Name: North Wilkesboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-08-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter Cattle Mostly Steady Feeder Cattle 10.00 To 20.00 Higher Demand Very Good Activity Active Offerings Heavy Quality Attractive Baby Calf 500.00

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $398.09/cwt on 25 head, down $24.05 from the prior sale (only 14 head in that comparison). That ranks 1 of 15 comparable sales and sits −44.26 against this barn's trailing median of $442.35.

Average price

$398.09

▼ 24.05 vs prior sale

25 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,181

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$292

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2

$82.22/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+12.41

vs NC average

+10.34 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	535	414.22	2,217	19thin
Medium 1	589	350.00	2,062	5thin
Medium 2	580	332.00	1,926	1thin

One grade step is worth $82.22/cwt here — about $292 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 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 $398.09, 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 sale25 hd

398.09

—

NC average8 barns · 236 hd

385.68

+12.41

National average75 barns · 3,130 hd

387.75

+10.34

This barn, trailing median15 sales

442.35

−44.26

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	1,630	211.99	3,455	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	771	154.35	1,190	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,066	154.33	1,645	7thin

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	930	$3,338	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,098	$2,631	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	910	$1,950	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,146	$3,236	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	982	$3,199	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,000	$2,700	1thin

Every lot, as filed

85 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
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,098	2,630.98/head	2,500.00–2,750.00	2,631	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	983	3,614.41/head	3,200.00–3,950.00	3,614	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	640	333.51/cwt	315.00–335.50	2,134	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	678	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	2,285	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	450	422.00/cwt	422.00–422.00	1,899	1
Heifers	Medium 1	550–600	590	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,888	1
Heifers	Medium 1	450–500	465	382.45/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,778	4
Steers	Medium 1	450–500	483	417.00/cwt	417.00–417.00	2,014	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	2,950.00/head	2,950.00–2,950.00	2,950	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	3,124.39/head	2,500.00–3,500.00	3,124	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930	3,338.44/head	2,700.00–3,950.00	3,338	2
Bulls	Medium 2	400–450	415	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,390	1
Bulls	Medium 2	500–550	538	327.42/cwt	310.00–345.00	1,762	2
Bulls	Medium 2	600–650	626	331.05/cwt	325.00–345.00	2,072	5
Bulls	Medium 1	550–600	582	345.06/cwt	340.00–365.00	2,008	8
Bulls	Medium 1	450–500	486	373.92/cwt	365.00–382.00	1,817	7
Heifers	Medium 1	650–700	652	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	2,145	12
Steers	Medium 2	450–500	485	394.00/cwt	394.00–394.00	1,911	11
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium 2	200–250	245	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	613	1
Heifers	Medium 2	500–550	518	327.72/cwt	302.00–337.00	1,698	4
Steers	Medium 2	600–650	635	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,905	1
Steers	Medium 1	550–600	589	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,062	5
Steers	Medium 2	700–750	746	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,731	10
Heifers	Medium 2	600–650	625	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,563	1
Heifers	Medium 2	450–500	450	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,395	1
Bulls	Medium 2	300–350	325	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,284	1
Heifers	Medium 2	650–700	660	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,320	1
Dairy Steers	Medium 2	500–550	515	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,300	1
Steers	Medium 2	400–450	445	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,691	1
Bulls	Medium 1	700–750	700	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,925	1
Bulls	Medium 2	350–400	373	427.55/cwt	425.00–430.00	1,595	2
Heifers	Medium 2	400–450	445	379.00/cwt	379.00–379.00	1,687	1
Bulls	Medium 2	450–500	481	348.70/cwt	335.00–360.00	1,677	4
Bulls	Medium 2	650–700	688	245.96/cwt	242.00–250.00	1,692	2
Steers	Medium 2	550–600	580	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	1,926	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,015	147.42/cwt	142.00–153.00	1,496	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	800	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Bulls	Medium 1	350–400	368	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,674	2
Bulls	Medium 1	600–650	635	355.98/cwt	355.00–357.00	2,260	2
Bulls	Medium 1	500–550	521	367.00/cwt	367.00–367.00	1,912	3
Bulls	Medium 1	300–350	300	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,410	1
Bulls	—	—	1,630	211.99/cwt	206.00–217.00	3,455	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,172	169.35/cwt	165.00–171.00	1,985	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	900	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,170	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	724	170.66/cwt	169.00–172.00	1,236	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	845	126.91/cwt	124.00–130.00	1,072	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	810	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,166	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 2	300–350	345	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	863	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	567	373.14/cwt	367.00–385.00	2,116	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	829	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,073	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,045	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 2	500–550	530	272.76/cwt	245.00–300.00	1,446	2
Heifers	Small and Medium 2	500–550	525	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	877	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,968	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	645	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,677	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	416	424.90/cwt	410.00–435.00	1,768	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	100–150	120	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	780	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,141	3,262.15/head	2,500.00–4,000.00	3,262	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	795	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,924	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	150–200	178	490.14/cwt	480.00–500.00	872	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	650	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	2,288	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	543	385.46/cwt	367.00–389.00	2,093	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	445	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,825	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	1,954	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	327	502.53/cwt	500.00–515.00	1,643	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	378.44/cwt	372.00–380.00	2,187	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,428	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	391	377.00/cwt	377.00–377.00	1,474	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	877	264.66/cwt	262.00–265.00	2,321	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	508.00/cwt	508.00–508.00	1,930	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	265	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,034	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	395	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,837	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	745	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,086	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	427.00/cwt	427.00–427.00	2,220	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	500	431.00/cwt	431.00–431.00	2,155	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	332.07/cwt	329.00–335.00	2,208	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	777	290.17/cwt	285.00–300.00	2,255	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	755	325.88/cwt	322.00–326.00	2,460	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	449.00/cwt	449.00–449.00	1,908	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	425.51/cwt	422.00–432.00	1,979	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	205	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	820	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	627	381.00/cwt	381.00–381.00	2,389	22

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 19, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 325Last week 79Year ago 36

Slaughter CattleReceipts 16Last week 12Year ago 5

Replacement CattleReceipts 29Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle Mostly Steady Feeder Cattle 10.00 To 20.00 Higher Demand Very Good Activity Active Offerings Heavy Quality Attractive Baby Calf 500.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	910	1,950.00	1,950.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,098	2,500.00–2,750.00	2,630.98
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	930	2,700.00–3,950.00	3,338.44
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	983	3,200.00–3,950.00	3,614.41
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,200	2,950.00	2,950.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,025	2,500.00–3,500.00	3,124.39
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	2,700.00	2,700.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	2,600.00	2,600.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	11	—	1,141	2,500.00–4,000.00	3,262.15
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	800	3,000.00	3,000.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	100–150	120	650.00	650.00
1	200–250	205	400.00	400.00
1	250–300	265	390.00	390.00
1	300–350	340	420.00	420.00
8	350–400	391	377.00	377.00
10	400–450	416	410.00–435.00	424.90
1	450–500	450	422.00	422.00
6	500–550	543	367.00–389.00	385.46
1	550–600	555	352.00	352.00
20	600–650	640	315.00–335.50	333.51
3	650–700	650	352.00	352.00
2	700–750	745	280.00	280.00
11	750–800	777	285.00–300.00	290.17
9	850–900	877	262.00–265.00	264.66
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	465	380.00–390.00	382.45
1	550–600	590	320.00	320.00
12	650–700	652	329.00	329.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	379.00	379.00
1	450–500	450	310.00	310.00
4	500–550	518	302.00–337.00	327.72
1	600–650	625	250.00	250.00
1	650–700	660	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	525	167.00	167.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	465.00	465.00
1	400–450	425	449.00	449.00
3	450–500	465	422.00–432.00	425.51
14	500–550	520	427.00	427.00
5	550–600	578	372.00–380.00	378.44
22	600–650	627	381.00	381.00
25	650–700	678	337.00	337.00
32	750–800	755	322.00–326.00	325.88
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	483	417.00	417.00
5	550–600	589	350.00	350.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	380.00	380.00
11	450–500	485	394.00	394.00
1	550–600	580	332.00	332.00
1	600–650	635	300.00	300.00
10	700–750	746	232.00	232.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	395.00	395.00
2	350–400	373	425.00–430.00	427.55
1	400–450	415	335.00	335.00
4	450–500	481	335.00–360.00	348.70
2	500–550	538	310.00–345.00	327.42
5	600–650	626	325.00–345.00	331.05
2	650–700	688	242.00–250.00	245.96
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	470.00	470.00
2	350–400	368	455.00	455.00
7	450–500	486	365.00–382.00	373.92
3	500–550	521	367.00	367.00
8	550–600	582	340.00–365.00	345.06
2	600–650	635	355.00–357.00	355.98
1	700–750	700	275.00	275.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	250.00	250.00
2	500–550	530	245.00–300.00	272.76
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	150–200	178	480.00–500.00	490.14
6	300–350	327	500.00–515.00	502.53
1	350–400	380	508.00	508.00
1	400–450	445	410.00	410.00
1	450–500	480	410.00	410.00
6	500–550	500	431.00	431.00
3	550–600	567	367.00–385.00	373.14
1	600–650	645	415.00	415.00
2	650–700	665	329.00–335.00	332.07
1	700–750	705	290.00	290.00
1	750–800	795	242.00	242.00
4	800–850	829	250.00	250.00
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	250.00	250.00
Dairy Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	515	252.50	252.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,015	142.00–153.00	147.42
3	—	1,172	165.00–171.00	169.35
1	—	900	130.00	130.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	724	169.00–172.00	170.66
2	—	845	124.00–130.00	126.91
1	—	810	144.00	144.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,630	206.00–217.00	211.99

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

Steers · 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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