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Wilkes Livestock Exchange Market Report

North Wilkesboro, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, June 23, 2021

108 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 108 64 176
Feeder cattle 54 38 128
Slaughter cattle 53 26 45
Replacement cattle 1 — 3

Market comments — USDA reporter

Slaughter cattle Mostly steady Feeder cattle Mostly steady Demand Moderate 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
408–445 420 3 135.00–136.00 $135.35 $568 —
485–495 490 2 120.00–129.00 $124.45 $610 -9.55
518 518 2 146.00 $146.00 $756 —
645 645 1 122.00 $122.00 $787 -3.00
745 745 1 110.00 $110.00 $820 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410 410 1 124.00 $124.00 $508 —
540 540 1 130.00 $130.00 $702 —
575 575 1 112.00 $112.00 $644 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 1 130.00 $130.00 $462 -6.00
417 417 4 137.00 $137.00 $571 +13.69
577 577 6 128.00 $128.00 $739 —
605–620 613 2 110.00 $110.00 $674 +29.00
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 1 92.00 $92.00 $290 —
550–565 558 2 109.00–111.00 $109.99 $614 —
Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 thin fleshed 285 1 70.00 $70.00 $200 —
425 425 1 105.00 $105.00 $446 +15.00
475 475 1 90.00 $90.00 $428 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420 420 1 147.00 $147.00 $617 +27.89
450–490 463 4 135.00–144.00 $138.60 $642 +22.60
550–560 555 2 118.00–125.00 $121.47 $674 -11.53
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
465 465 2 132.00 $132.00 $614 —
500–525 512 3 102.00–109.00 $106.33 $544 —
565 565 1 110.00 $110.00 $622 -5.02
Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435 thin fleshed 435 1 88.00 $88.00 $383 —
700 700 1 80.00 $80.00 $560 —
880 880 1 65.00 $65.00 $572 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
910 910 80-85% 1 50.00 $50.00 $455 —
995 995 80-85% 1 43.00 $43.00 $428 —
1015–1310 1128 80-85% 15 52.00–66.50 $62.12 $701 -8.12
970–1265 1131 80-85% 19 67.00–78.00 $69.60 $787 -0.64
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1140–1380 1275 75-80% 5 56.00–66.00 $62.47 $796 —
1170–1450 1319 75-80% 7 67.00–74.00 $69.64 $919 -8.13
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
770 770 85-90% 1 46.00 $46.00 $354 -15.28
780 780 85-90% 1 61.00 $61.00 $476 -0.28

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1515 1515 1 94.00 $94.00 $1,424 —
1800–1825 1813 2 98.50–102.00 $100.26 $1,818 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1435 1435 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 880.00 $880.00

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Dairy Heifers

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
595 595 1 54.00 $54.00 $321 —
735 735 1 67.00 $67.00 $492 —

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Dairy Steers

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 1 90.00 $90.00 $333 —
570 570 3 97.00 $97.00 $553 —
660 660 1 69.00 $69.00 $455 -1.00

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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.