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Wilkes Livestock Exchange Market Report

North Wilkesboro, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, November 10, 2021

134 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 134 123 128
Feeder cattle 87 60 90
Slaughter cattle 47 47 38
Replacement cattle — 16 —

Market comments — USDA reporter

Slaughter cattle Mostly steady To 1.00 Higher Feeder cattle 1.00 To 3.00 Higher 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
305–340 323 2 130.00–140.00 $135.27 $437 —
380 380 1 144.00 $144.00 $547 +1.31
400–440 420 2 139.00–143.00 $140.90 $592 —
450–485 468 8 141.00–149.00 $144.78 $678 +1.27
505 505 1 145.00 $145.00 $732 —
565 565 1 137.00 $137.00 $774 +5.65
614–645 622 8 127.00–139.00 $135.04 $840 —
805 805 1 129.00 $129.00 $1,038 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275–285 280 2 124.00–128.00 $125.96 $353 —
305 305 1 105.00 $105.00 $320 —
365–375 370 3 113.00–120.00 $115.98 $429 —
535 535 1 125.00 $125.00 $669 —
640 640 1 110.00 $110.00 $704 —
Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 1 80.00 $80.00 $216 —
385 385 1 96.00 $96.00 $370 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410–440 423 3 124.00–127.00 $125.30 $530 —
450–470 460 2 123.00–125.00 $124.02 $570 —
500–540 520 2 118.00–121.00 $119.44 $621 —
550–580 562 5 114.00–120.00 $116.20 $653 —
615 615 1 128.00 $128.00 $787 —
670–675 672 3 94.00–97.00 $96.00 $645 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260 260 1 102.00 $102.00 $265 —
515–540 529 4 105.00–110.00 $108.74 $575 —
565–580 573 2 94.00–102.00 $97.95 $561 —
615 615 1 106.00 $106.00 $652 —
675 675 1 81.00 $81.00 $547 —
945 945 1 59.00 $59.00 $558 —
Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
520 520 1 63.00 $63.00 $328 —
530 530 1 93.00 $93.00 $493 —
655 thin fleshed 655 1 60.00 $60.00 $393 —
750 750 1 57.00 $57.00 $428 —
Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 1 75.00 $75.00 $330 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–445 422 3 129.00–139.00 $134.20 $566 —
475–495 482 3 126.00–136.00 $130.41 $629 —
565 565 1 138.00 $138.00 $780 +2.49
605–615 610 2 110.00–120.00 $114.96 $701 -6.50
660 660 1 110.00 $110.00 $726 —
740 740 1 90.00 $90.00 $666 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
535–545 540 4 111.00–116.00 $114.25 $617 —
560–575 565 3 119.00–127.00 $122.71 $693 +10.22
Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 1 80.00 $80.00 $356 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
945 945 80-85% 1 36.00 $36.00 $340 —
945–1125 1035 80-85% 2 61.00–66.00 $63.28 $655 +18.78
915–1205 1059 80-85% 15 50.00–59.00 $54.83 $581 —
900–1300 1105 80-85% 7 42.00–47.00 $44.63 $493 -10.42
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1120–1670 1354 75-80% 5 61.00–63.50 $61.84 $837 —
1215–1650 1390 75-80% 5 54.50–59.50 $56.66 $788 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
680–695 688 85-90% 2 12.00–37.00 $24.36 $168 —
620–855 738 85-90% 2 43.00–46.00 $44.26 $327 —
870 870 85-90% 1 53.00 $53.00 $461 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1335–2015 1749 5 80.00–86.50 $83.18 $1,455 —
1800 1800 1 75.00 $75.00 $1,350 —
2060 2060 1 90.00 $90.00 $1,854 —

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Dairy Steers

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
175 175 1 72.00 $72.00 $126 —
670 670 1 60.00 $60.00 $402 —
Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
525 525 1 40.00 $40.00 $210 —

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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.