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North Wilkesboro Livestock Auction

Name: North Wilkesboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-03-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-26

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

● Final48 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2089

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Feeder Cattle receipts

82 head

▲ 44 vs last sale 38▲ 64 vs year ago 18 · +355.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

10 head

▼ 2 vs last sale 12▼ 1 vs year ago 11 · −9.1%

Also sold hereReplacement Cattle SaleSat Apr 4, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle 6.00 Higher Feeder cattle 7.00 To 10.00 Higher Demand Good Activity Active Offerings Moderate Quality Attractive Head calves 575.00

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 $280.84/cwt on 10 head. That ranks 1 of 16 comparable sales and sits −103.45 against this barn's trailing median of $384.28.

Average price

$280.84

10 head · 557 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,564

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$261

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2

$52.23/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−21.09

vs NC average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	558	294.73	1,643	6thin
Medium 1	543	277.50	1,505	2thin
Medium 2	570	242.50	1,382	2thin

One grade step is worth $52.23/cwt here — about $261 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale10 hd

280.84

—

NC average9 barns · 297 hd

301.92

−21.09

This barn, trailing median16 sales

384.28

−103.45

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	1,499	141.83	2,126	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	783	113.50	888	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,089	94.00	1,023	3thin

Every lot

48 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 · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	282	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,156	5
Steers	300–350	Medium 2	345	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	518	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	355	389.00/cwt	389.00–389.00	1,381	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	430	372.00/cwt	372.00–372.00	1,600	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium 1	300	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	705	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	345	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,277	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	350	367.50/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,286	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	363	350.53/cwt	349.00–352.00	1,272	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium 2	375	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,069	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium 1	385	322.50/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,242	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	412	278.36/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,147	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium 1	445	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,113	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	476	294.24/cwt	282.00–300.00	1,401	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium 2	505	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,162	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	538	268.54/cwt	260.00–277.00	1,445	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium 1	570	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,454	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	580	275.80/cwt	270.00–277.00	1,600	6
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	605	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,506	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium 2Full	615	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	923	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium 2	630	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,166	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	305	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,068	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	335	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,323	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium 1	340	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	969	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium 1	385	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,097	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	408	370.93/cwt	367.00–375.00	1,513	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium 1	421	295.23/cwt	292.00–305.00	1,243	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	423	346.07/cwt	342.00–350.00	1,464	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	461	332.55/cwt	320.00–339.00	1,533	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium 2	465	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,279	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium 1	475	299.68/cwt	290.00–310.00	1,423	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	500	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,625	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium 1	535	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,471	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium 1	550	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,540	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	569	288.67/cwt	282.00–297.00	1,643	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium 2	570	242.50/cwt	235.00–250.00	1,382	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,731	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium 1	660	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,729	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium 2	680	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,598	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium 1	700	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,540	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium 1	765	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,721	1
Bulls	950–1000	Medium 1	985	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,862	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	450–500	Medium 2	495	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	644	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	750	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	525	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	815	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,280	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,080	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,210	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,093	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	929	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,120	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,445	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,625	146.11/cwt	145.50–147.00	2,374	3

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 Mar 26, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 82Last week 38Year ago 18

Slaughter CattleReceipts 10Last week 12Year ago 11

Slaughter cattle 6.00 Higher Feeder cattle 7.00 To 10.00 Higher Demand Good Activity Active Offerings Moderate Quality Attractive Head calves 575.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	395.00	395.00
4	400–450	408	367.00–375.00	370.93
4	450–500	461	320.00–339.00	332.55
1	500–550	500	325.00	325.00
5	550–600	569	282.00–297.00	288.67
1	600–650	625	277.00	277.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	285.00	285.00
1	350–400	385	285.00	285.00
5	400–450	421	292.00–305.00	295.23
2	450–500	475	290.00–310.00	299.68
1	500–550	535	275.00	275.00
1	550–600	550	280.00	280.00
1	650–700	660	262.00	262.00
1	700–750	700	220.00	220.00
1	750–800	765	225.00	225.00
1	950–1000	985	189.00	189.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	465	275.00	275.00
2	550–600	570	235.00–250.00	242.50
1	650–700	680	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	350.00	350.00
2	400–450	423	342.00–350.00	346.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	235.00	235.00
2	350–400	385	320.00–325.00	322.50
1	400–450	445	250.00	250.00
1	550–600	570	255.00	255.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	363	349.00–352.00	350.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	285.00	285.00
1	500–550	505	230.00	230.00
1	600–650	630	185.00	185.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	345	370.00	370.00
4	350–400	350	360.00–370.00	367.50
3	400–450	412	275.00–285.00	278.36
4	450–500	476	282.00–300.00	294.24
2	500–550	538	260.00–277.00	268.54
6	550–600	580	270.00–277.00	275.80
1	600–650	605	249.00	249.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	615	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	282	410.00	410.00
1	350–400	355	389.00	389.00
3	400–450	430	372.00	372.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	495	130.00	130.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	750	70.00	70.00
1	—	815	157.00	157.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,625	145.50–147.00	146.11
1	—	1,120	129.00	129.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,093	85.00	85.00
1	—	1,080	112.00	112.00

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.