Name: North Wilkesboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-08-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter Cattle 4.00 Higher Feeder Cattle 6.00 Higher Demand 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 $344.50/cwt on 8 head. That ranks 1 of 23 comparable sales and sits −41.07 against this barn's trailing median of $385.57.

Average price

$344.50

8 head · 563 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,940

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+19.06

vs NC average

−25.31 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	563	344.50	1,940	8thin

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 sale8 hd

344.50

—

NC average9 barns · 331 hd

325.44

+19.06

National average160 barns · 10,603 hd

369.81

−25.31

This barn, trailing median23 sales

385.57

−41.07

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
Bulls	—	High	1,215	163.50	1,987	2thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	High	1,280	150.00	1,920	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,262	147.41	1,860	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,127	138.52	1,561	7thin

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	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,400	$3,250	2thin

Every lot, as filed

22 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	850–900	865	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	2,223	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	805	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,335	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	260	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,001	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,400	3,250.00/head	3,250.00–3,250.00	3,250	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,349	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	2,441	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,430	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	2,245	1
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,280	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,920	1
Bulls	—	—	1,300	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	2,210	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,155	150.22/cwt	145.00–155.00	1,735	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	545	382.80/cwt	365.00–385.00	2,086	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	2,181	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	576	344.33/cwt	344.00–346.00	1,983	6
Bulls	—	—	1,130	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,774	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,178	142.62/cwt	140.00–145.00	1,680	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,106	129.74/cwt	129.00–130.00	1,435	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,811	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	633	338.68/cwt	337.00–339.00	2,144	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1050–1100	1,060	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,438	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	363.00/cwt	363.00–363.00	2,251	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	405	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,762	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	2,224	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 Aug 27, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 39Last week 36Year ago 37

Slaughter CattleReceipts 13Last week 5Year ago 12

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle 4.00 Higher Feeder Cattle 6.00 Higher Demand Good Activity Active Offerings Light 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	400–450	405	435.00	435.00
1	700–750	715	311.00	311.00
3	800–850	805	290.00	290.00
1	850–900	865	257.00	257.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	385.00	385.00
1	400–450	435	310.00	310.00
2	500–550	525	345.00	345.00
6	550–600	576	344.00–346.00	344.33
6	600–650	633	337.00–339.00	338.68
2	650–700	665	328.00	328.00
1	750–800	770	317.00	317.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	500–550	545	365.00–385.00	382.80
4	600–650	620	363.00	363.00
1	1050–1100	1,060	230.00	230.00

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	2	—	1,400	3,250.00	3,250.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,430	157.00	157.00
2	—	1,178	140.00–145.00	142.62
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,280	150.00	150.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,155	145.00–155.00	150.22
4	—	1,106	129.00–130.00	129.74
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,300	170.00	170.00
1	—	1,130	157.00	157.00

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