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North Wilkesboro Livestock Auction

Name: North Wilkesboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-05-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-20

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · North Wilkesboro, North Carolina · Wed, May 20

● Final101 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2089

← May 13May 20May 27 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

266 head

▼ 119 vs last sale 385▲ 173 vs year ago 93 · +186.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

31 head

▲ 3 vs last sale 28▲ 19 vs year ago 12 · +158.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

5 head

▲ 1 vs last sale 4▲ 5 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 Mostly Steady Feeder Cattle 5.00 To 12.00 Higher Demand Good Activity Active Offerings Moderate Quality Average To Attractive Head Calves 450.00 To 775.00

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 $386.88/cwt on 19 head, down $40.39 from the prior sale. That ranks 21 of 28 comparable sales and sits +15.12 against this barn's trailing median of $371.76.

Average price

$386.88

▼ 40.39 vs prior sale

19 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,105

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$338

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2

$74.08/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+25.59

vs NC average

−31.38 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	541	441.75	2,391	4thin
Medium 1	525	379.10	1,990	6thin
Medium 2	558	367.67	2,053	9thin

One grade step is worth $74.08/cwt here — about $338 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 sale19 hd

386.88

—

NC average9 barns · 243 hd

361.29

+25.59

National average175 barns · 12,602 hd

418.26

−31.38

This barn, trailing median28 sales

371.76

+15.12

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

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	1,607	203.08	3,263	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,427	175.33	2,502	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,053	157.61	1,659	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	815	108.00	880	1thin

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)	1,273	$2,216	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,195	$2,675	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	895	$2,600	1thin

Every lot

101 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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium 2	265	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,113	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	275	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,650	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	395	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,837	1
Steers	400–450	Medium 2	405	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,762	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	408	537.45/cwt	535.00–540.00	2,193	2
Steers	400–450	Medium 1	410	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	2,030	1
Steers	450–500	Medium 2	455	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,820	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	471	485.77/cwt	485.00–489.00	2,288	5
Steers	450–500	Small and Medium 2	480	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,680	1
Steers	450–500	Medium 1	487	451.61/cwt	450.00–460.00	2,199	6
Steers	500–550	Medium 2	515	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,009	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	521	452.96/cwt	447.00–459.00	2,360	11
Steers	500–550	Medium 1	540	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,295	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	558	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	2,595	2
Steers	550–600	Medium 1	567	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,410	3
Steers	550–600	Medium 2	595	402.00/cwt	402.00–402.00	2,392	1
Steers	600–650	Medium 1	605	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,966	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	610	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,532	1
Steers	600–650	Medium 2	645	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,548	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	671	419.59/cwt	410.00–427.00	2,815	10
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	725	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,320	2
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	960	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,832	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers32 lots · lightest first
Heifers	150–200	Medium 1	183	412.67/cwt	400.00–425.00	755	2
Heifers	150–200	Medium and Large 1	190	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	846	1
Heifers	200–250	Medium 1	215	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	978	1
Heifers	200–250	Medium 2	224	410.50/cwt	400.00–440.00	920	4
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	225	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,260	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	285	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,511	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium 1	303	457.48/cwt	455.00–460.00	1,386	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium 2	315	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	788	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	322	493.73/cwt	480.00–500.00	1,590	12
Heifers	350–400	Medium 2	355	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,243	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	365	504.50/cwt	499.00–510.00	1,841	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium 1	385	455.44/cwt	452.00–465.00	1,753	9
Heifers	400–450	Medium 2	425	362.25/cwt	355.00–369.00	1,540	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	429	461.24/cwt	460.00–465.00	1,979	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium 1	442	430.04/cwt	425.00–440.00	1,901	3
Heifers	400–450	Small and Medium 2	445	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,046	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	462	467.85/cwt	455.00–470.00	2,161	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium 1	485	433.39/cwt	430.00–442.00	2,102	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium 2	485	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,746	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	515	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,318	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium 1	525	379.10/cwt	369.00–385.00	1,990	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium 2	535	342.87/cwt	329.00–350.00	1,834	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	550	439.00/cwt	439.00–439.00	2,415	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium 2	570	380.07/cwt	372.00–388.00	2,166	6
Heifers	650–700	Medium 1	650	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,463	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	656	364.33/cwt	359.00–367.00	2,390	6
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	700	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,170	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium 2	745	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,937	1
Heifers	750–800	Small and Medium 2	750	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,463	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	759	313.47/cwt	300.00–325.00	2,379	8
Heifers	900–950	Medium 2	905	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	2,063	1
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	910	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,366	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls32 lots · lightest first
Bulls	150–200	Medium and Large 1	165	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	734	1
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	233	617.90/cwt	605.00–630.00	1,440	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	265	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	1,723	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium 1	295	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	1,741	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	305	585.00/cwt	585.00–585.00	1,784	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium 1	335	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,658	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	370	538.70/cwt	535.00–545.00	1,993	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium 2	372	435.35/cwt	410.00–450.00	1,620	5
Bulls	350–400	Medium 1	385	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,829	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	400	487.50/cwt	475.00–500.00	1,950	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium 2	410	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,230	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	423	471.31/cwt	470.00–472.00	1,994	3
Bulls	400–450	Small and Medium 2	445	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	890	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium 1	448	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	2,083	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	458	468.99/cwt	460.00–480.00	2,148	8
Bulls	450–500	Medium 1	460	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,070	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium 2	487	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,045	3
Bulls	450–500	Small and Medium 2	490	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,740	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	508	425.91/cwt	422.00–435.00	2,164	14
Bulls	500–550	Medium 1	525	414.36/cwt	400.00–418.00	2,175	7
Bulls	500–550	Medium 2	525	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,969	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	553	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,212	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium 1	565	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,091	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium 2	585	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,404	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	630	363.11/cwt	360.00–377.00	2,288	10
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	673	401.89/cwt	390.00–408.00	2,705	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium 1	685	372.00/cwt	372.00–372.00	2,548	3
Bulls	700–750	Small and Medium 2	710	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,811	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium 1	720	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,520	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium 2	723	309.91/cwt	305.00–315.00	2,241	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	724	371.02/cwt	362.00–385.00	2,686	5
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 1	935	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	2,936	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	350–400	Medium 2	350	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	998	1
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Heifers	650–700	Medium 2	688	263.60/cwt	235.00–292.00	1,814	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,238	181.25/cwt	180.00–183.00	2,244	2
Bulls	—	—	1,705	195.67/cwt	190.00–200.00	3,336	2
Bulls	—	—	1,715	214.78/cwt	210.00–221.00	3,683	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	815	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	880	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	930	111.52/cwt	108.00–115.00	1,037	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,046	161.96/cwt	149.00–168.00	1,694	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,099	174.26/cwt	169.00–179.00	1,915	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,135	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,396	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,165	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,981	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,558	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	2,773	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 2	895	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,195	2,675.00/head	2,675.00–2,675.00	2,675	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,273	2,215.84/head	2,000.00–2,325.00	2,216	3

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 20, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 266Last week 385Year ago 93

Slaughter CattleReceipts 31Last week 28Year ago 12

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 4Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle Mostly Steady Feeder Cattle 5.00 To 12.00 Higher Demand Good Activity Active Offerings Moderate Quality Average To Attractive Head Calves 450.00 To 775.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	190	445.00	445.00
1	200–250	225	560.00	560.00
1	250–300	285	530.00	530.00
12	300–350	322	480.00–500.00	493.73
2	350–400	365	499.00–510.00	504.50
7	400–450	429	460.00–465.00	461.24
7	450–500	462	455.00–470.00	467.85
1	500–550	515	450.00	450.00
3	550–600	550	439.00	439.00
6	650–700	656	359.00–367.00	364.33
2	700–750	700	310.00	310.00
8	750–800	759	300.00–325.00	313.47
1	900–950	910	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	235.00	235.00
1	750–800	750	195.00	195.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	150–200	183	400.00–425.00	412.67
1	200–250	215	455.00	455.00
2	300–350	303	455.00–460.00	457.48
9	350–400	385	452.00–465.00	455.44
3	400–450	442	425.00–440.00	430.04
7	450–500	485	430.00–442.00	433.39
6	500–550	525	369.00–385.00	379.10
1	650–700	650	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	224	400.00–440.00	410.50
1	300–350	315	250.00	250.00
1	350–400	355	350.00	350.00
2	400–450	425	355.00–369.00	362.25
1	450–500	485	360.00	360.00
3	500–550	535	329.00–350.00	342.87
6	550–600	570	372.00–388.00	380.07
1	700–750	745	260.00	260.00
1	900–950	905	228.00	228.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	600.00	600.00
1	350–400	395	465.00	465.00
2	400–450	408	535.00–540.00	537.45
5	450–500	471	485.00–489.00	485.77
11	500–550	521	447.00–459.00	452.96
2	550–600	558	465.00	465.00
1	600–650	610	415.00	415.00
10	650–700	671	410.00–427.00	419.59
2	700–750	725	320.00	320.00
2	950–1000	960	295.00	295.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	480	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	420.00	420.00
1	400–450	405	435.00	435.00
1	450–500	455	400.00	400.00
1	500–550	515	390.00	390.00
1	550–600	595	402.00	402.00
1	600–650	645	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	495.00	495.00
6	450–500	487	450.00–460.00	451.61
1	500–550	540	425.00	425.00
3	550–600	567	425.00	425.00
3	600–650	605	325.00	325.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	165	445.00	445.00
2	200–250	233	605.00–630.00	617.90
1	250–300	265	650.00	650.00
1	300–350	305	585.00	585.00
4	350–400	370	535.00–545.00	538.70
2	400–450	400	475.00–500.00	487.50
8	450–500	458	460.00–480.00	468.99
14	500–550	508	422.00–435.00	425.91
3	550–600	553	400.00	400.00
10	600–650	630	360.00–377.00	363.11
3	650–700	673	390.00–408.00	401.89
5	700–750	724	362.00–385.00	371.02
1	900–950	935	314.00	314.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	423	470.00–472.00	471.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	590.00	590.00
1	300–350	335	495.00	495.00
1	350–400	385	475.00	475.00
6	400–450	448	465.00	465.00
2	450–500	460	450.00	450.00
7	500–550	525	400.00–418.00	414.36
1	550–600	565	370.00	370.00
3	650–700	685	372.00	372.00
2	700–750	720	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	200.00	200.00
1	450–500	490	355.00	355.00
1	700–750	710	255.00	255.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	372	410.00–450.00	435.35
1	400–450	410	300.00	300.00
3	450–500	487	420.00	420.00
1	500–550	525	375.00	375.00
1	550–600	585	240.00	240.00
2	700–750	723	305.00–315.00	309.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	650–700	688	235.00–292.00	263.60

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,046	149.00–168.00	161.96
2	—	930	108.00–115.00	111.52
1	—	1,135	123.00	123.00
5	—	1,099	169.00–179.00	174.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	815	108.00	108.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,558	178.00	178.00
1	—	1,165	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,238	180.00–183.00	181.25
5	—	1,715	210.00–221.00	214.78
2	—	1,705	190.00–200.00	195.67

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	895	2,600.00	2,600.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,195	2,675.00	2,675.00

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)	3	—	1,273	2,000.00–2,325.00	2,215.84

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.