Wilkes Livestock Exchange Market Report

North Wilkesboro, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock · usually sells Wednesdays

Sale of Wednesday, September 16, 2026

157 head sold ·Official USDA report · Past reports (252)

light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $318.84/cwt -37.16 vs last sale · ≈ $1,945/hd at 610 lb · 13 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	157	147	69
Feeder cattle	131	124	66
Slaughter cattle	23	22	3
Replacement cattle	3	1	0

Market comments — USDA reporter

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

▲ Feeder cattle: Slaughter Cattle 6.00 To 12.00 Higher Feeder Cattle 10.00 To 12.00 Higher Demand Good Activity Active Offerings Moderate Quality Attractive
▲ Slaughter cattle: Slaughter Cattle 6.00 To 12.00 Higher Feeder Cattle 10.00 To 12.00 Higher Demand Good Activity Active Offerings Moderate Quality Attractive

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	1	430.00	$430.00	$1,054	—
340	340	1	505.00	$505.00	$1,717	+90.00
385	385	2	495.00	$495.00	$1,906	+74.40
445	445	1	439.00	$439.00	$1,954	—
460–480	467	3	429.00	$429.00	$2,003	+28.29
523	523	2	399.00	$399.00	$2,087	+33.93
550–570	560	2	350.00–355.00	$352.46	$1,974	-13.20
625	625	3	334.00–340.00	$336.00	$2,100	—
680–682	682	4	318.00–324.00	$319.50	$2,179	—
700–745	723	2	332.00	$332.00	$2,400	+10.00
755	755	1	314.00	$314.00	$2,371	—

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
500	500	1	375.00	$375.00	$1,875	—
585	585	1	337.00	$337.00	$1,971	—
695	695	2	299.00	$299.00	$2,078	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
425	425	1	350.00	$350.00	$1,488	—
540	540	1	300.00	$300.00	$1,620	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1290	1290	1	199.00	$199.00	$2,567	—

Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
460	460	1	300.00	$300.00	$1,380	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	1	370.00	$370.00	$1,073	±0.00
335–345	340	2	370.00	$370.00	$1,258	-25.04
375–395	385	2	379.00–385.00	$382.08	$1,471	-6.96
422–443	436	9	364.00–382.00	$372.57	$1,624	+17.57
450–488	469	6	370.00–387.00	$378.84	$1,777	+10.36
535–540	538	2	366.00–369.00	$367.49	$1,977	—
575–585	583	5	322.00–333.00	$330.83	$1,929	-19.17
600–620	610	13	314.00–327.00	$318.84	$1,945	-37.16
670	670	1	306.00	$306.00	$2,050	+21.00
710	710	1	287.00	$287.00	$2,038	+12.00

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
395	395	1	320.00	$320.00	$1,264	—
400–415	410	3	340.00–357.00	$347.22	$1,424	—
490	490	1	345.00	$345.00	$1,690	—
500–535	518	2	320.00–322.00	$320.97	$1,663	—
577	577	2	310.00	$310.00	$1,789	—
690	690	1	287.00	$287.00	$1,980	—
710	710	1	242.00	$242.00	$1,718	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
425–440	433	2	320.00–325.00	$322.46	$1,396	—
490	490	1	325.00	$325.00	$1,592	—
515	515	1	275.00	$275.00	$1,416	—
555–580	568	2	299.00–300.00	$299.51	$1,701	—

Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
490	490	1	300.00	$300.00	$1,470	—
540	540	1	250.00	$250.00	$1,350	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	1	445.00	$445.00	$1,313	—
345	345	1	470.00	$470.00	$1,622	—
365–370	368	3	475.00–480.00	$476.65	$1,754	+101.65
420	420	1	450.00	$450.00	$1,890	+44.00
460–490	475	2	395.00–400.00	$397.42	$1,888	—
500–545	520	4	360.00–372.00	$365.72	$1,902	+13.27
585–593	589	4	332.00–345.00	$336.74	$1,983	-1.26
665–670	668	2	285.00–292.00	$288.51	$1,927	—
800	800	1	302.00	$302.00	$2,416	—
865	865	1	225.00	$225.00	$1,946	—

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275	275	1	400.00	$400.00	$1,100	—
395	395	1	455.00	$455.00	$1,797	—
410–425	418	2	427.00–430.00	$428.53	$1,791	—
475	475	4	370.00	$370.00	$1,758	—
530	530	1	329.00	$329.00	$1,744	—
590	590	1	320.00	$320.00	$1,888	—
690	690	1	250.00	$250.00	$1,725	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340	340	1	420.00	$420.00	$1,428	—
385	385	1	420.00	$420.00	$1,617	—
440	440	1	387.00	$387.00	$1,703	—
475–495	485	2	320.00–342.00	$331.23	$1,606	—
570	570	1	249.00	$249.00	$1,419	—

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1340–1445	1397	75-80%	3	135.00–148.00	$141.08	$1,971	—
1480	1480	75-80%	1	100.00	$100.00	$1,480	—
1500–1605	1550	75-80%	4	154.00–160.00	$157.05	$2,434	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
900–985	943	80-85%	2	150.00–160.00	$154.77	$1,459	—
1060	1060	80-85%	1	100.00	$100.00	$1,060	—
1020–1255	1110	80-85%	3	132.00–147.00	$139.77	$1,551	+36.33

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
720	720	85-90%	1	167.00	$167.00	$1,202	—
820	820	85-90%	1	150.00	$150.00	$1,230	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1565–1710	1642	3	180.00–196.00	$187.23	$3,074	—
1530–2095	1857	3	168.00–175.00	$171.32	$3,181	—

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Bred Cows

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
670–895	783	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,350.00–1,825.00	$1,553.35

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
945	945	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,950.00	$1,950.00	—

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Dairy Heifers

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
395	395	1	200.00	$200.00	$790	—

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Dairy Steers

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
470	470	2	200.00–250.00	$225.00	$1,058	—
600	600	1	175.00	$175.00	$1,050	—

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Price trend

500–549 lb Medium and Large 1 steers — head-weighted average $/cwt by sale date, last 12 months.

Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.

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