Name: North Wilkesboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-08-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter Cattle 6..00 To 8.00 Lower Feeder Cattle 8.00 To 18.00 Higher Demand Good Activity Active Offerings Light Quality Average To Attractive

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $366.94/cwt on 10 head, down $14.29 from the prior sale. That ranks 5 of 23 comparable sales and sits −18.63 against this barn's trailing median of $385.57.

Average price

$366.94

▼ 14.29 vs prior sale

10 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,992

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+25.24

vs NC average

−7.09 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	543	366.94	1,992	10thin

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 sale10 hd

366.94

—

NC average9 barns · 192 hd

341.70

+25.24

National average160 barns · 6,700 hd

374.03

−7.09

This barn, trailing median23 sales

385.57

−18.63

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	1,665	204.71	3,408	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,398	170.52	2,384	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,100	146.41	1,610	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	785	110.00	864	1thin

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)	1,275	$2,200	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,130	$1,925	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,015	$1,850	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	890	$2,700	1thin

Every lot, as filed

42 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	—	1,015	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,275	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	545	417.00/cwt	417.00–417.00	2,273	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	495	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,129	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	890	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	700–750	720	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,368	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	430.09/cwt	425.00–442.00	1,871	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	685	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,850	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	395	462.00/cwt	462.00–462.00	1,825	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	460	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,702	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	880	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	2,130	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,130	1,925.00/head	1,925.00–1,925.00	1,925	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	500	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,975	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	582	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,979	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	434.62/cwt	427.00–442.00	2,034	2
Bulls	—	—	1,665	204.71/cwt	200.00–208.00	3,408	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,149	153.01/cwt	140.00–165.00	1,758	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,278	174.53/cwt	174.00–175.00	2,230	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	785	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	864	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	968	128.82/cwt	125.00–133.00	1,247	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,518	166.51/cwt	166.00–167.00	2,528	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	609	326.41/cwt	320.00–332.00	1,988	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	550	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,173	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	339.98/cwt	335.00–345.00	2,118	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	388	469.69/cwt	465.00–479.00	1,822	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	407.13/cwt	402.00–412.00	2,105	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	650	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	2,061	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	640	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,176	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	305	555.00/cwt	555.00–555.00	1,693	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	427.00/cwt	427.00–427.00	1,964	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,913	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,195	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	494.63/cwt	490.00–505.00	1,632	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	305	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,159	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	440	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,002	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	533	373.68/cwt	370.00–385.00	1,992	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	390	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,482	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	469.00/cwt	469.00–469.00	1,970	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	650	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,755	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,700	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	395	497.00/cwt	497.00–497.00	1,963	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	885	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	2,115	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 Aug 5, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 64Last week 117Year ago 31

Slaughter CattleReceipts 18Last week 34Year ago 8

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 2Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle 6..00 To 8.00 Lower Feeder Cattle 8.00 To 18.00 Higher Demand Good Activity Active Offerings Light Quality Average To Attractive

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,015	1,850.00	1,850.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,275	2,200.00	2,200.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,130	1,925.00	1,925.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	890	2,700.00	2,700.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	497.00	497.00
1	400–450	440	455.00	455.00
1	450–500	495	430.00	430.00
1	500–550	545	417.00	417.00
1	600–650	640	340.00	340.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	462.00	462.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	720	190.00	190.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	435	425.00–442.00	430.09
1	650–700	685	270.00	270.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	330	490.00–505.00	494.63
1	350–400	390	380.00	380.00
1	400–450	420	469.00	469.00
2	450–500	468	427.00–442.00	434.62
8	500–550	533	370.00–385.00	373.68
2	550–600	582	340.00	340.00
4	600–650	609	320.00–332.00	326.41
1	650–700	650	317.00	317.00
1	850–900	885	239.00	239.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	380.00	380.00
2	400–450	425	400.00	400.00
1	450–500	460	370.00	370.00
1	500–550	500	395.00	395.00
1	650–700	650	270.00	270.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	555.00	555.00
3	350–400	388	465.00–479.00	469.69
2	400–450	425	450.00	450.00
1	450–500	460	427.00	427.00
5	500–550	517	402.00–412.00	407.13
2	550–600	550	395.00	395.00
2	600–650	623	335.00–345.00	339.98
1	650–700	665	330.00	330.00
1	850–900	880	242.00	242.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,665	200.00–208.00	204.71
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,149	140.00–165.00	153.01
3	—	968	125.00–133.00	128.82
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,278	174.00–175.00	174.53
2	—	1,518	166.00–167.00	166.51
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	785	110.00	110.00

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

Replacement Cattle

Feeder Cattle

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