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Wilkes Livestock Exchange Market Report

North Wilkesboro, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, June 2, 2021

115 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 115 106 102
Feeder cattle 70 82 83
Slaughter cattle 44 22 17
Replacement cattle 1 2 2

Market comments — USDA reporter

Slaughter cattle Mostly steady Feeder cattle Mostly steady Demand Good Activity Moderate Offerings light {Hay time} Quality Average

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Feeder Steers

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 1 120.00 $120.00 $432 -22.52
445 445 1 122.00 $122.00 $543 —
475 475 1 110.00 $110.00 $522 -14.00
Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 110.00 $110.00 $368 +38.00
390 390 1 92.00 $92.00 $359 -29.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 1 145.00 $145.00 $450 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 1 128.00 $128.00 $480 +9.00
410–435 418 4 120.00–124.00 $122.27 $511 —
475 475 1 120.00 $120.00 $570 +1.51
545 545 1 120.00 $120.00 $654 ±0.00
635 635 1 112.00 $112.00 $711 —
690 690 2 95.00–103.00 $99.00 $683 -10.50
815 815 1 82.00 $82.00 $668 -13.00
965 965 1 80.00 $80.00 $772 —
Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 1 84.00 $84.00 $328 —
460 460 1 91.00 $91.00 $419 —
555 555 1 70.00 $70.00 $388 —
735 735 1 70.00 $70.00 $514 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 1 116.00 $116.00 $278 —
330 330 1 112.00 $112.00 $370 —
385 385 1 106.00 $106.00 $408 +12.42
Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 1 80.00 $80.00 $216 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430–445 438 2 146.00–147.50 $146.74 $643 -0.26
475–485 480 5 136.00–146.00 $141.89 $681 +4.97
505–540 521 5 135.00–141.00 $136.83 $713 +13.88
550–585 572 3 120.00–127.00 $123.95 $709 +8.35
635–645 640 2 113.00–121.00 $116.97 $749 -5.39
690 690 1 117.00 $117.00 $807 -9.00
715 715 1 108.00 $108.00 $772 —
805 805 1 97.00 $97.00 $781 —
Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430 430 1 100.00 $100.00 $430 —
435 435 1 86.00 $86.00 $374 —
460–475 468 2 102.00–105.00 $103.52 $484 —
480–490 485 3 74.00–80.00 $77.34 $375 —
510 510 1 88.00 $88.00 $449 —
555–590 572 3 80.00–85.00 $81.66 $467 —
625 625 1 71.00 $71.00 $444 -19.00
650 650 1 72.00 $72.00 $468 —
915 915 1 64.00 $64.00 $586 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460 460 2 112.00–120.00 $116.00 $534 -6.00
525 525 1 112.00 $112.00 $588 +6.98
595 595 1 110.00 $110.00 $654 +11.38
645 645 1 88.00 $88.00 $568 -26.99
650–685 670 3 92.00–103.00 $98.97 $663 -6.03
930 930 1 75.00 $75.00 $698 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
970 970 80-85% 1 39.50 $39.50 $383 —
905–1105 991 80-85% 5 46.00–54.00 $50.30 $498 —
960–1145 1039 80-85% 7 57.00–65.50 $60.21 $626 —
1050–1340 1195 80-85% 10 66.00–74.00 $69.13 $826 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1205–2105 1547 75-80% 8 68.00–77.00 $73.25 $1,133 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
680 680 85-90% 1 60.00 $60.00 $408 —
770–865 818 85-90% 2 30.00–38.00 $33.77 $276 -16.23

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1330–2345 1771 8 93.50–104.50 $101.22 $1,793 —
1910 1910 1 90.00 $90.00 $1,719 —

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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
1200 1200 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 775.00 $775.00 —

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Dairy Steers

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435 435 1 70.00 $70.00 $304 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1065 1065 1 67.00 $67.00 $714 —

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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.