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North Wilkesboro Livestock Auction

Name: North Wilkesboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-07-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-07-16

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · North Wilkesboro, North Carolina · Wed, Jul 16

● Final25 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2089

← Jul 9Jul 16Jul 23 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

32 head

▲ 19 vs last sale 13▼ 58 vs year ago 90 · −64.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

7 head

▲ 1 vs last sale 6▼ 9 vs year ago 16 · −56.3%

Also sold hereReplacement Cattle SaleSat Apr 4, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter Cattle Mostly Steady Feeder Cattle Mostly Steady Demand Good Activity Active Offerings Light { Hot } Quality Attractive

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 $325.00/cwt on 1 head. That ranks 2 of 16 comparable sales and sits −59.28 against this barn's trailing median of $384.28.

Average price

$325.00

1 head · 510 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,658

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+18.81

vs NC average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	510	325.00	1,658	1thin

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 sale1 hd

325.00

—

NC average8 barns · 196 hd

306.19

+18.81

This barn, trailing median16 sales

384.28

−59.28

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
Bulls	—	High	1,055	167.00	1,762	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,295	158.00	2,046	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,112	142.39	1,583	5thin

Every lot

25 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 · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	545	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,989	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	595	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	1,660	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	710	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,775	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	355	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,189	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium 1	493	240.05/cwt	230.00–250.00	1,183	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	500	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	1,610	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium 1	528	232.51/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,228	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	775	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,093	5
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	350	367.00/cwt	367.00–367.00	1,285	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium 1	420	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,470	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	446	379.00/cwt	379.00–379.00	1,690	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	465	346.09/cwt	342.00–350.00	1,609	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	510	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,658	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	602	263.33/cwt	259.00–269.00	1,585	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	655	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,585	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium 1	665	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,496	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	705	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,657	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium 1	720	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,224	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium 2	810	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,175	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	300–350	Medium 2	305	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	458	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,055	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,762	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,055	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,266	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,105	140.99/cwt	138.00–143.00	1,558	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,190	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	2,011	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,295	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	2,046	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 Jul 16, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 32Last week 13Year ago 90

Slaughter CattleReceipts 7Last week 6Year ago 16

Slaughter Cattle Mostly Steady Feeder Cattle Mostly Steady Demand Good Activity Active Offerings Light { Hot } Quality Attractive

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	350.00	350.00
1	650–700	665	225.00	225.00
1	700–750	720	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	367.00	367.00
4	400–450	446	379.00	379.00
2	450–500	465	342.00–350.00	346.09
1	500–550	510	325.00	325.00
3	600–650	602	259.00–269.00	263.33
1	650–700	655	242.00	242.00
1	700–750	705	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	800–850	810	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	545	365.00	365.00
1	550–600	595	279.00	279.00
1	700–750	710	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	493	230.00–250.00	240.05
2	500–550	528	230.00–235.00	232.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	335.00	335.00
1	500–550	500	322.00	322.00
5	750–800	775	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	150.00	150.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,055	120.00	120.00
3	—	1,105	138.00–143.00	140.99
1	—	1,190	169.00	169.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,295	158.00	158.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,055	167.00	167.00

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.