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North Wilkesboro Livestock Auction

Name: North Wilkesboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-08-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-19

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · North Wilkesboro, North Carolina · Wed, Aug 19

● Final75 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2089

← Aug 12Aug 19Aug 26 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

325 head

▲ 246 vs last sale 79▲ 289 vs year ago 36 · +802.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

16 head

▲ 4 vs last sale 12▲ 11 vs year ago 5 · +220.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

29 head

▲ 29 vs last sale 0▲ 29 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 10.00 To 20.00 Higher Demand Very Good Activity Active Offerings Heavy Quality Attractive Baby Calf 500.00

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $398.10/cwt on 25 head, down $24.05 from the prior sale (only 14 head in that comparison). That ranks 6 of 19 comparable sales and sits −24.05 against this barn's trailing median of $422.14.

Average price

$398.10

▼ 24.05 vs prior sale

25 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,181

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$177

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

$67.18/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+16.04

vs NC average

+1.32 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	535	414.22	2,217	19thin
Medium and Large 2	588	347.04	2,041	6thin

One grade step is worth $67.18/cwt here — about $177 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 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 sale25 hd

398.10

—

NC average9 barns · 256 hd

382.06

+16.04

National average147 barns · 5,729 hd

396.78

+1.32

This barn, trailing median19 sales

422.14

−24.05

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

19 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $513.26, low $360.41, median $422.14 across 19 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	1,630	211.99	3,455	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	771	154.35	1,190	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,066	154.33	1,645	7thin

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)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	930	$3,338	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,098	$2,631	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	910	$1,950	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,146	$3,236	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	982	$3,199	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,000	$2,700	1thin

Every lot

75 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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	395	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,837	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	449.00/cwt	449.00–449.00	1,908	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	445	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,691	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	472	422.03/cwt	417.00–432.00	1,992	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	485	394.00/cwt	394.00–394.00	1,911	11
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	427.00/cwt	427.00–427.00	2,220	14
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	578	378.44/cwt	372.00–380.00	2,187	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	588	347.04/cwt	332.00–350.00	2,041	6
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	627	381.00/cwt	381.00–381.00	2,389	22
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	635	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,905	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	678	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	2,285	25
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	746	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,731	10
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	755	325.88/cwt	322.00–326.00	2,460	32
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	205	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	820	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	265	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,034	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	340	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,428	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	391	377.00/cwt	377.00–377.00	1,474	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	416	424.90/cwt	410.00–435.00	1,768	10
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	445	379.00/cwt	379.00–379.00	1,687	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	450	422.00/cwt	422.00–422.00	1,899	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	462	368.33/cwt	310.00–390.00	1,702	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	517	336.35/cwt	335.00–337.00	1,739	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	520	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	1,570	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	543	385.46/cwt	367.00–389.00	2,093	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	555	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	1,954	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	590	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,888	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	625	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,563	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	640	333.51/cwt	315.00–335.50	2,134	20
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	650	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	2,288	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	652	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	2,145	12
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	660	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,320	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	745	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,086	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	777	290.17/cwt	285.00–300.00	2,255	11
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	877	264.66/cwt	262.00–265.00	2,321	9
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	323	498.21/cwt	470.00–515.00	1,609	7
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	325	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,284	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	372	473.06/cwt	455.00–508.00	1,760	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	373	427.55/cwt	425.00–430.00	1,595	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	415	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,390	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	445	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,825	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	480	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,968	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	480	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,608	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	484	367.75/cwt	350.00–382.00	1,780	10
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	500	431.00/cwt	431.00–431.00	2,155	6
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	525	361.39/cwt	345.00–367.00	1,897	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	533	285.33/cwt	245.00–310.00	1,521	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	567	373.14/cwt	367.00–385.00	2,116	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	582	345.06/cwt	340.00–365.00	2,008	8
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	629	338.25/cwt	325.00–357.00	2,128	7
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	645	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,677	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	665	332.07/cwt	329.00–335.00	2,208	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	688	245.96/cwt	242.00–250.00	1,692	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	700	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,925	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	705	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,045	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	795	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,924	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	829	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,073	4
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Heifers	200–250	Large 2	245	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	613	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	500–550	Large 3	515	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,300	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,630	211.99/cwt	206.00–217.00	3,455	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	724	170.66/cwt	169.00–172.00	1,236	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	810	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,166	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	845	126.91/cwt	124.00–130.00	1,072	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	900	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,170	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,015	147.42/cwt	142.00–153.00	1,496	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,172	169.35/cwt	165.00–171.00	1,985	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs7 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 2	800	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	900	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	983	3,614.41/head	3,200.00–3,950.00	3,614	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,025	3,124.39/head	2,500.00–3,500.00	3,124	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,141	3,262.15/head	2,500.00–4,000.00	3,262	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,200	2,950.00/head	2,950.00–2,950.00	2,950	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	910	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	930	3,338.44/head	2,700.00–3,950.00	3,338	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,098	2,630.98/head	2,500.00–2,750.00	2,631	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 Aug 19, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 325Last week 79Year ago 36

Slaughter CattleReceipts 16Last week 12Year ago 5

Replacement CattleReceipts 29Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle Mostly Steady Feeder Cattle 10.00 To 20.00 Higher Demand Very Good Activity Active Offerings Heavy Quality Attractive Baby Calf 500.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	323	470.00–515.00	498.21
3	350–400	372	455.00–508.00	473.06
1	400–450	445	410.00	410.00
1	450–500	480	410.00	410.00
6	500–550	500	431.00	431.00
3	550–600	567	367.00–385.00	373.14
1	600–650	645	415.00	415.00
2	650–700	665	329.00–335.00	332.07
1	700–750	705	290.00	290.00
1	750–800	795	242.00	242.00
4	800–850	829	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	480	335.00	335.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	395.00	395.00
2	350–400	373	425.00–430.00	427.55
1	400–450	415	335.00	335.00
10	450–500	484	350.00–382.00	367.75
4	500–550	525	345.00–367.00	361.39
8	550–600	582	340.00–365.00	345.06
7	600–650	629	325.00–357.00	338.25
2	650–700	688	242.00–250.00	245.96
1	700–750	700	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	533	245.00–310.00	285.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	465.00	465.00
1	400–450	425	449.00	449.00
5	450–500	472	417.00–432.00	422.03
14	500–550	520	427.00	427.00
5	550–600	578	372.00–380.00	378.44
22	600–650	627	381.00	381.00
25	650–700	678	337.00	337.00
32	750–800	755	322.00–326.00	325.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	380.00	380.00
11	450–500	485	394.00	394.00
6	550–600	588	332.00–350.00	347.04
1	600–650	635	300.00	300.00
10	700–750	746	232.00	232.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	379.00	379.00
5	450–500	462	310.00–390.00	368.33
3	500–550	517	335.00–337.00	336.35
1	550–600	590	320.00	320.00
12	650–700	652	329.00	329.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	400.00	400.00
1	250–300	265	390.00	390.00
1	300–350	340	420.00	420.00
8	350–400	391	377.00	377.00
10	400–450	416	410.00–435.00	424.90
1	450–500	450	422.00	422.00
6	500–550	543	367.00–389.00	385.46
1	550–600	555	352.00	352.00
20	600–650	640	315.00–335.50	333.51
3	650–700	650	352.00	352.00
2	700–750	745	280.00	280.00
11	750–800	777	285.00–300.00	290.17
9	850–900	877	262.00–265.00	264.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	520	302.00	302.00
1	600–650	625	250.00	250.00
1	650–700	660	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	515	252.50	252.50

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	1	—	900	2,600.00	2,600.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,200	2,950.00	2,950.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,025	2,500.00–3,500.00	3,124.39
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	11	—	1,141	2,500.00–4,000.00	3,262.15
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	2,700.00	2,700.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	983	3,200.00–3,950.00	3,614.41

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	—	800	3,000.00	3,000.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	930	2,700.00–3,950.00	3,338.44
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,098	2,500.00–2,750.00	2,630.98
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	910	1,950.00	1,950.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,015	142.00–153.00	147.42
1	—	900	130.00	130.00
3	—	1,172	165.00–171.00	169.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	810	144.00	144.00
2	—	845	124.00–130.00	126.91
4	—	724	169.00–172.00	170.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,630	206.00–217.00	211.99

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.