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Wilkes Livestock Exchange Market Report

North Wilkesboro, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, August 11, 2021

126 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 126 70 84
Feeder cattle 99 52 66
Slaughter cattle 27 16 18
Replacement cattle — 2 —

Market comments — USDA reporter

No Reporter last week Head calves 200.00 Demand Good 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
290 290 1 156.00 $156.00 $452 -10.00
300 300 1 165.00 $165.00 $495 —
401–435 408 5 157.00–158.00 $157.21 $641 —
450 450 1 164.00 $164.00 $738 +23.34
500 500 1 146.00 $146.00 $730 —
595 595 1 141.00 $141.00 $839 -7.00
640 640 1 139.00 $139.00 $890 +5.00
650 650 1 130.00 $130.00 $845 —
960 960 1 105.00 $105.00 $1,008 —
1015 1015 1 106.00 $106.00 $1,076 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 1 114.00 $114.00 $348 —
390 390 1 135.00 $135.00 $526 —
460 460 2 133.00 $133.00 $612 +18.00
540 540 1 114.00 $114.00 $616 —
Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 96.00 $96.00 $331 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 value added 350 1 148.00 $148.00 $518 —
375 375 1 133.00 $133.00 $499 -1.76
425–447 437 8 137.00–143.00 $139.26 $609 +8.49
450–495 471 4 126.00–135.00 $129.65 $611 —
500–545 521 6 114.00–120.00 $115.69 $603 -3.84
553–595 564 4 114.00–124.00 $121.36 $684 -3.64
605–620 613 2 102.00–110.00 $105.95 $649 —
700 700 1 96.00 $96.00 $672 —
770 770 1 86.00 $86.00 $662 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
175 175 1 110.00 $110.00 $192 —
365–390 378 2 120.00 $120.00 $454 +26.00
430 430 1 132.00 $132.00 $568 —
495 495 1 120.00 $120.00 $594 +10.00
520–525 523 2 86.00–90.00 $88.01 $460 —
555 555 1 100.00 $100.00 $555 —
615 615 1 95.00 $95.00 $584 —
695 695 1 63.00 $63.00 $438 —
Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 80.00 $80.00 $264 —
445 445 1 67.00 $67.00 $298 —
465 465 1 108.00 $108.00 $502 —
475 475 2 93.00 $93.00 $442 —
500 500 1 80.00 $80.00 $400 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410 410 1 128.00 $128.00 $525 -18.00
460–495 478 2 130.00–135.00 $132.59 $634 -14.41
515–540 528 3 126.00–131.00 $128.03 $676 -7.67
560–598 584 5 128.00–139.00 $133.11 $777 +2.06
615–625 620 2 110.00–115.00 $112.48 $697 —
670–685 678 2 105.00–114.00 $109.45 $742 —
700 700 1 97.00 $97.00 $679 —
805–845 823 3 92.00–94.00 $92.99 $765 —
905–920 913 2 86.00–92.00 $88.98 $812 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 1 101.00 $101.00 $429 -23.91
455–487 474 5 120.00–124.00 $121.38 $575 —
500 500 1 117.00 $117.00 $585 —
560 560 1 122.00 $122.00 $683 +8.00
600–635 618 2 96.00–107.00 $101.34 $626 —
Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
402 402 2 89.00 $89.00 $358 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
910–1310 1038 80-85% 6 68.00–74.50 $70.09 $728 +0.98
980–1195 1063 80-85% 6 58.00–66.00 $62.43 $664 —
1085 1085 80-85% 1 52.50 $52.50 $570 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1080–1390 1274 75-80% 5 68.00–76.00 $71.86 $915 —
1365–1525 1445 75-80% 2 65.00–67.00 $66.06 $955 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
835 835 85-90% 1 51.00 $51.00 $426 —
840–875 861 85-90% 4 55.00–65.00 $60.05 $517 —
895 895 85-90% 1 67.00 $67.00 $600 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
2115 2115 1 103.00 $103.00 $2,178 —

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Dairy Heifers

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 1 40.00 $40.00 $124 -34.00

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Dairy Steers

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
540 540 1 61.00 $61.00 $329 —

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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.