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North Wilkesboro Livestock Auction

Name: North Wilkesboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-09-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-23

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · North Wilkesboro, North Carolina · Wed, Sep 23

● Final64 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2089

← Sep 16Sep 23Sep 30 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

338 head

▲ 207 vs last sale 131▲ 209 vs year ago 129 · +162.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

12 head

▼ 11 vs last sale 23▼ 7 vs year ago 19 · −36.8%

Also sold hereReplacement Cattle SaleSat Apr 4, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter Cattle 3.00 To 4.00 Higher Feeder Cattle 18.00 To 27.00 Higher Demand Good Activity Active Offerings Heavy 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 $371.14/cwt on 61 head, up $47.92 from the prior sale (only 14 head in that comparison). That ranks 14 of 28 comparable sales and sits −0.61 against this barn's trailing median of $371.76.

Average price

$371.14

▲ 47.92 vs prior sale

61 head · 532 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,976

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$117

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$40.12/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+38.61

vs NC average

+15.04 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	531	373.12	1,981	58
Medium and Large 2	560	333.00	1,865	3thin

One grade step is worth $40.12/cwt here — about $117 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 sale61 hd

371.14

—

NC average9 barns · 257 hd

332.54

+38.61

National average179 barns · 11,869 hd

356.10

+15.04

This barn, trailing median28 sales

371.76

−0.61

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
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	778	146.97	1,144	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,670	145.33	2,427	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,131	143.25	1,621	4thin

Every lot

64 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	265	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,073	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	325	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	1,739	1
Steers	300–350	Medium 2	340	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,088	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	350	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,400	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	360	498.01/cwt	497.00–499.00	1,793	2
Steers	350–400	Medium 2	390	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,073	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	405	487.00/cwt	487.00–487.00	1,972	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	415	427.76/cwt	422.00–455.00	1,775	17
Steers	450–500	Medium 2	458	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,351	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	491	418.54/cwt	416.00–427.00	2,055	15
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	495	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,782	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	515	489.00/cwt	489.00–489.00	2,518	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	526	389.22/cwt	377.00–401.00	2,047	17
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	575	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,984	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	589	359.48/cwt	350.00–366.00	2,117	7
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	608	369.49/cwt	368.00–372.00	2,246	8
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	618	339.72/cwt	330.00–350.00	2,099	2
Steers	600–650	Medium 2	618	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,854	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	681	346.48/cwt	337.00–349.00	2,360	7
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	255	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	905	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	348	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,601	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	350	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,190	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	366	417.56/cwt	412.00–430.00	1,528	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	429	399.55/cwt	392.00–418.00	1,714	22
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	440	370.50/cwt	352.00–385.00	1,630	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,305	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	480	367.00/cwt	367.00–367.00	1,762	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	481	396.95/cwt	395.00–397.00	1,909	35
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	520	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,820	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	530	373.82/cwt	350.00–388.00	1,981	56
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	560	353.44/cwt	347.00–360.00	1,979	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	580	324.50/cwt	320.00–329.00	1,882	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	622	340.74/cwt	336.00–345.00	2,119	70
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	706	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	2,316	7
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	865	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,903	1
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	915	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,471	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	267	528.25/cwt	525.00–535.00	1,410	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium 2	325	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,008	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	365	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,478	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	405	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,458	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	430.51/cwt	420.00–439.00	1,830	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	500	362.00/cwt	362.00–362.00	1,810	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	510	459.00/cwt	459.00–459.00	2,341	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium 2	530	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,802	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	553	352.07/cwt	337.00–367.00	1,947	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	555	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,610	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium 2	585	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,463	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	650	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	1,989	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	677	315.03/cwt	310.00–318.00	2,133	4
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	710	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	2,038	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	810	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	2,244	1
Bulls	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	975	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	2,165	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	400–450	Large 3	420	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,428	1
Dairy Steers	600–650	Large 3	630	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,670	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	350–400	Large 3Full	355	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	710	1
Dairy Heifers	400–450	Large 3	440	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	999	1
Dairy Heifers	500–550	Large 3	510	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,122	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	735	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	735	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	800	170.46/cwt	169.00–172.00	1,364	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	925	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,748	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,120	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,344	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,360	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,958	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,625	144.16/cwt	140.00–148.00	2,343	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,850	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	2,775	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 Sep 23, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 338Last week 131Year ago 129

Slaughter CattleReceipts 12Last week 23Year ago 19

Slaughter Cattle 3.00 To 4.00 Higher Feeder Cattle 18.00 To 27.00 Higher Demand Good Activity Active Offerings Heavy Quality Attractive

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	405.00	405.00
1	300–350	325	535.00	535.00
2	350–400	360	497.00–499.00	498.01
4	400–450	405	487.00	487.00
15	450–500	491	416.00–427.00	418.54
1	500–550	515	489.00	489.00
7	550–600	589	350.00–366.00	359.48
8	600–650	608	368.00–372.00	369.49
7	650–700	681	337.00–349.00	346.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	400.00	400.00
17	400–450	415	422.00–455.00	427.76
1	450–500	495	360.00	360.00
17	500–550	526	377.00–401.00	389.22
1	550–600	575	345.00	345.00
2	600–650	618	330.00–350.00	339.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	320.00	320.00
1	350–400	390	275.00	275.00
3	450–500	458	295.00	295.00
2	600–650	618	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	267	525.00–535.00	528.25
1	350–400	365	405.00	405.00
4	400–450	425	420.00–439.00	430.51
1	500–550	510	459.00	459.00
2	550–600	553	337.00–367.00	352.07
4	650–700	677	310.00–318.00	315.03
1	700–750	710	287.00	287.00
1	800–850	810	277.00	277.00
1	950–1000	975	222.00	222.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	360.00	360.00
1	500–550	500	362.00	362.00
1	550–600	555	290.00	290.00
1	650–700	650	306.00	306.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	310.00	310.00
1	500–550	530	340.00	340.00
1	550–600	585	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	348	460.00	460.00
7	350–400	366	412.00–430.00	417.56
22	400–450	429	392.00–418.00	399.55
35	450–500	481	395.00–397.00	396.95
56	500–550	530	350.00–388.00	373.82
2	550–600	560	347.00–360.00	353.44
70	600–650	622	336.00–345.00	340.74
7	700–750	706	328.00	328.00
1	850–900	865	220.00	220.00
1	900–950	915	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	355.00	355.00
1	350–400	350	340.00	340.00
3	400–450	440	352.00–385.00	370.50
1	450–500	480	367.00	367.00
1	500–550	520	350.00	350.00
2	550–600	580	320.00–329.00	324.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	450	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	340.00	340.00
1	600–650	630	265.00	265.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	227.00	227.00
1	500–550	510	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	200.00	200.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	925	189.00	189.00
1	—	1,360	144.00	144.00
2	—	1,120	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	735	100.00	100.00
2	—	800	169.00–172.00	170.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,625	140.00–148.00	144.16
1	—	1,850	150.00	150.00

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.