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North Wilkesboro Livestock Auction

Name: North Wilkesboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-01-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-21

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · North Wilkesboro, North Carolina · Wed, Jan 21

● Final43 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2089

← Jan 14Jan 21Feb 11 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

66 head

▼ 35 vs last sale 101▲ 35 vs year ago 31 · +112.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

25 head

▲ 12 vs last sale 13▲ 21 vs year ago 4 · +525.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

1 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 1▲ 1 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Also sold hereReplacement Cattle SaleSat Apr 4, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter Cattle 3.00 To 11.00 Higher Feeder Cattle 12.00 To 20.00 Higher Demand Good Activity Active Offerings Moderate Quality Attractive 1 Sheep Baby Calve 35.00 Head calve 625.00

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 $374.17/cwt on 6 head. That ranks 8 of 16 comparable sales and sits −10.12 against this barn's trailing median of $384.28.

Average price

$374.17

6 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,070

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$414

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 1

$81.67/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.56

vs NC average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	533	406.67	2,169	3thin
Medium and Large 2	590	350.00	2,065	2thin
Medium 1	540	325.00	1,755	1thin

One grade step is worth $81.67/cwt here — about $414 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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

374.17

—

NC average9 barns · 208 hd

366.61

+7.56

This barn, trailing median16 sales

384.28

−10.12

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	—	High	1,620	200.06	3,241	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,493	161.29	2,407	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,143	138.32	1,582	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	793	99.50	789	2thin

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	900	$2,100	1thin

Every lot

43 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 · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	230	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,035	1
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	245	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,213	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	320	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,440	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium 2	340	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	901	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium 1	363	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,670	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	365	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,898	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium 1	405	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,661	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	429	447.74/cwt	447.00–450.00	1,921	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	480	369.95/cwt	365.00–375.00	1,776	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	500	382.00/cwt	382.00–382.00	1,910	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium 2	550	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,650	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium 1	565	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,091	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	600	339.00/cwt	339.00–339.00	2,034	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium 1Full	630	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,449	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium 2	740	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,591	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	810	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,309	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	230	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	1,323	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	265	555.00/cwt	555.00–555.00	1,471	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	312	541.42/cwt	535.00–545.00	1,689	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	2,063	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium 1	378	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	1,947	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	440	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,024	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium 2	460	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,035	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	472	440.32/cwt	437.00–442.00	2,078	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium 1	485	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,843	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	500	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,150	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium 1	540	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,755	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	550	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,173	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	590	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,065	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	626	384.98/cwt	360.00–397.00	2,410	11
Bulls	650–700	Medium 1Full	650	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,950	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	758	326.17/cwt	300.00–335.00	2,472	4
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1	855	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,437	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	350–400	Medium 2	395	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,580	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,620	200.06/cwt	196.00–204.00	3,241	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	740	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	585	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	845	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,014	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,003	137.50/cwt	128.00–145.00	1,379	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,123	118.38/cwt	108.00–124.00	1,329	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,248	158.76/cwt	156.00–164.00	1,981	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,491	163.35/cwt	155.00–169.00	2,436	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,500	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	2,265	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	900	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	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 Jan 21, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 66Last week 101Year ago 31

Slaughter CattleReceipts 25Last week 13Year ago 4

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 1Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle 3.00 To 11.00 Higher Feeder Cattle 12.00 To 20.00 Higher Demand Good Activity Active Offerings Moderate Quality Attractive 1 Sheep Baby Calve 35.00 Head calve 625.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,620	196.00–204.00	200.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,003	128.00–145.00	137.50
5	—	1,248	156.00–164.00	158.76
5	—	1,123	108.00–124.00	118.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,491	155.00–169.00	163.35
1	—	1,500	151.00	151.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	845	120.00	120.00
1	—	740	79.00	79.00

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	230	575.00	575.00
1	250–300	265	555.00	555.00
3	300–350	312	535.00–545.00	541.42
1	350–400	375	550.00	550.00
3	400–450	440	460.00	460.00
3	450–500	472	437.00–442.00	440.32
1	500–550	500	430.00	430.00
2	550–600	550	395.00	395.00
11	600–650	626	360.00–397.00	384.98
4	750–800	758	300.00–335.00	326.17
1	850–900	855	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	378	515.00	515.00
1	450–500	485	380.00	380.00
1	500–550	540	325.00	325.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	650	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	590	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	460	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	495.00	495.00
1	300–350	320	450.00	450.00
1	350–400	365	520.00	520.00
4	400–450	429	447.00–450.00	447.74
2	450–500	480	365.00–375.00	369.95
1	500–550	500	382.00	382.00
2	600–650	600	339.00	339.00
1	800–850	810	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	363	460.00	460.00
1	400–450	405	410.00	410.00
1	550–600	565	370.00	370.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	450.00	450.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	265.00	265.00
1	550–600	550	300.00	300.00
1	700–750	740	215.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	630	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	400.00	400.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	900	2,100.00	2,100.00

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.