Medium 1	350–400	395	359.00/cwt	359.00–359.00	1,418	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	467	339.55/cwt	335.00–342.00	1,586	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	640	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,856	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	390	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,502	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,232	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,640	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,725	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	365.14/cwt	355.00–380.00	1,734	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	440	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,650	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	495	359.00/cwt	359.00–359.00	1,777	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	326.19/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,729	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	442.47/cwt	440.00–445.00	1,637	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	377.41/cwt	375.00–380.00	1,566	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	345	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,346	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,723	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	590	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,242	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	402	428.36/cwt	425.00–435.00	1,722	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,161	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	773	239.51/cwt	239.00–240.00	1,851	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	355	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,278	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	383	380.16/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,456	2
Heifers	Medium 2	500–550	505	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,263	1
Bulls	Medium 1	700–750	705	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,009	1
Bulls	Medium 2	500–550	520	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	1,451	1
Heifers	Medium 2	400–450	425	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,381	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	500	387.00/cwt	387.00–387.00	1,935	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,881	1
Heifers	Medium 1	400–450	414	367.10/cwt	352.00–370.00	1,520	6
Dairy Steers	Medium 2	600–650	640	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,088	1
Heifers	Medium 2	750–800	775	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,434	1
Bulls	Medium 2	600–650	630	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,071	1
Bulls	Medium 1	450–500	473	314.00/cwt	300.00–327.00	1,485	2
Heifers	Medium 2	650–700	665	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,829	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 May 7, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 57Last week 47Year ago 41

Slaughter CattleReceipts 1Last week 7Year ago 29

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter cattle Mostly steady Feeder cattle 5.00 To 8.00 Higher Demand Very Good Activity Active Offerings Light Quality Attractive

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,265	106.00	106.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	440	360.00	360.00
2	450–500	473	300.00–327.00	314.00
1	500–550	515	310.00	310.00
1	550–600	585	277.00	277.00
1	700–750	705	285.00	285.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	390.00	390.00
1	350–400	390	385.00	385.00
3	400–450	402	425.00–435.00	428.36
1	450–500	495	359.00	359.00
1	500–550	500	387.00	387.00
1	650–700	660	285.00	285.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	360.00	360.00
2	400–450	415	375.00–380.00	377.41
1	500–550	530	325.00	325.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	520	279.00	279.00
1	600–650	630	170.00	170.00
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	550	340.00	340.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	370	440.00–445.00	442.47
1	400–450	440	375.00	375.00
3	450–500	475	355.00–380.00	365.14
1	550–600	590	380.00	380.00
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	359.00	359.00
6	400–450	414	352.00–370.00	367.10
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	385.00	385.00
2	350–400	383	375.00–385.00	380.16
1	400–450	410	400.00	400.00
3	450–500	467	335.00–342.00	339.55
4	500–550	530	325.00–330.00	326.19
1	550–600	575	300.00	300.00
1	600–650	640	290.00	290.00
1	650–700	665	325.00	325.00
2	750–800	773	239.00–240.00	239.51
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	325.00	325.00
1	500–550	505	250.00	250.00
1	650–700	665	275.00	275.00
1	750–800	775	185.00	185.00
Dairy Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	640	170.00	170.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,000	2,900.00	2,900.00

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

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