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Wilkes Livestock Exchange Market Report

North Wilkesboro, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, March 10, 2021

248 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $134.60/cwt +5.25 vs last sale · ≈ $579/hd at 430 lb · 12 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $118.00/cwt +14.53 vs last sale · ≈ $779/hd at 660 lb · 12 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 248 75 306
Feeder cattle 200 41 210
Slaughter cattle 45 34 47
Replacement cattle 3 — 49

Market comments — USDA reporter

Slaughter cattle 3.00 To 6.00 Lower Feeder cattle 4.00 To 8.00 Higher Demand Good Activity Active Offerings Moderate Quality Attractive

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 230 1 146.00 $146.00 $336 —
265 265 1 155.00 $155.00 $411 —
340–345 343 3 162.00–170.00 $165.01 $566 +22.01
365–395 382 3 160.00–170.00 $163.53 $625 —
425 425 3 169.00 $169.00 $718 —
450–485 461 4 159.00–169.00 $163.35 $753 —
510–545 526 6 153.00–163.00 $160.61 $845 —
566 566 4 145.00 $145.00 $821 ±0.00
630 630 1 136.00 $136.00 $857 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215 215 1 120.00 $120.00 $258 —
290–295 293 2 140.00 $140.00 $410 —
335–345 340 2 146.00–150.00 $147.97 $503 —
350–380 363 5 153.00–159.00 $155.55 $565 —
400 400 1 140.00 $140.00 $560 —
495 495 1 130.00 $130.00 $644 —
510–540 525 2 147.00–150.00 $148.54 $780 —
580–595 588 2 128.00–133.00 $130.47 $767 —
695 695 1 117.00 $117.00 $813 —
Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250 250 1 110.00 $110.00 $275 —
320 320 1 138.00 $138.00 $442 —
395 395 1 130.00 $130.00 $514 —
525–545 535 2 129.00–138.00 $133.42 $714 —
Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210 210 1 70.00 $70.00 $147 —
300–325 313 2 100.00–112.00 $106.24 $333 —
360–385 373 2 105.00–110.00 $107.58 $401 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265–280 273 2 130.00–135.00 $132.57 $362 —
305–315 310 2 136.00–140.00 $138.03 $428 +0.03
365–375 370 2 133.00–134.00 $133.49 $494 —
380 value added 380 1 149.00 $149.00 $566 —
400–445 430 10 128.00–138.00 $132.22 $569 +2.87
425–435 value added 430 2 146.00–147.00 $146.51 $630 —
465–475 469 8 126.00–135.00 $130.25 $611 +16.25
507–540 521 6 122.00–130.00 $128.11 $667 —
560 value added 560 1 141.00 $141.00 $790 —
555–590 568 5 121.00–131.00 $125.59 $713 —
620 620 1 123.00 $123.00 $763 —
660 660 12 118.00 $118.00 $779 +14.53
745 745 4 102.00 $102.00 $760 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 1 118.00 $118.00 $283 —
270–288 283 5 115.00–122.00 $117.72 $333 —
335 335 1 122.00 $122.00 $409 +8.00
370–395 383 2 124.00–130.00 $126.90 $486 —
410–430 417 3 116.00–124.00 $118.75 $495 +1.75
470 470 1 121.00 $121.00 $569 —
515–548 540 4 117.00–118.00 $117.76 $636 +17.76
595 595 1 114.00 $114.00 $678 —
625 625 4 106.00 $106.00 $662 —
715 715 1 84.00 $84.00 $601 —
765 765 1 87.00 $87.00 $666 —
830 830 1 64.00 $64.00 $531 —
Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
165 165 1 104.00 $104.00 $172 —
265–290 278 2 110.00 $110.00 $306 —
320–345 328 3 100.00–110.00 $106.50 $349 —
350 350 1 116.00 $116.00 $406 —
410 410 1 111.00 $111.00 $455 —
450 450 1 90.00 $90.00 $405 —
565–585 575 2 90.00–100.00 $95.09 $547 —
750 750 1 67.00 $67.00 $502 —
Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210–230 220 2 90.00–102.50 $96.53 $212 —
310 310 1 90.00 $90.00 $279 —
360–385 373 2 107.00–108.00 $107.48 $401 —
590 590 1 72.00 $72.00 $425 —
650 thin fleshed 650 1 50.00 $50.00 $325 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–445 424 4 150.00–160.00 $155.63 $660 -12.37
455–490 473 2 150.00–155.00 $152.41 $721 +4.47
520–530 525 3 146.00–154.00 $149.97 $787 +8.95
580–585 583 2 147.00–150.00 $148.51 $866 +12.51
612 612 4 150.00 $150.00 $918 —
700 700 2 122.00 $122.00 $854 -8.50
795 795 1 100.00 $100.00 $795 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–410 408 2 134.00–149.00 $141.55 $578 —
470–485 478 2 130.00–132.00 $130.98 $626 -2.02
520–530 527 3 112.00–124.00 $119.97 $632 —
575–580 578 2 130.00–137.00 $133.48 $772 +24.48
645 645 1 138.00 $138.00 $890 —
655–665 660 2 112.00–117.00 $114.52 $756 —
Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 1 118.00 $118.00 $519 —
555 555 1 105.00 $105.00 $583 —
620 thin fleshed 620 1 100.00 $100.00 $620 —
635 635 1 124.00 $124.00 $787 —
825 825 1 72.00 $72.00 $594 —
Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460 thin fleshed 460 1 60.00 $60.00 $276 —
545 thin fleshed 545 1 65.00 $65.00 $354 —
585 585 1 84.00 $84.00 $491 —
650 650 1 82.00 $82.00 $533 —
750 750 1 70.00 $70.00 $525 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
900–1080 970 80-85% 3 36.00–44.00 $40.21 $390 —
910–1540 1129 80-85% 7 56.00–61.00 $57.42 $648 +2.27
930–1460 1151 80-85% 17 45.00–55.50 $50.49 $581 —
1320 1320 80-85% 1 33.00 $33.00 $436 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
760 760 85-90% 1 34.00 $34.00 $258 —
605–895 779 85-90% 6 45.00–55.00 $50.89 $396 —
790–875 833 85-90% 2 35.00–37.00 $36.05 $300 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1295–1485 1396 75-80% 5 57.00–60.00 $58.37 $815 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1530 1530 1 80.00 $80.00 $1,224 —
1285–1835 1560 2 76.50–79.00 $77.53 $1,209 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
970 970 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 790.00 $790.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
890–1340 1115 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 560.00–975.00 $809.37 —

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Dairy Heifers

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 51.00 $51.00 $150 —
395 395 1 40.00 $40.00 $158 —
665 665 1 70.00 $70.00 $466 —

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Dairy Steers

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 1 57.00 $57.00 $217 —
695 695 1 79.00 $79.00 $549 —
800 800 1 80.00 $80.00 $640 —
965 965 1 60.00 $60.00 $579 —

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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.