Name: North Wilkesboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-06-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-06-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter Cattle 4.00 To 7.00 Lower Feeder Cattle 5.00 To 10.00 Lower Demand Good Activity Active Offerings Light Quality Average To Attractive Head Calf 450.00

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $379.72/cwt on 10 head, down $13.82 from the prior sale (only 19 head in that comparison). That ranks 10 of 23 comparable sales and sits −5.86 against this barn's trailing median of $385.57.

Average price

$379.72

▼ 13.82 vs prior sale

10 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,077

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$249

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

$32.01/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.00

vs NC average

−31.78 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	553	389.32	2,153	7thin
Medium and Large 2	533	357.31	1,904	3thin

One grade step is worth $32.01/cwt here — about $249 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale10 hd

379.72

—

NC average7 barns · 249 hd

368.71

+11.00

National average169 barns · 9,451 hd

411.50

−31.78

This barn, trailing median23 sales

385.57

−5.86

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	1,634	216.35	3,534	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,565	175.84	2,753	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,178	164.64	1,939	12

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,095	$2,200	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	803	$1,950	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	990	$1,625	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	780	$1,600	1thin

Every lot, as filed

45 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
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	385.29/cwt	375.00–395.00	1,984	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	600	372.00/cwt	372.00–372.00	2,232	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	539	421.73/cwt	400.00–429.00	2,273	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	371	456.01/cwt	440.00–480.00	1,692	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	418.45/cwt	400.00–435.00	1,151	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,025	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	405	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,701	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	434.72/cwt	425.00–440.00	2,078	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	2,139	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,617	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	584	426.26/cwt	422.00–428.00	2,489	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	402	457.02/cwt	455.00–465.00	1,837	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	346.10/cwt	329.00–360.00	1,980	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	810	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	2,527	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,391	1
Bulls	—	—	1,713	223.46/cwt	218.00–231.00	3,828	3
Bulls	—	—	1,395	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	2,720	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,554	178.94/cwt	172.00–183.00	2,781	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,588	169.65/cwt	169.00–170.00	2,694	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,285	144.98/cwt	141.00–148.00	1,863	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,182	178.30/cwt	173.00–187.00	2,108	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,575	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	533	357.31/cwt	345.00–365.00	1,904	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	481.13/cwt	470.00–500.00	1,530	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	460	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,162	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	416.02/cwt	400.00–439.00	1,989	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	470	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,739	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	430	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,398	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	505	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,793	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	608	305.98/cwt	300.00–312.00	1,860	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	424.04/cwt	410.00–430.00	1,794	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	366.00/cwt	366.00–366.00	2,068	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	626	374.18/cwt	365.00–375.00	2,342	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	433	366.28/cwt	350.00–382.00	1,586	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	328	429.54/cwt	415.00–445.00	1,409	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,596	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,228	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	477	401.38/cwt	400.00–404.00	1,915	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,130	158.85/cwt	151.00–169.00	1,795	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	803	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,095	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	413	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,755	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	438.81/cwt	432.00–447.00	1,637	9

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 17, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 122Last week 127Year ago 25

Slaughter CattleReceipts 25Last week 29Year ago 3

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 3Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle 4.00 To 7.00 Lower Feeder Cattle 5.00 To 10.00 Lower Demand Good Activity Active Offerings Light Quality Average To Attractive Head Calf 450.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	515	375.00–395.00	385.29
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	420.00	420.00
3	400–450	413	425.00	425.00
1	450–500	460	465.00	465.00
7	550–600	584	422.00–428.00	426.26
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	325.00	325.00
1	500–550	505	355.00	355.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	318	470.00–500.00	481.13
4	350–400	371	440.00–480.00	456.01
5	400–450	402	455.00–465.00	457.02
5	450–500	478	400.00–439.00	416.02
1	600–650	600	372.00	372.00
1	650–700	655	365.00	365.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	275	400.00–435.00	418.45
3	300–350	328	415.00–445.00	429.54
1	400–450	405	420.00	420.00
4	550–600	565	366.00	366.00
2	600–650	608	300.00–312.00	305.98
1	650–700	675	300.00	300.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	433	350.00–382.00	366.28
1	450–500	470	370.00	370.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	350–400	373	432.00–447.00	438.81
6	400–450	423	410.00–430.00	424.04
21	450–500	478	425.00–440.00	434.72
4	500–550	539	400.00–429.00	421.73
3	550–600	572	329.00–360.00	346.10
12	600–650	626	365.00–375.00	374.18
1	650–700	675	330.00	330.00
1	800–850	810	312.00	312.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	420.00	420.00
1	400–450	420	380.00	380.00
3	450–500	477	400.00–404.00	401.38
3	500–550	533	345.00–365.00	357.31
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	460	470.00	470.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	990	1,625.00	1,625.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	803	1,950.00	1,950.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	780	1,600.00	1,600.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,095	2,200.00	2,200.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,713	218.00–231.00	223.46
1	—	1,395	195.00	195.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,554	172.00–183.00	178.94
3	—	1,588	169.00–170.00	169.65
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,285	141.00–148.00	144.98
5	—	1,182	173.00–187.00	178.30
5	—	1,130	151.00–169.00	158.85

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle