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North Wilkesboro Livestock Auction

Name: North Wilkesboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-05-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-13

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · North Wilkesboro, North Carolina · Wed, May 13

● Final93 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2089

← May 6May 13May 20 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

385 head

▲ 220 vs last sale 165▲ 354 vs year ago 31 · +1,141.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

28 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 28▲ 23 vs year ago 5 · +460.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

4 head

▼ 15 vs last sale 19▼ 2 vs year ago 6 · −33.3%

Also sold hereReplacement Cattle SaleSat Apr 4, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter Cattle 11.00 To 19.00 Higher Feeder Cattle 5.00 To 15.00 Higher Demand Very 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 $427.27/cwt on 53 head, down $1.05 from the prior sale. That ranks 26 of 28 comparable sales and sits +55.51 against this barn's trailing median of $371.76.

Average price

$427.27

▼ 1.05 vs prior sale

53 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,338

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$324

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium 2

$72.10/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+48.35

vs NC average

+10.16 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	520	443.01	2,304	8thin
Medium and Large 1	565	441.70	2,494	26
Medium 1	535	411.60	2,202	14thin
Medium 2	534	370.91	1,980	5thin

One grade step is worth $72.10/cwt here — about $324 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 sale53 hd

427.27

—

NC average9 barns · 285 hd

378.92

+48.35

National average171 barns · 11,385 hd

417.11

+10.16

This barn, trailing median28 sales

371.76

+55.51

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	1,335	213.38	2,849	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,412	176.78	2,496	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,085	169.11	1,835	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	688	124.56	857	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	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,005	$2,050	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,190	$2,000	1thin
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	920	$1,800	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	850	$1,075	1thin

Every lot

93 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	260	654.84/cwt	640.00–680.00	1,703	3
Steers	250–300	Medium 1	295	605.00/cwt	605.00–605.00	1,785	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	320	555.00/cwt	555.00–555.00	1,776	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	350	585.00/cwt	585.00–585.00	2,048	1
Steers	400–450	Medium 2	430	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	860	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	431	519.39/cwt	518.00–530.00	2,239	8
Steers	450–500	Medium 1	455	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,070	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	488	469.71/cwt	465.00–470.00	2,292	34
Steers	500–550	Medium 1	500	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,100	1
Steers	500–550	Medium 2	525	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,313	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	530	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,412	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	550	499.00/cwt	499.00–499.00	2,745	6
Steers	550–600	Medium 2	568	397.00/cwt	397.00–397.00	2,255	3
Steers	550–600	Medium 1	578	439.11/cwt	438.00–445.00	2,538	6
Steers	600–650	Medium 1	605	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,269	1
Steers	650–700	Medium 1	680	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,748	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	742	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,597	5
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	942	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	3,080	2
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	970	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	2,706	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers32 lots · lightest first
Heifers	150–200	Medium 1	165	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	660	1
Heifers	150–200	Medium and Large 1	190	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	855	1
Heifers	200–250	Medium 1	213	372.53/cwt	370.00–375.00	793	2
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	220	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	946	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	276	448.76/cwt	445.00–450.00	1,239	4
Heifers	250–300	Medium 1	290	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,160	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	305	453.31/cwt	445.00–465.00	1,383	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium 2	313	414.92/cwt	400.00–425.00	1,299	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium 1	370	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,628	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	371	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,670	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	376	482.18/cwt	475.00–495.00	1,813	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium 2	420	324.70/cwt	300.00–350.00	1,364	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	427	463.95/cwt	455.00–485.00	1,981	21
Heifers	400–450	Medium 1	430	445.73/cwt	425.00–450.00	1,917	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium 2Thin Fleshed	445	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	779	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	472	442.95/cwt	437.00–460.00	2,091	48
Heifers	450–500	Medium 1	494	421.24/cwt	420.00–425.00	2,081	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	500	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,500	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	520	443.01/cwt	439.00–447.00	2,304	8
Heifers	500–550	Medium 2	526	381.14/cwt	375.00–385.00	2,005	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium 1	535	411.60/cwt	392.00–420.00	2,202	14
Heifers	550–600	Medium 2	565	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,865	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	570	436.84/cwt	345.00–467.00	2,490	24
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,281	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium 1	630	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,142	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	690	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,243	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	721	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,235	4
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	755	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,737	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	800	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,320	3
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	870	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,480	6
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	905	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,625	1
Heifers	900–950	Medium 1	905	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,991	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls29 lots · lightest first
Bulls	150–200	Medium 2	185	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	500	1
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	235	602.39/cwt	600.00–605.00	1,416	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	268	614.72/cwt	605.00–625.00	1,647	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium 1	288	527.70/cwt	505.00–550.00	1,520	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium 2	290	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,305	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium 2	318	457.44/cwt	450.00–465.00	1,455	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	320	637.97/cwt	630.00–645.00	2,042	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium 1	332	560.74/cwt	545.00–582.00	1,862	6
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	360	559.19/cwt	545.00–575.00	2,013	11
Bulls	350–400	Medium 1	386	518.18/cwt	510.00–525.00	2,000	5
Bulls	350–400	Medium 2	390	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,911	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	415	520.46/cwt	489.00–527.00	2,160	7
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	426	474.14/cwt	472.00–475.00	2,020	7
Bulls	400–450	Medium 2	436	448.49/cwt	441.00–467.00	1,955	14
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	474	482.97/cwt	462.00–497.00	2,289	10
Bulls	450–500	Medium 1	490	446.88/cwt	410.00–457.00	2,190	10
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	505	484.51/cwt	480.00–489.00	2,447	6
Bulls	500–550	Medium 1	515	449.84/cwt	447.00–465.00	2,317	8
Bulls	500–550	Medium 2	525	422.93/cwt	400.00–445.00	2,220	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium 1	555	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,693	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	592	420.63/cwt	410.00–427.00	2,490	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium 1	605	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,299	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	610	419.80/cwt	406.00–429.00	2,561	5
Bulls	600–650	Medium 2	625	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,031	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium 1	655	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,129	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	672	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,453	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	755	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	2,408	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	815	299.00/cwt	299.00–299.00	2,437	1
Bulls	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	975	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,438	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,115	199.88/cwt	190.00–209.00	2,229	2
Bulls	—	—	1,555	226.88/cwt	219.00–233.00	3,528	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	688	124.56/cwt	122.00–127.00	857	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,005	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	2,010	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,073	144.52/cwt	135.00–154.00	1,551	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,092	171.79/cwt	163.00–179.00	1,876	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,195	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,518	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,403	164.84/cwt	161.00–169.00	2,313	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,416	182.75/cwt	178.00–186.00	2,588	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	850	1,075.00/head	1,075.00–1,075.00	1,075	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	920	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,005	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,190	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	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 May 13, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 385Last week 165Year ago 31

Slaughter CattleReceipts 28Last week 28Year ago 5

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 19Year ago 6

Slaughter Cattle 11.00 To 19.00 Higher Feeder Cattle 5.00 To 15.00 Higher Demand Very Good Activity Active Offerings Heavy Quality Attractive

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	165	400.00	400.00
2	200–250	213	370.00–375.00	372.53
1	250–300	290	400.00	400.00
2	350–400	370	440.00	440.00
7	400–450	430	425.00–450.00	445.73
4	450–500	494	420.00–425.00	421.24
14	500–550	535	392.00–420.00	411.60
3	600–650	630	340.00	340.00
1	900–950	905	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	190	450.00	450.00
1	200–250	220	430.00	430.00
4	250–300	276	445.00–450.00	448.76
3	300–350	305	445.00–465.00	453.31
8	350–400	376	475.00–495.00	482.18
21	400–450	427	455.00–485.00	463.95
48	450–500	472	437.00–460.00	442.95
2	500–550	500	500.00	500.00
24	550–600	570	345.00–467.00	436.84
1	600–650	625	365.00	365.00
1	650–700	690	325.00	325.00
4	700–750	721	310.00	310.00
1	750–800	755	230.00	230.00
3	800–850	800	290.00	290.00
6	850–900	870	285.00	285.00
1	900–950	905	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	371	450.00	450.00
8	500–550	520	439.00–447.00	443.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	313	400.00–425.00	414.92
2	400–450	420	300.00–350.00	324.70
4	500–550	526	375.00–385.00	381.14
1	550–600	565	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	175.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	605.00	605.00
1	450–500	455	455.00	455.00
1	500–550	500	420.00	420.00
6	550–600	578	438.00–445.00	439.11
1	600–650	605	375.00	375.00
1	650–700	680	257.00	257.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	260	640.00–680.00	654.84
1	300–350	320	555.00	555.00
1	350–400	350	585.00	585.00
8	400–450	431	518.00–530.00	519.39
34	450–500	488	465.00–470.00	469.71
1	500–550	530	455.00	455.00
6	550–600	550	499.00	499.00
5	700–750	742	350.00	350.00
2	900–950	942	327.00	327.00
1	950–1000	970	279.00	279.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	200.00	200.00
1	500–550	525	250.00	250.00
3	550–600	568	397.00	397.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	288	505.00–550.00	527.70
6	300–350	332	545.00–582.00	560.74
5	350–400	386	510.00–525.00	518.18
10	450–500	490	410.00–457.00	446.88
8	500–550	515	447.00–465.00	449.84
1	550–600	555	305.00	305.00
1	600–650	605	380.00	380.00
1	650–700	655	325.00	325.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	235	600.00–605.00	602.39
2	250–300	268	605.00–625.00	614.72
2	300–350	320	630.00–645.00	637.97
11	350–400	360	545.00–575.00	559.19
7	400–450	415	489.00–527.00	520.46
10	450–500	474	462.00–497.00	482.97
6	500–550	505	480.00–489.00	484.51
3	550–600	592	410.00–427.00	420.63
5	600–650	610	406.00–429.00	419.80
2	650–700	672	365.00	365.00
1	750–800	755	319.00	319.00
1	800–850	815	299.00	299.00
1	950–1000	975	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	185	270.00	270.00
1	250–300	290	450.00	450.00
2	300–350	318	450.00–465.00	457.44
1	350–400	390	490.00	490.00
14	400–450	436	441.00–467.00	448.49
4	500–550	525	400.00–445.00	422.93
1	600–650	625	325.00	325.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	426	472.00–475.00	474.14

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,073	135.00–154.00	144.52
2	—	1,005	200.00	200.00
1	—	1,195	127.00	127.00
11	—	1,092	163.00–179.00	171.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,403	161.00–169.00	164.84
4	—	1,416	178.00–186.00	182.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	688	122.00–127.00	124.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,115	190.00–209.00	199.88
2	—	1,555	219.00–233.00	226.88

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)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,005	2,050.00	2,050.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	920	1,800.00	1,800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	850	1,075.00	1,075.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,190	2,000.00	2,000.00

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.