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Wilkes Livestock Exchange Market Report

North Wilkesboro, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, July 13, 2022

213 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $132.03/cwt -7.97 vs last sale · ≈ $683/hd at 517 lb · 11 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 213 80 131
Feeder cattle 138 54 84
Slaughter cattle 74 26 46
Replacement cattle 1 — 1

Market comments — USDA reporter

Head calves 150.00 To 165.00 No sale last week July 4 Demand Moderate Activity Moderate Offerings Moderate Quality Average

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Feeder Steers

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 1 136.00 $136.00 $333 —
316 316 4 145.00 $145.00 $458 +30.00
360–385 375 3 168.00–170.00 $169.32 $635 +52.32
480 480 1 150.00 $150.00 $720 —
515 515 1 148.00 $148.00 $762 —
580 580 1 130.00 $130.00 $754 —
670 670 1 133.00 $133.00 $891 —
860 860 1 126.00 $126.00 $1,084 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
318 318 3 160.00 $160.00 $509 —
360–365 363 2 172.00–182.00 $177.03 $643 +42.03
487 487 3 174.00 $174.00 $847 —
590 590 2 162.00 $162.00 $956 —
730 730 1 144.00 $144.00 $1,051 —
875 875 1 142.00 $142.00 $1,242 —
910 910 1 125.00 $125.00 $1,138 —
Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260 260 1 100.00 $100.00 $260 —
305–335 323 3 110.00–117.00 $114.11 $369 —
320–335 324 4 88.00–94.00 $89.55 $290 —
355 355 1 109.00 $109.00 $387 —
475 475 1 80.00 $80.00 $380 —
Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250 250 1 120.00 $120.00 $300 —
305 305 1 130.00 $130.00 $396 —
350 350 1 150.00 $150.00 $525 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220–235 228 2 133.00–135.00 $134.03 $306 —
255–280 268 2 128.00–136.00 $132.19 $354 —
340 340 3 136.00 $136.00 $462 —
405–425 415 2 140.00–144.00 $142.05 $590 +7.05
510–545 517 11 125.00–134.00 $132.03 $683 -7.97
610–645 639 8 110.00–116.00 $112.23 $717 -1.77
702 702 3 101.00 $101.00 $709 —
Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 1 100.00 $100.00 $300 —
350–390 370 6 85.00–86.00 $85.47 $316 +29.47
400 400 5 90.00 $90.00 $360 —
453 453 3 88.00 $88.00 $399 —
595 595 1 92.00 $92.00 $547 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225 225 1 120.00 $120.00 $270 —
325 325 1 121.00 $121.00 $393 +8.00
380 380 1 115.00 $115.00 $437 -8.51
420 420 1 120.00 $120.00 $504 +10.00
470–495 488 7 112.00–120.00 $114.26 $558 —
510–530 520 2 110.00–120.00 $115.10 $599 +5.10
560 560 1 110.00 $110.00 $616 —
700 700 1 98.00 $98.00 $686 —
Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210 210 1 46.00 $46.00 $97 —
315–320 318 2 80.00–90.00 $85.04 $270 —
325 325 1 70.00 $70.00 $228 —
395 395 1 71.00 $71.00 $280 —
575 575 1 60.00 $60.00 $345 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410 410 1 174.00 $174.00 $713 +10.00
465 465 1 181.00 $181.00 $842 +37.33
565–575 570 3 130.00–140.00 $135.30 $771 -1.00
605 605 1 112.00 $112.00 $678 -18.29
650 650 1 100.00 $100.00 $650 -19.00
700–735 718 2 110.00–118.00 $113.90 $818 +0.91
805–810 808 2 108.00–114.00 $110.99 $897 -2.01
870 870 1 109.00 $109.00 $948 —
955 955 2 103.00–110.00 $106.50 $1,017 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–420 412 3 120.00–130.00 $124.96 $515 -23.04
490 490 5 100.00 $100.00 $490 -30.00
545 545 1 116.00 $116.00 $632 -8.08
Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
432 432 2 78.00 $78.00 $337 —
430–440 437 3 99.00–101.00 $100.00 $437 —
Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 1 116.00 $116.00 $510 —
605 605 1 94.00 $94.00 $569 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
900–1290 1044 80-85% 20 58.00–68.00 $63.63 $664 —
945–1370 1136 80-85% 18 70.00–80.00 $75.68 $860 —
1100–1255 1172 80-85% 6 82.00–88.00 $83.72 $981 -14.28
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1200–1455 1317 75-80% 14 80.00–87.00 $83.93 $1,105 -17.61
1270–1440 1355 75-80% 2 77.00–78.00 $77.47 $1,050 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
675–820 742 85-90% 3 30.00–43.00 $36.52 $271 —
735–890 793 85-90% 4 46.00–55.00 $49.00 $389 —
830–865 848 85-90% 2 62.00–65.00 $63.53 $539 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1120–1350 1230 3 100.00–102.00 $101.03 $1,243 —
1525–1560 1543 2 105.00–119.00 $111.92 $1,727 —

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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
1025 1025 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 800.00 $800.00 —

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Dairy Steers

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
510 510 1 74.00 $74.00 $377 —

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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.