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Wilkes Livestock Exchange Market Report

North Wilkesboro, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, October 7, 2020

82 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 82 94 197
Feeder cattle 49 — 137
Slaughter cattle 33 — 60

Market comments — USDA reporter

Slaughter cattle 1.00 To 3.00 Lower Feeder cattle Mostly steady Demand Moderate Activity Moderate Offerings Light Quality Average; Slaughter cattle 7.00 Lower Feeder cattle 4.00 To 6.00 Lower Demand Moderate Activity Moderate Offerings Light Quality Average

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
325 325 1 150.00 $150.00 $488
365–398 382 4 141.00–142.00 $141.52 $541
495 495 2 143.00–148.00 $145.50 $720
515 515 1 127.00 $127.00 $654
690 690 1 112.00 $112.00 $773
785 785 1 102.00 $102.00 $801
815 815 1 112.00 $112.00 $913

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
355 355 1 124.00 $124.00 $440
523 523 2 116.00 $116.00 $607
590 590 1 115.00 $115.00 $678
605–620 613 2 104.00–114.00 $108.94 $668
725 725 1 94.00 $94.00 $682
935 935 1 93.00 $93.00 $870
975 975 1 73.00 $73.00 $712
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
150 150 1 110.00 $110.00 $165
395 395 1 100.00 $100.00 $395
440 440 1 107.00 $107.00 $471
510 510 1 94.00 $94.00 $479
575 575 1 92.00 $92.00 $529
630–640 635 2 90.00–95.00 $92.52 $588
Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
490 490 1 80.00 $80.00 $392
625 625 1 80.00 $80.00 $500
Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
370 370 1 89.00 $89.00 $329

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
385 385 1 130.00 $130.00 $500
435 435 1 146.00 $146.00 $635
505–542 533 4 124.00–130.00 $125.42 $668
570–590 580 2 121.00–122.00 $121.51 $705
620–625 623 2 100.00–105.00 $102.51 $639
665 665 1 115.00 $115.00 $765
795 795 1 90.00 $90.00 $716
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
555–595 575 2 103.00–104.00 $103.52 $595
635 635 1 83.00 $83.00 $527
655–690 673 2 98.00–100.00 $98.97 $666
Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
430 430 1 97.00 $97.00 $417
715 715 1 84.00 $84.00 $601

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
990 990 80-85% 1 30.00 $30.00 $297
900–1125 1020 80-85% 11 45.00–54.00 $49.65 $506
920–1145 1043 80-85% 5 34.00–44.00 $39.07 $408
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1185–1570 1330 75-80% 7 47.00–52.00 $50.55 $672
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
800–815 808 85-90% 2 24.00–30.00 $26.97 $218
870 870 85-90% 1 44.00 $44.00 $383
875 875 85-90% 1 47.00 $47.00 $411

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1790–2055 1908 3 84.00–85.50 $84.47 $1,612
YG1-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1245 1245 1 74.00 $74.00 $921
YG2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1470 1470 1 60.00 $60.00 $882

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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.