Name: North Wilkesboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-12-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-12-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No Sale Last Week Demand Good Activity Active Offerings Light {Cold } Quality Average To Attractive

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $296.07/cwt on 13 head. That ranks 1 of 23 comparable sales and sits −89.50 against this barn's trailing median of $385.57.

Average price

$296.07

13 head · 531 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,571

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$219

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2

$60.22/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.49

vs NC average

−74.38 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	522	310.22	1,619	9thin
Medium 1	547	268.96	1,470	3thin
Medium 2	560	250.00	1,400	1thin

One grade step is worth $60.22/cwt here — about $219 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 sale13 hd

296.07

—

NC average7 barns · 169 hd

293.57

+2.49

National average194 barns · 19,992 hd

370.45

−74.38

This barn, trailing median23 sales

385.57

−89.50

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	1,628	167.50	2,726	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,435	146.00	2,095	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	815	109.57	893	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,028	109.16	1,122	11

Every lot, as filed

46 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%	—	985	78.71/cwt	76.00–80.00	775	3
Bulls	—	—	1,140	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,824	1
Bulls	—	—	2,115	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	3,701	1
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium 1	400–450	420	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	861	1
Bulls	Medium 1	450–500	478	287.43/cwt	275.00–300.00	1,374	2
Heifers	Medium 2	450–500	480	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,080	1
Bulls	Medium 2	450–500	460	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,090	1
Bulls	Medium 2	350–400	390	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,307	1
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium 2	550–600	590	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,003	1
Dairy Heifers	Medium 1	400–450	445	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	668	1
Heifers	Medium 1	500–550	500	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,350	1
Heifers	Medium 1	650–700	685	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,541	1
Heifers	Medium 2	550–600	560	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,400	1
Bulls	Medium 1	350–400	373	354.25/cwt	342.00–367.00	1,321	2
Bulls	Medium 1	500–550	520	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,404	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,767	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	395	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	1,390	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	220	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,001	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,466	1
Heifers	Medium 1	550–600	570	268.44/cwt	265.00–272.00	1,530	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	695	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,772	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	313	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,096	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	344.47/cwt	342.00–347.00	1,653	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,785	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	768	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,728	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,725	1
Heifers	Medium 1	450–500	470	288.77/cwt	280.00–297.00	1,357	2
Heifers	Medium 2	350–400	380	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,007	1
Dairy Heifers	Medium 2	800–850	815	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	734	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,215	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,725	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	880	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,074	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	339.40/cwt	332.00–347.00	1,307	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,484	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,628	1
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	813	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	271.57/cwt	262.00–282.00	1,168	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	725	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,460	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	1,869	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	450	334.00/cwt	332.00–335.00	1,503	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	516	310.25/cwt	310.00–312.00	1,601	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	990	135.20/cwt	130.00–145.00	1,338	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,077	111.81/cwt	110.00–120.00	1,204	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,655	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	2,483	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	765	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,186	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	808	80.63/cwt	73.00–90.00	651	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 Dec 3, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 56Last week 53Year ago 66

Slaughter CattleReceipts 20Last week 14Year ago 16

No Sale Last Week Demand Good Activity Active Offerings Light {Cold } Quality Average To Attractive

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	985	76.00–80.00	78.71
3	—	990	130.00–145.00	135.20
5	—	1,077	110.00–120.00	111.81
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,215	142.00	142.00
1	—	1,655	150.00	150.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	880	122.00	122.00
1	—	765	155.00	155.00
2	—	808	73.00–90.00	80.63
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,140	160.00	160.00
1	—	2,115	175.00	175.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	205.00	205.00
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	590	170.00	170.00
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	373	342.00–367.00	354.25
2	450–500	478	275.00–300.00	287.43
1	500–550	520	270.00	270.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	335.00	335.00
1	450–500	460	237.00	237.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	520	282.00	282.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	400.00	400.00
1	400–450	430	345.00	345.00
2	450–500	480	342.00–347.00	344.47
1	500–550	525	310.00	310.00
1	650–700	670	279.00	279.00
2	750–800	768	225.00	225.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	265.00	265.00
1	450–500	480	225.00	225.00
1	550–600	560	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	470	280.00–297.00	288.77
1	500–550	500	270.00	270.00
2	550–600	570	265.00–272.00	268.44
1	650–700	685	225.00	225.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	250.00	250.00
2	300–350	313	350.00	350.00
2	350–400	385	332.00–347.00	339.40
3	400–450	430	262.00–282.00	271.57
3	450–500	450	332.00–335.00	334.00
8	500–550	516	310.00–312.00	310.25
1	550–600	570	310.00	310.00
2	600–650	605	295.00	295.00
1	650–700	695	255.00	255.00
Dairy Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	150.00	150.00
Dairy Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	800–850	815	90.00	90.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	455.00	455.00
1	350–400	395	352.00	352.00
1	550–600	575	300.00	300.00
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	250.00	250.00

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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