Name: North Wilkesboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-04-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter Cattle 4.00 To 9.00 Higher Feeder Cattle 4.00 To 7.00 Higher Demand Good Activity Active Offerings Moderate Quality Attractive

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $385.62/cwt on 16 head, down $57.26 from the prior sale. That ranks 13 of 23 comparable sales and sits +0.04 against this barn's trailing median of $385.57.

Average price

$385.62

▼ 57.26 vs prior sale

16 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,114

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$114

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

$24.13/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+16.09

vs NC average

−37.57 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	548	388.63	2,128	14thin
Medium and Large 2	553	364.50	2,014	2thin

One grade step is worth $24.13/cwt here — about $114 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 sale16 hd

385.62

—

NC average8 barns · 290 hd

369.53

+16.09

National average175 barns · 10,886 hd

423.19

−37.57

This barn, trailing median23 sales

385.57

+0.04

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	1,738	205.42	3,570	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,435	170.33	2,445	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,144	154.81	1,770	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	860	129.00	1,109	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,505	$2,875	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,050	$2,025	1thin

Every lot, as filed

51 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	—	—	1,770	216.06/cwt	212.00–223.00	3,824	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,135	153.46/cwt	143.00–160.00	1,742	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,080	134.87/cwt	133.00–137.00	1,457	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,200	170.36/cwt	167.00–174.00	2,044	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,462	163.87/cwt	151.00–169.00	2,396	5
Bulls	—	—	1,690	189.45/cwt	189.00–190.00	3,202	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	2,025.00/head	2,025.00–2,025.00	2,025	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,505	2,875.00/head	2,875.00–2,875.00	2,875	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	495	432.00/cwt	432.00–432.00	2,138	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	376	515.11/cwt	495.00–530.00	1,937	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,485	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	870	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,045	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	1,873	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	363	282.38/cwt	265.00–300.00	1,025	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	487	488.23/cwt	470.00–492.00	2,378	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	557	429.88/cwt	420.00–450.00	2,394	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	559	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	2,739	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	433	516.85/cwt	487.00–560.00	2,238	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	457.86/cwt	450.00–465.00	1,923	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,314	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,647	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	230	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,127	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	760	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	2,523	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	910	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,002	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	278	519.73/cwt	510.00–530.00	1,445	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	359.00/cwt	359.00–359.00	1,885	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	650	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,300	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	750–800	750	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,950	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	200–250	220	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	429	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	860	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,109	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,413	175.71/cwt	171.00–186.00	2,483	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,429	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	730	369.00/cwt	369.00–369.00	2,694	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	481.86/cwt	469.00–500.00	2,491	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	360	395.35/cwt	370.00–420.00	1,423	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	484	443.26/cwt	400.00–449.00	2,145	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,146	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	760	349.00/cwt	349.00–349.00	2,652	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	433	559.97/cwt	555.00–565.00	2,425	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	358	471.24/cwt	445.00–490.00	1,687	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	727	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,581	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	385	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	2,349	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	501	496.49/cwt	489.00–510.00	2,487	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	635	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,794	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	305	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,830	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	535	391.54/cwt	370.00–408.00	2,095	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	455	502.00/cwt	502.00–502.00	2,284	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	555.00/cwt	555.00–555.00	1,998	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	483	466.01/cwt	459.00–469.00	2,251	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	461.85/cwt	449.00–469.00	1,931	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	594	377.97/cwt	350.00–392.00	2,245	3

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 Apr 1, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 121Last week 349Year ago 76

Slaughter CattleReceipts 29Last week 21Year ago 10

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 1Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle 4.00 To 9.00 Higher Feeder Cattle 4.00 To 7.00 Higher Demand Good Activity Active Offerings Moderate Quality Attractive

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,770	212.00–223.00	216.06
2	—	1,690	189.00–190.00	189.45
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,135	143.00–160.00	153.46
2	—	1,080	133.00–137.00	134.87
3	—	1,200	167.00–174.00	170.36
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,462	151.00–169.00	163.87
6	—	1,413	171.00–186.00	175.71
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	860	129.00	129.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,050	2,025.00	2,025.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,505	2,875.00	2,875.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	420	450.00–465.00	457.86
1	450–500	495	432.00	432.00
2	500–550	520	445.00	445.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	278	510.00–530.00	519.73
7	350–400	376	495.00–530.00	515.11
5	400–450	433	487.00–560.00	516.85
4	450–500	483	459.00–469.00	466.01
4	500–550	501	489.00–510.00	496.49
3	550–600	557	420.00–450.00	429.88
1	600–650	615	395.00	395.00
1	650–700	670	395.00	395.00
1	700–750	710	350.00	350.00
1	750–800	760	349.00	349.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	363	265.00–300.00	282.38
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	610.00	610.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	490.00	490.00
4	350–400	358	445.00–490.00	471.24
11	400–450	418	449.00–469.00	461.85
7	450–500	487	470.00–492.00	488.23
11	500–550	535	370.00–408.00	391.54
3	550–600	594	350.00–392.00	377.97
3	700–750	727	355.00	355.00
2	750–800	760	332.00	332.00
1	850–900	870	235.00	235.00
1	900–950	910	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	360	370.00–420.00	395.35
10	450–500	484	400.00–449.00	443.26
1	500–550	525	359.00	359.00
1	550–600	580	370.00	370.00
1	600–650	610	307.00	307.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	650	200.00	200.00
1	750–800	750	260.00	260.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	600.00	600.00
1	350–400	360	555.00	555.00
2	400–450	433	555.00–565.00	559.97
1	450–500	455	502.00	502.00
3	500–550	517	469.00–500.00	481.86
5	550–600	559	490.00	490.00
4	600–650	635	440.00	440.00
1	700–750	730	369.00	369.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	195.00	195.00

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

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