Sale reports / North Carolina / North Wilkesboro Livestock Auction / 2026-06-10

North Wilkesboro Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · North Wilkesboro, North Carolina · Wed, Jun 10
● Final56 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2089
Feeder Cattle receipts
127 head
▼ 119 vs last sale 246▲ 127 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
29 head
▼ 21 vs last sale 50▲ 29 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
3 head
▼ 1 vs last sale 4▲ 3 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter Cattle 7.00 Higher Feeder Cattle 4.00 To 10.00 Higher Demand Good Activity Active Offerings Moderate Quality Average To Attractive

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $393.53/cwt on 19 head, up $20.59 from the prior sale. That ranks 22 of 28 comparable sales and sits +21.77 against this barn's trailing median of $371.76.
Average price
$393.53
▲ 20.59 vs prior sale
19 head · 545 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,143
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$435
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$72.69/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+26.69
vs NC average
−6.99 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1546406.122,21815thin
Medium and Large 2550385.002,1181thin
Medium and Large 3535333.431,7843thin
One grade step is worth $72.69/cwt here — about $435 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 sale19 hd
393.53
—
NC average8 barns · 232 hd
366.84
+26.69
National average163 barns · 8,321 hd
400.52
−6.99
This barn, trailing median28 sales
371.76
+21.77
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
457397337276median 371.7603/0404/2906/1709/0910/28
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—High1,725217.913,7593thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,394178.902,4946thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,100177.291,95120

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)860$1,7751thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)900$3,0002thin

Every lot

56 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1200435.00/cwt435.00–435.008701
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1270445.00/cwt445.00–445.001,2021
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1332512.04/cwt480.00–520.001,7005
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1450438.00/cwt432.00–442.001,9715
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1517420.80/cwt415.00–425.002,1765
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1595405.00/cwt405.00–405.002,4101
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1638395.00/cwt395.00–395.002,52011
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1673352.53/cwt350.00–355.002,3732
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1930289.00/cwt289.00–289.002,6881
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1200350.00/cwt350.00–350.007001
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2320410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,3121
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3320285.00/cwt285.00–285.009121
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1322446.06/cwt440.00–449.001,4363
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1368413.78/cwt400.00–427.001,5232
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3415325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,3491
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1419429.09/cwt425.00–440.001,7987
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3450345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,5532
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2465390.05/cwt385.00–395.001,8142
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1487428.58/cwt417.00–440.002,0876
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3515342.65/cwt335.00–350.001,7652
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1534408.90/cwt400.00–412.002,18411
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2550385.00/cwt385.00–385.002,1181
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3575315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,8111
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1580398.47/cwt397.00–400.002,3114
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1619387.18/cwt379.00–390.002,3978
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1775295.00/cwt295.00–295.002,2861
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1270425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,1482
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1323436.65/cwt435.00–440.001,4103
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1380440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,6721
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1418443.37/cwt430.00–450.001,8536
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2420414.18/cwt407.00–425.001,7403
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3423382.54/cwt380.00–390.001,6184
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1470417.00/cwt417.00–417.001,9601
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2485393.95/cwt389.00–399.001,9112
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3485372.00/cwt369.00–375.001,8042
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2510342.00/cwt342.00–342.001,7442
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3510300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,5301
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1522399.00/cwt399.00–399.002,0832
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1555350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,9431
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2580330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,9141
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1600367.00/cwt367.00–367.002,2024
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2605330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,9971
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1655320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,0961
Bulls650–700Large 3685199.00/cwt199.00–199.001,3631
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers300–350Large 3310250.00/cwt250.00–250.007751
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,670220.86/cwt215.00–227.003,6882
Bulls——1,835212.00/cwt212.00–212.003,8901
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%Value Added950212.85/cwt206.00–220.002,0222
Cows—Boner 80-85%988157.03/cwt156.00–158.001,5512
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,025128.00/cwt128.00–128.001,3121
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,136176.04/cwt162.00–179.002,00011
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,153185.39/cwt180.00–192.002,1384
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,373183.85/cwt179.00–189.002,5243
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,415173.96/cwt171.00–177.002,4623
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28601,775.00/head1,775.00–1,775.001,7751
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29003,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0002

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.