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North Wilkesboro Livestock Auction

Name: North Wilkesboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-02-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-05

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · North Wilkesboro, North Carolina · Wed, Feb 5

● Final37 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2089

← Jan 22Feb 5Feb 26 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

48 head

▲ 17 vs last sale 31▼ 139 vs year ago 187 · −74.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

8 head

▲ 4 vs last sale 4▼ 15 vs year ago 23 · −65.2%

Also sold hereReplacement Cattle SaleSat Apr 4, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

N0 Reporter Last Week Demand Good Activity Active Offerings Light Quality Attractive

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $262.07/cwt on 6 head. That ranks 1 of 16 comparable sales and sits −122.22 against this barn's trailing median of $384.28.

Average price

$262.07

6 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,448

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$221

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 1

$36.08/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.39

vs NC average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	554	268.08	1,485	5thin
Medium 1	545	232.00	1,264	1thin

One grade step is worth $36.08/cwt here — about $221 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale6 hd

262.07

—

NC average9 barns · 351 hd

267.46

−5.39

This barn, trailing median16 sales

384.28

−122.22

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

16 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $443.84, low $322.91, median $384.28 across 16 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,405	147.37	2,071	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,171	97.02	1,136	6thin

Every lot

37 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers8 lots · lightest first
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	440	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	1,417	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	450	304.00/cwt	304.00–304.00	1,368	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	545	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,401	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	550	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,485	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	650	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,703	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	730	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,694	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	795	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,147	2
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	860	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	2,141	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers9 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	340	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	918	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	370	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	1,191	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium 1	390	299.00/cwt	299.00–299.00	1,166	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	440	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,219	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	515	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,519	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium 1	515	263.50/cwt	257.00–270.00	1,357	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium 1	550	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,144	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	610	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,458	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium 1	625	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,294	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium 2	305	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	854	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	330	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	1,086	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium 1	400	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,100	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	420	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,218	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	438	310.17/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,359	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium 1	474	254.71/cwt	250.00–259.00	1,207	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,363	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium 2	485	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,091	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	530	293.17/cwt	287.00–299.00	1,554	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium 1	545	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,264	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	570	251.35/cwt	230.00–272.00	1,433	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium 2	600	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,134	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	630	257.26/cwt	235.00–289.00	1,621	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	685	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,644	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium 1	695	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,251	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	723	233.47/cwt	232.00–235.00	1,688	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,107	84.71/cwt	79.00–90.00	938	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,223	101.48/cwt	100.00–103.00	1,241	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,260	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,575	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,405	147.37/cwt	145.00–150.00	2,071	2

This sale against other markets

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 Feb 5, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 48Last week 31Year ago 187

Slaughter CattleReceipts 8Last week 4Year ago 23

N0 Reporter Last Week Demand Good Activity Active Offerings Light Quality Attractive

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	275.00	275.00
4	450–500	474	250.00–259.00	254.71
1	500–550	545	232.00	232.00
1	650–700	695	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	329.00	329.00
2	400–450	438	300.00–320.00	310.17
1	450–500	475	287.00	287.00
2	500–550	530	287.00–299.00	293.17
3	550–600	570	230.00–272.00	251.35
3	600–650	630	235.00–289.00	257.26
1	650–700	685	240.00	240.00
2	700–750	723	232.00–235.00	233.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	280.00	280.00
1	450–500	485	225.00	225.00
1	600–650	600	189.00	189.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	322.00	322.00
1	450–500	450	304.00	304.00
2	500–550	545	257.00	257.00
2	550–600	550	270.00	270.00
1	650–700	650	262.00	262.00
1	700–750	730	232.00	232.00
2	750–800	795	270.00	270.00
1	850–900	860	249.00	249.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	299.00	299.00
2	500–550	515	257.00–270.00	263.50
1	550–600	550	208.00	208.00
1	600–650	625	207.00	207.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	270.00	270.00
1	350–400	370	322.00	322.00
1	400–450	440	277.00	277.00
1	500–550	515	295.00	295.00
1	600–650	610	239.00	239.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,405	145.00–150.00	147.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,260	125.00	125.00
3	—	1,107	79.00–90.00	84.71
2	—	1,223	100.00–103.00	101.48

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.