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Wilkes Livestock Exchange Market Report

North Wilkesboro, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, September 15, 2021

121 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 121 178 231
Feeder cattle 92 154 188
Slaughter cattle 28 24 42
Replacement cattle 1 — 1

Market comments — USDA reporter

Head cattle 115.00 Slaughter cattle 2.00 To 4.00 Lower Feeder cattle 5.00 To 8.00 lower Demand Moderate Activity Moderate Offerings Light Quality Plain To Average.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205 205 1 144.00 $144.00 $295 -15.00
355–390 367 3 139.00–147.00 $141.90 $521 -19.67
410 410 1 143.00 $143.00 $586 —
465 465 1 140.00 $140.00 $651 -8.00
580 580 4 130.00 $130.00 $754 -15.00
635 635 1 128.00 $128.00 $813 —
800 800 1 111.00 $111.00 $888 —
Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260 260 1 118.00 $118.00 $307 ±0.00
375 thin fleshed 375 1 85.00 $85.00 $319 —
395 395 1 101.00 $101.00 $399 —
440 440 1 98.00 $98.00 $431 —
665 665 1 55.00 $55.00 $366 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 1 135.00 $135.00 $500 —
540 540 1 115.00 $115.00 $621 -11.00
560 560 1 119.00 $119.00 $666 —
Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
195 195 1 85.00 $85.00 $166 —
370 thin fleshed 370 1 58.00 $58.00 $215 —

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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 1 128.00 $128.00 $442 -7.00
355–360 358 2 127.00–128.00 $127.50 $456 -3.77
425–445 435 2 115.00 $115.00 $500 -22.01
460–485 473 2 115.00–122.00 $118.59 $561 -5.00
520–535 528 2 114.00–117.00 $115.48 $610 -8.91
575 575 1 110.00 $110.00 $632 -5.41
600–635 618 2 100.00–105.00 $102.57 $634 -11.04
655–690 675 3 103.00–113.00 $107.26 $724 -3.23
700 700 1 105.00 $105.00 $735 —
780 780 1 109.00 $109.00 $850 —
Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 1 84.00 $84.00 $231 —
340 340 1 70.00 $70.00 $238 —
375 375 1 80.00 $80.00 $300 -29.00
460 460 2 70.00 $70.00 $322 —
480 480 1 83.00 $83.00 $398 —
515 515 1 84.00 $84.00 $433 -16.00
585 585 1 87.00 $87.00 $509 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415 415 1 100.00 $100.00 $415 -14.69
460 460 1 110.00 $110.00 $506 -0.02
520–535 528 2 104.00–106.00 $105.01 $554 -9.89
655 655 1 100.00 $100.00 $655 +20.00

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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 1 134.00 $134.00 $549 -12.57
470 470 1 133.00 $133.00 $625 -11.89
500–540 520 2 124.00–130.00 $126.88 $660 -8.35
560–590 568 5 118.00–125.00 $122.80 $698 -15.24
600–640 625 5 109.00–117.00 $112.05 $700 -6.57
725–745 735 4 94.00–103.00 $100.02 $735 -13.98
755 755 1 100.00 $100.00 $755 ±0.00
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 1 106.00 $106.00 $450 -31.00
440 440 1 118.00 $118.00 $519 -19.00
480–495 487 3 115.00–122.00 $119.02 $580 -18.50
538 538 3 114.00 $114.00 $613 -6.00
565–595 577 3 100.00–110.00 $106.73 $616 -12.27
625 625 1 108.00 $108.00 $675 —
850 850 1 82.00 $82.00 $697 —
Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415 thin fleshed 415 1 80.00 $80.00 $332 —
415 415 1 110.00 $110.00 $456 +10.00
460 460 1 80.00 $80.00 $368 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
940–1235 1114 80-85% 4 45.00–53.00 $48.01 $535 —
915–1535 1148 80-85% 16 54.50–64.50 $60.32 $692 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1360 1360 75-80% 1 54.00 $54.00 $734 -17.80
1260–1995 1562 75-80% 3 57.00–66.00 $61.36 $958 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
730–840 803 85-90% 3 42.00–52.00 $47.58 $382 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
2035 2035 1 96.00 $96.00 $1,954 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1200 1200 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 770.00 $770.00

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Dairy Steers

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 1 60.00 $60.00 $231 —
420 420 1 80.00 $80.00 $336 -28.00
548 548 3 84.00 $84.00 $460 -19.00

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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.