Name: North Wilkesboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-09-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter Cattle Mostly Steady Feeder Cattle 12.00 To 14.00 Higher Demand Very Good Activity Active Offerings Heavy Quality Average To Attractive

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $322.67/cwt on 7 head. That ranks 1 of 13 comparable sales and sits −84.35 against this barn's trailing median of $407.02.

Average price

$322.67

7 head · 533 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,719

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$677

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2

$136.44/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.60

vs NC average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	530	368.44	1,953	2thin
Medium 1	530	322.45	1,709	4thin
Medium 2	550	232.00	1,276	1thin

One grade step is worth $136.44/cwt here — about $677 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

13 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $478.59, low $365.31, median $407.02 across 13 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 sale7 hd

322.67

—

NC average9 barns · 289 hd

314.07

+8.60

This barn, trailing median13 sales

407.02

−84.35

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	1,210	145.39	1,759	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,405	153.00	2,150	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,002	119.76	1,200	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	800	52.00	416	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	960	$1,889	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	811	$1,773	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	690	$1,750	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	725	$1,545	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	883	$2,534	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	759	$2,528	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	975	$2,200	1thin

Every lot, as filed

68 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
Steers	Medium 1	650–700	680	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,510	1
Bulls	Medium 1	350–400	375	349.00/cwt	349.00–349.00	1,309	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	479	368.36/cwt	365.00–370.00	1,764	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	406.41/cwt	385.00–417.00	1,097	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,716	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	356.13/cwt	347.00–365.00	2,386	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,764	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	355	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,473	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	240	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,128	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	417.05/cwt	415.00–419.00	1,326	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	245	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,041	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	635	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	2,203	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	368.44/cwt	362.00–375.00	1,953	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	730	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,986	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	650	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,015	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	374.43/cwt	369.00–377.00	1,756	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	752	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,181	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	390	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,697	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	1,788	4
Bulls	Small and Medium 2	450–500	475	175.79/cwt	150.00–200.00	835	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,584	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,330	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	333.00/cwt	329.00–337.00	2,048	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	730	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,044	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	411	378.11/cwt	359.00–390.00	1,554	8
Bulls	Small and Medium 3	700–750	705	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,058	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 2	350–400	368	222.38/cwt	220.00–225.00	818	2
Bulls	—	—	1,190	135.59/cwt	130.00–140.00	1,614	2
Bulls	—	—	1,250	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	2,063	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,028	147.63/cwt	145.00–150.00	1,518	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,013	112.40/cwt	110.00–115.00	1,139	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	800	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	416	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,405	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	2,150	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	811	1,772.61/head	1,250.00–2,100.00	1,773	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	786	2,484.42/head	2,250.00–2,750.00	2,484	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	825	2,825.76/head	2,800.00–2,850.00	2,826	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	650	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	900	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	801	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	999	123.60/cwt	120.00–132.00	1,235	5
Bulls	Medium 2	300–350	305	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,129	1
Heifers	Medium 2	650–700	670	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,554	1
Heifers	Medium 2	400–450	440	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,166	1
Heifers	Medium 2	350–400	395	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,086	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	725	1,545.17/head	1,500.00–1,600.00	1,545	2
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	690	1,749.82/head	1,725.00–1,775.00	1,750	2
Heifers	Medium 1	400–450	425	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,381	1
Heifers	Medium 1	600–650	615	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,538	1
Bulls	Medium 1	450–500	459	372.58/cwt	349.00–387.00	1,710	13
Bulls	Medium 2	550–600	550	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,276	1
Heifers	Medium 2	550–600	563	232.67/cwt	225.00–240.00	1,310	2
Heifers	Medium 2	500–550	525	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,181	1
Heifers	Medium 1	650–700	685	267.55/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,833	2
Heifers	Medium 1	750–800	785	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,159	1
Bulls	Medium 1	650–700	674	304.01/cwt	300.00–305.00	2,049	6
Bulls	Medium 2	650–700	675	246.20/cwt	237.00–265.00	1,662	3
Bulls	Medium 2	450–500	484	264.88/cwt	235.00–300.00	1,282	4
Bulls	Medium 2	400–450	423	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,269	2
Bulls	Medium 1	600–650	605	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,567	1
Bulls	Medium 1	300–350	325	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,365	1
Bulls	Medium 1	500–550	515	338.27/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,742	3
Heifers	Medium 1	450–500	485	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,625	1
Heifers	Medium 1	350–400	375	399.60/cwt	390.00–404.00	1,499	4
Bulls	Medium 1	550–600	575	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,581	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	408.40/cwt	390.00–485.00	1,899	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	1,889.06/head	1,425.00–2,325.00	1,889	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Bulls	Medium 1	400–450	403	361.89/cwt	345.00–379.00	1,458	2

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 Sep 24, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 129Last week 66Year ago 48

Slaughter CattleReceipts 19Last week 3Year ago 16

Replacement CattleReceipts 19Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle Mostly Steady Feeder Cattle 12.00 To 14.00 Higher Demand Very Good Activity Active Offerings Heavy Quality Average To Attractive

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	680	222.00	222.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	450–500	469	369.00–377.00	374.43
4	600–650	635	347.00	347.00
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	420.00	420.00
1	350–400	375	349.00	349.00
2	400–450	403	345.00–379.00	361.89
13	450–500	459	349.00–387.00	372.58
3	500–550	515	335.00–340.00	338.27
1	550–600	575	275.00	275.00
1	600–650	605	259.00	259.00
6	650–700	674	300.00–305.00	304.01
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	425.00	425.00
1	400–450	440	390.00	390.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	470.00	470.00
1	250–300	280	475.00	475.00
1	300–350	320	495.00	495.00
1	350–400	355	415.00	415.00
1	400–450	415	425.00	425.00
8	450–500	465	390.00–485.00	408.40
2	500–550	530	362.00–375.00	368.44
2	600–650	615	329.00–337.00	333.00
2	650–700	670	347.00–365.00	356.13
1	700–750	730	280.00	280.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	475	150.00–200.00	175.79
Bulls — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	705	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	370.00	370.00
2	400–450	423	300.00	300.00
4	450–500	484	235.00–300.00	264.88
1	550–600	550	232.00	232.00
3	650–700	675	237.00–265.00	246.20
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	270	385.00–417.00	406.41
2	300–350	318	415.00–419.00	417.05
1	350–400	390	435.00	435.00
8	400–450	411	359.00–390.00	378.11
3	450–500	479	365.00–370.00	368.36
4	550–600	573	312.00	312.00
4	650–700	650	310.00	310.00
1	700–750	730	272.00	272.00
2	750–800	752	290.00	290.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	368	220.00–225.00	222.38
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	275.00	275.00
1	400–450	440	265.00	265.00
1	500–550	525	225.00	225.00
2	550–600	563	225.00–240.00	232.67
1	650–700	670	232.00	232.00
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	375	390.00–404.00	399.60
1	400–450	425	325.00	325.00
1	450–500	485	335.00	335.00
1	600–650	615	250.00	250.00
2	650–700	685	260.00–275.00	267.55
1	750–800	785	275.00	275.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	975	2,200.00	2,200.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	1,950.00	1,950.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	786	2,250.00–2,750.00	2,484.42
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	825	2,800.00–2,850.00	2,825.76
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	650	2,700.00	2,700.00
Bred Cows — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	811	1,250.00–2,100.00	1,772.61
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	725	1,500.00–1,600.00	1,545.17
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	690	1,725.00–1,775.00	1,749.82
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	960	1,425.00–2,325.00	1,889.06

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,190	130.00–140.00	135.59
1	—	1,250	165.00	165.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,028	145.00–150.00	147.63
6	—	1,013	110.00–115.00	112.40
1	—	900	89.00	89.00
5	—	999	120.00–132.00	123.60
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	800	52.00	52.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,405	153.00	153.00

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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Reporter comment USDA

Bulls · 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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