Name: North Wilkesboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-09-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter Cattle 6.00 Lower Feeder Cattle 1.00 To 7.00 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 $325.85/cwt on 18 head, down $45.29 from the prior sale. That ranks 3 of 27 comparable sales and sits −53.86 against this barn's trailing median of $379.72.

Average price

$325.85

▼ 45.29 vs prior sale

18 head · 557 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,815

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$178

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

$11.98/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.90

vs NC average

−19.77 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	569	329.85	1,876	12thin
Medium and Large 2	534	317.87	1,697	6thin

One grade step is worth $11.98/cwt here — about $178 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

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 sale18 hd

325.85

—

NC average10 barns · 382 hd

334.75

−8.90

National average160 barns · 10,255 hd

345.62

−19.77

This barn, trailing median27 sales

379.72

−53.86

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	—	Average	1,699	172.36	2,928	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,367	143.73	1,965	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,318	127.88	1,685	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	835	100.00	835	1thin

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)	1,200	$2,500	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,100	$2,100	1thin

Every lot, as filed

63 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
Bulls	—	—	1,795	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	3,016	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	835	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	835	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,210	121.05/cwt	117.00–125.00	1,465	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,425	134.72/cwt	130.00–140.00	1,920	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,458	134.77/cwt	130.00–140.00	1,965	2
Bulls	—	—	1,708	181.27/cwt	175.00–185.00	3,096	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,568	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	464	323.53/cwt	300.00–375.00	1,501	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	300	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,185	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	534	317.87/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,697	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	690	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	2,111	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	410	397.53/cwt	395.00–400.00	1,630	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	660	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,320	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	695	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,981	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,943	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Full	450–500	495	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,238	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	455	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,593	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	720	302.45/cwt	300.00–305.00	2,178	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,991	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	830	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,909	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	295	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,416	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,015	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	2,309	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	724	324.26/cwt	321.00–327.50	2,348	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	350.95/cwt	340.00–355.00	1,825	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,937	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	728	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,038	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	401.56/cwt	385.00–425.00	1,867	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	509	367.16/cwt	365.00–370.00	1,869	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	590	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,623	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	495	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,856	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	395	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	948	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	500–550	520	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,170	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	450–500	465	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,046	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,307	149.70/cwt	147.00–153.00	1,957	3
Bulls	—	—	1,575	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	2,363	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,845	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	760	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,470	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	690	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,622	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	483	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,063	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Full	350–400	375	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,088	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	367	385.43/cwt	370.00–395.00	1,415	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	815	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,078	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	359.06/cwt	342.50–375.00	1,896	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	650	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,243	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,575	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	381.22/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,765	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	338	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,470	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	865	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,990	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	589	315.24/cwt	315.00–316.00	1,857	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	736	317.22/cwt	310.00–319.00	2,335	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	2,078	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	467	415.38/cwt	400.00–440.00	1,940	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	350	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,470	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	425.07/cwt	415.00–435.00	1,607	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	533	392.50/cwt	392.50–392.50	2,092	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	674	310.83/cwt	305.00–325.00	2,095	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	200	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	880	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	288	427.52/cwt	425.00–430.00	1,231	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,610	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	416	435.96/cwt	420.00–440.00	1,814	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	405	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,640	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 30, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 130Last week 338Year ago 51

Slaughter CattleReceipts 15Last week 12Year ago 10

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle 6.00 Lower Feeder Cattle 1.00 To 7.00 Higher Demand Good Activity Active Offerings Moderate Quality Average To Attractive

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,795	168.00	168.00
3	—	1,708	175.00–185.00	181.27
1	—	1,575	150.00	150.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	835	100.00	100.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,210	117.00–125.00	121.05
2	—	1,425	130.00–140.00	134.72
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,458	130.00–140.00	134.77
3	—	1,307	147.00–153.00	149.70

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	300	395.00	395.00
3	350–400	367	370.00–395.00	385.43
4	450–500	464	300.00–375.00	323.53
6	500–550	534	310.00–330.00	317.87
1	600–650	615	255.00	255.00
1	650–700	695	285.00	285.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	240.00	240.00
1	650–700	660	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	495	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	440.00	440.00
2	250–300	288	425.00–430.00	427.52
2	350–400	378	415.00–435.00	425.07
1	400–450	435	370.00	370.00
7	450–500	465	385.00–425.00	401.56
4	500–550	528	342.50–375.00	359.06
8	550–600	589	315.00–316.00	315.24
1	600–650	630	307.50	307.50
2	650–700	665	312.50	312.50
10	700–750	724	321.00–327.50	324.26
Heifers — Medium and Large 3 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	290.00	290.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	495	375.00	375.00
1	500–550	525	370.00	370.00
6	650–700	690	306.00	306.00
2	700–750	720	300.00–305.00	302.45
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	420.00	420.00
1	400–450	405	405.00	405.00
3	450–500	467	400.00–440.00	415.38
5	500–550	533	392.50	392.50
2	650–700	650	345.00	345.00
5	700–750	736	310.00–319.00	317.22
1	750–800	760	325.00	325.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	410	395.00–400.00	397.53
1	450–500	455	350.00	350.00
5	500–550	520	340.00–355.00	350.95
1	550–600	590	275.00	275.00
1	650–700	675	295.00	295.00
1	800–850	830	230.00	230.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	480.00	480.00
2	300–350	338	435.00	435.00
1	350–400	375	420.00	420.00
5	400–450	416	420.00–440.00	435.96
4	450–500	463	375.00–385.00	381.22
5	500–550	509	365.00–370.00	367.16
1	600–650	615	300.00	300.00
4	650–700	674	305.00–325.00	310.83
2	700–750	728	280.00	280.00
1	800–850	815	255.00	255.00
1	850–900	865	230.00	230.00
1	1000–1050	1,015	227.50	227.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	483	220.00	220.00
1	650–700	690	235.00	235.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	520	225.00	225.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	465	225.00	225.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	2,100.00	2,100.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,200	2,500.00	2,500.00

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

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