Name: North Wilkesboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-03-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter Cattle 2.00 To 5.00 Lower Feeder Cattle 5.00 To 11.00 Higher Demand Good Activity Active Offerings Heavy Quality Average To Attractive Head Calves 675.00 To 950.00 Sheep 12 Head

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $385.57/cwt on 24 head, down $31.81 from the prior sale. That ranks 12 of 23 comparable sales and sits +0.00 against this barn's trailing median of $385.57.

Average price

$385.57

▼ 31.81 vs prior sale

24 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,080

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$449

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2

$86.54/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.55

vs NC average

−35.39 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	540	418.96	2,261	12thin
Medium 1	533	371.96	1,983	6thin
Medium 2	545	332.41	1,812	6thin

One grade step is worth $86.54/cwt here — about $449 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale24 hd

385.57

—

NC average9 barns · 239 hd

375.02

+10.55

National average181 barns · 13,944 hd

420.96

−35.39

This barn, trailing median23 sales

385.57

+0.00

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	1,758	194.72	3,422	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,427	170.47	2,433	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,136	153.64	1,745	22

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	975	$1,850	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	870	$1,500	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,130	$3,900	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,290	$3,900	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	868	$3,208	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,113	$3,050	2thin

Every lot, as filed

90 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	450–500	450	482.00/cwt	482.00–482.00	2,169	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	553	469.80/cwt	469.00–470.00	2,598	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	150–200	178	557.32/cwt	555.00–560.00	992	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	380.99/cwt	379.00–382.00	2,591	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,625	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	700	387.00/cwt	387.00–387.00	2,709	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	579	385.47/cwt	377.00–390.00	2,232	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,987	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,217	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	763	358.98/cwt	357.00–360.00	2,739	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	500	565.00/cwt	565.00–565.00	2,825	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	342	526.99/cwt	525.00–535.00	1,802	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	435.70/cwt	420.00–440.00	2,266	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	600	427.00/cwt	427.00–427.00	2,562	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	235	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	1,351	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	500.11/cwt	490.00–510.00	2,326	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	462.00/cwt	462.00–462.00	3,142	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	459	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	2,387	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	255	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,262	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,130	3,900.00/head	3,900.00–3,900.00	3,900	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	255	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,326	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	2,129	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,499	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	431	504.55/cwt	490.00–511.00	2,175	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,399	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	513.75/cwt	505.00–525.00	1,670	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	800	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	3,000	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	823	315.67/cwt	315.00–316.00	2,598	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,015	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	2,284	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	960	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	2,016	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	880	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,813	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	2,153	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	210	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,113	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	438.44/cwt	425.00–450.00	2,508	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	434.90/cwt	425.00–445.00	2,240	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	3,375.00/head	3,375.00–3,375.00	3,375	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,290	3,900.00/head	3,900.00–3,900.00	3,900	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Value Added	—	1,155	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	2,333	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,531	161.72/cwt	158.00–166.00	2,476	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,380	174.45/cwt	168.00–194.00	2,407	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,048	92.59/cwt	80.00–105.00	970	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,038	127.33/cwt	120.00–137.00	1,322	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,171	177.84/cwt	174.00–183.00	2,083	7
Bulls	Medium 2	400–450	425	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,913	1
Bulls	Medium 2	600–650	623	352.50/cwt	345.00–362.00	2,196	3
Heifers	Medium 2	400–450	435	439.40/cwt	435.00–447.00	1,911	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,174	154.83/cwt	151.00–163.00	1,818	8
Bulls	—	—	1,640	187.79/cwt	186.00–189.00	3,080	2
Bulls	—	—	1,875	201.65/cwt	192.00–210.00	3,781	2
Steers	Medium 1	650–700	678	379.21/cwt	367.00–385.00	2,571	3
Heifers	Medium 1	500–550	533	371.96/cwt	359.00–385.00	1,983	6
Steers	Medium 1	550–600	575	446.83/cwt	427.00–457.00	2,569	3
Heifers	Medium 2	350–400	374	446.66/cwt	420.00–460.00	1,671	5
Heifers	Medium 2	600–650	630	298.49/cwt	250.00–325.00	1,880	3
Heifers	Medium 2	550–600	585	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,901	2
Heifers	Medium 1	400–450	420	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,932	2
Bulls	Medium 1	350–400	360	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,800	1
Bulls	Medium 1	550–600	580	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,407	1
Heifers	Medium 1	950–1000	975	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,145	1
Heifers	Medium 1	600–650	605	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,208	1
Steers	Medium 1	400–450	422	417.00/cwt	417.00–417.00	1,760	2
Bulls	Medium 1	500–550	500	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,325	1
Bulls	Medium 1	250–300	290	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,595	1
Heifers	Medium 1	200–250	240	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,152	2
Heifers	Medium 1	250–300	270	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,283	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	595.00/cwt	595.00–595.00	1,726	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	535.72/cwt	520.00–550.00	2,004	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	327	541.87/cwt	535.00–555.00	1,772	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	715	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	870	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bulls	Medium 2	700–750	730	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,081	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	360	506.32/cwt	502.00–510.00	1,823	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,305	3,650.00/head	3,650.00–3,650.00	3,650	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	3,250.00/head	3,250.00–3,250.00	3,250	1
Bulls	Medium 2	350–400	350	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,575	1
Bulls	Medium 1	600–650	642	386.33/cwt	385.00–387.00	2,480	3
Bulls	Medium 1	300–350	323	474.03/cwt	450.00–500.00	1,531	2
Heifers	Medium 2	450–500	485	397.46/cwt	385.00–405.00	1,928	4
Steers	Medium 2	650–700	660	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,277	2
Heifers	Medium 2	500–550	525	336.12/cwt	325.00–350.00	1,765	4
Heifers	Medium 1	300–350	321	476.74/cwt	455.00–490.00	1,530	7
Bulls	Medium 1	450–500	469	461.10/cwt	450.00–469.00	2,163	5
Bulls	Medium 1	400–450	427	487.20/cwt	470.00–495.00	2,080	10
Bulls	Medium 2	550–600	560	360.09/cwt	350.00–370.00	2,017	2
Bulls	Medium 2	450–500	470	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,998	1
Heifers	Medium 2	150–200	175	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	849	1
Heifers	Medium 1	450–500	483	439.95/cwt	430.00–450.00	2,125	2
Heifers	Medium 1	350–400	369	479.38/cwt	475.00–490.00	1,769	6

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 Mar 4, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 242Last week 239Year ago 25

Slaughter CattleReceipts 42Last week 23Year ago 12

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 2Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle 2.00 To 5.00 Lower Feeder Cattle 5.00 To 11.00 Higher Demand Good Activity Active Offerings Heavy Quality Average To Attractive Head Calves 675.00 To 950.00 Sheep 12 Head

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	150–200	178	555.00–560.00	557.32
1	200–250	210	530.00	530.00
1	250–300	255	520.00	520.00
4	300–350	325	505.00–525.00	513.75
8	350–400	368	540.00	540.00
20	400–450	431	490.00–511.00	504.55
1	450–500	450	482.00	482.00
8	500–550	520	420.00–440.00	435.70
4	550–600	579	377.00–390.00	385.47
12	600–650	615	390.00	390.00
3	650–700	680	379.00–382.00	380.99
1	700–750	715	310.00	310.00
3	750–800	763	357.00–360.00	358.98
3	800–850	800	375.00	375.00
1	850–900	880	206.00	206.00
1	950–1000	960	210.00	210.00
1	1000–1050	1,015	225.00	225.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	175	485.00	485.00
5	350–400	374	420.00–460.00	446.66
5	400–450	435	435.00–447.00	439.40
4	450–500	485	385.00–405.00	397.46
4	500–550	525	325.00–350.00	336.12
2	550–600	585	325.00	325.00
3	600–650	630	250.00–325.00	298.49
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	240	480.00	480.00
1	250–300	270	475.00	475.00
7	300–350	321	455.00–490.00	476.74
6	350–400	369	475.00–490.00	479.38
2	400–450	420	460.00	460.00
2	450–500	483	430.00–450.00	439.95
6	500–550	533	359.00–385.00	371.96
1	600–650	605	365.00	365.00
1	950–1000	975	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	350–400	360	502.00–510.00	506.32
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	495.00	495.00
5	300–350	342	525.00–535.00	526.99
1	350–400	370	405.00	405.00
1	400–450	430	495.00	495.00
5	450–500	459	520.00	520.00
1	500–550	500	565.00	565.00
5	550–600	553	469.00–470.00	469.80
1	600–650	625	420.00	420.00
4	650–700	680	462.00	462.00
4	700–750	700	387.00	387.00
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	422	417.00	417.00
3	550–600	575	427.00–457.00	446.83
3	650–700	678	367.00–385.00	379.21
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	650–700	660	345.00	345.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	235	575.00	575.00
4	250–300	290	595.00	595.00
5	300–350	327	535.00–555.00	541.87
4	350–400	374	520.00–550.00	535.72
1	400–450	410	525.00	525.00
2	450–500	465	490.00–510.00	500.11
2	500–550	515	425.00–445.00	434.90
3	550–600	572	425.00–450.00	438.44
1	600–650	600	427.00	427.00
3	800–850	823	315.00–316.00	315.67
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	450.00	450.00
1	400–450	425	450.00	450.00
1	450–500	470	425.00	425.00
2	550–600	560	350.00–370.00	360.09
3	600–650	623	345.00–362.00	352.50
1	700–750	730	285.00	285.00
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	550.00	550.00
2	300–350	323	450.00–500.00	474.03
1	350–400	360	500.00	500.00
10	400–450	427	470.00–495.00	487.20
5	450–500	469	450.00–469.00	461.10
1	500–550	500	265.00	265.00
1	550–600	580	415.00	415.00
3	600–650	642	385.00–387.00	386.33

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	—	920	2,450.00	2,450.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,130	3,900.00	3,900.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	975	3,375.00	3,375.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,290	3,900.00	3,900.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,305	3,650.00	3,650.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	915	3,250.00	3,250.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	715	3,000.00	3,000.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	975	1,850.00	1,850.00
Bred Cows — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	870	1,500.00	1,500.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,155	202.00	202.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,531	158.00–166.00	161.72
11	—	1,380	168.00–194.00	174.45
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,048	80.00–105.00	92.59
4	—	1,038	120.00–137.00	127.33
7	—	1,171	174.00–183.00	177.84
8	—	1,174	151.00–163.00	154.83
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,640	186.00–189.00	187.79
2	—	1,875	192.00–210.00	201.65

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

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