Name: North Wilkesboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-04-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter Cattle 1.00 To 3.00 Higher Feeder Cattle 10.00 To 18.00 Higher Demand Good Activity Active Offerings Heavy Quality Attractive Baby Calves 600.00 Head Calves 600.00 To 990.00

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $419.73/cwt on 56 head, up $17.40 from the prior sale (only 17 head in that comparison). That ranks 19 of 23 comparable sales and sits +34.15 against this barn's trailing median of $385.57.

Average price

$419.73

▲ 17.40 vs prior sale

56 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,299

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$748

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$132.88/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+41.25

vs NC average

−7.66 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	547	432.88	2,368	47
Medium and Large 2	553	357.40	1,975	8thin
Medium and Large 3	540	300.00	1,620	1thin

One grade step is worth $132.88/cwt here — about $748 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale56 hd

419.73

—

NC average9 barns · 348 hd

378.48

+41.25

National average182 barns · 12,591 hd

427.39

−7.66

This barn, trailing median23 sales

385.57

+34.15

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	1,674	193.75	3,243	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	855	171.00	1,462	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,111	165.94	1,843	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,293	163.99	2,121	3thin

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	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	990	$2,950	1thin

Every lot, as filed

66 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	350–400	365	472.92/cwt	467.00–479.00	1,726	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	607	438.70/cwt	432.00–442.00	2,663	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,304	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	295	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	1,682	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	488	498.03/cwt	489.00–510.00	2,430	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	441.12/cwt	410.00–455.00	2,320	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	434.00/cwt	434.00–434.00	2,864	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	577	478.57/cwt	477.00–485.00	2,761	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	463.68/cwt	447.00–479.00	1,961	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,228	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	2,950.00/head	2,950.00–2,950.00	2,950	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	429	467.97/cwt	450.00–480.00	2,008	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	873	257.44/cwt	250.00–265.00	2,247	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	760	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,280	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	765	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,951	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	412	441.17/cwt	425.00–447.00	1,818	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	538	447.06/cwt	435.00–459.00	2,405	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	566	362.89/cwt	342.00–375.00	2,054	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,598	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	348.25/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,846	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	477.00/cwt	477.00–477.00	2,218	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	265	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,325	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	463.52/cwt	450.00–480.00	1,460	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	357.00/cwt	357.00–357.00	2,196	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	2,232	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	590	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	2,077	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,488	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,285	156.49/cwt	154.00–159.00	2,011	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,123	181.61/cwt	179.00–187.00	2,039	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,119	164.93/cwt	154.00–174.00	1,846	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	985	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,281	1
Bulls	—	—	1,750	212.29/cwt	200.00–218.00	3,715	3
Bulls	—	—	1,560	165.95/cwt	160.00–170.00	2,589	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	500–550	545	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,635	1
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 3	650–700	680	349.00/cwt	349.00–349.00	2,373	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	350–400	375	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,744	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	300–350	345	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,052	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	855	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,462	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,310	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	2,345	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	415	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,764	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	486	424.93/cwt	408.00–429.00	2,065	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	685	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,192	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	460	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,771	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	540	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,620	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3Full	500–550	545	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,090	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	658	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,566	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	308	558.83/cwt	545.00–572.00	1,721	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	635	414.00/cwt	414.00–414.00	2,629	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	506.30/cwt	490.00–525.00	2,167	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	500.36/cwt	490.00–514.00	2,587	32
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	467.00/cwt	467.00–467.00	2,452	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	482	472.56/cwt	465.00–492.00	2,278	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	497.62/cwt	475.00–515.00	1,856	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	250	605.00/cwt	605.00–605.00	1,513	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	500–550	507	497.00/cwt	497.00–497.00	2,520	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	540	491.97/cwt	475.00–516.00	2,657	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	2,052	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	685	357.00/cwt	357.00–357.00	2,445	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	285	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,397	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	379.00/cwt	379.00–379.00	2,388	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	442	540.98/cwt	536.00–544.00	2,391	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	532.99/cwt	500.00–567.00	1,759	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	240	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,224	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	417.36/cwt	397.00–419.00	2,400	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	700–750	715	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	3,146	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	507.50/cwt	500.00–530.00	2,436	4

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 15, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 243Last week 174Year ago 54

Slaughter CattleReceipts 26Last week 23Year ago 28

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle 1.00 To 3.00 Higher Feeder Cattle 10.00 To 18.00 Higher Demand Good Activity Active Offerings Heavy Quality Attractive Baby Calves 600.00 Head Calves 600.00 To 990.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	240	510.00	510.00
1	250–300	285	490.00	490.00
2	300–350	330	500.00–567.00	532.99
2	350–400	365	467.00–479.00	472.92
14	400–450	429	450.00–480.00	467.97
21	450–500	482	465.00–492.00	472.56
24	500–550	526	410.00–455.00	441.12
21	550–600	575	397.00–419.00	417.36
1	600–650	630	379.00	379.00
1	650–700	685	357.00	357.00
1	700–750	720	320.00	320.00
1	750–800	760	300.00	300.00
2	850–900	873	250.00–265.00	257.44
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	315	450.00–480.00	463.52
5	400–450	412	425.00–447.00	441.17
6	450–500	486	408.00–429.00	424.93
3	500–550	530	340.00–360.00	348.25
5	550–600	566	342.00–375.00	362.89
1	600–650	615	357.00	357.00
1	650–700	685	320.00	320.00
3	750–800	765	255.00	255.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	350.00	350.00
1	450–500	460	385.00	385.00
1	500–550	540	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	507	497.00	497.00
1	700–750	715	440.00	440.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	250	605.00	605.00
2	350–400	360	570.00	570.00
8	400–450	442	536.00–544.00	540.98
4	450–500	480	500.00–530.00	507.50
32	500–550	517	490.00–514.00	500.36
5	550–600	577	477.00–485.00	478.57
3	600–650	607	432.00–442.00	438.70
5	650–700	660	434.00	434.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	480	465.00	465.00
1	550–600	590	352.00	352.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	570.00	570.00
2	300–350	308	545.00–572.00	558.83
4	350–400	373	475.00–515.00	497.62
9	400–450	428	490.00–525.00	506.30
7	450–500	488	489.00–510.00	498.03
3	500–550	540	475.00–516.00	491.97
1	600–650	635	414.00	414.00
2	650–700	658	390.00	390.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	500.00	500.00
1	300–350	340	470.00	470.00
3	400–450	423	447.00–479.00	463.68
1	450–500	465	477.00	477.00
2	500–550	538	435.00–459.00	447.06
1	650–700	675	330.00	330.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	425.00	425.00
1	500–550	525	467.00	467.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	545	300.00	300.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	545	200.00	200.00
Beef/Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	680	349.00	349.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	305.00	305.00
1	350–400	375	465.00	465.00

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	—	990	2,950.00	2,950.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,285	154.00–159.00	156.49
1	—	1,310	179.00	179.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,123	179.00–187.00	181.61
11	—	1,119	154.00–174.00	164.93
1	—	985	130.00	130.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	855	171.00	171.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,750	200.00–218.00	212.29
2	—	1,560	160.00–170.00	165.95

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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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