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North Wilkesboro Livestock Auction

Name: North Wilkesboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-10-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-10-14

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · North Wilkesboro, North Carolina · Wed, Oct 14

● Final64 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2089

← Sep 30Oct 14Oct 19 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

204 head

▲ 74 vs last sale 130▲ 204 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

29 head

▲ 14 vs last sale 15▲ 29 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

1 head

▼ 1 vs last sale 2▲ 1 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Also sold hereReplacement Cattle SaleSat Apr 4, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No Reporter Last Week Demand Good Activity Active Offerings Moderate Quality Average To Attractive

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $352.13/cwt on 48 head, up $26.27 from the prior sale (only 18 head in that comparison). That ranks 9 of 29 comparable sales and sits −20.24 against this barn's trailing median of $372.37.

Average price

$352.13

▲ 26.27 vs prior sale

48 head · 523 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,841

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$6

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

$13.70/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+33.26

vs NC average

−20.63 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	522	352.70	1,841	46
Medium and Large 2	545	339.00	1,848	2thin

One grade step is worth $13.70/cwt here — about −$6 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale48 hd

352.13

—

NC average9 barns · 251 hd

318.86

+33.26

National average193 barns · 18,908 hd

372.76

−20.63

This barn, trailing median29 sales

372.37

−20.24

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

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

29 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $442.88, low $290.32, median $372.37 across 29 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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	1,534	165.01	2,531	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	809	152.91	1,237	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,396	122.76	1,714	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,296	114.53	1,484	17

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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,195	$1,700	1thin

Every lot, as filed

64 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	385	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,829	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	411	408.83/cwt	400.00–435.00	1,680	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	462	456.11/cwt	440.00–487.00	2,107	9
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	470	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,974	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	517	396.90/cwt	382.00–399.00	2,052	8
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	525	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	1,565	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	569	366.38/cwt	357.00–369.00	2,085	14
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	585	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,053	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	650	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,048	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	830	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	2,175	1
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	940	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	2,797	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	245	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,164	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	326	440.54/cwt	420.00–445.00	1,436	8
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	365	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	730	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	378	359.94/cwt	350.00–369.00	1,361	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	380	410.57/cwt	405.00–416.00	1,560	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	405	392.00/cwt	392.00–392.00	1,588	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	435	363.36/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,581	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	465	349.57/cwt	340.00–369.00	1,626	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	516	357.90/cwt	349.00–369.00	1,847	40
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	545	339.00/cwt	339.00–339.00	1,848	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	562	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	1,787	6
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	613	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,115	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	635	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	1,918	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	665	308.93/cwt	300.00–318.00	2,054	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	682	285.42/cwt	284.00–290.00	1,947	5
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	730	271.70/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,983	3
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	750	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,688	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	787	295.20/cwt	294.00–299.00	2,323	4
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	810	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,187	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 3	815	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,671	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	275	409.73/cwt	405.00–415.00	1,127	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	320	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,120	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	368	471.39/cwt	400.00–515.00	1,735	11
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	415	457.53/cwt	455.00–460.00	1,899	6
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	426	412.52/cwt	395.00–435.00	1,757	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	456	425.82/cwt	416.00–445.00	1,942	7
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	474	386.42/cwt	375.00–395.00	1,832	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,916	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	545	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	1,891	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	573	309.61/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,774	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	349.36/cwt	344.00–359.00	2,009	6
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	600	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,890	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	620	330.51/cwt	329.00–332.00	2,049	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	670	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	1,916	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	700	387.00/cwt	387.00–387.00	2,709	3
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 2	825	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,782	1
Bulls	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	990	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	2,515	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	350–400	Large 3	360	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	648	1
Dairy Heifers	450–500	Large 3	465	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	884	1
Dairy Heifers	700–750	Large 3	740	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,332	1
Dairy Heifers	850–900	Large 3	865	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	2,457	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,355	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	2,453	1
Bulls	—	—	1,623	157.02/cwt	155.00–160.00	2,548	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	720	175.28/cwt	172.00–180.00	1,262	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	850	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	995	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	875	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	779	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Value Added	880	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,830	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	950	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	836	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,268	108.19/cwt	100.00–115.00	1,372	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,381	126.46/cwt	120.00–132.00	1,746	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,393	125.35/cwt	119.00–132.00	1,746	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,405	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,616	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,195	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	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 Oct 14, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 204Last week 130Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 29Last week 15Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 2Year ago 0

No Reporter Last Week 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	245	475.00	475.00
8	300–350	326	420.00–445.00	440.54
2	350–400	380	405.00–416.00	410.57
1	400–450	405	392.00	392.00
3	450–500	465	340.00–369.00	349.57
40	500–550	516	349.00–369.00	357.90
6	550–600	562	318.00	318.00
2	600–650	613	345.00	345.00
2	650–700	665	300.00–318.00	308.93
3	700–750	730	270.00–275.00	271.70
4	750–800	787	294.00–299.00	295.20
1	800–850	810	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	378	350.00–369.00	359.94
6	400–450	435	350.00–370.00	363.36
2	500–550	545	339.00	339.00
1	600–650	635	302.00	302.00
5	650–700	682	284.00–290.00	285.42
1	750–800	750	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	365	200.00	200.00
1	800–850	815	205.00	205.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	475.00	475.00
4	400–450	411	400.00–435.00	408.83
9	450–500	462	440.00–487.00	456.11
8	500–550	517	382.00–399.00	396.90
14	550–600	569	357.00–369.00	366.38
1	650–700	650	315.00	315.00
1	800–850	830	262.00	262.00
1	900–950	940	297.50	297.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	470	420.00	420.00
1	500–550	525	298.00	298.00
1	550–600	585	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	275	405.00–415.00	409.73
11	350–400	368	400.00–515.00	471.39
6	400–450	415	455.00–460.00	457.53
7	450–500	456	416.00–445.00	425.82
2	500–550	525	365.00	365.00
6	550–600	575	344.00–359.00	349.36
2	600–650	620	329.00–332.00	330.51
1	650–700	670	286.00	286.00
3	700–750	700	387.00	387.00
1	950–1000	990	254.00	254.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	426	395.00–435.00	412.52
4	450–500	474	375.00–395.00	386.42
1	500–550	545	347.00	347.00
2	550–600	573	300.00–320.00	309.61
1	600–650	600	315.00	315.00
1	800–850	825	216.00	216.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	180.00	180.00
1	450–500	465	190.00	190.00
1	700–750	740	180.00	180.00
1	850–900	865	284.00	284.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,195	1,700.00	1,700.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,268	100.00–115.00	108.19
1	—	950	88.00	88.00
7	—	1,381	120.00–132.00	126.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	875	89.00	89.00
1	—	850	117.00	117.00
2	—	720	172.00–180.00	175.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,393	119.00–132.00	125.35
1	—	1,405	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	880	208.00	208.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,623	155.00–160.00	157.02
1	—	1,355	181.00	181.00

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.