Name: North Wilkesboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-07-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No Sale Last Week Demand Good Activity Active Offerings Moderate Quality Average To Attractive Head Calve 1025.00

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $368.97/cwt on 8 head, down $10.74 from the prior sale (only 10 head in that comparison). That ranks 6 of 23 comparable sales and sits −16.60 against this barn's trailing median of $385.57.

Average price

$368.97

▼ 10.74 vs prior sale

8 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,983

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$167

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

$21.68/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.91

vs NC average

−47.14 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	539	371.68	2,004	7thin
Medium and Large 2	525	350.00	1,838	1thin

One grade step is worth $21.68/cwt here — about $167 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.

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 sale8 hd

368.97

—

NC average6 barns · 178 hd

367.07

+1.91

National average149 barns · 8,242 hd

416.11

−47.14

This barn, trailing median23 sales

385.57

−16.60

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	1,198	197.33	2,365	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,420	174.12	2,473	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	875	170.00	1,488	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,111	164.23	1,825	12

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)	995	$1,900	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,260	$2,950	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,190	$2,800	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	986	$2,106	4thin

Every lot, as filed

62 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,777	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	600	408.00/cwt	408.00–408.00	2,448	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	906	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	3,053	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	584	458.01/cwt	428.00–468.00	2,675	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	300–350	320	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,472	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,028	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,878	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	820	394.00/cwt	394.00–394.00	3,231	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	331.02/cwt	325.00–337.00	2,046	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	400–450	415	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,930	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,227	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	447.66/cwt	440.00–449.00	2,108	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	769	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,961	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	298	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,490	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	350–400	385	499.00/cwt	499.00–499.00	1,921	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	384	472.55/cwt	440.00–480.00	1,815	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	550	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,200	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,591	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	416.17/cwt	400.00–445.00	1,332	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	240	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,080	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	514	386.31/cwt	375.00–415.00	1,986	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,190	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	352.18/cwt	345.00–362.00	2,018	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	508	392.39/cwt	385.00–400.00	1,993	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	401.50/cwt	375.00–415.00	1,919	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	434	455.70/cwt	432.00–460.00	1,978	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	990	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,337	1
Bulls	—	—	1,055	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	2,163	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,083	181.24/cwt	175.00–197.00	1,963	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	875	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,488	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,420	174.12/cwt	171.00–178.00	2,473	4
Bulls	—	—	1,270	193.50/cwt	190.00–197.00	2,457	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	672	349.00/cwt	349.00–349.00	2,345	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	407.30/cwt	390.00–425.00	1,751	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	417.35/cwt	400.00–442.00	2,162	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	417.00/cwt	417.00–417.00	1,939	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	395	439.00/cwt	439.00–439.00	1,734	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	375.10/cwt	365.00–385.00	1,819	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	265	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,126	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,838	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	337.77/cwt	325.00–350.00	1,588	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	342.53/cwt	335.00–350.00	1,963	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	393	415.08/cwt	400.00–445.00	1,631	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	398	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,393	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	905	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,625	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	240	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	960	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	312.50/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,984	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	418	389.06/cwt	379.00–400.00	1,626	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	305	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,144	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	600	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,650	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,462	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	362	471.39/cwt	457.00–490.00	1,706	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	2,375.00/head	2,375.00–2,375.00	2,375	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	670	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,876	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	410	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,230	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	360	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,368	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	650	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,080	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,145	158.68/cwt	147.00–162.00	1,817	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	645	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,260	2,950.00/head	2,950.00–2,950.00	2,950	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	995	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,394	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	815	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	2,543	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

Wed Jul 8, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 157Last week 126Year ago 13

Slaughter CattleReceipts 22Last week 31Year ago 6

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 11Year ago 0

No Sale Last Week Demand Good Activity Active Offerings Moderate Quality Average To Attractive Head Calve 1025.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	298	500.00	500.00
3	350–400	378	470.00	470.00
2	450–500	465	417.00	417.00
3	500–550	518	400.00–442.00	417.35
19	550–600	584	428.00–468.00	458.01
1	600–650	600	408.00	408.00
3	800–850	820	394.00	394.00
4	900–950	906	337.00	337.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	439.00	439.00
1	400–450	430	340.00	340.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	670	280.00	280.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	460.00	460.00
1	350–400	385	499.00	499.00
2	400–450	415	465.00	465.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	425.00	425.00
3	300–350	320	400.00–445.00	416.17
13	350–400	384	440.00–480.00	472.55
2	400–450	430	390.00–425.00	407.30
7	450–500	471	440.00–449.00	447.66
4	500–550	514	375.00–415.00	386.31
3	550–600	573	345.00–362.00	352.18
1	600–650	610	365.00	365.00
6	650–700	672	349.00	349.00
1	900–950	905	290.00	290.00
4	1000–1050	1,028	280.00	280.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	240	400.00	400.00
1	300–350	305	375.00	375.00
2	350–400	398	350.00	350.00
2	450–500	485	365.00–385.00	375.10
1	500–550	525	350.00	350.00
2	600–650	635	310.00–315.00	312.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	450.00	450.00
1	300–350	335	475.00	475.00
5	350–400	362	457.00–490.00	471.39
6	400–450	434	432.00–460.00	455.70
13	450–500	478	375.00–415.00	401.50
2	500–550	508	385.00–400.00	392.39
1	550–600	550	400.00	400.00
2	600–650	618	325.00–337.00	331.02
1	650–700	665	360.00	360.00
5	750–800	769	385.00	385.00
1	800–850	815	312.00	312.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	393	400.00–445.00	415.08
2	400–450	418	379.00–400.00	389.06
2	450–500	470	325.00–350.00	337.77
2	550–600	573	335.00–350.00	342.53
1	650–700	650	320.00	320.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	380.00	380.00
1	400–450	410	300.00	300.00
1	600–650	600	275.00	275.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,190	2,800.00	2,800.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,100	2,375.00	2,375.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,260	2,950.00	2,950.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	645	1,300.00	1,300.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	995	1,900.00	1,900.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	990	135.00	135.00
4	—	1,083	175.00–197.00	181.24
7	—	1,145	147.00–162.00	158.68
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	875	170.00	170.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,420	171.00–178.00	174.12
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,055	205.00	205.00
2	—	1,270	190.00–197.00	193.50

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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle