Name: North Wilkesboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-04-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No Reporter Last Week Demand Good Activity Active Offerings Moderate Quality Average To Attractive

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $370.14/cwt on 21 head, down $49.59 from the prior sale. That ranks 6 of 23 comparable sales and sits −15.43 against this barn's trailing median of $385.57.

Average price

$370.14

▼ 49.59 vs prior sale

21 head · 534 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,977

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$1,031

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

$190.19/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.71

vs NC average

−53.93 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	536	402.19	2,155	11thin
Medium 1	540	362.00	1,955	6thin
Medium 2	517	321.59	1,663	3thin
Small and Medium 2	530	212.00	1,124	1thin

One grade step is worth $190.19/cwt here — about $1,031 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

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 sale21 hd

370.14

—

NC average9 barns · 379 hd

364.42

+5.71

National average166 barns · 11,250 hd

424.07

−53.93

This barn, trailing median23 sales

385.57

−15.43

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	1,450	188.66	2,736	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,472	166.96	2,457	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	804	154.19	1,239	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,123	151.63	1,703	18

Every lot, as filed

79 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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,050	79.71/cwt	75.00–85.00	837	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,098	132.09/cwt	127.00–136.00	1,450	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,186	155.93/cwt	143.00–169.00	1,849	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	808	191.28/cwt	185.00–197.00	1,546	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,038	192.57/cwt	174.00–215.00	1,999	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,643	160.97/cwt	160.00–162.00	2,645	2
Bulls	—	—	1,373	190.75/cwt	185.00–198.00	2,619	2
Bulls	—	—	1,195	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,721	1
Bulls	—	—	1,655	208.89/cwt	200.00–217.00	3,457	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	412.00/cwt	412.00–412.00	2,163	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,728	1
Bulls	Medium 2	600–650	625	382.00/cwt	382.00–382.00	2,388	1
Bulls	Medium 2	500–550	545	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,071	1
Bulls	Medium 2	450–500	490	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,887	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	544.73/cwt	540.00–550.00	1,787	2
Bulls	Medium 1	400–450	423	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,030	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	482	471.31/cwt	465.00–482.00	2,272	3
Bulls	Medium 2	350–400	370	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,480	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	377.19/cwt	372.00–379.00	2,538	4
Bulls	Medium 2	550–600	590	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,770	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	379	527.98/cwt	505.00–540.00	2,001	3
Heifers	Medium 2Full	500–550	503	309.88/cwt	285.00–335.00	1,559	2
Heifers	Medium 2	350–400	390	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,560	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	658	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,139	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	535	445.30/cwt	442.00–447.00	2,382	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	258	585.15/cwt	570.00–600.00	1,510	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	436.83/cwt	436.00–442.00	2,512	7
Heifers	Medium 2	450–500	485	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,037	3
Heifers	Small and Medium 2	300–350	320	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	848	1
Heifers	Medium 1	400–450	437	425.08/cwt	415.00–435.00	1,858	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	300	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,365	1
Heifers	Medium 1	350–400	390	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,755	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	850	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,998	1
Heifers	Medium 2	600–650	625	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,063	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 2	500–550	530	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,124	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	480.75/cwt	475.00–487.00	2,058	2
Heifers	Medium 1	300–350	320	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,360	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	412.58/cwt	400.00–430.00	2,158	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	566	448.95/cwt	440.00–459.00	2,541	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	230	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,150	2
Heifers	Medium 1	450–500	467	451.40/cwt	445.00–457.00	2,108	5
Steers	Medium 2	450–500	465	445.67/cwt	437.00–450.00	2,072	3
Steers	Medium 2	550–600	585	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,194	1
Steers	Medium 2	400–450	440	429.00/cwt	429.00–429.00	1,888	1
Steers	Medium 1	700–750	720	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,994	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	746	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,648	6
Heifers	Medium 1	500–550	540	362.00/cwt	362.00–362.00	1,955	6
Steers	Medium 1	650–700	685	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,535	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	235	595.00/cwt	595.00–595.00	1,398	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	390	529.00/cwt	529.00–529.00	2,063	2
Steers	Medium 1	600–650	634	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,758	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	525.11/cwt	500.00–532.00	2,195	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	442.96/cwt	440.00–450.00	2,760	7
Steers	Medium 1	450–500	485	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	2,377	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,772	1
Steers	Medium 1	400–450	445	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	2,181	3
Steers	Medium 1	550–600	580	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,320	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	2,465	6
Steers	Small and Medium 2	450–500	490	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,838	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	730	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,373	1
Steers	Medium 1	500–550	540	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,917	1
Bulls	Medium 1	250–300	280	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,470	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	405	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	2,045	1
Bulls	Medium 1	500–550	525	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,969	1
Bulls	Medium 1	450–500	490	432.92/cwt	420.00–447.00	2,121	5
Bulls	Medium 1	350–400	390	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,911	1
Bulls	Medium 1	550–600	588	393.42/cwt	387.00–400.00	2,313	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	795	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	636	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,386	169.96/cwt	165.00–175.00	2,356	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	558	384.02/cwt	382.00–390.00	2,143	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,300	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,361	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	466.18/cwt	450.00–475.00	1,716	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	555.00/cwt	555.00–555.00	1,859	1
Heifers	Medium 2	500–550	545	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,880	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	462	476.34/cwt	475.00–477.00	2,201	3
Heifers	Medium 1	600–650	600	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,040	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	150–200	190	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	874	1
Heifers	Medium 1	250–300	263	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,118	2

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 29, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 167Last week 243Year ago 47

Slaughter CattleReceipts 32Last week 26Year ago 7

No Reporter Last Week Demand Good Activity Active Offerings Moderate Quality Average To Attractive

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,050	75.00–85.00	79.71
3	—	1,098	127.00–136.00	132.09
9	—	1,186	143.00–169.00	155.93
4	—	1,038	174.00–215.00	192.57
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	808	185.00–197.00	191.28
1	—	795	80.00	80.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,643	160.00–162.00	160.97
4	—	1,386	165.00–175.00	169.96
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,373	185.00–198.00	190.75
1	—	1,195	144.00	144.00
2	—	1,655	200.00–217.00	208.89

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	525	412.00	412.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	258	570.00–600.00	585.15
2	300–350	328	540.00–550.00	544.73
3	350–400	379	505.00–540.00	527.98
1	400–450	405	505.00	505.00
3	450–500	482	465.00–482.00	471.31
3	500–550	535	442.00–447.00	445.30
7	550–600	575	436.00–442.00	436.83
1	600–650	620	440.00	440.00
4	650–700	673	372.00–379.00	377.19
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	400.00	400.00
1	450–500	490	385.00	385.00
1	500–550	545	380.00	380.00
1	550–600	590	300.00	300.00
1	600–650	625	382.00	382.00
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	525.00	525.00
1	350–400	390	490.00	490.00
2	400–450	423	480.00	480.00
5	450–500	490	420.00–447.00	432.92
1	500–550	525	375.00	375.00
2	550–600	588	387.00–400.00	393.42
Heifers — Medium 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	503	285.00–335.00	309.88
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	390	400.00	400.00
3	450–500	485	420.00	420.00
1	500–550	545	345.00	345.00
1	600–650	625	330.00	330.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	190	460.00	460.00
2	200–250	230	500.00	500.00
1	250–300	275	495.00	495.00
1	300–350	300	455.00	455.00
3	350–400	368	450.00–475.00	466.18
2	400–450	428	475.00–487.00	480.75
3	450–500	462	475.00–477.00	476.34
7	500–550	523	400.00–430.00	412.58
4	550–600	558	382.00–390.00	384.02
1	600–650	630	365.00	365.00
4	650–700	658	325.00	325.00
6	700–750	746	355.00	355.00
1	850–900	850	235.00	235.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	265.00	265.00
1	500–550	530	212.00	212.00
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	263	425.00	425.00
1	300–350	320	425.00	425.00
1	350–400	390	450.00	450.00
3	400–450	437	415.00–435.00	425.08
5	450–500	467	445.00–457.00	451.40
6	500–550	540	362.00	362.00
2	600–650	600	340.00	340.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	595.00	595.00
1	300–350	335	555.00	555.00
2	350–400	390	529.00	529.00
8	400–450	418	500.00–532.00	525.11
6	450–500	474	520.00	520.00
7	550–600	566	440.00–459.00	448.95
7	600–650	623	440.00–450.00	442.96
1	650–700	660	420.00	420.00
1	700–750	730	325.00	325.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	429.00	429.00
3	450–500	465	437.00–450.00	445.67
1	550–600	585	375.00	375.00
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	445	490.00	490.00
1	450–500	485	490.00	490.00
1	500–550	540	355.00	355.00
2	550–600	580	400.00	400.00
7	600–650	634	435.00	435.00
1	650–700	685	370.00	370.00
1	700–750	720	277.00	277.00
Steers — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	490	375.00	375.00

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