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Wilkes Livestock Exchange Market Report

North Wilkesboro, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, July 14, 2021

131 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 131 89 109
Feeder cattle 84 75 58
Slaughter cattle 46 14 49
Replacement cattle 1 — 2

Market comments — USDA reporter

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265–280 273 2 136.00–145.00 $140.62 $384 —
365–390 378 2 142.00–143.00 $142.48 $539 +11.48
380 value added 380 1 154.00 $154.00 $585 —
585–595 590 2 138.00–139.00 $138.50 $817 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 98.00 $98.00 $328 —
350 350 1 88.00 $88.00 $308 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 120.00 $120.00 $384 —
335 value added 335 1 140.00 $140.00 $469 —
385 385 1 137.00 $137.00 $527 —
425–430 428 2 131.00–133.00 $131.99 $565 +15.99
475–490 483 2 125.00–129.00 $127.03 $614 +4.71
505–520 513 2 122.00–128.00 $125.04 $641 +2.04
550–590 570 2 118.00–126.00 $121.86 $695 +3.84
605–630 618 2 103.00–105.00 $104.02 $643 -1.01
665 value added 665 1 114.00 $114.00 $758 —
670–675 673 2 97.00–103.00 $100.01 $673 +0.01
760 760 1 98.00 $98.00 $745 +21.00
820 820 1 76.00 $76.00 $623 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 1 112.00 $112.00 $269 —
340 340 1 113.00 $113.00 $384 —
365 365 1 113.00 $113.00 $412 —
410 410 1 90.00 $90.00 $369 -14.00
415–425 420 2 74.00–83.00 $78.55 $330 -25.45
450–480 465 2 106.00–111.00 $108.42 $504 +10.42
500 500 1 116.00 $116.00 $580 +10.50
580 580 1 70.00 $70.00 $406 -36.00
700 700 1 70.00 $70.00 $490 -7.90
780 780 1 78.00 $78.00 $608 —
Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 thin fleshed 340 1 74.00 $74.00 $252 —
360–370 365 4 80.00–87.00 $83.49 $305 -6.51
425 thin fleshed 425 1 72.00 $72.00 $306 —
625 thin fleshed 625 1 74.00 $74.00 $462 —
Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 1 50.00 $50.00 $222 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420–430 425 2 144.00–152.00 $148.05 $629 +13.53
480 480 1 148.00 $148.00 $710 +21.37
505 505 2 135.00–144.00 $139.50 $704 +13.41
550–590 571 5 130.00–140.00 $135.91 $776 +11.21
605 605 1 125.00 $125.00 $756 +28.50
655 655 1 110.00 $110.00 $720 +1.00
705 705 1 106.00 $106.00 $747 +2.00
765 765 1 105.00 $105.00 $803 +6.67
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405 405 1 132.00 $132.00 $535 —
460–470 465 3 96.00–100.00 $97.68 $454 -3.32
505 505 1 110.00 $110.00 $556 —
570 570 1 120.00 $120.00 $684 —
600 600 1 90.00 $90.00 $540 —
660 660 1 88.00 $88.00 $581 —
Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
555 555 1 105.00 $105.00 $583 +5.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000 1000 80-85% 1 30.00 $30.00 $300 —
1065–1100 value added 1083 80-85% 2 82.50–83.00 $82.75 $896 —
940–1360 1099 80-85% 7 57.50–68.50 $63.13 $694 -3.84
940–1455 1173 80-85% 4 70.00–80.00 $74.38 $872 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
695–780 736 85-90% 5 30.00–40.00 $33.22 $244 —
805 805 85-90% 1 51.00 $51.00 $411 —
795–890 849 85-90% 4 59.00–68.00 $61.85 $525 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1045–1735 1307 75-80% 8 71.00–77.50 $73.72 $964 +3.03
1255–1825 1540 75-80% 2 67.00 $67.00 $1,032 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1065–2215 1369 5 86.00–98.50 $92.35 $1,264 —
1435–2355 1855 7 101.00–111.50 $105.89 $1,964 —

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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
965 965 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 800.00 $800.00 —

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Dairy Heifers

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
678 678 2 59.00 $59.00 $400 —
Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460 460 1 54.00 $54.00 $248 —

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Dairy Steers

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 1 70.00 $70.00 $189 —
320 320 1 70.00 $70.00 $224 —
497 497 4 72.00 $72.00 $358 -8.00
505 505 3 96.00 $96.00 $485 —
605 605 1 85.00 $85.00 $514 -4.00
Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
560 560 1 49.00 $49.00 $274 —

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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.