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North Wilkesboro Livestock Auction

Name: North Wilkesboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-07-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-15

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · North Wilkesboro, North Carolina · Wed, Jul 15

● Final72 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2089

← Jul 8Jul 15Jul 22 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

190 head

▲ 33 vs last sale 157▲ 158 vs year ago 32 · +493.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

37 head

▲ 15 vs last sale 22▲ 30 vs year ago 7 · +428.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

20 head

▲ 13 vs last sale 7▲ 20 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 2.00 To 7.00 Higher Feeder Cattle 18.00 To 24.00 Higher Demand Good Activity Active Offerings Moderate Quality Attractive Head Calf 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 $381.23/cwt on 23 head, up $1.52 from the prior sale (only 10 head in that comparison). That ranks 18 of 28 comparable sales and sits +9.48 against this barn's trailing median of $371.76.

Average price

$381.23

▲ 1.52 vs prior sale

23 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,079

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$541

per head · Medium 1 over Small and Medium 2

$89.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+14.59

vs NC average

−14.82 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 1	540	389.00	2,101	1thin
Medium and Large 1	550	386.65	2,126	15thin
Medium 2	539	379.93	2,048	6thin
Small and Medium 2	520	300.00	1,560	1thin

One grade step is worth $89.00/cwt here — about $541 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 sale23 hd

381.23

—

NC average8 barns · 234 hd

366.64

+14.59

National average163 barns · 8,583 hd

396.05

−14.82

This barn, trailing median28 sales

371.76

+9.48

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	1,664	216.94	3,611	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,564	179.50	2,807	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,139	171.36	1,952	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	814	106.81	869	5thin

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	838	$1,883	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	904	$3,084	13
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,100	$3,050	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	980	$2,650	2thin

Every lot

72 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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	290	442.46/cwt	440.00–445.00	1,283	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	333	492.22/cwt	485.00–500.00	1,639	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	367	488.32/cwt	482.00–490.00	1,792	5
Steers	350–400	Medium 1	375	464.52/cwt	455.00–469.00	1,742	3
Steers	400–450	Medium 1	430	453.12/cwt	450.00–460.00	1,948	6
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	437	489.00/cwt	489.00–489.00	2,137	5
Steers	400–450	Medium 2	445	417.00/cwt	417.00–417.00	1,856	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	484	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	2,347	8
Steers	450–500	Medium 1	495	449.00/cwt	449.00–449.00	2,223	1
Steers	450–500	Medium 2	495	432.00/cwt	432.00–432.00	2,138	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	510	438.25/cwt	427.00–442.00	2,235	4
Steers	500–550	Medium 1	539	416.49/cwt	410.00–417.00	2,245	14
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	577	413.79/cwt	400.00–420.00	2,388	7
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	603	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,593	8
Steers	600–650	Medium 2Thin Fleshed	605	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,210	1
Steers	600–650	Medium 2	635	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,413	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	695	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,502	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium 2	305	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,144	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	333	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,648	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium 1	335	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,424	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	369	460.25/cwt	450.00–465.00	1,698	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium 1	400	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,700	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	430	458.27/cwt	452.00–465.00	1,971	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	455	472.11/cwt	460.00–476.00	2,148	17
Heifers	450–500	Medium 1	467	447.00/cwt	445.00–450.00	2,087	10
Heifers	450–500	Medium 2	476	430.51/cwt	429.00–431.00	2,049	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	505	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,172	4
Heifers	500–550	Small and Medium 2	520	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,560	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium 2	539	379.93/cwt	370.00–385.00	2,048	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium 1	540	389.00/cwt	389.00–389.00	2,101	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	566	370.89/cwt	360.00–380.00	2,099	11
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,031	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	674	312.75/cwt	304.00–325.00	2,108	7
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	735	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,470	1
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	985	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,970	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium 2	255	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	893	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	308	447.44/cwt	440.00–455.00	1,378	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium 1	325	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,300	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	362	462.80/cwt	457.00–467.00	1,675	5
Bulls	350–400	Medium 1	380	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,672	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	405	455.95/cwt	452.00–460.00	1,847	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium 1	437	416.41/cwt	410.00–430.00	1,820	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	460	445.42/cwt	442.00–449.00	2,049	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium 1	463	427.00/cwt	427.00–427.00	1,977	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium 1	518	372.00/cwt	372.00–372.00	1,927	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	528	409.43/cwt	404.00–417.00	2,162	6
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	581	397.18/cwt	389.00–400.00	2,308	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	610	399.00/cwt	399.00–399.00	2,434	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium 1	610	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,257	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium 2	640	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,464	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	665	385.00/cwt	380.00–390.00	2,560	2
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers4 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	450–500	Medium 2	460	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,610	1
Dairy Steers	650–700	Medium 2	660	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,782	1
Dairy Steers	850–900	Medium 2Thin Fleshed	865	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,125	1
Dairy Steers	1000–1050	Medium 2	1,000	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	2,450	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,475	196.20/cwt	190.00–202.00	2,894	2
Bulls	—	—	1,740	225.24/cwt	221.00–228.00	3,919	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	770	87.06/cwt	77.00–97.00	670	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	840	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,126	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	845	112.96/cwt	112.00–114.00	955	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,093	159.41/cwt	150.00–168.00	1,742	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,162	177.33/cwt	170.00–182.00	2,061	12
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,435	177.10/cwt	176.00–178.00	2,541	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,660	181.30/cwt	180.00–182.00	3,010	4
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 2	800	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	900	2,940.00/head	2,900.00–3,000.00	2,940	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	938	3,298.00/head	3,150.00–3,350.00	3,298	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	950	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	980	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	3,050.00/head	3,050.00–3,050.00	3,050	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	695	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	910	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	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 Jul 15, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 190Last week 157Year ago 32

Slaughter CattleReceipts 37Last week 22Year ago 7

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 7Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle 2.00 To 7.00 Higher Feeder Cattle 18.00 To 24.00 Higher Demand Good Activity Active Offerings Moderate Quality Attractive Head Calf 775.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	333	495.00	495.00
3	350–400	369	450.00–465.00	460.25
4	400–450	430	452.00–465.00	458.27
17	450–500	455	460.00–476.00	472.11
4	500–550	505	430.00	430.00
11	550–600	566	360.00–380.00	370.89
1	600–650	625	325.00	325.00
7	650–700	674	304.00–325.00	312.75
1	700–750	735	200.00	200.00
1	950–1000	985	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	520	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	425.00	425.00
1	400–450	400	425.00	425.00
10	450–500	467	445.00–450.00	447.00
1	500–550	540	389.00	389.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	375.00	375.00
4	450–500	476	429.00–431.00	430.51
6	500–550	539	370.00–385.00	379.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	290	440.00–445.00	442.46
2	300–350	333	485.00–500.00	492.22
5	350–400	367	482.00–490.00	488.32
5	400–450	437	489.00	489.00
8	450–500	484	485.00	485.00
4	500–550	510	427.00–442.00	438.25
7	550–600	577	400.00–420.00	413.79
8	600–650	603	430.00	430.00
1	650–700	695	360.00	360.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	417.00	417.00
1	450–500	495	432.00	432.00
1	600–650	635	380.00	380.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	375	455.00–469.00	464.52
6	400–450	430	450.00–460.00	453.12
1	450–500	495	449.00	449.00
14	500–550	539	410.00–417.00	416.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	605	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	308	440.00–455.00	447.44
5	350–400	362	457.00–467.00	462.80
2	400–450	405	452.00–460.00	455.95
2	450–500	460	442.00–449.00	445.42
6	500–550	528	404.00–417.00	409.43
4	550–600	581	389.00–400.00	397.18
1	600–650	610	399.00	399.00
2	650–700	665	380.00–390.00	385.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	400.00	400.00
1	350–400	380	440.00	440.00
3	400–450	437	410.00–430.00	416.41
3	450–500	463	427.00	427.00
2	500–550	518	372.00	372.00
3	600–650	610	370.00	370.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	350.00	350.00
1	600–650	640	385.00	385.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Medium 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	850–900	865	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	460	350.00	350.00
1	650–700	660	270.00	270.00
1	1000–1050	1,000	245.00	245.00

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	900	2,900.00–3,000.00	2,940.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	980	2,650.00	2,650.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	938	3,150.00–3,350.00	3,298.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	950	3,300.00	3,300.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,100	3,050.00	3,050.00

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	2	—	800	2,800.00	2,800.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	910	1,950.00	1,950.00

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	—	695	1,750.00	1,750.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,660	180.00–182.00	181.30
3	—	1,435	176.00–178.00	177.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,162	170.00–182.00	177.33
6	—	1,093	150.00–168.00	159.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	770	77.00–97.00	87.06
2	—	845	112.00–114.00	112.96
1	—	840	134.00	134.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,475	190.00–202.00	196.20
5	—	1,740	221.00–228.00	225.24

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.