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North Wilkesboro Livestock Auction

Name: North Wilkesboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-04-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-09

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · North Wilkesboro, North Carolina · Wed, Apr 9

● Final27 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2089

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Feeder Cattle receipts

34 head

▼ 42 vs last sale 76▲ 34 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

8 head

▼ 2 vs last sale 10▲ 8 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

2 head

▲ 2 vs last sale 0▲ 2 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Also sold hereReplacement Cattle SaleSat Apr 4, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Feeder cattle 4.00 To 10.00 Higher Slaughter cattle Mostly Steady Demand Good Activity Active Offerings Light Quality Average To 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 $273.38/cwt on 8 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −98.38 against this barn's trailing median of $371.76.

Average price

$273.38

8 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,500

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$97

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$22.75/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.76

vs NC average

−43.18 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	540	281.75	1,521	4thin
Medium 1	560	267.00	1,495	3thin
Medium and Large 2	550	259.00	1,425	1thin

One grade step is worth $22.75/cwt here — about $97 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 sale8 hd

273.38

—

NC average8 barns · 215 hd

282.13

−8.76

National average178 barns · 10,561 hd

316.55

−43.18

This barn, trailing median28 sales

371.76

−98.38

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	1,567	147.87	2,317	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,447	139.31	2,015	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	895	120.00	1,074	1thin

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,155	$2,700	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,000	$2,150	1thin

Every lot

27 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 · Steers7 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	325	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,219	1
Steers	350–400	Small and Medium 2	390	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	800	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	460	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	1,527	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	530	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,643	1
Steers	550–600	Medium 1	560	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,512	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	580	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,798	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	655	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,932	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	350	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,173	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium 1	375	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,020	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	385	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	1,224	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	450	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,328	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium 1	450	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,148	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	480	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,536	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	510	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,387	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	550	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,568	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	550	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,425	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium 1	560	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,495	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium 1	615	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,384	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	670	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,735	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium 2	405	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,013	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	540	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	1,777	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,567	147.87/cwt	145.00–150.00	2,317	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	895	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,074	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,375	143.96/cwt	143.00–145.00	1,979	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,590	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	2,067	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,155	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1

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 Apr 9, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 34Last week 76Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 8Last week 10Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder cattle 4.00 To 10.00 Higher Slaughter cattle Mostly Steady Demand Good Activity Active Offerings Light Quality Average To Attractive

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	540	329.00	329.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	335.00	335.00
2	450–500	480	320.00	320.00
1	500–550	510	272.00	272.00
3	550–600	550	285.00	285.00
1	650–700	670	259.00	259.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	375	272.00	272.00
2	450–500	450	255.00	255.00
3	550–600	560	267.00	267.00
1	600–650	615	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	318.00	318.00
1	450–500	450	295.00	295.00
1	550–600	550	259.00	259.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	375.00	375.00
1	450–500	460	332.00	332.00
1	500–550	530	310.00	310.00
3	550–600	580	310.00	310.00
1	650–700	655	295.00	295.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	560	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	205.00	205.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	2,150.00	2,150.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,155	2,700.00	2,700.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,567	145.00–150.00	147.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,375	143.00–145.00	143.96
1	—	1,590	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	895	120.00	120.00

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.