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Wilkes Livestock Exchange Market Report

North Wilkesboro, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, January 13, 2021

107 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 107 99 114
Feeder cattle 78 62 70
Slaughter cattle 28 3 44
Replacement cattle 1 34 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Baby calves 10.00 Slaughter cattle Mostly steady Feeder cattle 6.00 To 8.00 Higher Demand Good 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–330 320 2 154.00–160.00 $156.91 $502 +5.91
360–370 365 2 159.00–161.00 $160.01 $584 +27.59
415–425 417 6 142.00–149.50 $148.23 $618 —
470–480 475 2 151.00–160.00 $155.55 $739 —
517–523 522 8 143.50–144.50 $143.75 $750 —
550 550 1 137.00 $137.00 $754 —
670 670 1 125.00 $125.00 $838 —
720 720 2 114.00 $114.00 $821 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 135.00 $135.00 $459 +25.00
490 490 1 142.00 $142.00 $696 —
Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 1 106.00 $106.00 $413 +13.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370–373 372 4 136.00 $136.00 $506 —
400 400 1 122.00 $122.00 $488 +11.53
465–490 478 7 109.00–118.00 $113.84 $544 +29.84
515 515 1 107.00 $107.00 $551 +26.00
560 560 1 109.00 $109.00 $610 —
600–645 619 7 105.00–106.00 $105.55 $653 —
705 705 1 82.00 $82.00 $578 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 109.00 $109.00 $316 —
390 390 1 92.00 $92.00 $359 —
415 415 2 89.00–90.00 $89.50 $371 +8.49
460 460 1 103.00 $103.00 $474 +33.00
525 525 1 87.00 $87.00 $457 +47.00
555 555 1 87.00 $87.00 $483 —
Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
465–470 468 2 84.00–89.00 $86.49 $405 +31.54
Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 thin fleshed 350 1 40.00 $40.00 $140 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420–440 430 2 148.00–156.00 $152.09 $654 +24.65
485 485 1 146.00 $146.00 $708 +24.57
515–537 532 4 126.00–134.00 $132.06 $703 —
567 567 2 129.50 $129.50 $734 +19.60
610 610 1 131.00 $131.00 $799 +15.00
725 725 1 96.00 $96.00 $696 -12.00
Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–435 418 2 97.00–108.00 $102.27 $427 +8.27
505 505 1 81.00 $81.00 $409 —
600 600 1 84.00 $84.00 $504 —
660–665 663 2 80.00–82.00 $81.00 $537 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 1 135.00 $135.00 $594 +15.00
640 640 1 115.00 $115.00 $736 +55.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
980–1155 1048 80-85% 4 34.00–41.00 $37.65 $395 —
925–1195 1083 80-85% 5 47.50–54.00 $50.34 $545 -0.44
1110 1110 80-85% 1 20.00 $20.00 $222 —
955–1430 1163 80-85% 5 56.00–63.50 $60.72 $706 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1215 1215 75-80% 1 35.50 $35.50 $431 —
1270–1450 1360 75-80% 2 45.00–55.00 $49.67 $676 —
1375–2075 1545 75-80% 7 57.00–64.00 $59.02 $912 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
865 865 85-90% 1 45.00 $45.00 $389 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1435–1610 1518 3 73.50–80.50 $77.03 $1,169 —

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Bred Cows

Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
800 800 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 410.00 $410.00

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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.