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North Wilkesboro Livestock Auction

Name: North Wilkesboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-11-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-11-12

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · North Wilkesboro, North Carolina · Wed, Nov 12

● Final35 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2089

← Nov 5Nov 12Nov 19 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

38 head

▼ 57 vs last sale 95▼ 100 vs year ago 138 · −72.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

20 head

▲ 5 vs last sale 15▼ 19 vs year ago 39 · −48.7%

Also sold hereReplacement Cattle SaleSat Apr 4, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter Cattle 1.00 To 7.00 Higher Feeder Cattle Mostly Steady Demand Good Activity Active Offerings Light Quality Average Baby Calve 320.00

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 $311.17/cwt on 6 head. That ranks 1 of 16 comparable sales and sits −73.11 against this barn's trailing median of $384.28.

Average price

$311.17

6 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,698

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$33

per head · Medium 1 over Medium and Large 1

$2.84/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+27.16

vs NC average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 1	538	312.59	1,682	3thin
Medium and Large 1	554	309.75	1,715	3thin

One grade step is worth $2.84/cwt here — about −$33 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 sale6 hd

311.17

—

NC average9 barns · 206 hd

284.01

+27.16

This barn, trailing median16 sales

384.28

−73.11

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	—	Low	1,550	130.00	2,015	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,311	143.27	1,878	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,170	118.62	1,387	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	833	94.68	789	2thin

Every lot

35 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 · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	750–800	Medium 1	765	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,339	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	310	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	961	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium 2	378	212.42/cwt	200.00–225.00	803	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium 1	380	279.36/cwt	269.00–290.00	1,062	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	390	357.00/cwt	357.00–357.00	1,392	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium 1	425	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,126	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	450	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,508	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium 1	505	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,389	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium 2	540	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,323	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium 1	550	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,480	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	560	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,820	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	600	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,392	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	650	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,411	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	150–200	Medium and Large 1	180	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	594	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	275	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,018	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium 1	330	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	990	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium 2Full	350	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	543	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	370	372.00/cwt	369.00–375.00	1,376	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium 1	395	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,284	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	1,631	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	349.00/cwt	349.00–349.00	1,832	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium 1	538	312.59/cwt	300.00–319.00	1,682	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	568	290.13/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,648	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium 1	655	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,310	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	700	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,498	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	760	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,657	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium 2	765	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,301	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,550	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	2,015	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	833	94.68/cwt	91.00–98.00	789	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,077	96.25/cwt	90.00–100.00	1,037	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Value Added	1,105	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,989	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,210	128.72/cwt	125.00–132.00	1,558	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,235	115.01/cwt	110.00–120.00	1,420	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,275	141.15/cwt	140.00–145.00	1,800	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,525	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	2,379	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 12, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 38Last week 95Year ago 138

Slaughter CattleReceipts 20Last week 15Year ago 39

Slaughter Cattle 1.00 To 7.00 Higher Feeder Cattle Mostly Steady Demand Good Activity Active Offerings Light Quality Average Baby Calve 320.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,105	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,275	140.00–145.00	141.15
1	—	1,525	156.00	156.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	833	91.00–98.00	94.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,210	125.00–132.00	128.72
3	—	1,077	90.00–100.00	96.25
4	—	1,235	110.00–120.00	115.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,550	130.00	130.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	180	330.00	330.00
2	250–300	275	370.00	370.00
2	350–400	370	369.00–375.00	372.00
1	450–500	470	347.00	347.00
1	500–550	525	349.00	349.00
2	550–600	568	280.00–300.00	290.13
1	700–750	700	214.00	214.00
1	750–800	760	218.00	218.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	765	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	300.00	300.00
1	350–400	395	325.00	325.00
3	500–550	538	300.00–319.00	312.59
1	650–700	655	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	310.00	310.00
2	350–400	390	357.00	357.00
3	450–500	450	335.00	335.00
2	550–600	560	325.00	325.00
1	600–650	600	232.00	232.00
1	650–700	650	217.00	217.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	378	200.00–225.00	212.42
1	500–550	540	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	380	269.00–290.00	279.36
1	400–450	425	265.00	265.00
1	500–550	505	275.00	275.00
1	550–600	550	269.00	269.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	765	175.00	175.00

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.