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Wilkes Livestock Exchange Market Report

North Wilkesboro, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, August 25, 2021

49 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 49 127 127
Feeder cattle 33 123 110
Slaughter cattle 16 4 17

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230–235 233 2 145.00–148.00 $146.52 $341 —
315 315 1 160.00 $160.00 $504 —
365–390 378 2 150.00–156.00 $152.90 $578 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–375 372 3 115.00–125.00 $120.04 $447 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 136.00 $136.00 $469 —
400–415 408 2 115.00–120.00 $117.55 $480 -11.67
500 500 1 125.00 $125.00 $625 —
665 665 1 114.00 $114.00 $758 —
745 745 1 100.00 $100.00 $745 —
760 760 1 89.00 $89.00 $676 —
Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
515 thin fleshed 515 1 51.00 $51.00 $263 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 thin fleshed 385 1 80.00 $80.00 $308 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–410 405 3 105.00–110.00 $107.66 $436 —
465–490 478 2 100.00–110.00 $105.13 $503 —
520 520 1 103.00 $103.00 $536 —
560 560 1 107.00 $107.00 $599 —
640 640 1 83.00 $83.00 $531 —
740 740 1 80.00 $80.00 $592 —
850 thin fleshed 850 1 74.00 $74.00 $629 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
505 505 1 140.00 $140.00 $707 +4.00
555 555 1 122.00 $122.00 $677 —
725 725 1 100.00 $100.00 $725 —
785 785 1 87.00 $87.00 $683 —
Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400 thin fleshed 400 1 86.00 $86.00 $344 —
Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
485 thin fleshed 485 1 40.00 $40.00 $194 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1190–1475 1355 75-80% 7 68.00–75.00 $72.85 $987 +3.35
1420–1535 1478 75-80% 2 60.00–66.00 $63.12 $933 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1005–1130 1062 80-85% 3 68.00–73.00 $71.09 $755 —
1025–1145 1085 80-85% 2 63.50–65.50 $64.56 $700 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1765 1765 1 92.00 $92.00 $1,624 —

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1045 1045 1 64.00 $64.00 $669 —

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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.