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North Wilkesboro Livestock Auction

Name: North Wilkesboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-11-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-11-05

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · North Wilkesboro, North Carolina · Wed, Nov 5

● Final66 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2089

← Oct 29Nov 5Nov 12 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

95 head

▲ 63 vs last sale 32▲ 55 vs year ago 40 · +137.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

15 head

▲ 5 vs last sale 10▲ 11 vs year ago 4 · +275.0%

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 Moderate 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 $299.37/cwt on 8 head. That ranks 2 of 28 comparable sales and sits −72.39 against this barn's trailing median of $371.76.

Average price

$299.37

8 head · 527 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,578

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$302

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 1

$76.99/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.13

vs NC average

−66.24 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	522	308.99	1,612	7thin
Medium 1	565	232.00	1,311	1thin

One grade step is worth $76.99/cwt here — about $302 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale8 hd

299.37

—

NC average9 barns · 259 hd

298.24

+1.13

National average198 barns · 25,157 hd

365.61

−66.24

This barn, trailing median28 sales

371.76

−72.39

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	—	Low	1,358	143.02	1,942	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,408	136.57	1,923	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,167	127.00	1,482	10

Every lot

66 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 · Steers8 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	388	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,513	2
Steers	400–450	Medium 1	400	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,100	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	1,436	7
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	540	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,755	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	620	315.61/cwt	312.00–319.00	1,957	2
Steers	700–750	Medium 1	715	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,695	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	733	272.46/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,997	2
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	818	284.62/cwt	280.00–287.00	2,328	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers	150–200	Medium and Large 1	170	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	536	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium 1	250	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	713	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	285	316.56/cwt	300.00–332.00	902	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	318	339.48/cwt	339.00–340.00	1,080	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium 2	335	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	586	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	368	322.22/cwt	317.00–325.00	1,186	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium 1	420	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,323	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium 2	430	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,054	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	433	335.28/cwt	329.00–342.00	1,452	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	340.87/cwt	329.00–347.00	1,602	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium 2	475	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,401	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium 1	480	309.40/cwt	300.00–319.00	1,485	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	513	318.99/cwt	318.00–320.00	1,636	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium 1	565	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,311	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,432	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	645	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,677	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium 2	655	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,415	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	675	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,667	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium 1	690	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,670	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium 2	705	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,058	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	743	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,043	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	750	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,350	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	845	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,327	1
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	880	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,540	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls29 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	225	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	968	1
Bulls	200–250	Medium 1	230	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	748	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	318	375.24/cwt	365.00–385.00	1,193	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium 2Thin Fleshed	330	192.16/cwt	185.00–200.00	634	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	373	394.35/cwt	390.00–399.00	1,471	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium 1	385	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,444	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium 2	390	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,346	1
Bulls	350–400	Small and Medium 2	390	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,053	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium 2	400	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,100	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	430	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,591	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium 1	430	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,398	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium 2	465	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,256	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	372.00/cwt	372.00–372.00	1,748	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	470	341.97/cwt	330.00–355.00	1,607	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium 1	480	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	1,450	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium 2Full	505	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	783	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	530	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,468	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	540	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,593	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium 1	575	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,392	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	585	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	1,737	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	613	279.98/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,716	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium 1	628	252.47/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,586	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium 1	650	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,495	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	695	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,800	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium 1	700	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,785	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	725	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,994	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium 1Full	770	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,247	1
Bulls	900–950	Medium 1	920	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,656	1
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 1	925	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,480	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,358	143.02/cwt	140.00–145.00	1,942	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,073	115.32/cwt	110.00–120.00	1,237	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,170	133.34/cwt	128.00–138.00	1,560	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,408	136.57/cwt	135.00–140.00	1,923	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,530	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	2,173	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 Nov 5, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 95Last week 32Year ago 40

Slaughter CattleReceipts 15Last week 10Year ago 4

Slaughter Cattle Mostly Steady Feeder Cattle Mostly Steady Demand Good Activity Active Offerings Moderate Quality Attractive

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	430.00	430.00
2	300–350	318	365.00–385.00	375.24
2	350–400	373	390.00–399.00	394.35
1	400–450	430	370.00	370.00
1	450–500	470	372.00	372.00
1	500–550	540	295.00	295.00
1	550–600	585	297.00	297.00
2	600–650	613	275.00–285.00	279.98
1	650–700	695	259.00	259.00
1	700–750	725	275.00	275.00
1	900–950	925	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	770	162.00	162.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	330	185.00–200.00	192.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	345.00	345.00
1	400–450	400	275.00	275.00
1	450–500	465	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	325.00	325.00
1	350–400	385	375.00	375.00
1	400–450	430	325.00	325.00
1	450–500	480	302.00	302.00
1	550–600	575	242.00	242.00
2	600–650	628	250.00–255.00	252.47
1	650–700	650	230.00	230.00
1	700–750	700	255.00	255.00
1	900–950	920	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	505	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	470	330.00–355.00	341.97
1	500–550	530	277.00	277.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	170	315.00	315.00
2	250–300	285	300.00–332.00	316.56
2	300–350	318	339.00–340.00	339.48
4	350–400	368	317.00–325.00	322.22
3	400–450	433	329.00–342.00	335.28
3	450–500	470	329.00–347.00	340.87
6	500–550	513	318.00–320.00	318.99
1	550–600	575	249.00	249.00
1	600–650	645	260.00	260.00
1	650–700	675	247.00	247.00
2	700–750	743	275.00	275.00
1	750–800	750	180.00	180.00
1	800–850	845	157.00	157.00
1	850–900	880	175.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	175.00	175.00
1	400–450	430	245.00	245.00
1	450–500	475	295.00	295.00
1	650–700	655	216.00	216.00
1	700–750	705	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	285.00	285.00
1	400–450	420	315.00	315.00
2	450–500	480	300.00–319.00	309.40
1	550–600	565	232.00	232.00
1	650–700	690	242.00	242.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	388	390.00	390.00
7	400–450	420	342.00	342.00
1	500–550	540	325.00	325.00
2	600–650	620	312.00–319.00	315.61
2	700–750	733	270.00–275.00	272.46
3	800–850	818	280.00–287.00	284.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	275.00	275.00
1	700–750	715	237.00	237.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,408	135.00–140.00	136.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,170	128.00–138.00	133.34
4	—	1,073	110.00–120.00	115.32
1	—	1,530	142.00	142.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,358	140.00–145.00	143.02

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.