Name: North Wilkesboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-06-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-06-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter Cattle 7.00 Higher Feeder Cattle 4.00 To 10.00 Higher 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 $393.53/cwt on 19 head, up $20.59 from the prior sale. That ranks 15 of 23 comparable sales and sits +7.96 against this barn's trailing median of $385.57.

Average price

$393.53

▲ 20.59 vs prior sale

19 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,143

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$435

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

$72.69/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+26.69

vs NC average

−6.99 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	546	406.12	2,218	15thin
Medium and Large 2	550	385.00	2,118	1thin
Medium and Large 3	535	333.43	1,784	3thin

One grade step is worth $72.69/cwt here — about $435 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 sale19 hd

393.53

—

NC average8 barns · 232 hd

366.84

+26.69

National average163 barns · 8,321 hd

400.52

−6.99

This barn, trailing median23 sales

385.57

+7.96

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	1,725	217.91	3,759	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,394	178.90	2,494	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,100	177.29	1,951	20

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	860	$1,775	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	900	$3,000	2thin

Every lot, as filed

56 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 2	450–500	465	390.05/cwt	385.00–395.00	1,814	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	550	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,118	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	600	367.00/cwt	367.00–367.00	2,202	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	450	438.00/cwt	432.00–442.00	1,971	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	413.78/cwt	400.00–427.00	1,523	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	775	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,286	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,914	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	332	512.04/cwt	480.00–520.00	1,700	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	436.65/cwt	435.00–440.00	1,410	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,096	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	487	428.58/cwt	417.00–440.00	2,087	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,943	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	420.80/cwt	415.00–425.00	2,176	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	398.47/cwt	397.00–400.00	2,311	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	399.00/cwt	399.00–399.00	2,083	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,148	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	595	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,410	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,202	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	200	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	700	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	417.00/cwt	417.00–417.00	1,960	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,672	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	443.37/cwt	430.00–450.00	1,853	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,153	185.39/cwt	180.00–192.00	2,138	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,136	176.04/cwt	162.00–179.00	2,000	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,312	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,415	173.96/cwt	171.00–177.00	2,462	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,373	183.85/cwt	179.00–189.00	2,524	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%Value Added	—	950	212.85/cwt	206.00–220.00	2,022	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	638	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,520	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	429.09/cwt	425.00–440.00	1,798	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	619	387.18/cwt	379.00–390.00	2,397	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	534	408.90/cwt	400.00–412.00	2,184	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	515	342.65/cwt	335.00–350.00	1,765	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	575	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,811	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	605	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,997	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	393.95/cwt	389.00–399.00	1,911	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	1,744	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,312	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	485	372.00/cwt	369.00–375.00	1,804	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	423	382.54/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,618	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	414.18/cwt	407.00–425.00	1,740	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	510	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,530	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	450	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,553	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	415	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,349	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	1,775.00/head	1,775.00–1,775.00	1,775	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	200	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	870	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	930	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	2,688	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	352.53/cwt	350.00–355.00	2,373	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	322	446.06/cwt	440.00–449.00	1,436	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	320	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	912	1
Bulls	—	—	1,670	220.86/cwt	215.00–227.00	3,688	2
Bulls	—	—	1,835	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	3,890	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	988	157.03/cwt	156.00–158.00	1,551	2
Bulls	Large 3	650–700	685	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,363	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	300–350	310	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	775	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	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 Jun 10, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 127Last week 246Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 29Last week 50Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 4Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle 7.00 Higher Feeder Cattle 4.00 To 10.00 Higher Demand Good Activity Active Offerings Moderate Quality Average To Attractive

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	410.00	410.00
2	450–500	465	385.00–395.00	390.05
1	550–600	550	385.00	385.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	350.00	350.00
3	300–350	322	440.00–449.00	446.06
2	350–400	368	400.00–427.00	413.78
7	400–450	419	425.00–440.00	429.09
6	450–500	487	417.00–440.00	428.58
11	500–550	534	400.00–412.00	408.90
4	550–600	580	397.00–400.00	398.47
8	600–650	619	379.00–390.00	387.18
1	750–800	775	295.00	295.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	285.00	285.00
1	400–450	415	325.00	325.00
2	450–500	450	345.00	345.00
2	500–550	515	335.00–350.00	342.65
1	550–600	575	315.00	315.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	270	425.00	425.00
3	300–350	323	435.00–440.00	436.65
1	350–400	380	440.00	440.00
6	400–450	418	430.00–450.00	443.37
1	450–500	470	417.00	417.00
2	500–550	522	399.00	399.00
1	550–600	555	350.00	350.00
4	600–650	600	367.00	367.00
1	650–700	655	320.00	320.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	420	407.00–425.00	414.18
2	450–500	485	389.00–399.00	393.95
2	500–550	510	342.00	342.00
1	550–600	580	330.00	330.00
1	600–650	605	330.00	330.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	423	380.00–390.00	382.54
2	450–500	485	369.00–375.00	372.00
1	500–550	510	300.00	300.00
Bulls — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	685	199.00	199.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	435.00	435.00
1	250–300	270	445.00	445.00
5	300–350	332	480.00–520.00	512.04
5	450–500	450	432.00–442.00	438.00
5	500–550	517	415.00–425.00	420.80
1	550–600	595	405.00	405.00
11	600–650	638	395.00	395.00
2	650–700	673	350.00–355.00	352.53
1	900–950	930	289.00	289.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	250.00	250.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,153	180.00–192.00	185.39
11	—	1,136	162.00–179.00	176.04
1	—	1,025	128.00	128.00
2	—	988	156.00–158.00	157.03
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,415	171.00–177.00	173.96
3	—	1,373	179.00–189.00	183.85
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	950	206.00–220.00	212.85
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,670	215.00–227.00	220.86
1	—	1,835	212.00	212.00

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	860	1,775.00	1,775.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	900	3,000.00	3,000.00

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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle