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Wilkes Livestock Exchange Market Report

North Wilkesboro, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, December 1, 2021

163 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 163 134 175
Feeder cattle 114 87 112
Slaughter cattle 48 47 63
Replacement cattle 1 — 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

No price comparison available due to absence of the reporter two weeks ago and holiday closure last week. Offerings of cattle were fairly light. Cattle quality was mostly 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
365–375 370 2 173.00–174.00 $173.51 $642 +29.51
460–470 465 3 148.00–151.00 $149.00 $693 +4.22
528–540 532 3 147.00–150.50 $149.32 $794 +4.32
Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–385 372 3 114.00–123.00 $118.94 $442 +22.94

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–345 328 2 128.00–129.00 $128.53 $422 —
430–440 435 3 120.00–130.00 $126.03 $548 +0.73
460–485 473 2 135.00–137.00 $135.97 $643 +11.95
555–590 579 5 120.00–126.00 $121.76 $705 +5.56
610–615 613 2 113.00–114.00 $113.50 $696 -14.50
710–740 725 2 95.00–105.00 $100.10 $726 —
765–780 773 2 90.00–98.00 $93.96 $726 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385–390 388 2 110.00–114.00 $111.99 $435 —
575–580 578 3 100.00–103.00 $102.01 $590 +4.06
Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–395 380 2 95.00–98.00 $96.56 $367 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
525–545 532 3 118.00–120.00 $119.32 $635 +5.07
701 701 5 113.00 $113.00 $792 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450 450 2 140.00–144.00 $142.00 $639 +11.59
510–525 518 2 137.00 $137.00 $710 —
570–575 572 3 140.00–149.00 $143.02 $818 +5.02
Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
700 700 2 92.00–94.00 $93.00 $651 —
860–865 863 2 73.00–76.00 $74.50 $643 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
990–995 993 80-85% 2 34.00 $34.00 $338 —
1010–1050 1032 80-85% 3 44.00–47.00 $45.34 $468 -17.94
1110–1130 1120 80-85% 2 60.00–60.50 $60.25 $675 +15.62
1005–1355 1186 80-85% 10 52.00–58.00 $55.03 $653 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1230–1540 1402 75-80% 3 56.00–57.00 $56.37 $790 —
1395–1665 1543 75-80% 8 60.00–66.00 $63.33 $977 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
745–795 768 85-90% 3 31.00–35.00 $33.33 $256 —
805–870 835 85-90% 3 41.00–46.00 $43.73 $365 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1475–1755 1615 2 80.00–81.00 $80.54 $1,301 —
1735–2210 1973 2 91.50–94.00 $92.60 $1,827 —

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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
1800 1800 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,175.00 $1,175.00 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–330 328 2 65.00–73.00 $69.03 $226 —
400–420 410 2 79.00–81.00 $80.02 $328 —

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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.