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Wilkes Livestock Exchange Market Report

North Wilkesboro, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, October 6, 2021

95 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 95 171 82
Feeder cattle 46 117 49
Slaughter cattle 47 51 33
Replacement cattle 2 3 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Slaughter cattle 5.00 To 8.00 Lower Feeder cattle 3.00 To 7.00 Lower Demand Moderate Activity Moderate Offerings Light { Heavy Rain } Quality Plain

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Feeder Steers

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
155 155 2 118.00 $118.00 $183 —
365–390 378 2 105.00–108.00 $106.45 $402 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 1 138.00 $138.00 $497 —
475 475 2 124.00 $124.00 $589 -22.33
Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250 thin fleshed 250 1 50.00 $50.00 $125 —
355 thin fleshed 355 1 34.00 $34.00 $121 —
Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
180 180 1 100.00 $100.00 $180 —
Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
170 170 1 97.50 $97.50 $166 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–385 363 3 70.00–80.00 $74.17 $269 —
410–420 thin fleshed 415 2 77.00–81.00 $78.98 $328 —
420 420 1 93.00 $93.00 $391 —
695 695 1 69.00 $69.00 $480 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 114.00 $114.00 $331 —
465 465 1 109.00 $109.00 $507 -0.99
510 510 1 103.00 $103.00 $525 -3.64
670 670 1 96.00 $96.00 $643 —
Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 1 58.00 $58.00 $258 —
Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
525 525 1 38.00 $38.00 $200 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
417 417 3 130.00 $130.00 $542 —
530 530 1 119.00 $119.00 $631 -1.00
556 556 8 136.00 $136.00 $756 +6.99
615 615 1 106.00 $106.00 $652 —
650–695 673 2 90.00–101.00 $95.32 $642 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405 405 1 116.00 $116.00 $470 —
515 515 1 100.00 $100.00 $515 -7.34
560 560 3 122.00 $122.00 $683 +15.49

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1215–1425 1281 75-80% 4 49.00–59.00 $55.26 $708 —
1280–1730 1458 75-80% 11 60.00–64.00 $62.47 $911 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
575 575 85-90% 1 10.00 $10.00 $58 —
650–785 727 85-90% 6 20.00–37.00 $29.01 $211 —
610–875 758 85-90% 6 40.00–47.00 $44.26 $335 —
870 870 85-90% 1 52.00 $52.00 $452 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
800–1215 999 80-85% 5 42.00–49.00 $45.90 $459 —
985–1060 1023 80-85% 2 20.00–29.00 $24.33 $249 —
915–1365 1113 80-85% 4 49.00–56.50 $52.62 $586 -7.51
1145–1175 1160 80-85% 2 61.50–62.00 $61.75 $716 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1085 1085 1 75.00 $75.00 $814 —
1025–1695 1280 4 82.00–87.00 $84.80 $1,085 —

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1110–1320 1215 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 570.00–760.00 $673.21 —

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Dairy Heifers

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
480 480 1 44.00 $44.00 $211 —
Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 1 40.00 $40.00 $178 —

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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.