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Wilkes Livestock Exchange Market Report

North Wilkesboro, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, July 28, 2021

70 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 70 108 131
Feeder cattle 52 73 84
Slaughter cattle 16 27 43
Replacement cattle 2 8 4

Market comments — USDA reporter

Baby calves 50.00 Hogs .27 Slaughter cattle Mostly steady Feeder cattle Mostly steady Demand Good Activity Moderate Offerings Light {Very Hot } 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
290 290 1 166.00 $166.00 $481 —
455–460 458 3 140.00–142.00 $140.66 $644 -4.10
560 560 1 148.00 $148.00 $829 -2.95
615 615 1 134.00 $134.00 $824 +1.65
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 1 114.00 $114.00 $279 —
295 295 1 116.00 $116.00 $342 —
485 485 1 115.00 $115.00 $558 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280–290 285 2 128.00–130.00 $129.02 $368 -5.98
300–345 323 2 126.00–133.00 $129.74 $419 -4.60
355–397 383 3 132.00–136.00 $134.76 $516 +1.29
412–425 415 5 126.00–132.00 $130.77 $543 -9.24
505–545 524 6 115.00–125.00 $119.53 $626 -6.22
570 570 1 125.00 $125.00 $712 +7.00
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 106.00 $106.00 $366 —
395 395 1 94.00 $94.00 $371 —
435 thin fleshed 435 1 100.00 $100.00 $435 —
490 490 1 110.00 $110.00 $539 —
Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 1 92.00 $92.00 $336 —
800 800 1 60.00 $60.00 $480 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415 415 1 146.00 $146.00 $606 -4.00
450 450 1 147.00 $147.00 $662 —
515–535 528 3 133.00–137.00 $135.70 $716 -1.24
565–580 573 2 127.00–135.00 $131.05 $751 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410–425 418 2 120.00–130.00 $124.91 $522 —
455 thin fleshed 455 1 118.00 $118.00 $537 —
570 570 1 114.00 $114.00 $650 —
Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 1 110.00 $110.00 $490 —
450 450 1 90.00 $90.00 $405 —
835 thin fleshed 835 1 64.00 $64.00 $534 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
980 980 80-85% 1 52.00 $52.00 $510 —
955–1170 1048 80-85% 6 68.00–71.00 $69.11 $724 +6.63
1050–1150 1100 80-85% 2 64.00–64.50 $64.24 $707 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
640 640 85-90% 1 58.00 $58.00 $371 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1625 1625 75-80% 1 70.00 $70.00 $1,138 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1200–1795 1520 3 82.00–92.00 $86.81 $1,320 -7.19
1425–1990 1708 2 108.50–114.50 $112.00 $1,913 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1230–1460 1345 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 840.00–980.00 $915.99

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Dairy Heifers

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
480 480 1 95.00 $95.00 $456 —
Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 74.00 $74.00 $237 —

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Dairy Steers

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 92.00 $92.00 $313 —
380 380 1 70.00 $70.00 $266 —

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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.