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North Wilkesboro Livestock Auction

Name: North Wilkesboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-05-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-21

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · North Wilkesboro, North Carolina · Wed, May 21

● Final52 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2089

← May 14May 21May 28 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

93 head

▲ 62 vs last sale 31▲ 18 vs year ago 75 · +24.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

12 head

▲ 7 vs last sale 5▼ 3 vs year ago 15 · −20.0%

Also sold hereReplacement Cattle SaleSat Apr 4, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle 5.00 Higher Feeder cattle 2.00 To 12.00 Higher Demand Very Good Activity Active Offerings Moderate Quality Attractive 1 Hog

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 $312.15/cwt on 9 head. That ranks 3 of 28 comparable sales and sits −59.61 against this barn's trailing median of $371.76.

Average price

$312.15

9 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,705

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$216

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 1

$52.28/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.45

vs NC average

−22.11 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	536	330.77	1,772	5thin
Medium and Large 2	560	320.00	1,792	1thin
Medium 1	559	278.49	1,556	3thin

One grade step is worth $52.28/cwt here — about $216 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 sale9 hd

312.15

—

NC average9 barns · 320 hd

302.69

+9.45

National average158 barns · 12,726 hd

334.26

−22.11

This barn, trailing median28 sales

371.76

−59.61

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	Lean 85-90%	Average	675	140.00	945	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,361	138.77	1,888	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,191	131.80	1,570	4thin

Every lot

52 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	400–450	Medium and Large 1	445	418.00/cwt	418.00–418.00	1,860	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	580	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,030	3
Steers	600–650	Medium 1	645	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,774	1
Steers	650–700	Medium 1	690	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,208	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	250	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	838	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium 1	320	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	976	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	325	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,138	1
Heifers	350–400	Small and Medium 2	360	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	432	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium 1	365	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,186	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	382	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,337	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	400	382.00/cwt	382.00–382.00	1,528	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium 2	410	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	513	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium 1	419	331.07/cwt	315.00–347.00	1,387	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,622	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium 1	470	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,528	1
Heifers	450–500	Small and Medium 2	495	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,089	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	510	324.50/cwt	322.00–327.00	1,655	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium 1	520	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,560	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	553	334.95/cwt	327.00–339.00	1,852	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	560	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,792	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium 1	578	267.73/cwt	250.00–285.00	1,547	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	618	293.46/cwt	290.00–297.00	1,814	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	662	283.65/cwt	282.00–287.00	1,878	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	740	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,776	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	320	393.44/cwt	375.00–405.00	1,259	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium 1	328	312.56/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,025	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium 2	335	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	838	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium 1	363	322.34/cwt	300.00–345.00	1,170	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	370	386.33/cwt	385.00–387.00	1,429	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium 2	380	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,007	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium 2	405	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,114	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	410	404.00/cwt	404.00–404.00	1,656	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium 1	425	342.84/cwt	325.00–355.00	1,457	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	458	371.03/cwt	365.00–377.00	1,699	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	475	342.45/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,627	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium 1	495	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,609	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium 1	522	285.42/cwt	265.00–295.00	1,490	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	535	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,659	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium 2	540	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,215	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	567	309.51/cwt	300.00–327.00	1,755	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	612	310.41/cwt	300.00–332.00	1,900	5
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	685	291.33/cwt	289.00–295.00	1,996	5
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	740	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	2,198	1
Bulls	900–950	Medium 2	930	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,256	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	350–400	Medium 2	395	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	948	1
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers	300–350	Medium 2	330	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	413	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	675	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	945	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	955	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	936	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,270	143.06/cwt	140.00–147.00	1,817	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,295	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,554	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,363	143.28/cwt	138.00–148.00	1,953	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,415	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,910	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 May 21, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 93Last week 31Year ago 75

Slaughter CattleReceipts 12Last week 5Year ago 15

Slaughter cattle 5.00 Higher Feeder cattle 2.00 To 12.00 Higher Demand Very Good Activity Active Offerings Moderate Quality Attractive 1 Hog

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,295	120.00	120.00
1	—	1,415	135.00	135.00
5	—	1,363	138.00–148.00	143.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	675	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,270	140.00–147.00	143.06
1	—	955	98.00	98.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	320	375.00–405.00	393.44
3	350–400	370	385.00–387.00	386.33
1	400–450	410	404.00	404.00
2	450–500	458	365.00–377.00	371.03
1	500–550	535	310.00	310.00
3	550–600	567	300.00–327.00	309.51
5	600–650	612	300.00–332.00	310.41
5	650–700	685	289.00–295.00	291.33
1	700–750	740	297.00	297.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	475	340.00–345.00	342.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	250.00	250.00
1	350–400	380	265.00	265.00
1	400–450	405	275.00	275.00
1	500–550	540	225.00	225.00
1	900–950	930	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	328	310.00–315.00	312.56
2	350–400	363	300.00–345.00	322.34
3	400–450	425	325.00–355.00	342.84
1	450–500	495	325.00	325.00
3	500–550	522	265.00–295.00	285.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	250	335.00	335.00
1	300–350	325	350.00	350.00
3	350–400	382	350.00	350.00
8	400–450	400	382.00	382.00
1	450–500	470	345.00	345.00
2	500–550	510	322.00–327.00	324.50
3	550–600	553	327.00–339.00	334.95
2	600–650	618	290.00–297.00	293.46
3	650–700	662	282.00–287.00	283.65
1	700–750	740	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	120.00	120.00
1	450–500	495	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	560	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	305.00	305.00
1	350–400	365	325.00	325.00
5	400–450	419	315.00–347.00	331.07
1	450–500	470	325.00	325.00
1	500–550	520	300.00	300.00
2	550–600	578	250.00–285.00	267.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	445	418.00	418.00
3	550–600	580	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	645	275.00	275.00
1	650–700	690	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	125.00	125.00

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.