Name: North Wilkesboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-05-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter Cattle 1.00 To 5.00 Higher Feeder Cattle 3.00 To 6.00 Lower Demand Good Activity Active Offerings Moderate Quality Average To Attractive

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $372.37/cwt on 17 head, down $14.51 from the prior sale (only 19 head in that comparison). That ranks 8 of 23 comparable sales and sits −13.20 against this barn's trailing median of $385.57.

Average price

$372.37

▼ 14.51 vs prior sale

17 head · 562 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,094

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−1.98

vs NC average

−35.07 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	562	372.37	2,094	17thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

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 sale17 hd

372.37

—

NC average6 barns · 161 hd

374.35

−1.98

National average128 barns · 4,974 hd

407.44

−35.07

This barn, trailing median23 sales

385.57

−13.20

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	—	High	1,715	240.00	4,116	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,470	177.14	2,603	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,141	162.38	1,852	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	848	133.00	1,127	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,195	$2,075	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	825	$2,900	1thin

Every lot, as filed

50 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 and Large 1	350–400	370	448.53/cwt	445.00–475.00	1,660	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	583	373.57/cwt	342.00–387.00	2,178	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	374.76/cwt	365.00–385.00	1,960	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	1,739	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	468.24/cwt	460.00–485.00	1,990	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	533	370.65/cwt	350.00–377.00	1,976	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	775	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,558	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	740	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,368	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	278	466.59/cwt	450.00–480.00	1,297	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	200	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	950	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,232	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	387.00/cwt	387.00–387.00	2,786	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	535	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,140	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	683	357.53/cwt	350.00–365.00	2,442	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	588	417.05/cwt	385.00–437.00	2,452	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	429.13/cwt	425.00–430.00	2,034	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,358	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	333	513.88/cwt	495.00–540.00	1,711	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	437	441.57/cwt	437.00–460.00	1,930	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,178	175.68/cwt	175.00–176.00	2,070	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,118	154.40/cwt	148.00–161.00	1,726	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	840	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,134	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	855	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,120	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,343	183.18/cwt	179.00–189.00	2,460	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,850	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	2,942	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	646	429.00/cwt	429.00–429.00	2,771	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	436	416.52/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,816	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	663	311.21/cwt	300.00–322.00	2,063	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	910	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,639	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	550	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,475	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	363	497.52/cwt	495.00–500.00	1,806	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	875	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,750	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	383	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,628	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	405	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,033	1
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	297.79/cwt	269.00–325.00	1,578	2
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	685	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,987	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	285	422.41/cwt	420.00–425.00	1,204	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	638	372.01/cwt	369.00–375.00	2,373	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	218	488.22/cwt	475.00–500.00	1,064	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	413.58/cwt	400.00–435.00	1,952	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	405	467.00/cwt	467.00–467.00	1,891	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,715	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,785	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,820	1
Bulls	—	—	1,715	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	4,116	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	550–600	595	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,071	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	825	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,195	2,075.00/head	2,075.00–2,075.00	2,075	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	305.53/cwt	282.00–330.00	2,353	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	502.74/cwt	485.00–535.00	1,860	9

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

Wed May 27, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 127Last week 266Year ago 22

Slaughter CattleReceipts 15Last week 31Year ago 2

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 5Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle 1.00 To 5.00 Higher Feeder Cattle 3.00 To 6.00 Lower Demand Good Activity Active Offerings Moderate Quality Average To Attractive

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	475.00	475.00
3	250–300	278	450.00–480.00	466.59
1	300–350	325	535.00	535.00
13	350–400	370	445.00–475.00	448.53
5	400–450	437	437.00–460.00	441.57
6	450–500	474	425.00–430.00	429.13
7	500–550	533	350.00–377.00	370.65
10	550–600	583	342.00–387.00	373.57
2	650–700	683	350.00–365.00	357.53
1	700–750	740	320.00	320.00
1	750–800	775	330.00	330.00
1	850–900	875	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	285	420.00–425.00	422.41
2	350–400	383	425.00	425.00
7	400–450	436	400.00–420.00	416.52
1	450–500	490	350.00	350.00
2	650–700	663	300.00–322.00	311.21
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	363	495.00–500.00	497.52
3	400–450	425	460.00–485.00	468.24
1	450–500	465	480.00	480.00
2	500–550	523	365.00–385.00	374.76
1	550–600	550	450.00	450.00
5	600–650	646	429.00	429.00
2	900–950	910	290.00	290.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	638	369.00–375.00	372.01
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	218	475.00–500.00	488.22
1	250–300	280	485.00	485.00
6	300–350	333	495.00–540.00	513.88
9	350–400	370	485.00–535.00	502.74
4	400–450	405	467.00	467.00
3	450–500	472	400.00–435.00	413.58
1	500–550	535	400.00	400.00
5	550–600	588	385.00–437.00	417.05
1	700–750	720	387.00	387.00
2	750–800	770	282.00–330.00	305.53
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	255.00	255.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	425.00	425.00
1	550–600	560	325.00	325.00
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	530	269.00–325.00	297.79
1	650–700	685	290.00	290.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	595	180.00	180.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,178	175.00–176.00	175.68
5	—	1,118	148.00–161.00	154.40
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	840	135.00	135.00
1	—	855	131.00	131.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,343	179.00–189.00	183.18
1	—	1,850	159.00	159.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,715	240.00	240.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	825	2,900.00	2,900.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,195	2,075.00	2,075.00

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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North Wilkesboro Livestock Auction

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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle