Name: North Wilkesboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-08-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter 1.00 To 6.00 Higher Feeder Cattle 10.00 To 12.00 Higher Demand Good Activity Active Offerings Moderate Quality Average To Attractive 2 Goats

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $385.50/cwt on 8 head, down $36.64 from the prior sale (only 14 head in that comparison). That ranks 1 of 15 comparable sales and sits −56.84 against this barn's trailing median of $442.35.

Average price

$385.50

▼ 36.64 vs prior sale

8 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,107

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$126

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 1

$15.73/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+12.45

vs NC average

−16.38 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	551	391.40	2,155	5thin
Medium 1	540	375.67	2,029	3thin

One grade step is worth $15.73/cwt here — about $126 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

15 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $513.26, low $398.10, median $442.35 across 15 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 sale8 hd

385.50

—

NC average8 barns · 174 hd

373.05

+12.45

National average152 barns · 6,242 hd

401.88

−16.38

This barn, trailing median15 sales

442.35

−56.84

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	1,762	208.44	3,673	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,302	163.43	2,127	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,124	159.95	1,798	5thin

Every lot, as filed

43 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	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,385	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	2,438	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,178	173.08/cwt	171.00–175.00	2,039	2
Bulls	—	—	1,753	211.25/cwt	207.00–215.00	3,703	3
Bulls	—	—	1,790	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	3,580	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,260	157.15/cwt	149.00–164.00	1,980	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,088	151.19/cwt	149.00–155.00	1,645	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	295	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,328	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	403.59/cwt	397.00–410.00	2,111	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	377.00/cwt	377.00–377.00	2,111	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,472	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	581	391.00/cwt	391.00–391.00	2,272	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,480	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	429.00/cwt	429.00–429.00	1,802	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	461	442.73/cwt	442.00–445.00	2,041	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	357.00/cwt	357.00–357.00	2,213	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	439.00/cwt	439.00–439.00	2,063	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	574	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,009	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	810	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,187	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	900	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,700	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	650	367.00/cwt	367.00–367.00	2,386	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	723	372.00/cwt	372.00–372.00	2,690	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,300	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	883	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,826	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	373.46/cwt	372.00–375.00	1,923	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	505	392.00/cwt	392.00–392.00	1,980	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,934	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	682	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,421	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	627	341.93/cwt	340.00–350.00	2,144	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,847	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	745	304.00/cwt	304.00–304.00	2,265	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	488	377.46/cwt	370.00–385.00	1,842	2
Bulls	Medium 2	450–500	465	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,023	1
Heifers	Medium 1	400–450	440	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,760	1
Steers	Medium 1	500–550	540	375.67/cwt	375.00–377.00	2,029	3
Dairy Heifers	Medium 2	400–450	410	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,435	1
Steers	Medium 1	350–400	350	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,173	1
Bulls	Medium 2	400–450	435	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,327	1
Bulls	Large 1	550–600	580	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,595	1
Heifers	Medium 1	550–600	572	344.68/cwt	335.00–355.00	1,972	6
Bulls	Medium 1	250–300	250	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	863	1
Bulls	Medium 1	400–450	435	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,849	1
Bulls	Medium 1	450–500	455	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,684	1
Heifers	Medium 1	600–650	610	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	1,842	1

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 Aug 12, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 79Last week 64Year ago 33

Slaughter CattleReceipts 12Last week 18Year ago 7

Slaughter 1.00 To 6.00 Higher Feeder Cattle 10.00 To 12.00 Higher Demand Good Activity Active Offerings Moderate Quality Average To Attractive 2 Goats

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,385	176.00	176.00
2	—	1,260	149.00–164.00	157.15
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,178	171.00–175.00	173.08
3	—	1,088	149.00–155.00	151.19
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,753	207.00–215.00	211.25
1	—	1,790	200.00	200.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	450.00	450.00
1	300–350	320	460.00	460.00
1	350–400	370	400.00	400.00
1	400–450	415	445.00	445.00
1	450–500	470	439.00	439.00
2	500–550	523	397.00–410.00	403.59
1	550–600	560	377.00	377.00
4	600–650	620	357.00	357.00
3	650–700	650	367.00	367.00
1	700–750	745	304.00	304.00
1	800–850	810	270.00	270.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	305.00	305.00
1	450–500	465	220.00	220.00
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	580	275.00	275.00
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	345.00	345.00
1	400–450	435	425.00	425.00
1	450–500	455	370.00	370.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	425	455.00	455.00
4	450–500	461	442.00–445.00	442.73
2	500–550	505	392.00	392.00
3	550–600	581	391.00	391.00
2	650–700	682	355.00	355.00
2	700–750	723	372.00	372.00
10	850–900	883	320.00	320.00
1	900–950	900	300.00	300.00
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	335.00	335.00
3	500–550	540	375.00–377.00	375.67
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	400.00	400.00
1	400–450	420	429.00	429.00
2	450–500	488	370.00–385.00	377.46
2	500–550	515	372.00–375.00	373.46
5	550–600	574	350.00	350.00
5	600–650	627	340.00–350.00	341.93
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	400.00	400.00
6	550–600	572	335.00–355.00	344.68
1	600–650	610	302.00	302.00
Dairy Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	350.00	350.00

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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