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North Wilkesboro Livestock Auction

Name: North Wilkesboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-06-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-06-24

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · North Wilkesboro, North Carolina · Wed, Jun 24

● Final60 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2089

← Jun 17Jun 24Jul 8 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

126 head

▲ 4 vs last sale 122▲ 105 vs year ago 21 · +500.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

31 head

▲ 6 vs last sale 25▲ 27 vs year ago 4 · +675.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

11 head

▲ 6 vs last sale 5▲ 11 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 7.00 Higher Feeder Cattle 6.00 To 9.00 Higher Demand Good Activity Active Offerings Moderate Quality Average To Attractive Head Calf 800.00 One Goat

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 $361.88/cwt on 9 head, down $17.84 from the prior sale (only 10 head in that comparison). That ranks 12 of 28 comparable sales and sits −9.88 against this barn's trailing median of $371.76.

Average price

$361.88

▼ 17.84 vs prior sale

9 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,970

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$335

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$41.49/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−28.80

vs NC average

−53.95 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	548	366.49	2,009	8thin
Medium and Large 2	515	325.00	1,674	1thin

One grade step is worth $41.49/cwt here — about $335 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale9 hd

361.88

—

NC average9 barns · 433 hd

390.68

−28.80

National average161 barns · 8,493 hd

415.83

−53.95

This barn, trailing median28 sales

371.76

−9.88

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	—	High	1,599	198.75	3,178	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,336	171.95	2,297	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,107	163.78	1,814	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	807	149.39	1,205	8thin

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,005	$1,875	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,025	$1,700	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	989	$1,639	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	845	$1,400	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	980	$2,150	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	920	$2,100	1thin

Every lot

60 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 · Steers7 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	300	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,455	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	435	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,588	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	491	475.98/cwt	460.00–493.00	2,337	10
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	521	481.79/cwt	472.00–487.00	2,510	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,358	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	661	389.97/cwt	387.00–392.00	2,578	5
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	745	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,533	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	225	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,103	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	270	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,256	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	327	411.25/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,345	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	366	412.86/cwt	390.00–425.00	1,511	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	372	352.71/cwt	337.00–385.00	1,312	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	423.83/cwt	415.00–440.00	1,793	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	430	393.60/cwt	385.00–402.00	1,692	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	474	407.48/cwt	375.00–429.00	1,931	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	515	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,674	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	535	366.33/cwt	349.00–380.00	1,960	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	556	366.58/cwt	350.00–372.00	2,038	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	600	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,800	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	600	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,620	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	615	325.16/cwt	315.00–335.00	2,000	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	650	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,113	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	670	364.00/cwt	364.00–364.00	2,439	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	690	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,380	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	722	314.52/cwt	304.00–325.00	2,271	4
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	750	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,475	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	800	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,560	1
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	893	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	2,384	5
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	270	493.89/cwt	465.00–525.00	1,334	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	365	445.72/cwt	420.00–475.00	1,627	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	373	390.47/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,456	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	423	410.30/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,736	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	432	450.90/cwt	420.00–467.00	1,948	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	465	435.37/cwt	404.00–475.00	2,024	7
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	475	375.00/cwt	365.00–385.00	1,781	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	503	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,138	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	515	362.00/cwt	362.00–362.00	1,864	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	555	349.00/cwt	349.00–349.00	1,937	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	568	403.87/cwt	400.00–412.00	2,294	5
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	655	371.95/cwt	365.00–379.00	2,436	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	720	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	2,246	1
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 1	905	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	2,326	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	350–400	Large 3	385	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,097	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,415	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	2,759	1
Bulls	—	—	1,660	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	3,320	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	785	151.07/cwt	148.00–155.00	1,186	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	807	131.89/cwt	130.00–134.00	1,064	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	838	173.13/cwt	171.00–175.00	1,451	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	980	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,098	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,049	176.56/cwt	170.00–185.00	1,852	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,158	152.51/cwt	150.00–155.00	1,766	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,171	165.87/cwt	160.00–170.00	1,942	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,336	171.95/cwt	170.00–174.00	2,297	6
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	920	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	950	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,010	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	845	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	989	1,639.44/head	1,550.00–1,700.00	1,639	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,005	1,875.00/head	1,875.00–1,875.00	1,875	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,025	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	2

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 Jun 24, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 126Last week 122Year ago 21

Slaughter CattleReceipts 31Last week 25Year ago 4

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 5Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle 7.00 Higher Feeder Cattle 6.00 To 9.00 Higher Demand Good Activity Active Offerings Moderate Quality Average To Attractive Head Calf 800.00 One Goat

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	485.00	485.00
10	450–500	491	460.00–493.00	475.98
6	500–550	521	472.00–487.00	481.79
1	550–600	575	410.00	410.00
5	650–700	661	387.00–392.00	389.97
1	700–750	745	340.00	340.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	365.00	365.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	490.00	490.00
1	250–300	270	465.00	465.00
5	300–350	327	400.00–420.00	411.25
5	350–400	366	390.00–425.00	412.86
8	400–450	423	415.00–440.00	423.83
5	450–500	474	375.00–429.00	407.48
3	500–550	535	349.00–380.00	366.33
5	550–600	556	350.00–372.00	366.58
2	600–650	615	315.00–335.00	325.16
1	650–700	650	325.00	325.00
4	700–750	722	304.00–325.00	314.52
1	750–800	750	330.00	330.00
1	800–850	800	320.00	320.00
5	850–900	893	267.00	267.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	670	364.00	364.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	372	337.00–385.00	352.71
2	400–450	430	385.00–402.00	393.60
1	500–550	515	325.00	325.00
1	600–650	600	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	600	270.00	270.00
1	650–700	690	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	270	465.00–525.00	493.89
4	350–400	365	420.00–475.00	445.72
3	400–450	432	420.00–467.00	450.90
7	450–500	465	404.00–475.00	435.37
3	500–550	503	425.00	425.00
5	550–600	568	400.00–412.00	403.87
2	650–700	655	365.00–379.00	371.95
1	700–750	720	312.00	312.00
1	900–950	905	257.00	257.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	373	380.00–400.00	390.47
2	400–450	423	400.00–420.00	410.30
2	450–500	475	365.00–385.00	375.00
1	500–550	515	362.00	362.00
1	550–600	555	349.00	349.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	285.00	285.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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 (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,010	2,100.00	2,100.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	950	2,200.00	2,200.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	920	2,100.00	2,100.00

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/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,025	1,700.00	1,700.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	989	1,550.00–1,700.00	1,639.44
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,005	1,875.00	1,875.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	845	1,400.00	1,400.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,171	160.00–170.00	165.87
1	—	980	112.00	112.00
2	—	1,158	150.00–155.00	152.51
5	—	1,049	170.00–185.00	176.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	807	130.00–134.00	131.89
2	—	838	171.00–175.00	173.13
3	—	785	148.00–155.00	151.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,336	170.00–174.00	171.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,660	200.00	200.00
1	—	1,415	195.00	195.00

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.