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North Wilkesboro Livestock Auction

Name: North Wilkesboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-02-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-26

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · North Wilkesboro, North Carolina · Wed, Feb 26

● Final34 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2089

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Feeder Cattle receipts

41 head

▼ 7 vs last sale 48▼ 35 vs year ago 76 · −46.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

23 head

▲ 15 vs last sale 8▼ 1 vs year ago 24 · −4.2%

Also sold hereReplacement Cattle SaleSat Apr 4, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Demand Good Activity Active Offerings Light Quality Attractive

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $268.21/cwt on 5 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −103.55 against this barn's trailing median of $371.76.

Average price

$268.21

5 head · 570 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,529

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$88

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 1

$29.01/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+18.30

vs NC average

−38.80 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	564	274.01	1,545	4thin
Medium 1	595	245.00	1,458	1thin

One grade step is worth $29.01/cwt here — about $88 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale5 hd

268.21

—

NC average7 barns · 200 hd

249.91

+18.30

National average189 barns · 18,586 hd

307.01

−38.80

This barn, trailing median28 sales

371.76

−103.55

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

28 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $442.88, low $290.32, median $371.76 across 28 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
Bulls	—	Average	1,898	167.25	3,174	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,441	143.05	2,061	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,156	124.31	1,437	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	750	120.00	900	1thin

Every lot

34 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 · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	1,352	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium 1	255	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	638	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	1,170	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	438	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,279	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium 1	440	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,078	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	450	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,328	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium 1	467	278.69/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,301	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	510	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,362	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	582	276.35/cwt	275.00–277.00	1,608	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium 1	595	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,458	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium 1-2	600	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,260	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	670	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,635	1
Heifers	650–700	Small and Medium 2	688	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,032	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	718	205.98/cwt	204.00–208.00	1,479	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	150–200	Medium 2	165	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	330	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	293	352.61/cwt	340.00–365.00	1,033	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	335	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,256	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	380	347.96/cwt	347.00–349.00	1,322	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	408	316.91/cwt	312.00–322.00	1,293	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium 1	450	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,247	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	460	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	1,366	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	575	357.00/cwt	357.00–357.00	2,053	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	590	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	1,699	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	610	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,556	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	675	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,667	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	700	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,715	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,895	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	3,127	2
Bulls	—	—	1,900	169.50/cwt	165.00–174.00	3,221	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	750	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	900	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	995	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,045	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,140	123.25/cwt	120.00–130.00	1,405	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,378	125.36/cwt	121.00–130.00	1,727	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,430	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	2,159	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,459	148.10/cwt	139.00–156.00	2,161	7

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 26, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 41Last week 48Year ago 76

Slaughter CattleReceipts 23Last week 8Year ago 24

Demand Good Activity Active Offerings Light Quality Attractive

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	750	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	995	105.00	105.00
7	—	1,140	120.00–130.00	123.25
1	—	1,430	151.00	151.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,459	139.00–156.00	148.10
2	—	1,378	121.00–130.00	125.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,895	165.00	165.00
2	—	1,900	165.00–174.00	169.50

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	165	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	450	277.00	277.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	293	340.00–365.00	352.61
1	300–350	335	375.00	375.00
2	350–400	380	347.00–349.00	347.96
2	400–450	408	312.00–322.00	316.91
1	450–500	460	297.00	297.00
1	550–600	590	288.00	288.00
1	600–650	610	255.00	255.00
1	650–700	675	247.00	247.00
1	700–750	700	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	575	357.00	357.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	312.00	312.00
3	400–450	438	292.00	292.00
1	450–500	450	295.00	295.00
1	500–550	510	267.00	267.00
3	550–600	582	275.00–277.00	276.35
1	650–700	670	244.00	244.00
2	700–750	718	204.00–208.00	205.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	650–700	688	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	600	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	250.00	250.00
2	400–450	440	245.00	245.00
6	450–500	467	275.00–280.00	278.69
1	550–600	595	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	322.00	322.00

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.