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North Wilkesboro Livestock Auction

Name: North Wilkesboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-05-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-14

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · North Wilkesboro, North Carolina · Wed, May 14

● Final29 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2089

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Feeder Cattle receipts

31 head

▼ 26 vs last sale 57▲ 26 vs year ago 5 · +520.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

5 head

▲ 4 vs last sale 1▼ 14 vs year ago 19 · −73.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

6 head

▲ 2 vs last sale 4▲ 6 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 3.00 To 7.00 Higher Demand Good Activity Active Offerings Light {Rain } 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 $327.00/cwt on 2 head. That ranks 6 of 28 comparable sales and sits −44.76 against this barn's trailing median of $371.76.

Average price

$327.00

2 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,790

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+15.40

vs NC average

−12.88 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	548	327.00	1,790	2thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale2 hd

327.00

—

NC average9 barns · 310 hd

311.60

+15.40

National average164 barns · 12,891 hd

339.88

−12.88

This barn, trailing median28 sales

371.76

−44.76

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	—	High	2,030	170.00	3,451	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,340	130.00	1,742	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,170	120.00	1,404	2thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	High	1,015	297.00	3,015	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)	940	$3,100	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,100	$3,875	1thin

Every lot

29 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 · Steers6 lots · lightest first
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	495	339.00/cwt	339.00–339.00	1,678	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	613	352.98/cwt	347.00–355.00	2,164	4
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	770	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	2,148	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	820	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	2,370	2
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	890	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,537	1
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	920	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,622	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers8 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	380	377.00/cwt	377.00–377.00	1,433	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	415	365.42/cwt	359.00–372.00	1,516	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	1,485	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	540	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	1,793	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	555	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	1,787	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium 1	640	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,280	1
Heifers	850–900	Medium 2	860	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,247	1
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	870	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,306	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium 2	280	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	462	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	295	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,151	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium 1	390	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,092	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium 1	450	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	1,517	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	468	369.78/cwt	362.00–377.00	1,731	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	545	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,935	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	670	272.43/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,825	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	740	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,939	1
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,015	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	3,015	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	2,030	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	3,451	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,090	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,254	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,250	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,563	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,340	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,742	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	3,875.00/head	3,875.00–3,875.00	3,875	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	940	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	5

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 14, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 31Last week 57Year ago 5

Slaughter CattleReceipts 5Last week 1Year ago 19

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 4Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle Mostly Steady Feeder Cattle 3.00 To 7.00 Higher Demand Good Activity Active Offerings Light {Rain } Quality Attractive

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	280.00	280.00
1	450–500	450	337.00	337.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	390.00	390.00
2	450–500	468	362.00–377.00	369.78
1	500–550	545	355.00	355.00
2	650–700	670	270.00–275.00	272.43
1	700–750	740	262.00	262.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	380	377.00	377.00
2	400–450	415	359.00–372.00	365.42
1	450–500	470	316.00	316.00
1	500–550	540	332.00	332.00
1	550–600	555	322.00	322.00
1	850–900	870	265.00	265.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	640	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	850–900	860	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	495	339.00	339.00
4	600–650	613	347.00–355.00	352.98
1	750–800	770	279.00	279.00
2	800–850	820	289.00	289.00
1	850–900	890	285.00	285.00
1	900–950	920	285.00	285.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,250	125.00	125.00
1	—	1,090	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,340	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,030	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,015	297.00	297.00

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	3,875.00	3,875.00

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)	5	—	940	3,100.00	3,100.00

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.