Name: North Wilkesboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-09-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter Cattle 9.00 To 15.00 Lower Feeder Cattle 4.00 To 8.00 Higher Demand Good Activity Active Offerings Light Quality Average To Attractive

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $319.53/cwt on 15 head, down $15.31 from the prior sale (only 16 head in that comparison). That ranks 1 of 27 comparable sales and sits −60.18 against this barn's trailing median of $379.72.

Average price

$319.53

▼ 15.31 vs prior sale

15 head · 571 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,824

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$334

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

$66.56/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+18.71

vs NC average

−18.26 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	556	350.00	1,946	4thin
Medium and Large 2	579	317.83	1,840	8thin
Medium and Large 3	569	283.44	1,612	3thin

One grade step is worth $66.56/cwt here — about $334 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

27 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $458.97, low $319.53, median $379.72 across 27 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 sale15 hd

319.53

—

NC average7 barns · 127 hd

300.82

+18.71

National average138 barns · 5,113 hd

337.79

−18.26

This barn, trailing median27 sales

379.72

−60.18

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	—	Low	1,438	167.10	2,402	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,324	146.27	1,937	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,080	114.70	1,239	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	826	112.60	930	5thin

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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	655	$1,350	1thin

Every lot, as filed

54 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	550–600	579	317.83/cwt	300.00–337.00	1,840	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	550	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,678	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	360.17/cwt	335.00–385.00	1,343	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	840	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	2,201	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	327.50/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,670	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,827	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	556	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,946	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	567	365.66/cwt	340.00–370.00	2,073	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	695	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,981	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,994	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	365.07/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,891	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	700	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	2,254	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	260	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	962	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	368.48/cwt	362.00–369.00	1,747	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	356.00/cwt	356.00–356.00	2,207	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	644	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	2,009	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	400	437.00/cwt	437.00–437.00	1,748	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	920	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	2,502	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	338.00/cwt	337.00–339.00	1,954	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	313	395.04/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,236	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	352.45/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,833	2
Bulls	—	—	1,470	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,999	1
Bulls	—	—	1,215	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,944	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	860	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	877	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	888	109.66/cwt	105.00–116.00	974	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	605	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	799	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,355	150.59/cwt	145.00–158.00	2,040	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,392	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	357	377.00/cwt	377.00–377.00	1,346	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	420.60/cwt	400.00–432.00	1,577	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	607	325.34/cwt	322.00–327.00	1,975	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	405	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,418	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	628	275.20/cwt	265.00–285.00	1,728	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,306	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	540	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,485	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	670	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,601	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	405	406.00/cwt	402.00–410.00	1,644	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	400.71/cwt	396.00–410.00	1,915	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,390	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	389.04/cwt	382.00–402.00	1,455	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	583	287.66/cwt	275.00–300.00	1,677	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	488	338.23/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,651	4
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	600–650	615	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	769	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	450–500	480	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,392	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	500–550	535	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	803	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	655	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	405	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,438	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,406	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,101	114.07/cwt	110.00–120.00	1,256	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,105	103.44/cwt	100.00–108.00	1,143	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,200	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,548	1
Bulls	—	—	1,533	186.19/cwt	180.00–193.00	2,854	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,013	127.20/cwt	124.00–130.00	1,289	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	350–400	365	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	548	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 Sep 9, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 124Last week 136Year ago 32

Slaughter CattleReceipts 22Last week 17Year ago 10

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 1Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle 9.00 To 15.00 Lower Feeder Cattle 4.00 To 8.00 Higher Demand Good Activity Active Offerings Light 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
2	350–400	357	377.00	377.00
1	400–450	435	320.00	320.00
4	450–500	488	335.00–340.00	338.23
8	550–600	579	300.00–337.00	317.83
9	600–650	607	322.00–327.00	325.34
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	370.00	370.00
4	300–350	313	390.00–400.00	395.04
4	350–400	374	382.00–402.00	389.04
13	450–500	474	362.00–369.00	368.48
4	550–600	556	350.00	350.00
5	600–650	620	356.00	356.00
1	650–700	695	285.00	285.00
1	700–750	725	275.00	275.00
1	800–850	840	262.00	262.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	475	275.00	275.00
1	500–550	540	275.00	275.00
2	550–600	583	275.00–300.00	287.66
2	600–650	628	265.00–285.00	275.20
1	650–700	670	239.00	239.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	355.00	355.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	373	335.00–385.00	360.17
1	400–450	405	350.00	350.00
1	550–600	550	305.00	305.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	415.00	415.00
6	350–400	375	400.00–432.00	420.60
2	400–450	400	437.00	437.00
9	450–500	478	396.00–410.00	400.71
4	500–550	518	350.00–370.00	365.07
7	550–600	567	340.00–370.00	365.66
1	700–750	700	322.00	322.00
1	900–950	920	272.00	272.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	510	325.00–330.00	327.50
1	600–650	630	290.00	290.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	375.00	375.00
2	400–450	405	402.00–410.00	406.00
2	500–550	520	350.00–355.00	352.45
2	550–600	578	337.00–339.00	338.00
4	600–650	644	312.00	312.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	615	125.00	125.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	150.00	150.00
1	450–500	480	290.00	290.00
1	500–550	535	150.00	150.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,470	136.00	136.00
1	—	1,215	160.00	160.00
2	—	1,533	180.00–193.00	186.19
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	860	102.00	102.00
3	—	888	105.00–116.00	109.66
1	—	605	132.00	132.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,355	145.00–158.00	150.59
1	—	1,200	129.00	129.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,101	110.00–120.00	114.07
2	—	1,105	100.00–108.00	103.44
2	—	1,013	124.00–130.00	127.20

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	655	1,350.00	1,350.00

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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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