Name: North Wilkesboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-05-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter Cattle Mostly Steady Feeder Cattle 3.00 To 7.00 Higher Demand Good Activity Active Offerings Light {Rain } Quality Attractive

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $327.00/cwt on 2 head. That ranks 1 of 23 comparable sales and sits −58.57 against this barn's trailing median of $385.57.

Average price

$327.00

2 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,790

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+15.40

vs NC average

−12.88 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	548	327.00	1,790	2thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

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 sale2 hd

327.00

—

NC average9 barns · 310 hd

311.60

+15.40

National average164 barns · 12,891 hd

339.88

−12.88

This barn, trailing median23 sales

385.57

−58.57

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	2,030	170.00	3,451	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,340	130.00	1,742	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,170	120.00	1,404	2thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	High	1,015	297.00	3,015	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)	940	$3,100	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,100	$3,875	1thin

Every lot, as filed

29 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 1	450–500	450	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	1,517	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,250	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,563	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,090	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,254	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,340	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,742	1
Bulls	—	—	2,030	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	3,451	1
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,015	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	3,015	1
Bulls	Medium 1	350–400	390	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,092	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	1,787	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	295	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,151	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	545	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,935	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	870	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,306	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	377.00/cwt	377.00–377.00	1,433	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	1,485	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	820	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	2,370	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	369.78/cwt	362.00–377.00	1,731	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	365.42/cwt	359.00–372.00	1,516	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	920	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,622	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	613	352.98/cwt	347.00–355.00	2,164	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	2,148	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	3,875.00/head	3,875.00–3,875.00	3,875	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	272.43/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,825	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	495	339.00/cwt	339.00–339.00	1,678	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	890	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,537	1
Heifers	Medium 1	600–650	640	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,280	1
Bulls	Medium 2	250–300	280	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	462	1
Heifers	Medium 2	850–900	860	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,247	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	740	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,939	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	540	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	1,793	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 14, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 31Last week 57Year ago 5

Slaughter CattleReceipts 5Last week 1Year ago 19

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 4Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle Mostly Steady Feeder Cattle 3.00 To 7.00 Higher Demand Good Activity Active Offerings Light {Rain } Quality Attractive

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	280.00	280.00
1	450–500	450	337.00	337.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	390.00	390.00
2	450–500	468	362.00–377.00	369.78
1	500–550	545	355.00	355.00
2	650–700	670	270.00–275.00	272.43
1	700–750	740	262.00	262.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	165.00	165.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	380	377.00	377.00
2	400–450	415	359.00–372.00	365.42
1	450–500	470	316.00	316.00
1	500–550	540	332.00	332.00
1	550–600	555	322.00	322.00
1	850–900	870	265.00	265.00
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	640	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	850–900	860	145.00	145.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	495	339.00	339.00
4	600–650	613	347.00–355.00	352.98
1	750–800	770	279.00	279.00
2	800–850	820	289.00	289.00
1	850–900	890	285.00	285.00
1	900–950	920	285.00	285.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,250	125.00	125.00
1	—	1,090	115.00	115.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,340	130.00	130.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,030	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,015	297.00	297.00

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	3,875.00	3,875.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	940	3,100.00	3,100.00

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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Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle