Name: North Wilkesboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-02-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-02-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No Sale Last Two Weeks { Bad Weather} 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 $378.64/cwt on 16 head, down $29.55 from the prior sale (only 16 head in that comparison). That ranks 2 of 13 comparable sales and sits −28.38 against this barn's trailing median of $407.02.

Average price

$378.64

▼ 29.55 vs prior sale

16 head · 559 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,116

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$405

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2

$64.40/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.48

vs NC average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	567	404.40	2,292	6thin
Medium 1	554	365.76	2,026	9thin
Medium 2	555	340.00	1,887	1thin

One grade step is worth $64.40/cwt here — about $405 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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

378.64

—

NC average8 barns · 172 hd

374.16

+4.48

This barn, trailing median13 sales

407.02

−28.38

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	1,305	200.00	2,610	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,389	168.99	2,347	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,087	148.48	1,615	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	755	122.44	925	4thin

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,195	$2,280	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	950	$2,150	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	560	$1,825	1thin

Every lot, as filed

59 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,650	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	600	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,160	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	428.28/cwt	420.00–437.00	2,047	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	210	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	1,239	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	482	442.54/cwt	439.00–450.00	2,133	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	359.00/cwt	359.00–359.00	2,423	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	354.49/cwt	352.00–357.00	2,031	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	532	410.06/cwt	400.00–430.00	2,182	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,953	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	603	357.00/cwt	357.00–357.00	2,153	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	223	556.52/cwt	545.00–570.00	1,241	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	422.00/cwt	422.00–422.00	2,194	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,010	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,010	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	810	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	859	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	737	127.92/cwt	127.00–130.00	943	3
Bulls	—	—	1,305	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	2,610	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	560	1,825.00/head	1,825.00–1,825.00	1,825	1
Heifers	Medium 2	200–250	240	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	720	1
Steers	Medium 2	550–600	555	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,360	1
Steers	Medium 2	400–450	415	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,162	1
Heifers	Medium 2	400–450	425	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,148	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,145	168.96/cwt	168.00–170.00	1,935	2
Bulls	Medium 1	350–400	395	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,916	1
Heifers	Medium 1Full	250–300	280	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	924	1
Steers	Medium 1	550–600	570	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,767	1
Heifers	Medium 1	350–400	372	443.02/cwt	442.00–445.00	1,648	3
Bulls	Medium 1	550–600	554	365.76/cwt	359.00–379.00	2,026	9
Bulls	Medium 2Full	400–450	405	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,215	1
Heifers	Medium 1	250–300	297	379.00/cwt	379.00–379.00	1,126	1
Bulls	Medium 1	400–450	434	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,931	4
Heifers	Medium 1	400–450	410	434.57/cwt	429.00–440.00	1,782	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,381	1
Heifers	Medium 2	350–400	390	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,560	1
Bulls	Medium 2	550–600	555	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,887	1
Bulls	Medium 1	450–500	475	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,781	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	371	472.42/cwt	470.00–480.00	1,753	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	950	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,843	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	436	457.00/cwt	457.00–457.00	1,993	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,195	2,280.23/head	2,000.00–2,475.00	2,280	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	2,132	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	2,088	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	576	400.88/cwt	392.00–404.00	2,309	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	255	605.00/cwt	605.00–605.00	1,543	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	250	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,175	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	714	345.85/cwt	332.00–355.00	2,469	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	585.00/cwt	585.00–585.00	1,697	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	235	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,081	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	300	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,485	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	389.00/cwt	389.00–389.00	2,392	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,081	149.74/cwt	145.00–157.00	1,619	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,389	168.99/cwt	164.00–173.00	2,347	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	1
Heifers	Medium 1	450–500	476	354.65/cwt	240.00–392.00	1,688	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	150–200	160	630.00/cwt	630.00–630.00	1,008	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	477.32/cwt	470.00–485.00	2,029	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,995	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	765	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,678	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	469.00/cwt	469.00–469.00	1,946	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	387.27/cwt	375.00–395.00	2,002	7

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 Feb 11, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 105Last week 66Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 22Last week 25Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 1Year ago 0

No Sale Last Two Weeks { Bad Weather} Demand Good Activity Active Offerings Moderate Quality 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	235	460.00	460.00
1	250–300	250	470.00	470.00
4	350–400	371	470.00–480.00	472.42
2	400–450	415	469.00	469.00
2	450–500	478	420.00–437.00	428.28
7	500–550	517	375.00–395.00	387.27
1	550–600	565	292.00	292.00
2	600–650	603	357.00	357.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	300.00	300.00
1	350–400	390	400.00	400.00
1	400–450	425	270.00	270.00
Heifers — Medium 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	330.00	330.00
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	297	379.00	379.00
3	350–400	372	442.00–445.00	443.02
2	400–450	410	429.00–440.00	434.57
5	450–500	476	240.00–392.00	354.65
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	160	630.00	630.00
2	200–250	223	545.00–570.00	556.52
1	250–300	255	605.00	605.00
1	300–350	300	495.00	495.00
1	350–400	360	580.00	580.00
1	400–450	435	490.00	490.00
3	450–500	465	420.00	420.00
3	500–550	532	400.00–430.00	410.06
2	550–600	573	352.00–357.00	354.49
1	600–650	600	360.00	360.00
1	750–800	765	350.00	350.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	280.00	280.00
1	550–600	555	245.00	245.00
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	570	310.00	310.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	590.00	590.00
1	250–300	290	585.00	585.00
2	350–400	380	525.00	525.00
2	400–450	425	470.00–485.00	477.32
3	450–500	482	439.00–450.00	442.54
1	500–550	520	422.00	422.00
5	550–600	576	392.00–404.00	400.88
1	600–650	615	389.00	389.00
2	650–700	675	359.00	359.00
5	700–750	714	332.00–355.00	345.85
1	950–1000	950	194.00	194.00
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	485.00	485.00
4	400–450	434	445.00	445.00
2	450–500	475	375.00	375.00
9	550–600	554	359.00–379.00	365.76
Bulls — Medium 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	300.00	300.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	436	457.00	457.00
1	600–650	635	375.00	375.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	555	340.00	340.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,010	100.00	100.00
2	—	1,145	168.00–170.00	168.96
6	—	1,081	145.00–157.00	149.74
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	810	106.00	106.00
3	—	737	127.00–130.00	127.92
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,389	164.00–173.00	168.99
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,305	200.00	200.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	560	1,825.00	1,825.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,195	2,000.00–2,475.00	2,280.23
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	950	2,150.00	2,150.00

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

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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Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle