Name: North Wilkesboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-07-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter Cattle 3.00 To 6.00 Higher Feeder Cattle 1.00 To 5.00 Higher Demand Good Activity Active Offerings Moderate Quality Average To Attractive Head Calves 500.00 To1200.00 3 Goats

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $337.95/cwt on 5 head, down $43.28 from the prior sale. That ranks 1 of 23 comparable sales and sits −47.62 against this barn's trailing median of $385.57.

Average price

$337.95

▼ 43.28 vs prior sale

5 head · 559 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,889

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$111

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

$44.94/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+12.77

vs NC average

−22.57 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	550	346.94	1,908	4thin
Medium and Large 2	595	302.00	1,797	1thin

One grade step is worth $44.94/cwt here — about $111 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 sale5 hd

337.95

—

NC average9 barns · 191 hd

325.18

+12.77

National average152 barns · 4,754 hd

360.52

−22.57

This barn, trailing median23 sales

385.57

−47.62

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	1,468	195.63	2,872	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,420	183.86	2,611	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,082	167.02	1,807	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	817	157.63	1,287	6thin

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 (2-4 yrs)	980	$2,000	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	925	$2,175	1thin

Every lot, as filed

67 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
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bulls	Medium 2	450–500	470	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	1,607	1
Heifers	Medium 2	650–700	695	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,425	1
Heifers	Medium 2	600–650	610	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,708	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	429	434.36/cwt	400.00–455.00	1,863	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	253	397.52/cwt	395.00–400.00	1,006	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	405	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,539	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	775	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,325	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	2,175.00/head	2,175.00–2,175.00	2,175	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,320	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	395	410.50/cwt	406.00–415.00	1,621	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	382.98/cwt	382.00–385.00	1,811	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	730	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,081	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	380.26/cwt	370.00–390.00	1,818	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	695	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	2,203	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	595	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	1,797	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	341.00/cwt	335.00–347.00	1,995	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	545	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,853	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	647	372.00/cwt	372.00–372.00	2,407	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	263	417.57/cwt	415.00–420.00	1,098	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	312	483.60/cwt	482.00–487.00	1,509	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	433	373.38/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,617	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	2,029	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	455	429.00/cwt	429.00–429.00	1,952	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	265	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,325	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	550	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,365	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	875	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,890	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	820	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	2,435	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,047	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	810	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,228	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	915	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	2,123	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	349.00/cwt	349.00–349.00	1,996	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	307	469.00/cwt	469.00–469.00	1,440	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	399.00/cwt	399.00–399.00	2,434	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	344.88/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,821	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	382	431.38/cwt	425.00–440.00	1,648	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	295	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,151	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	450	407.00/cwt	407.00–407.00	1,832	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	432.00/cwt	432.00–432.00	1,879	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,424	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	287.50/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,941	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	585	387.00/cwt	387.00–387.00	2,264	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	353	430.04/cwt	425.00–435.00	1,518	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	542	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,087	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	411	406.00/cwt	406.00–406.00	1,669	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	400	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,940	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	492.62/cwt	490.00–495.00	1,576	2
Bulls	—	—	1,208	172.73/cwt	164.00–179.00	2,087	2
Bulls	—	—	1,728	218.53/cwt	214.00–223.00	3,776	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	818	191.49/cwt	184.00–198.00	1,566	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,420	183.86/cwt	180.00–188.00	2,611	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,099	177.22/cwt	170.00–181.00	1,948	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,074	159.82/cwt	145.00–168.00	1,716	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	365.14/cwt	360.00–370.00	2,275	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,310	2
Steers	Medium 2	500–550	505	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,616	1
Bulls	Medium 2	600–650	610	328.31/cwt	317.00–340.00	2,003	2
Bulls	Medium 2	350–400	385	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	982	1
Bulls	Medium 2Thin Fleshed	600–650	615	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,845	1
Heifers	Medium 2	450–500	470	332.91/cwt	310.00–342.00	1,565	5
Heifers	Medium 2	350–400	385	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,251	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	813	150.26/cwt	140.00–162.00	1,222	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	985	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,349	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	825	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	924	1
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Large 2	350–400	378	238.68/cwt	200.00–280.00	902	2
Bulls	Medium 2	500–550	545	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	1,700	1
Steers	Medium 2	450–500	490	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,715	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 29, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 117Last week 82Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 34Last week 20Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 2Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle 3.00 To 6.00 Higher Feeder Cattle 1.00 To 5.00 Higher Demand Good Activity Active Offerings Moderate Quality Average To Attractive Head Calves 500.00 To1200.00 3 Goats

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	980	2,000.00	2,000.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	925	2,175.00	2,175.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	255.00	255.00
1	450–500	470	342.00	342.00
1	500–550	545	312.00	312.00
2	600–650	610	317.00–340.00	328.31
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	380.00	380.00
2	450–500	478	370.00–390.00	380.26
1	500–550	545	340.00	340.00
2	550–600	585	335.00–347.00	341.00
1	650–700	695	317.00	317.00
1	700–750	730	285.00	285.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	390.00	390.00
2	300–350	320	490.00–495.00	492.62
3	350–400	382	425.00–440.00	431.38
2	400–450	435	432.00	432.00
1	450–500	455	429.00	429.00
2	500–550	542	385.00	385.00
1	550–600	585	387.00	387.00
2	600–650	623	360.00–370.00	365.14
2	650–700	660	350.00	350.00
2	700–750	725	320.00	320.00
1	750–800	775	300.00	300.00
1	800–850	810	275.00	275.00
Bulls — Medium 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	615	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	325.00	325.00
5	450–500	470	310.00–342.00	332.91
1	600–650	610	280.00	280.00
1	650–700	695	205.00	205.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	253	395.00–400.00	397.52
2	350–400	395	406.00–415.00	410.50
3	400–450	433	370.00–380.00	373.38
3	450–500	473	382.00–385.00	382.98
1	550–600	595	302.00	302.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	263	415.00–420.00	417.57
3	300–350	307	469.00	469.00
2	350–400	353	425.00–435.00	430.04
3	400–450	411	406.00	406.00
2	450–500	450	407.00	407.00
2	500–550	528	340.00–350.00	344.88
2	550–600	572	349.00	349.00
1	600–650	630	322.00	322.00
2	650–700	675	285.00–290.00	287.50
1	850–900	875	216.00	216.00
1	900–950	915	232.00	232.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	429	400.00–455.00	434.36
10	600–650	647	372.00	372.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	500.00	500.00
3	300–350	312	482.00–487.00	483.60
1	400–450	400	485.00	485.00
1	450–500	460	445.00	445.00
13	550–600	550	430.00	430.00
1	600–650	610	399.00	399.00
1	650–700	655	370.00	370.00
1	800–850	820	297.00	297.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	490	350.00	350.00
1	500–550	505	320.00	320.00
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	378	200.00–280.00	238.68

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,208	164.00–179.00	172.73
2	—	1,728	214.00–223.00	218.53
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	818	184.00–198.00	191.49
3	—	813	140.00–162.00	150.26
1	—	825	112.00	112.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,420	180.00–188.00	183.86
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,099	170.00–181.00	177.22
10	—	1,074	145.00–168.00	159.82
1	—	985	137.00	137.00

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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

Replacement Cattle

Feeder Cattle

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