Name: North Wilkesboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-11-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-11-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter Cattle Mostly Steady Feeder Cattle Mostly Steady Demand Good Activity Active Offerings Moderate Quality Attractive

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $299.37/cwt on 8 head. That ranks 1 of 23 comparable sales and sits −86.20 against this barn's trailing median of $385.57.

Average price

$299.37

8 head · 527 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,578

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$302

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 1

$76.99/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.13

vs NC average

−66.24 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	522	308.99	1,612	7thin
Medium 1	565	232.00	1,311	1thin

One grade step is worth $76.99/cwt here — about $302 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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

299.37

—

NC average9 barns · 259 hd

298.24

+1.13

National average198 barns · 25,157 hd

365.61

−66.24

This barn, trailing median23 sales

385.57

−86.20

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	—	Low	1,358	143.02	1,942	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,408	136.57	1,923	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,167	127.00	1,482	10

Every lot, as filed

66 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	300–350	318	375.24/cwt	365.00–385.00	1,193	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	925	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,480	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	845	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,327	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	733	272.46/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,997	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	315.61/cwt	312.00–319.00	1,957	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	388	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,513	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,432	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	1,436	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	339.48/cwt	339.00–340.00	1,080	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	322.22/cwt	317.00–325.00	1,186	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	340.87/cwt	329.00–347.00	1,602	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	433	335.28/cwt	329.00–342.00	1,452	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	285	316.56/cwt	300.00–332.00	902	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	880	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,540	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	225	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	968	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	750	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,350	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,667	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	394.35/cwt	390.00–399.00	1,471	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	645	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,677	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	150–200	170	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	536	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 2	350–400	390	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,053	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	695	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,800	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	585	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	1,737	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	540	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,593	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	613	279.98/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,716	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	372.00/cwt	372.00–372.00	1,748	1
Bulls	Medium 1Full	750–800	770	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,247	1
Heifers	Medium 2	450–500	475	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,401	1
Bulls	Medium 2Thin Fleshed	300–350	330	192.16/cwt	185.00–200.00	634	2
Bulls	Medium 2	450–500	465	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,256	1
Bulls	Medium 2	400–450	400	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,100	1
Steers	Medium 1	700–750	715	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,695	1
Heifers	Medium 1	450–500	480	309.40/cwt	300.00–319.00	1,485	2
Heifers	Medium 1	550–600	565	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,311	1
Heifers	Medium 1	400–450	420	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,323	1
Bulls	Medium 2	350–400	390	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,346	1
Heifers	Medium 2	400–450	430	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,054	1
Bulls	Medium 1	700–750	700	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,785	1
Bulls	Medium 1	650–700	650	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,495	1
Bulls	Medium 1	600–650	628	252.47/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,586	2
Bulls	Medium 1	550–600	575	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,392	1
Bulls	Medium 2Full	500–550	505	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	783	1
Steers	Medium 1	400–450	400	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,100	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	540	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,755	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,994	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,591	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	818	284.62/cwt	280.00–287.00	2,328	3
Heifers	Medium 1	250–300	250	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	713	1
Heifers	Medium 1	650–700	690	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,670	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	743	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,043	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,408	136.57/cwt	135.00–140.00	1,923	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,170	133.34/cwt	128.00–138.00	1,560	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,073	115.32/cwt	110.00–120.00	1,237	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,530	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	2,173	1
Bulls	—	—	1,358	143.02/cwt	140.00–145.00	1,942	2
Heifers	Medium 2	300–350	335	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	586	1
Bulls	Medium 1	900–950	920	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,656	1
Bulls	Medium 1	450–500	480	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	1,450	1
Bulls	Medium 1	400–450	430	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,398	1
Bulls	Medium 1	350–400	385	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,444	1
Bulls	Medium 1	200–250	230	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	748	1
Heifers	Medium 2	700–750	705	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,058	1
Heifers	Medium 2	650–700	655	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,415	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	318.99/cwt	318.00–320.00	1,636	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,468	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	341.97/cwt	330.00–355.00	1,607	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 Nov 5, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 95Last week 32Year ago 40

Slaughter CattleReceipts 15Last week 10Year ago 4

Slaughter Cattle Mostly Steady Feeder Cattle Mostly Steady Demand Good Activity Active Offerings Moderate 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	200–250	225	430.00	430.00
2	300–350	318	365.00–385.00	375.24
2	350–400	373	390.00–399.00	394.35
1	400–450	430	370.00	370.00
1	450–500	470	372.00	372.00
1	500–550	540	295.00	295.00
1	550–600	585	297.00	297.00
2	600–650	613	275.00–285.00	279.98
1	650–700	695	259.00	259.00
1	700–750	725	275.00	275.00
1	900–950	925	160.00	160.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	270.00	270.00
Bulls — Medium 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	770	162.00	162.00
Bulls — Medium 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	330	185.00–200.00	192.16
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	345.00	345.00
1	400–450	400	275.00	275.00
1	450–500	465	270.00	270.00
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	325.00	325.00
1	350–400	385	375.00	375.00
1	400–450	430	325.00	325.00
1	450–500	480	302.00	302.00
1	550–600	575	242.00	242.00
2	600–650	628	250.00–255.00	252.47
1	650–700	650	230.00	230.00
1	700–750	700	255.00	255.00
1	900–950	920	180.00	180.00
Bulls — Medium 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	505	155.00	155.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	470	330.00–355.00	341.97
1	500–550	530	277.00	277.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	170	315.00	315.00
2	250–300	285	300.00–332.00	316.56
2	300–350	318	339.00–340.00	339.48
4	350–400	368	317.00–325.00	322.22
3	400–450	433	329.00–342.00	335.28
3	450–500	470	329.00–347.00	340.87
6	500–550	513	318.00–320.00	318.99
1	550–600	575	249.00	249.00
1	600–650	645	260.00	260.00
1	650–700	675	247.00	247.00
2	700–750	743	275.00	275.00
1	750–800	750	180.00	180.00
1	800–850	845	157.00	157.00
1	850–900	880	175.00	175.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	175.00	175.00
1	400–450	430	245.00	245.00
1	450–500	475	295.00	295.00
1	650–700	655	216.00	216.00
1	700–750	705	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	285.00	285.00
1	400–450	420	315.00	315.00
2	450–500	480	300.00–319.00	309.40
1	550–600	565	232.00	232.00
1	650–700	690	242.00	242.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	388	390.00	390.00
7	400–450	420	342.00	342.00
1	500–550	540	325.00	325.00
2	600–650	620	312.00–319.00	315.61
2	700–750	733	270.00–275.00	272.46
3	800–850	818	280.00–287.00	284.62
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	275.00	275.00
1	700–750	715	237.00	237.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,408	135.00–140.00	136.57
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,170	128.00–138.00	133.34
4	—	1,073	110.00–120.00	115.32
1	—	1,530	142.00	142.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,358	140.00–145.00	143.02

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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