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Wilkes Livestock Exchange Market Report

North Wilkesboro, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, March 16, 2022

111 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 111 116 142
Feeder cattle 76 79 115
Slaughter cattle 35 35 27
Replacement cattle — 2 —

Market comments — USDA reporter

Slaughter cattle 4.00 To 6.00 Higher Feeder cattle 5.00 To 7.00 Higher Demand Moderate Activity Moderate Offerings Light (Rain )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
215 215 1 145.00 $145.00 $312 +9.00
350 350 1 169.00 $169.00 $592 +23.08
510 510 1 169.00 $169.00 $862 —
623 623 2 159.00 $159.00 $991 +20.87
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380–385 383 2 134.00–140.00 $137.02 $525 —
535 535 1 131.00 $131.00 $701 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260 260 1 136.00 $136.00 $354 —
305–345 330 4 130.00–140.00 $133.39 $440 —
380–395 388 2 140.00–147.00 $143.43 $557 +3.43
400 400 1 146.00 $146.00 $584 —
480 480 3 147.00 $147.00 $706 +5.51
510 510 2 125.00–135.00 $130.00 $663 —
570–580 575 6 133.00–143.00 $138.04 $794 —
620 620 1 122.00 $122.00 $756 —
650 650 1 119.00 $119.00 $774 —
700–740 709 5 102.00–109.00 $106.74 $757 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460–490 477 3 128.00–132.00 $130.01 $620 +5.17
530 530 1 118.00 $118.00 $625 -10.99
740 740 1 92.00 $92.00 $681 —
Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
470 thin fleshed 470 1 106.00 $106.00 $498 —
530 thin fleshed 530 1 60.00 $60.00 $318 —
540 540 1 68.00 $68.00 $367 -32.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425–445 430 4 145.00–150.00 $148.71 $639 +2.71
480–485 483 2 166.00–169.00 $167.49 $809 +16.07
500 500 1 159.00 $159.00 $795 —
600–633 613 8 145.00–149.00 $147.60 $905 —
695 695 1 113.00 $113.00 $785 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455–470 468 8 144.00–150.00 $144.99 $679 +20.18
500 500 2 119.00–130.00 $124.50 $622 -2.57
645 645 1 134.00 $134.00 $864 +7.00
680 680 1 103.00 $103.00 $700 -16.00
715 715 1 90.00 $90.00 $644 —
Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405 405 1 60.00 $60.00 $243 —
475–480 thin fleshed 478 2 30.00–50.00 $39.95 $191 —
575 575 1 118.00 $118.00 $678 +11.89
795 thin fleshed 795 1 75.00 $75.00 $596 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1255–2085 1548 75-80% 9 82.00–95.00 $89.35 $1,383 —
1805 value added 1805 75-80% 1 97.00 $97.00 $1,751 —
1850 1850 75-80% 1 77.00 $77.00 $1,424 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1105 1105 80-85% 1 50.00 $50.00 $552 —
980–1440 1123 80-85% 6 64.00–75.00 $69.99 $786 +11.85
1120–1340 1230 80-85% 2 89.00–92.00 $90.63 $1,115 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
565–700 633 85-90% 2 30.00–37.00 $33.13 $210 +3.13
690 690 85-90% 2 56.00 $56.00 $386 —
840–870 852 85-90% 3 64.00–70.00 $67.37 $574 +6.87

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1035–1950 1379 5 106.00–112.00 $109.90 $1,516 —
1710–1950 1798 3 120.00–125.00 $123.39 $2,219 —

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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.