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Wilkes Livestock Exchange Market Report

North Wilkesboro, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, September 22, 2021

56 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 56 121 160
Feeder cattle 41 92 122
Slaughter cattle 14 28 34
Replacement cattle 1 1 4

Market comments — USDA reporter

Slaughter cattle Mostly steady Feeder cattle Mostly steady Demand Good Activity Moderate Offerings Light {Heavy Rain } Quality Average

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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 1 131.00 $131.00 $419 +3.00
350 350 1 140.00 $140.00 $490 +12.50
400–440 427 3 127.00–129.00 $128.38 $548 +13.38
450–460 455 2 124.00–129.00 $126.47 $575 +7.88
500–530 515 2 118.00–119.00 $118.51 $610 +3.03
555 555 1 102.00 $102.00 $566 -8.00
685 685 1 114.00 $114.00 $781 +6.74
700 700 1 102.00 $102.00 $714 -3.00
930 930 1 91.00 $91.00 $846 —
1050 1050 1 82.00 $82.00 $861 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225 225 1 110.00 $110.00 $248 —
540 540 1 96.00 $96.00 $518 -9.01
705–744 740 9 80.00–88.00 $80.85 $598 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415–442 433 3 132.00–135.00 $134.04 $580 +0.04
455–465 462 3 130.00–135.00 $133.36 $616 +0.36
530–540 535 2 125.00 $125.00 $669 -1.88
565 565 1 130.00 $130.00 $734 +7.20
620 620 1 112.00 $112.00 $694 -0.05
710–720 715 2 107.00–114.00 $110.48 $790 +10.46
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
520 520 1 85.00 $85.00 $442 -29.00
905 905 1 76.00 $76.00 $688 —
975 975 1 79.00 $79.00 $770 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1175–1250 1213 80-85% 2 46.00–51.00 $48.42 $587 —
1015–1415 1275 80-85% 3 58.00–65.00 $60.55 $772 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
695 695 85-90% 1 48.00 $48.00 $334 —
855–890 873 85-90% 2 43.00 $43.00 $375 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1385–1730 1515 75-80% 3 58.00–62.00 $60.44 $916 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1055–1250 1153 2 81.00–82.00 $81.54 $940 —
1505 1505 1 97.00 $97.00 $1,460 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
900 900 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 890.00 $890.00

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Dairy Steers

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
545 545 1 90.00 $90.00 $490 +6.00

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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.