Name: North Wilkesboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-01-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No Sale Last 2 Weeks Demand Good Activity Active Offerings Moderate Quality Attractive

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $408.19/cwt on 16 head. That ranks 8 of 13 comparable sales and sits +1.17 against this barn's trailing median of $407.02.

Average price

$408.19

16 head · 529 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,159

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$149

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 1

$9.18/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+56.13

vs NC average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	549	415.65	2,281	3thin
Medium 1	524	406.46	2,131	13thin

One grade step is worth $9.18/cwt here — about $149 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

13 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $478.59, low $365.31, median $407.02 across 13 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 sale16 hd

408.19

—

NC average8 barns · 237 hd

352.06

+56.13

This barn, trailing median13 sales

407.02

+1.17

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	1,840	212.00	3,901	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,326	159.84	2,120	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,072	149.05	1,597	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	798	132.52	1,058	5thin

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)	1,168	$2,234	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,038	$1,917	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	885	$1,700	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	980	$1,813	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	940	$1,425	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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	150–200	185	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	944	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	414.46/cwt	400.00–422.00	1,956	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	442.00/cwt	442.00–442.00	1,282	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,738	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	287	552.57/cwt	550.00–555.00	1,586	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	823	101.47/cwt	91.00–112.00	835	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	755	164.83/cwt	163.00–167.00	1,244	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	835	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,086	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,360	163.12/cwt	158.00–168.00	2,218	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,087	143.19/cwt	135.00–150.00	1,556	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	940	116.44/cwt	105.00–128.00	1,095	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	760	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	2,219	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	683	324.45/cwt	320.00–329.00	2,216	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	390	416.00/cwt	416.00–416.00	1,622	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	499.00/cwt	499.00–499.00	2,071	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	372.00/cwt	372.00–372.00	2,102	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	595	369.00/cwt	369.00–369.00	2,196	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	727	294.22/cwt	282.00–300.00	2,139	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	690	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,932	3
Bulls	Medium 1	400–450	420	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,764	1
Bulls	Medium 1	550–600	595	387.00/cwt	387.00–387.00	2,303	1
Bulls	Medium 1	450–500	459	402.44/cwt	399.00–412.00	1,847	4
Heifers	Medium 1	550–600	565	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,610	1
Bulls	—	—	1,995	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	4,469	1
Bulls	—	—	1,685	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	3,370	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,082	163.46/cwt	156.00–172.00	1,769	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,225	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,838	1
Heifers	Medium 1	300–350	300	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,050	1
Bulls	Medium 1	500–550	516	412.73/cwt	395.00–420.00	2,130	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	465.19/cwt	462.00–466.00	2,000	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	850	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	2,312	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	417.75/cwt	406.00–425.00	1,767	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	402.47/cwt	395.00–410.00	2,266	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,674	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	461	432.31/cwt	425.00–439.00	1,993	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	255	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	1,505	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,140	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	2,044	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	448.38/cwt	440.00–457.00	1,614	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	865	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	2,266	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	150–200	150	387.00/cwt	387.00–387.00	581	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	391.89/cwt	385.00–399.00	1,834	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	436.00/cwt	430.00–442.00	1,679	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	332	518.26/cwt	508.00–527.00	1,721	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	810	277.00/cwt	269.00–285.00	2,244	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	885	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	1,825.00/head	1,825.00–1,825.00	1,825	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	503	393.60/cwt	382.00–399.00	1,980	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	442.00/cwt	442.00–442.00	2,298	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,038	1,916.87/head	1,850.00–2,000.00	1,917	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	970	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	2,037	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,463	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	610	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,952	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	2,224	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	450	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,980	2
Bulls	Medium 1Full	500–550	545	357.00/cwt	357.00–357.00	1,946	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	418	438.07/cwt	425.00–445.00	1,831	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	463	418.59/cwt	416.00–420.00	1,938	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	590	359.00/cwt	359.00–359.00	2,118	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,588	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,168	2,234.15/head	2,000.00–2,450.00	2,234	2
Heifers	Medium 1	350–400	375	397.00/cwt	397.00–397.00	1,489	1
Heifers	Medium 1	500–550	525	359.00/cwt	359.00–359.00	1,885	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 Jan 7, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 120Last week 40Year ago 34

Slaughter CattleReceipts 33Last week 17Year ago 23

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 0Year ago 0

No Sale Last 2 Weeks Demand Good Activity Active Offerings Moderate Quality Attractive

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	185	510.00	510.00
1	250–300	255	590.00	590.00
3	300–350	332	508.00–527.00	518.26
1	350–400	360	465.00	465.00
10	400–450	430	462.00–466.00	465.19
8	450–500	461	425.00–439.00	432.31
1	500–550	520	442.00	442.00
2	550–600	563	395.00–410.00	402.47
1	600–650	625	327.00	327.00
2	650–700	683	320.00–329.00	324.45
1	750–800	760	292.00	292.00
2	800–850	810	269.00–285.00	277.00
1	850–900	865	262.00	262.00
1	950–1000	970	210.00	210.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	287	550.00–555.00	552.57
2	350–400	385	430.00–442.00	436.00
3	400–450	418	425.00–445.00	438.07
3	450–500	463	416.00–420.00	418.59
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	420.00	420.00
4	450–500	459	399.00–412.00	402.44
11	500–550	516	395.00–420.00	412.73
1	550–600	595	387.00	387.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	610	320.00	320.00
Bulls — Medium 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	545	357.00	357.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	150–200	150	387.00	387.00
1	250–300	290	442.00	442.00
1	300–350	325	450.00	450.00
2	350–400	360	440.00–457.00	448.38
8	400–450	423	406.00–425.00	417.75
3	450–500	472	400.00–422.00	414.46
5	500–550	503	382.00–399.00	393.60
2	550–600	565	372.00	372.00
3	650–700	690	280.00	280.00
3	700–750	727	282.00–300.00	294.22
1	850–900	850	272.00	272.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	365	435.00	435.00
1	400–450	440	395.00	395.00
2	450–500	468	385.00–399.00	391.89
2	550–600	590	359.00	359.00
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	350.00	350.00
1	350–400	375	397.00	397.00
1	500–550	525	359.00	359.00
1	550–600	565	285.00	285.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	416.00	416.00
1	400–450	415	499.00	499.00
2	450–500	450	440.00	440.00
1	550–600	595	369.00	369.00
1	650–700	660	337.00	337.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	823	91.00–112.00	101.47
2	—	755	163.00–167.00	164.83
1	—	835	130.00	130.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,360	158.00–168.00	163.12
1	—	1,225	150.00	150.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,087	135.00–150.00	143.19
2	—	940	105.00–128.00	116.44
9	—	1,082	156.00–172.00	163.46
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,995	224.00	224.00
1	—	1,685	200.00	200.00

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)	Open	1	—	1,140	1,800.00	1,800.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	940	1,425.00	1,425.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	820	1,825.00	1,825.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	885	1,700.00	1,700.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,038	1,850.00–2,000.00	1,916.87
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,168	2,000.00–2,450.00	2,234.15

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

Bulls · 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

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