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Wilkes Livestock Exchange Market Report

North Wilkesboro, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, February 10, 2021

67 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 67 64 93
Feeder cattle 47 44 52
Slaughter cattle 20 20 41

Market comments — USDA reporter

Slaughter cattle 2.00 To 5.00 Higher Feeder cattle 2.00 To 6.00 Higher Demand Good Activity Active Offerings Light {wet and cold } Quality Average To Attractive

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
175–190 183 2 150.00–158.00 $154.16 $282 —
275 275 1 146.00 $146.00 $402 —
305–330 318 3 142.00–145.00 $143.68 $457 +6.14
390 390 1 118.00 $118.00 $460 -20.94
535 535 1 100.00 $100.00 $535 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210 210 1 122.00 $122.00 $256 +14.00
390 390 2 88.00–90.00 $89.00 $347 —
810 810 1 73.00 $73.00 $591 —
Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 1 70.00 $70.00 $256 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275–285 280 2 127.00–130.00 $128.47 $360 -2.53
300–320 308 3 125.00–132.00 $129.07 $398 +7.07
350 350 1 132.00 $132.00 $462 —
400–405 403 2 126.00–129.00 $127.49 $514 +7.49
495 495 2 114.00–126.00 $120.00 $594 -2.00
520 520 1 109.00 $109.00 $567 —
570 570 1 93.00 $93.00 $530 —
670 670 1 90.00 $90.00 $603 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–395 380 5 107.00–114.00 $109.62 $417 —
465 465 1 104.00 $104.00 $484 -6.00
665 665 1 85.00 $85.00 $565 —
Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 2 99.00 $99.00 $391 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 2 138.00–142.00 $140.00 $616 +1.78
480 480 1 131.00 $131.00 $629 -1.89
550–590 568 3 110.00–119.00 $114.27 $649 -7.73
645 645 1 100.00 $100.00 $645 —
790 790 1 94.00 $94.00 $743 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410 410 1 129.00 $129.00 $529 -1.00
570 570 1 100.00 $100.00 $570 —
Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405 405 1 88.00 $88.00 $356 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
945–1290 1144 80-85% 8 60.00–73.00 $65.48 $749 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1150–1460 1339 75-80% 6 66.00–78.50 $70.61 $945 —
1555 1555 75-80% 1 55.00 $55.00 $855 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
625 625 85-90% 1 45.00 $45.00 $281 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1525–2385 1955 2 93.00–102.00 $98.49 $1,925 —
1670–2400 2035 2 83.50–84.00 $83.79 $1,705 —

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Dairy Steers

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
880 880 1 55.00 $55.00 $484 —

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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.