Wilkes Livestock Exchange Market Report

North Wilkesboro, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, June 8, 2022

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	149	87	124
Feeder cattle	104	81	58
Slaughter cattle	39	5	66
Replacement cattle	6	1	0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Head calves 100.00 To 250.00 Slaughter cattle Mostly Steady Feeder cattle 4.00 To 8.00 Higher Demand Good Activity Moderate Offerings Moderate Quality Average

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
445	445	1	179.00	$179.00	$797	+20.00
492	492	4	180.00	$180.00	$886	—
665	665	1	175.00	$175.00	$1,164	—
750	750	2	122.00–131.00	$126.50	$949	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–335	325	4	150.00–159.00	$153.27	$498	—

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350–365	358	2	100.00–106.00	$103.06	$369	—

Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370–380	375	2	81.00–84.00	$82.48	$309	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–285	273	2	144.00–148.00	$146.09	$399	—
300	300	1	164.00	$164.00	$492	+12.00
355–380	367	3	137.00–147.00	$141.61	$520	-8.39
425–440	428	5	157.00–160.00	$159.38	$682	+13.19
450	450	1	150.00	$150.00	$675	+6.98
500–523	515	9	150.00–153.00	$150.97	$777	—
575	575	1	130.00	$130.00	$748	—
605–620	613	2	116.00–118.00	$117.01	$717	—
660–670	665	2	110.00–118.00	$113.97	$758	—
875	875	1	106.00	$106.00	$928	—

Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285	285	1	58.00	$58.00	$165	—
310	310	1	60.00	$60.00	$186	—
360	360	1	51.00	$51.00	$184	—
415	415	1	82.00	$82.00	$340	—
415	415	1	107.00	$107.00	$444	—
450	450	1	50.00	$50.00	$225	—
465 thin fleshed	465	1	30.00	$30.00	$140	—
585	585	2	52.00–66.00	$59.00	$345	—
610	610	1	80.00	$80.00	$488	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–335	323	2	130.00–134.00	$131.92	$426	—
385	385	1	130.00	$130.00	$500	—
435–445	440	2	132.00–143.00	$137.56	$605	—
470	470	1	138.00	$138.00	$649	—
535–545	540	2	136.00–138.00	$137.01	$740	—

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220	220	1	100.00	$100.00	$220	—
335	335	1	116.00	$116.00	$389	—
350	350	1	114.00	$114.00	$399	—
425–430	428	2	110.00	$110.00	$471	—
510	510	1	120.00	$120.00	$612	—
620	620	1	92.00	$92.00	$570	—

Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310	310	1	100.00	$100.00	$310	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400	400	1	176.00	$176.00	$704	+19.96
455	455	1	161.00	$161.00	$733	+4.69
533	533	2	157.00	$157.00	$837	—
555–560	558	2	164.00–166.00	$165.00	$921	+25.00
685	685	1	112.00	$112.00	$767	—
850	850	1	115.00	$115.00	$978	—
980–990	985	2	106.00–108.00	$107.01	$1,054	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–420	407	3	154.00–161.00	$158.05	$643	—
480	480	1	150.00	$150.00	$720	—
520	520	1	148.00	$148.00	$770	—
615	615	1	140.00	$140.00	$861	—
995	995	1	80.00	$80.00	$796	—

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
415–425	420	2	135.00–142.00	$138.46	$582	—
455–475	465	2	116.00–120.00	$118.04	$549	—
645	645	1	116.00	$116.00	$748	—

Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
415–425	420	2	100.00–109.00	$104.55	$439	—
675	675	1	72.00	$72.00	$486	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
530–810	663	85-90%	4	34.00–38.00	$36.70	$243	—
625–805	719	85-90%	6	40.00–50.00	$44.93	$323	+7.93
665–870	787	85-90%	5	55.00–64.00	$59.04	$465	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
640–1030	896	80-85%	5	53.00–60.00	$55.96	$501	—
910	910	80-85%	1	38.00	$38.00	$346	—
955–1115	1058	80-85%	3	70.00–75.00	$73.26	$775	—
1065–1235	1185	80-85%	5	82.00–88.00	$84.41	$1,000	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1135–1485	1289	75-80%	5	88.00–98.00	$92.09	$1,187	—
1215–1425	1298	75-80%	3	81.00–84.00	$82.59	$1,072	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1080–1255	1168	2	104.00	$104.00	$1,215	—

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
635–880	779	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	550.00–810.00	$675.33	—
825	825	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	510.00	$510.00	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1140	1140	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	900.00	$900.00	—

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Dairy Heifers

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405	405	2	80.00	$80.00	$324	—

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Dairy Steers

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
438	438	2	80.00	$80.00	$350	—
580	580	2	85.00	$85.00	$493	—
680	680	1	100.00	$100.00	$680	—
825	825	3	88.00	$88.00	$726	—

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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.