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Wilkes Livestock Exchange Market Report

North Wilkesboro, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, January 5, 2022

82 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 82 126 65
Feeder cattle 60 83 62
Slaughter cattle 22 43 3

Market comments — USDA reporter

No sale for last two weeks Holidays Demand Good Activity Moderate Offerings Light (Snow and Cold ) 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
365–385 378 3 146.00–156.00 $151.64 $573 —
505–545 525 2 136.00–139.00 $137.56 $722 —
675 675 1 134.00 $134.00 $904 —
780–790 785 2 102.00–106.00 $104.01 $816 —
Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
510 510 1 36.00 $36.00 $184 —
515 thin fleshed 515 1 30.00 $30.00 $154 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
690 690 1 95.00 $95.00 $656 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380–385 383 2 148.00–151.00 $149.49 $573 +12.76
465–495 475 4 122.00–133.00 $127.74 $607 +4.37
525 525 1 126.00 $126.00 $662 -1.50
555–570 564 4 122.00–131.00 $125.78 $709 +3.82
600–615 608 2 120.00–123.00 $121.52 $739 —
705 705 1 134.00 $134.00 $945 —
910–925 918 2 78.00–88.00 $82.96 $762 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
485 485 1 110.00 $110.00 $534 —
570 570 1 114.00 $114.00 $650 —
Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
735 735 1 97.00 $97.00 $713 —
Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
550 550 1 54.00 $54.00 $297 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405 405 1 145.00 $145.00 $587 —
500–530 515 2 129.00–135.00 $131.91 $679 -20.10
577–585 580 3 121.00–129.00 $126.31 $733 —
615–640 634 4 130.00–132.00 $131.51 $834 —
655–660 657 3 120.00–122.00 $121.00 $795 -14.51
735 735 1 129.00 $129.00 $948 —
770–790 778 3 92.00–99.00 $96.36 $750 —
845 845 1 94.00 $94.00 $794 —
870 870 1 89.00 $89.00 $774 —
900 900 1 95.00 $95.00 $855 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
515–520 518 2 107.00–109.00 $108.00 $559 —
575 575 1 100.00 $100.00 $575 -26.95
600 600 1 101.00 $101.00 $606 —
910–915 913 2 72.00–76.00 $73.99 $676 —
Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
700 700 1 90.00 $90.00 $630 —
Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
510 510 1 30.00 $30.00 $153 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1075–2110 1593 75-80% 10 63.00–74.00 $69.96 $1,114 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
915–1240 1048 80-85% 3 62.00–73.00 $69.14 $725 —
1040–1110 1075 80-85% 2 45.00–47.00 $46.03 $495 —
1260–1370 1315 80-85% 2 52.00–54.50 $53.30 $701 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
740 740 85-90% 1 40.00 $40.00 $296 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1115 1115 1 87.00 $87.00 $970 —
1870–2185 2063 3 96.00–104.00 $99.86 $2,060 —

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Dairy Steers

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
560 560 1 62.00 $62.00 $347 —

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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.