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North Wilkesboro Livestock Auction

Name: North Wilkesboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-11-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-11-19

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · North Wilkesboro, North Carolina · Wed, Nov 19

● Final38 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2089

← Nov 12Nov 19Dec 3 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

53 head

▲ 15 vs last sale 38▲ 22 vs year ago 31 · +71.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

14 head

▼ 6 vs last sale 20▼ 12 vs year ago 26 · −46.2%

Also sold hereReplacement Cattle SaleSat Apr 4, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter Cattle 4.00 To 7.00 Higher Feeder Cattle Mostly Steady Demand Good Activity Active Offerings Moderate Quality Average To Attractive Head Calves 675.00 To 690

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 $265.55/cwt on 6 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −106.21 against this barn's trailing median of $371.76.

Average price

$265.55

6 head · 519 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,378

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$306

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 1

$54.96/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−40.11

vs NC average

−91.34 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	523	293.03	1,533	3thin
Medium 1	515	238.07	1,226	3thin

One grade step is worth $54.96/cwt here — about $306 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

265.55

—

NC average10 barns · 413 hd

305.66

−40.11

National average188 barns · 19,415 hd

356.89

−91.34

This barn, trailing median28 sales

371.76

−106.21

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	1,543	158.33	2,444	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,436	148.50	2,132	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,128	134.11	1,513	7thin

Every lot

38 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 · Steers6 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	335	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,256	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	385	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,444	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,169	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	593	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	1,969	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	695	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	2,238	1
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	880	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	2,218	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	278	330.62/cwt	325.00–337.00	919	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	305	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	915	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium 2Full	340	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	595	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	360	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,242	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	415	343.40/cwt	335.00–368.00	1,425	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium 1	445	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,291	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium 2	445	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,113	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	474	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,422	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium 1	515	238.07/cwt	225.00–245.00	1,226	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	293.03/cwt	285.00–297.00	1,533	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	633	246.91/cwt	239.00–255.00	1,563	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	670	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,534	1
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	930	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,739	1
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	955	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,910	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	290	391.88/cwt	385.00–399.00	1,136	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	320	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,120	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	360	410.07/cwt	405.00–415.00	1,476	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium 1	375	342.80/cwt	335.00–350.00	1,286	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	430	348.47/cwt	347.00–350.00	1,498	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium 1	457	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	1,398	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	565	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,413	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	600	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	1,872	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium 1	623	239.59/cwt	237.00–242.00	1,493	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium 1Full	630	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,355	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1Full	645	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,838	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,315	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,973	2
Bulls	—	—	2,000	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	3,500	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,070	138.28/cwt	135.00–140.00	1,480	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,083	146.71/cwt	145.00–149.00	1,589	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,260	115.24/cwt	110.00–120.00	1,452	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,428	150.00/cwt	146.00–156.00	2,142	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,460	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	2,102	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 19, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 53Last week 38Year ago 31

Slaughter CattleReceipts 14Last week 20Year ago 26

Slaughter Cattle 4.00 To 7.00 Higher Feeder Cattle Mostly Steady Demand Good Activity Active Offerings Moderate Quality Average To Attractive Head Calves 675.00 To 690

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,315	150.00	150.00
1	—	2,000	175.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,260	110.00–120.00	115.24
2	—	1,083	145.00–149.00	146.71
3	—	1,070	135.00–140.00	138.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,428	146.00–156.00	150.00
1	—	1,460	144.00	144.00

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	278	325.00–337.00	330.62
1	300–350	305	300.00	300.00
1	350–400	360	345.00	345.00
5	400–450	415	335.00–368.00	343.40
4	450–500	474	300.00	300.00
3	500–550	523	285.00–297.00	293.03
2	600–650	633	239.00–255.00	246.91
1	650–700	670	229.00	229.00
1	900–950	930	187.00	187.00
1	950–1000	955	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	175.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	290.00	290.00
3	500–550	515	225.00–245.00	238.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	290	385.00–399.00	391.88
2	300–350	320	350.00	350.00
2	350–400	360	405.00–415.00	410.07
2	400–450	430	347.00–350.00	348.47
1	550–600	565	250.00	250.00
1	600–650	600	312.00	312.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	645	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	375	335.00–350.00	342.80
2	450–500	457	306.00	306.00
2	600–650	623	237.00–242.00	239.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	630	215.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	335	375.00	375.00
1	350–400	385	375.00	375.00
1	400–450	425	275.00	275.00
2	550–600	593	332.00	332.00
1	650–700	695	322.00	322.00
1	850–900	880	252.00	252.00

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.