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North Wilkesboro Livestock Auction

Name: North Wilkesboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-10-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-29

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · North Wilkesboro, North Carolina · Wed, Oct 29

● Final26 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2089

← Oct 22Oct 29Nov 5 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

32 head

▼ 44 vs last sale 76▼ 57 vs year ago 89 · −64.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

10 head

▼ 3 vs last sale 13▼ 13 vs year ago 23 · −56.5%

Also sold hereReplacement Cattle SaleSat Apr 4, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter Cattle 2.00 Lower Feeder Cattle 4.00 To 10.00 Lower 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 $277.51/cwt on 4 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −94.25 against this barn's trailing median of $371.76.

Average price

$277.51

4 head · 521 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,447

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$394

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2

$84.02/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−24.69

vs NC average

−97.38 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	510	313.02	1,596	2thin
Medium 1	540	255.00	1,377	1thin
Medium 2	525	229.00	1,202	1thin

One grade step is worth $84.02/cwt here — about $394 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 sale4 hd

277.51

—

NC average9 barns · 288 hd

302.20

−24.69

National average184 barns · 21,753 hd

374.89

−97.38

This barn, trailing median28 sales

371.76

−94.25

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	—	Average	1,582	173.59	2,745	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	745	145.00	1,080	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,365	140.00	1,911	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,198	114.20	1,368	4thin

Every lot

26 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 · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	450	345.00/cwt	335.00–350.00	1,553	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	650	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,048	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers10 lots · lightest first
Heifers	100–150	Medium 2	140	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	168	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	300	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,065	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	365	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,223	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium 1	420	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	890	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	445	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,291	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	510	313.02/cwt	312.00–314.00	1,596	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium 2	525	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,202	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium 1	540	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,377	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	600	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	1,734	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	655	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,847	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	415	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	1,336	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	509	296.65/cwt	287.00–300.00	1,510	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	560	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,792	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium 1	560	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,596	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	620	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,015	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	680	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,686	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	760	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,740	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,165	162.67/cwt	160.00–165.00	1,895	2
Bulls	—	—	1,998	184.51/cwt	184.00–185.00	3,687	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	745	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,080	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	995	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	995	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,050	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	935	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,365	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,911	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,373	133.90/cwt	128.00–140.00	1,838	2

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 29, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 32Last week 76Year ago 89

Slaughter CattleReceipts 10Last week 13Year ago 23

Slaughter Cattle 2.00 Lower Feeder Cattle 4.00 To 10.00 Lower Demand Good Activity Active Offerings Light { Rain } Quality Attractive

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	415	322.00	322.00
4	500–550	509	287.00–300.00	296.65
1	550–600	560	320.00	320.00
2	600–650	620	325.00	325.00
1	650–700	680	248.00	248.00
1	750–800	760	229.00	229.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	560	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	300	355.00	355.00
1	350–400	365	335.00	335.00
1	400–450	445	290.00	290.00
2	500–550	510	312.00–314.00	313.02
1	600–650	600	289.00	289.00
1	650–700	655	282.00	282.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	212.00	212.00
1	500–550	540	255.00	255.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	100–150	140	120.00	120.00
1	500–550	525	229.00	229.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	450	335.00–350.00	345.00
3	650–700	650	315.00	315.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	995	100.00	100.00
1	—	1,050	89.00	89.00
2	—	1,373	128.00–140.00	133.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	745	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,365	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,165	160.00–165.00	162.67
2	—	1,998	184.00–185.00	184.51

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.