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Wilkes Livestock Exchange Market Report

North Wilkesboro, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, April 28, 2021

176 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 176 135 193
Feeder cattle 127 113 150
Slaughter cattle 46 20 42
Replacement cattle 3 2 1

Market comments — USDA reporter

Slaughter cattle Mostly Steady Feeder Cattle Mostly steady Demand Moderate Activity Moderate Offerings Moderate 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
220 220 1 135.00 $135.00 $297 -17.00
295 295 1 135.00 $135.00 $398 —
340 340 1 158.00 $158.00 $537 +4.00
360–365 363 2 156.00–168.00 $161.96 $588 -6.12
415 415 1 161.00 $161.00 $668 -13.00
460–465 461 5 152.00–155.00 $154.39 $712 —
515–545 530 2 141.00–148.00 $144.60 $766 -8.40
560–565 563 2 119.00–126.00 $122.52 $690 -35.48
640 640 1 125.00 $125.00 $800 —
660 660 1 116.00 $116.00 $766 -24.00
740 740 1 119.00 $119.00 $881 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 139.00 $139.00 $452 —
365–370 368 2 125.00–134.00 $129.47 $476 -0.53
435–445 440 2 142.00–144.00 $142.99 $629 -11.01
533 533 4 132.00 $132.00 $704 —
Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–340 330 3 100.00–112.00 $107.56 $355 —
355 355 1 112.00 $112.00 $398 —
415 415 1 130.00 $130.00 $540 —
600 thin fleshed 600 1 60.00 $60.00 $360 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–340 333 2 125.00–130.00 $127.44 $424 —
355–395 375 2 120.00 $120.00 $450 —
400–428 423 9 130.00–136.00 $131.44 $556 -7.37
475–478 478 6 120.00–130.00 $121.66 $582 -17.44
510–540 523 4 104.00–114.00 $109.93 $575 -29.83
560 560 1 125.00 $125.00 $700 -18.00
615 615 2 107.00 $107.00 $658 —
745 745 1 84.00 $84.00 $626 —
755–795 775 2 75.00–83.00 $78.90 $611 -37.10
810–835 826 4 72.00–78.00 $74.98 $619 —
870 870 1 72.00 $72.00 $626 -10.49
995 995 1 64.00 $64.00 $637 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 110.00 $110.00 $324 -21.00
380 380 1 106.00 $106.00 $403 -28.00
425–440 436 4 118.00–120.00 $118.76 $518 -7.88
455–475 468 4 113.00–119.00 $115.78 $542 —
560 560 1 106.00 $106.00 $594 -20.00
605 605 1 85.00 $85.00 $514 —
Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–345 333 2 95.00 $95.00 $316 -15.00
360 thin fleshed 360 1 58.00 $58.00 $209 —
440 thin fleshed 440 1 76.00 $76.00 $334 —
440 440 1 90.00 $90.00 $396 -23.56
470–485 478 2 100.00–106.00 $102.95 $492 —
580 thin fleshed 580 1 68.00 $68.00 $394 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420 value added 420 1 156.00 $156.00 $655 —
417–440 424 4 127.00–132.00 $129.72 $550 -30.79
470 value added 470 1 156.00 $156.00 $733 —
475–485 480 2 136.00–141.00 $138.47 $665 -19.54
500–530 515 2 139.00–144.00 $141.57 $729 -3.48
580 580 1 130.00 $130.00 $754 —
625–640 630 3 116.00–126.00 $122.03 $769 -16.97
650–695 673 2 117.00–121.00 $118.93 $800 -24.07
700–730 715 2 106.00–113.00 $109.43 $782 —
805 805 1 95.00 $95.00 $765 —
855 855 1 87.00 $87.00 $744 —
910 910 2 82.00–95.00 $88.50 $805 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500 500 1 126.00 $126.00 $630 -6.95
550–560 557 3 104.00–110.00 $107.35 $598 -29.65
605 605 1 112.00 $112.00 $678 —
680 680 1 96.00 $96.00 $653 —
810 810 1 71.00 $71.00 $575 —
Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 1 108.00 $108.00 $459 —
455 455 1 100.00 $100.00 $455 -15.49
505–527 520 3 116.00–117.00 $116.68 $607 -4.32
600 thin fleshed 600 1 100.00 $100.00 $600 —
625 625 1 97.00 $97.00 $606 -3.00

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
715 715 85-90% 1 38.00 $38.00 $272 —
725–760 743 85-90% 2 27.00–33.00 $29.93 $222 —
560–895 779 85-90% 7 59.00–64.00 $61.19 $477 —
580–895 824 85-90% 8 46.00–52.00 $48.59 $400 +3.38
855 value added 855 85-90% 1 76.00 $76.00 $650 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
925 925 80-85% 1 43.00 $43.00 $398 +3.00
930–1230 1062 80-85% 10 45.00–56.50 $51.10 $543 +27.06
985–1150 value added 1068 80-85% 2 70.00–73.00 $71.62 $765 —
980–1460 1164 80-85% 6 57.00–65.50 $60.32 $702 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1170–1515 1309 75-80% 5 61.50–66.00 $63.34 $829 -4.00

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1045 1045 1 77.50 $77.50 $810 —
1755–2150 1953 2 90.00–90.50 $90.28 $1,763 +0.28

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1055–1240 1148 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 740.00–840.00 $785.97

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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
980 980 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 760.00 $760.00 -390.00

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Dairy Heifers

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460 460 1 76.00 $76.00 $350 —

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Dairy Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
597 597 2 91.00 $91.00 $543 —

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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.