Name: North Wilkesboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-05-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter Cattle 11.00 To 19.00 Higher Feeder Cattle 5.00 To 15.00 Higher Demand Very Good Activity Active Offerings Heavy Quality Attractive

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $427.27/cwt on 53 head, down $1.05 from the prior sale. That ranks 20 of 23 comparable sales and sits +41.70 against this barn's trailing median of $385.57.

Average price

$427.27

▼ 1.05 vs prior sale

53 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,338

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$324

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium 2

$72.10/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+48.35

vs NC average

+10.16 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	520	443.01	2,304	8thin
Medium and Large 1	565	441.70	2,494	26
Medium 1	535	411.60	2,202	14thin
Medium 2	534	370.91	1,980	5thin

One grade step is worth $72.10/cwt here — about $324 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

23 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $458.97, low $348.08, median $385.57 across 23 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale53 hd

427.27

—

NC average9 barns · 285 hd

378.92

+48.35

National average171 barns · 11,385 hd

417.11

+10.16

This barn, trailing median23 sales

385.57

+41.70

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

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	1,335	213.38	2,849	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,412	176.78	2,496	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,085	169.11	1,835	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	688	124.56	857	2thin

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	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,005	$2,050	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,190	$2,000	1thin
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	920	$1,800	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	850	$1,075	1thin

Every lot, as filed

93 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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Medium 1	150–200	165	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	660	1
Heifers	Medium 1	250–300	290	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,160	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	500	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,500	2
Heifers	Medium 1	350–400	370	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,628	2
Steers	Medium 1	250–300	295	605.00/cwt	605.00–605.00	1,785	1
Steers	Medium 1	500–550	500	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,100	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	436.84/cwt	345.00–467.00	2,490	24
Heifers	Medium 1	450–500	494	421.24/cwt	420.00–425.00	2,081	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	690	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,243	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	376	482.18/cwt	475.00–495.00	1,813	8
Heifers	Medium 1	200–250	213	372.53/cwt	370.00–375.00	793	2
Heifers	Medium 1	600–650	630	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,142	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	305	453.31/cwt	445.00–465.00	1,383	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	721	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,235	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	150–200	190	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	855	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	800	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,320	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	870	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,480	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	220	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	946	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	443.01/cwt	439.00–447.00	2,304	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	463.95/cwt	455.00–485.00	1,981	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,281	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	442.95/cwt	437.00–460.00	2,091	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	905	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,625	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	350	585.00/cwt	585.00–585.00	2,048	1
Steers	Medium 2	500–550	525	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,313	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	431	519.39/cwt	518.00–530.00	2,239	8
Steers	Medium 2	400–450	430	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	860	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	742	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,597	5
Steers	Medium 2	550–600	568	397.00/cwt	397.00–397.00	2,255	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,412	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	550	499.00/cwt	499.00–499.00	2,745	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	260	654.84/cwt	640.00–680.00	1,703	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	555.00/cwt	555.00–555.00	1,776	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	942	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	3,080	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	970	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	2,706	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	488	469.71/cwt	465.00–470.00	2,292	34
Steers	Medium 1	600–650	605	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,269	1
Steers	Medium 1	450–500	455	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,070	1
Steers	Medium 1	550–600	578	439.11/cwt	438.00–445.00	2,538	6
Steers	Medium 1	650–700	680	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,748	1
Bulls	Medium 1	650–700	655	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,129	1
Bulls	Medium 1	450–500	490	446.88/cwt	410.00–457.00	2,190	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	482.97/cwt	462.00–497.00	2,289	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	235	602.39/cwt	600.00–605.00	1,416	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	975	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,438	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	815	299.00/cwt	299.00–299.00	2,437	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,073	144.52/cwt	135.00–154.00	1,551	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,005	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	2,010	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,403	164.84/cwt	161.00–169.00	2,313	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,195	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,518	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,092	171.79/cwt	163.00–179.00	1,876	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	688	124.56/cwt	122.00–127.00	857	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,416	182.75/cwt	178.00–186.00	2,588	4
Bulls	—	—	1,115	199.88/cwt	190.00–209.00	2,229	2
Bulls	—	—	1,555	226.88/cwt	219.00–233.00	3,528	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,005	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	1,075.00/head	1,075.00–1,075.00	1,075	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,190	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	268	614.72/cwt	605.00–625.00	1,647	2
Bulls	Medium 2	350–400	390	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,911	1
Bulls	Medium 2	150–200	185	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	500	1
Bulls	Medium 2	300–350	318	457.44/cwt	450.00–465.00	1,455	2
Bulls	Medium 2	400–450	436	448.49/cwt	441.00–467.00	1,955	14
Bulls	Medium 2	250–300	290	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,305	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	672	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,453	2
Bulls	Medium 2	500–550	525	422.93/cwt	400.00–445.00	2,220	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	592	420.63/cwt	410.00–427.00	2,490	3
Bulls	Medium 1	350–400	386	518.18/cwt	510.00–525.00	2,000	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	559.19/cwt	545.00–575.00	2,013	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	426	474.14/cwt	472.00–475.00	2,020	7
Bulls	Medium 1	500–550	515	449.84/cwt	447.00–465.00	2,317	8
Bulls	Medium 2	600–650	625	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,031	1
Bulls	Medium 1	250–300	288	527.70/cwt	505.00–550.00	1,520	2
Bulls	Medium 1	600–650	605	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,299	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	755	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	2,408	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	637.97/cwt	630.00–645.00	2,042	2
Heifers	Medium 1	900–950	905	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,991	1
Heifers	Medium 1	500–550	535	411.60/cwt	392.00–420.00	2,202	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	520.46/cwt	489.00–527.00	2,160	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	505	484.51/cwt	480.00–489.00	2,447	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	419.80/cwt	406.00–429.00	2,561	5
Bulls	Medium 1	550–600	555	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,693	1
Heifers	Medium 1	400–450	430	445.73/cwt	425.00–450.00	1,917	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	276	448.76/cwt	445.00–450.00	1,239	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	371	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,670	5
Heifers	Medium 2	400–450	420	324.70/cwt	300.00–350.00	1,364	2
Bulls	Medium 1	300–350	332	560.74/cwt	545.00–582.00	1,862	6
Heifers	Medium 2Thin Fleshed	400–450	445	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	779	1
Heifers	Medium 2	550–600	565	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,865	1
Heifers	Medium 2	500–550	526	381.14/cwt	375.00–385.00	2,005	4
Heifers	Medium 2	300–350	313	414.92/cwt	400.00–425.00	1,299	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	755	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,737	1

How this sale compares

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

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 385Last week 165Year ago 31

Slaughter CattleReceipts 28Last week 28Year ago 5

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 19Year ago 6

Slaughter Cattle 11.00 To 19.00 Higher Feeder Cattle 5.00 To 15.00 Higher Demand Very Good Activity Active Offerings Heavy Quality Attractive

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	165	400.00	400.00
2	200–250	213	370.00–375.00	372.53
1	250–300	290	400.00	400.00
2	350–400	370	440.00	440.00
7	400–450	430	425.00–450.00	445.73
4	450–500	494	420.00–425.00	421.24
14	500–550	535	392.00–420.00	411.60
3	600–650	630	340.00	340.00
1	900–950	905	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	190	450.00	450.00
1	200–250	220	430.00	430.00
4	250–300	276	445.00–450.00	448.76
3	300–350	305	445.00–465.00	453.31
8	350–400	376	475.00–495.00	482.18
21	400–450	427	455.00–485.00	463.95
48	450–500	472	437.00–460.00	442.95
2	500–550	500	500.00	500.00
24	550–600	570	345.00–467.00	436.84
1	600–650	625	365.00	365.00
1	650–700	690	325.00	325.00
4	700–750	721	310.00	310.00
1	750–800	755	230.00	230.00
3	800–850	800	290.00	290.00
6	850–900	870	285.00	285.00
1	900–950	905	290.00	290.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	371	450.00	450.00
8	500–550	520	439.00–447.00	443.01
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	313	400.00–425.00	414.92
2	400–450	420	300.00–350.00	324.70
4	500–550	526	375.00–385.00	381.14
1	550–600	565	330.00	330.00
Heifers — Medium 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	175.00	175.00
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	605.00	605.00
1	450–500	455	455.00	455.00
1	500–550	500	420.00	420.00
6	550–600	578	438.00–445.00	439.11
1	600–650	605	375.00	375.00
1	650–700	680	257.00	257.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	260	640.00–680.00	654.84
1	300–350	320	555.00	555.00
1	350–400	350	585.00	585.00
8	400–450	431	518.00–530.00	519.39
34	450–500	488	465.00–470.00	469.71
1	500–550	530	455.00	455.00
6	550–600	550	499.00	499.00
5	700–750	742	350.00	350.00
2	900–950	942	327.00	327.00
1	950–1000	970	279.00	279.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	200.00	200.00
1	500–550	525	250.00	250.00
3	550–600	568	397.00	397.00
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	288	505.00–550.00	527.70
6	300–350	332	545.00–582.00	560.74
5	350–400	386	510.00–525.00	518.18
10	450–500	490	410.00–457.00	446.88
8	500–550	515	447.00–465.00	449.84
1	550–600	555	305.00	305.00
1	600–650	605	380.00	380.00
1	650–700	655	325.00	325.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	235	600.00–605.00	602.39
2	250–300	268	605.00–625.00	614.72
2	300–350	320	630.00–645.00	637.97
11	350–400	360	545.00–575.00	559.19
7	400–450	415	489.00–527.00	520.46
10	450–500	474	462.00–497.00	482.97
6	500–550	505	480.00–489.00	484.51
3	550–600	592	410.00–427.00	420.63
5	600–650	610	406.00–429.00	419.80
2	650–700	672	365.00	365.00
1	750–800	755	319.00	319.00
1	800–850	815	299.00	299.00
1	950–1000	975	250.00	250.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	185	270.00	270.00
1	250–300	290	450.00	450.00
2	300–350	318	450.00–465.00	457.44
1	350–400	390	490.00	490.00
14	400–450	436	441.00–467.00	448.49
4	500–550	525	400.00–445.00	422.93
1	600–650	625	325.00	325.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	426	472.00–475.00	474.14

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,073	135.00–154.00	144.52
2	—	1,005	200.00	200.00
1	—	1,195	127.00	127.00
11	—	1,092	163.00–179.00	171.79
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,403	161.00–169.00	164.84
4	—	1,416	178.00–186.00	182.75
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	688	122.00–127.00	124.56
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,115	190.00–209.00	199.88
2	—	1,555	219.00–233.00	226.88

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,005	2,050.00	2,050.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	920	1,800.00	1,800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	850	1,075.00	1,075.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,190	2,000.00	2,000.00

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.

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Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Wilkes Livestock Exchange - North Wilkesboro, NC

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