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Wilkes Livestock Exchange Market Report

North Wilkesboro, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, January 6, 2021

99 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 99 64 221
Feeder cattle 62 40 159
Slaughter cattle 3 24 62
Replacement cattle 34 — 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

N0 Sale 2 weeks Demand Good Activity Moderate offering Light Quality Plain

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Feeder Steers

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 1 110.00 $110.00 $336 —
380 380 1 106.00 $106.00 $403 —
390 390 1 98.00 $98.00 $382 —
510 510 1 96.00 $96.00 $490 —
595 595 1 82.00 $82.00 $488 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 151.00 $151.00 $513 —
370–395 383 2 130.00–135.00 $132.42 $507 -6.58
890 890 1 82.00 $82.00 $730 —
Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 1 93.00 $93.00 $353 —
Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 thin fleshed 355 1 80.00 $80.00 $284 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410–420 415 2 108.00–113.00 $110.47 $458 —
490 490 1 84.00 $84.00 $412 —
520 520 1 81.00 $81.00 $421 —
820 820 1 65.00 $65.00 $533 —
885 885 1 55.00 $55.00 $487 —
900–935 917 3 53.00–64.00 $57.07 $523 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–335 330 2 87.00–95.00 $91.06 $300 —
400–410 405 2 80.00–82.00 $81.01 $328 —
475 475 1 70.00 $70.00 $332 —
510 510 1 40.00 $40.00 $204 —
695 695 1 64.00 $64.00 $445 —
715 715 1 71.00 $71.00 $508 +1.00
Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
465–475 470 2 50.00–60.00 $54.95 $258 —
Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 thin fleshed 275 1 70.00 $70.00 $192 —
390 thin fleshed 390 1 40.00 $40.00 $156 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 1 120.00 $120.00 $528 +5.00
510–540 528 3 93.00–98.00 $95.67 $505 —
565–570 568 2 91.00–101.00 $95.98 $545 —
625 625 1 60.00 $60.00 $375 —
680–685 683 2 72.00–73.00 $72.50 $495 —
700 700 1 82.00 $82.00 $574 —
760 760 1 62.00 $62.00 $471 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410–440 420 3 122.00–132.00 $127.44 $535 -6.56
460–480 470 2 118.00–125.00 $121.43 $571 —
550–580 563 3 104.00–115.00 $109.90 $619 —
610 610 1 116.00 $116.00 $708 —
725 725 1 108.00 $108.00 $783 —
Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420 420 1 94.00 $94.00 $395 —
465 thin fleshed 465 1 92.00 $92.00 $428 —
545 thin fleshed 545 1 74.00 $74.00 $403 —
595 thin fleshed 595 1 21.00 $21.00 $125 —
Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420 thin fleshed 420 1 50.00 $50.00 $210 —
475 475 1 40.00 $40.00 $190 -40.00
495 thin fleshed 495 1 30.00 $30.00 $148 ±0.00
Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
620 620 1 64.00 $64.00 $397 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1015–1265 1089 80-85% 10 45.50–58.50 $50.78 $553 —
1015–1420 1218 80-85% 2 40.00–44.00 $41.67 $508 —
1165–1660 1314 80-85% 5 57.00–61.00 $59.13 $777 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1345–1675 1560 75-80% 4 48.00–60.50 $55.36 $864 —
1315–1745 1602 75-80% 7 58.50–63.00 $60.10 $963 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1430–1855 1678 4 81.50–91.00 $86.16 $1,446 —
1980 1980 1 72.00 $72.00 $1,426 —
YG1-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1150 1150 1 65.00 $65.00 $748 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1065–1260 1157 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 620.00–640.00 $633.40

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Dairy Steers

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 70.00 $70.00 $231 —

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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.