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North Wilkesboro Livestock Auction

Name: North Wilkesboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-05-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-07

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · North Wilkesboro, North Carolina · Wed, May 7

● Final39 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2089

← Apr 30May 7May 14 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

57 head

▲ 10 vs last sale 47▲ 16 vs year ago 41 · +39.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

1 head

▼ 6 vs last sale 7▼ 28 vs year ago 29 · −96.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

4 head

▲ 4 vs last sale 0▲ 4 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

Slaughter cattle Mostly steady Feeder cattle 5.00 To 8.00 Higher Demand Very 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 $309.13/cwt on 6 head. That ranks 2 of 28 comparable sales and sits −62.63 against this barn's trailing median of $371.76.

Average price

$309.13

6 head · 533 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,649

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$467

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2

$70.95/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.43

vs NC average

−23.69 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	539	320.95	1,730	5thin
Medium 2	505	250.00	1,263	1thin

One grade step is worth $70.95/cwt here — about $467 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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

309.13

—

NC average9 barns · 339 hd

297.70

+11.43

National average172 barns · 12,542 hd

332.82

−23.69

This barn, trailing median28 sales

371.76

−62.63

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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,265	106.00	1,341	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
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,000	$2,900	4thin

Every lot

39 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 · Steers5 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	370	442.47/cwt	440.00–445.00	1,637	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	440	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,650	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	365.14/cwt	355.00–380.00	1,734	3
Steers	550–600	Medium 1	550	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,870	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	590	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,242	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	320	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,232	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	383	380.16/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,456	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium 1	395	359.00/cwt	359.00–359.00	1,418	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	410	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,640	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium 1	414	367.10/cwt	352.00–370.00	1,520	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium 2	425	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,381	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	467	339.55/cwt	335.00–342.00	1,586	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium 2	505	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,263	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	530	326.19/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,729	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,725	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	640	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,856	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	665	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,161	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium 2	665	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,829	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	773	239.51/cwt	239.00–240.00	1,851	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium 2	775	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,434	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	345	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,346	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	355	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,278	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	390	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,502	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	402	428.36/cwt	425.00–435.00	1,722	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	415	377.41/cwt	375.00–380.00	1,566	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium 1	440	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,584	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium 1	473	314.00/cwt	300.00–327.00	1,485	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	495	359.00/cwt	359.00–359.00	1,777	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	500	387.00/cwt	387.00–387.00	1,935	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium 1	515	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,597	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium 2	520	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	1,451	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	530	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,723	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium 1	585	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,620	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium 2	630	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,071	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	660	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,881	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium 1	705	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,009	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	600–650	Medium 2	640	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,088	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows1 lot · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,265	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,341	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	4

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 May 7, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 57Last week 47Year ago 41

Slaughter CattleReceipts 1Last week 7Year ago 29

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter cattle Mostly steady Feeder cattle 5.00 To 8.00 Higher Demand Very Good Activity Active Offerings Light Quality Attractive

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,265	106.00	106.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	440	360.00	360.00
2	450–500	473	300.00–327.00	314.00
1	500–550	515	310.00	310.00
1	550–600	585	277.00	277.00
1	700–750	705	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	390.00	390.00
1	350–400	390	385.00	385.00
3	400–450	402	425.00–435.00	428.36
1	450–500	495	359.00	359.00
1	500–550	500	387.00	387.00
1	650–700	660	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	360.00	360.00
2	400–450	415	375.00–380.00	377.41
1	500–550	530	325.00	325.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	520	279.00	279.00
1	600–650	630	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	550	340.00	340.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	370	440.00–445.00	442.47
1	400–450	440	375.00	375.00
3	450–500	475	355.00–380.00	365.14
1	550–600	590	380.00	380.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	359.00	359.00
6	400–450	414	352.00–370.00	367.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	385.00	385.00
2	350–400	383	375.00–385.00	380.16
1	400–450	410	400.00	400.00
3	450–500	467	335.00–342.00	339.55
4	500–550	530	325.00–330.00	326.19
1	550–600	575	300.00	300.00
1	600–650	640	290.00	290.00
1	650–700	665	325.00	325.00
2	750–800	773	239.00–240.00	239.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	325.00	325.00
1	500–550	505	250.00	250.00
1	650–700	665	275.00	275.00
1	750–800	775	185.00	185.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	640	170.00	170.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,000	2,900.00	2,900.00

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.