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North Wilkesboro Livestock Auction

Name: North Wilkesboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-10-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-22

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · North Wilkesboro, North Carolina · Wed, Oct 22

● Final50 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2089

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Feeder Cattle receipts

76 head

▲ 25 vs last sale 51▲ 76 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

13 head

▲ 3 vs last sale 10▲ 13 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

No Reporter Last 2 Weeks Demand Good Activity Active Offerings Moderate 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 $310.36/cwt on 10 head. That ranks 1 of 16 comparable sales and sits −73.93 against this barn's trailing median of $384.28.

Average price

$310.36

10 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,685

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$424

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2

$94.22/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.04

vs NC average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	537	342.14	1,837	5thin
Medium 1	535	299.00	1,600	3thin
Medium 2	570	247.92	1,413	2thin

One grade step is worth $94.22/cwt here — about $424 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 sale10 hd

310.36

—

NC average9 barns · 280 hd

318.40

−8.04

This barn, trailing median16 sales

384.28

−73.93

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	—	Average	1,789	164.40	2,942	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,149	143.68	1,651	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,304	141.97	1,851	4thin

Every lot

50 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	450–500	Medium and Large 1	480	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,944	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	530	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,935	1
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	895	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	2,121	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium 1	260	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	910	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	285	427.63/cwt	420.00–435.00	1,219	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	320	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,328	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	355	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,243	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium 1	380	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,235	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium 1	400	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,420	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	434	373.92/cwt	365.00–377.00	1,623	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium 1	465	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,558	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	480	359.00/cwt	359.00–359.00	1,723	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	527	316.71/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,669	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium 1	540	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	1,604	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium 1	570	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,607	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	572	327.36/cwt	325.00–329.00	1,872	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium 1	605	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,422	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	636	280.97/cwt	275.00–289.00	1,787	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	660	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	1,841	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	720	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,498	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls26 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	265	460.96/cwt	460.00–462.00	1,222	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	290	419.00/cwt	419.00–419.00	1,215	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	320	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,472	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	340	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,496	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium 1	345	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,397	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	365	422.05/cwt	416.00–425.00	1,540	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium 1	370	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,480	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	418	388.47/cwt	385.00–395.00	1,624	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium 1	428	343.97/cwt	332.00–355.00	1,472	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	430	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,613	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	452	377.36/cwt	370.00–387.00	1,706	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium 1	465	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,581	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium 1	505	293.50/cwt	287.00–300.00	1,482	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	513	349.98/cwt	345.00–355.00	1,795	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium 2	570	247.92/cwt	232.00–265.00	1,413	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	573	330.39/cwt	322.00–339.00	1,893	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium 1	595	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,845	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium 2	600	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,500	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	608	329.49/cwt	329.00–330.00	2,003	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium 1	610	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,830	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	655	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,260	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	670	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,876	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium 1	695	256.00/cwt	245.00–267.00	1,779	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	725	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,900	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	825	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,856	1
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 1	935	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,057	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,663	162.00/cwt	155.00–167.00	2,694	4
Bulls	—	—	2,295	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	3,993	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows2 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,149	143.68/cwt	140.00–149.00	1,651	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,304	141.97/cwt	140.00–143.00	1,851	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 Oct 22, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 76Last week 51Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 13Last week 10Year ago 0

No Reporter Last 2 Weeks Demand Good Activity Active Offerings Moderate Quality Attractive

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	285	420.00–435.00	427.63
1	300–350	320	415.00	415.00
1	350–400	355	350.00	350.00
4	400–450	434	365.00–377.00	373.92
1	450–500	480	359.00	359.00
3	500–550	527	310.00–330.00	316.71
3	550–600	572	325.00–329.00	327.36
4	600–650	636	275.00–289.00	280.97
1	650–700	660	279.00	279.00
1	700–750	720	208.00	208.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	350.00	350.00
1	350–400	380	325.00	325.00
1	400–450	400	355.00	355.00
1	450–500	465	335.00	335.00
1	500–550	540	297.00	297.00
1	550–600	570	282.00	282.00
1	600–650	605	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	480	405.00	405.00
1	500–550	530	365.00	365.00
1	850–900	895	237.00	237.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	265	460.00–462.00	460.96
1	300–350	320	460.00	460.00
4	350–400	365	416.00–425.00	422.05
3	400–450	418	385.00–395.00	388.47
6	450–500	452	370.00–387.00	377.36
3	500–550	513	345.00–355.00	349.98
2	550–600	573	322.00–339.00	330.39
2	600–650	608	329.00–330.00	329.49
1	650–700	655	345.00	345.00
1	700–750	725	262.00	262.00
1	800–850	825	225.00	225.00
1	900–950	935	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	419.00	419.00
1	300–350	340	440.00	440.00
1	400–450	430	375.00	375.00
1	650–700	670	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	570	232.00–265.00	247.92
1	600–650	600	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	405.00	405.00
1	350–400	370	400.00	400.00
2	400–450	428	332.00–355.00	343.97
1	450–500	465	340.00	340.00
2	500–550	505	287.00–300.00	293.50
1	550–600	595	310.00	310.00
1	600–650	610	300.00	300.00
2	650–700	695	245.00–267.00	256.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,149	140.00–149.00	143.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,304	140.00–143.00	141.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,663	155.00–167.00	162.00
1	—	2,295	174.00	174.00

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.