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North Wilkesboro Livestock Auction

Name: North Wilkesboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-03-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-14

Replacement Cattle · North Wilkesboro, North Carolina · Sat, Mar 14

● Final18 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3920

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Receipts

201 head

▲ 201 vs last sale 0▲ 201 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Also sold hereRegular saleWed Oct 28, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Todays sale was heavily attended with Active buyer activity, with Good quality of Replacement Cattle.

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)	1,211	$3,530	16
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,203	$3,525	15
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,250	$3,400	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,250	$3,300	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,160	$3,239	26
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,150	$3,220	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,175	$2,960	4thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,285	$3,269	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,200	$4,900	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,225	$4,600	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,175	$4,500	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,325	$4,500	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,130	$4,437	43
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,163	$4,197	4thin

Every lot

18 lots · USDA AMS · Wilkes Livestock Exchange Replacement Cattle Sale - North Wilkesboro, NC (Seasonal)

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
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,285	3,269.26/head	2,750.00–4,100.00	3,269	5
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs10 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 2	750	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 2	850	3,700.00/head	3,700.00–3,700.00	3,700	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,106	4,301.69/head	3,500.00–5,150.00	4,302	16
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,150	4,559.42/head	3,900.00–4,900.00	4,559	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,163	4,196.77/head	3,900.00–4,300.00	4,197	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,175	4,500.00/head	4,500.00–4,500.00	4,500	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,179	4,610.60/head	3,800.00–4,950.00	4,611	19
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,200	4,900.00/head	4,900.00–4,900.00	4,900	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,225	4,599.99/head	4,599.99–4,599.99	4,600	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,325	4,500.00/head	4,500.00–4,500.00	4,500	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,150	3,220.00/head	3,000.00–3,550.00	3,220	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,160	3,239.30/head	2,300.00–3,600.00	3,239	26
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,175	2,959.57/head	2,600.00–3,200.00	2,960	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,203	3,524.93/head	3,425.00–3,700.00	3,525	15
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,211	3,529.55/head	3,000.00–3,800.00	3,530	16
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,250	3,400.00/head	3,400.00–3,400.00	3,400	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,250	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	3

This sale against other markets

North Carolina weighted averages

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Wilkes Livestock Exchange Replacement Cattle Sale - North Wilkesboro, NC (Seasonal)

Sat Mar 14, 2026

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

Receipts 201Last week 0Year ago 0

Todays sale was heavily attended with Active buyer activity, with Good quality of Replacement Cattle.

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	16	—	1,106	3,500.00–5,150.00	4,301.69
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,200	4,900.00	4,900.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,175	4,500.00	4,500.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	19	—	1,179	3,800.00–4,950.00	4,610.60
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,225	4,599.99	4,599.99
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,325	4,500.00	4,500.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,150	3,900.00–4,900.00	4,559.42
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,163	3,900.00–4,300.00	4,196.77

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	—	750	3,300.00	3,300.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	850	3,700.00	3,700.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,250	3,300.00	3,300.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,150	3,000.00–3,550.00	3,220.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,175	2,600.00–3,200.00	2,959.57
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	16	—	1,211	3,000.00–3,800.00	3,529.55
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	26	—	1,160	2,300.00–3,600.00	3,239.30
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,250	3,400.00	3,400.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	15	—	1,203	3,425.00–3,700.00	3,524.93

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	5	—	1,285	2,750.00–4,100.00	3,269.26

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.