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North Wilkesboro Livestock Auction

Name: North Wilkesboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-03-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-11

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · North Wilkesboro, North Carolina · Wed, Mar 11

● Final80 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2089

← Mar 4Mar 11Mar 18 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

202 head

▼ 40 vs last sale 242▲ 88 vs year ago 114 · +77.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

32 head

▼ 10 vs last sale 42▲ 14 vs year ago 18 · +77.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

4 head

▼ 5 vs last sale 9▲ 4 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 6.00 Lower Feeder Cattle 7.00 To 12.00 Lower Demand Good Activity Active Offerings Heavy Quality Average To 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 $357.52/cwt on 13 head, down $28.05 from the prior sale. That ranks 10 of 28 comparable sales and sits −14.24 against this barn's trailing median of $371.76.

Average price

$357.52

▼ 28.05 vs prior sale

13 head · 557 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,993

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$374

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$41.31/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.25

vs NC average

−56.26 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	564	366.31	2,064	9thin
Medium and Large 2	552	342.00	1,887	3thin
Medium and Large 3	520	325.00	1,690	1thin

One grade step is worth $41.31/cwt here — about $374 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale13 hd

357.52

—

NC average9 barns · 327 hd

363.77

−6.25

National average182 barns · 10,991 hd

413.78

−56.26

This barn, trailing median28 sales

371.76

−14.24

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	1,677	200.24	3,357	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,383	164.54	2,275	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,080	154.60	1,670	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	875	128.63	1,125	3thin

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	945	$1,825	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	920	$1,659	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	750	$775	1thin

Every lot

80 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	275	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,513	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	385	439.00/cwt	439.00–439.00	1,690	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	400	527.00/cwt	527.00–527.00	2,108	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	420	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,575	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	433	432.37/cwt	425.00–455.00	1,872	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	470	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,904	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	480	449.33/cwt	449.00–450.00	2,157	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	505	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,020	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	515	459.00/cwt	459.00–459.00	2,364	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	550	471.00/cwt	471.00–471.00	2,591	9
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	575	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,070	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	590	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,478	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	604	443.00/cwt	443.00–443.00	2,676	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	628	397.34/cwt	380.00–414.00	2,495	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	717	372.00/cwt	372.00–372.00	2,667	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	772	360.98/cwt	359.00–365.00	2,787	3
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	823	345.13/cwt	342.00–347.00	2,840	8
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	860	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,924	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	255	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,135	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	285	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	1,525	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	338	469.96/cwt	465.00–475.00	1,588	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	345	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,466	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	373	448.04/cwt	435.00–450.00	1,671	8
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	382	489.00/cwt	489.00–489.00	1,868	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	406	462.44/cwt	450.00–480.00	1,878	10
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	425	431.69/cwt	418.00–447.00	1,835	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	472	462.78/cwt	447.00–465.00	2,184	8
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	480	379.00/cwt	379.00–379.00	1,819	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	515	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,803	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,210	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	520	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,690	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	569	358.97/cwt	350.00–362.00	2,043	8
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	570	338.00/cwt	329.00–347.00	1,927	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	644	359.27/cwt	357.00–360.00	2,314	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	680	276.02/cwt	275.00–277.00	1,877	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	717	326.91/cwt	312.00–332.00	2,344	4
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	773	325.47/cwt	316.00–335.00	2,516	2
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	800	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	2,576	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls28 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	210	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,092	1
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 2	225	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,103	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	255	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,275	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium 2	280	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,134	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	340	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,479	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium 2	366	405.19/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,483	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	370	476.58/cwt	475.00–480.00	1,763	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	370	447.49/cwt	435.00–459.00	1,656	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium 2	410	443.00/cwt	435.00–449.00	1,816	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	428	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	2,290	7
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	445	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,114	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium 1	479	424.54/cwt	410.00–435.00	2,034	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	483	460.84/cwt	455.00–467.00	2,226	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium 2	485	376.47/cwt	350.00–390.00	1,826	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	427.60/cwt	420.00–440.00	2,224	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium 1	532	399.38/cwt	399.00–400.00	2,125	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	555	386.37/cwt	377.00–397.00	2,144	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium 2	575	287.17/cwt	275.00–300.00	1,651	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	608	414.00/cwt	414.00–414.00	2,517	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium 1	615	375.14/cwt	365.00–390.00	2,307	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium 2	630	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,890	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	655	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,194	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium 2	710	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,846	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium 1	720	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	2,174	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	732	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,452	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	755	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,190	1
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1	870	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,436	2
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 1	907	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	2,023	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,350	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	2,295	1
Bulls	—	—	1,583	197.54/cwt	190.00–202.00	3,127	3
Bulls	—	—	1,980	219.42/cwt	215.00–224.00	4,345	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	855	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,154	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	885	125.44/cwt	120.00–131.00	1,110	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,058	149.83/cwt	144.00–157.00	1,585	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,058	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,481	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Value Added	1,125	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	2,216	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,170	167.06/cwt	166.00–168.00	1,955	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,357	170.80/cwt	166.00–178.00	2,318	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,421	155.14/cwt	148.00–161.00	2,205	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	920	1,658.83/head	1,325.00–1,975.00	1,659	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	945	1,825.00/head	1,825.00–1,825.00	1,825	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium 2	750	775.00/head	775.00–775.00	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 Mar 11, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 202Last week 242Year ago 114

Slaughter CattleReceipts 32Last week 42Year ago 18

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 9Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle 3.00 To 6.00 Lower Feeder Cattle 7.00 To 12.00 Lower Demand Good Activity Active Offerings Heavy Quality Average To 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	275	550.00	550.00
2	350–400	385	439.00	439.00
2	400–450	400	527.00	527.00
3	450–500	480	449.00–450.00	449.33
1	500–550	515	459.00	459.00
9	550–600	550	471.00	471.00
5	600–650	604	443.00	443.00
2	700–750	717	372.00	372.00
3	750–800	772	359.00–365.00	360.98
8	800–850	823	342.00–347.00	345.13
1	850–900	860	340.00	340.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	433	425.00–455.00	432.37
1	450–500	470	405.00	405.00
1	500–550	505	400.00	400.00
1	550–600	590	420.00	420.00
2	600–650	628	380.00–414.00	397.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	375.00	375.00
1	550–600	575	360.00	360.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	535.00	535.00
2	300–350	338	465.00–475.00	469.96
6	350–400	382	489.00	489.00
10	400–450	406	450.00–480.00	462.44
8	450–500	472	447.00–465.00	462.78
1	500–550	520	425.00	425.00
8	550–600	569	350.00–362.00	358.97
4	600–650	644	357.00–360.00	359.27
2	650–700	680	275.00–277.00	276.02
4	700–750	717	312.00–332.00	326.91
2	750–800	773	316.00–335.00	325.47
2	800–850	800	322.00	322.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	445.00	445.00
1	300–350	345	425.00	425.00
8	350–400	373	435.00–450.00	448.04
6	400–450	425	418.00–447.00	431.69
1	500–550	515	350.00	350.00
2	550–600	570	329.00–347.00	338.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	480	379.00	379.00
1	500–550	520	325.00	325.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	520.00	520.00
1	250–300	255	500.00	500.00
3	350–400	370	475.00–480.00	476.58
7	400–450	428	535.00	535.00
2	450–500	483	455.00–467.00	460.84
4	500–550	520	420.00–440.00	427.60
3	550–600	555	377.00–397.00	386.37
1	650–700	655	335.00	335.00
2	700–750	732	335.00	335.00
1	750–800	755	290.00	290.00
2	850–900	870	280.00	280.00
2	900–950	907	223.00	223.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	490.00	490.00
1	300–350	340	435.00	435.00
2	350–400	370	435.00–459.00	447.49
1	400–450	445	475.00	475.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	405.00	405.00
4	350–400	366	400.00–420.00	405.19
3	400–450	410	435.00–449.00	443.00
4	450–500	485	350.00–390.00	376.47
2	550–600	575	275.00–300.00	287.17
1	600–650	630	300.00	300.00
1	700–750	710	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	479	410.00–435.00	424.54
5	500–550	532	399.00–400.00	399.38
3	600–650	615	365.00–390.00	375.14
1	700–750	720	302.00	302.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	600–650	608	414.00	414.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	945	1,825.00	1,825.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	920	1,325.00–1,975.00	1,658.83

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	750	775.00	775.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,421	148.00–161.00	155.14
6	—	1,357	166.00–178.00	170.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,058	140.00	140.00
2	—	1,170	166.00–168.00	167.06
8	—	1,058	144.00–157.00	149.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,125	197.00	197.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	885	120.00–131.00	125.44
1	—	855	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,350	170.00	170.00
3	—	1,583	190.00–202.00	197.54
2	—	1,980	215.00–224.00	219.42

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.