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Wilkes Livestock Exchange Market Report

North Wilkesboro, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, July 20, 2022

96 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 96 213 100
Feeder cattle 66 138 73
Slaughter cattle 30 74 27
Replacement cattle — 1 —

Market comments — USDA reporter

Slaughter cattle 3.00 To 8.00 Lower Feeder cattle 4.00 To 7.00 Lower Demand Good Activity Moderate Offerings Light (HOT) Quality Average

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Feeder Steers

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 230 1 136.00 $136.00 $313 ±0.00
330 330 1 136.00 $136.00 $449 -9.00
370 370 1 134.00 $134.00 $496 -35.32
640 640 1 117.00 $117.00 $749 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 1 170.00 $170.00 $629 -7.03
495 495 1 160.00 $160.00 $792 -14.00
550 550 1 166.00 $166.00 $913 —
Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 1 110.00 $110.00 $297 -10.00
325 325 1 110.00 $110.00 $358 -20.00
Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 70.00 $70.00 $228 -19.55

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–330 328 2 125.00–134.00 $129.53 $425 -6.47
350–360 355 2 125.00–135.00 $130.07 $462 —
420–440 430 2 132.00–134.00 $133.02 $572 -9.03
450–490 466 4 124.00–130.00 $126.97 $592 —
525 525 1 132.00 $132.00 $693 -0.03
590 590 1 122.00 $122.00 $720 —
635 635 1 124.00 $124.00 $787 +11.77
805 805 1 95.00 $95.00 $765 —
905 905 1 70.00 $70.00 $634 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 124.00 $124.00 $366 —
325 325 1 117.00 $117.00 $380 -4.00
410–425 418 2 111.00–120.00 $115.58 $483 -4.42
465–495 480 2 110.00–120.00 $115.16 $553 +0.90
535 535 1 120.00 $120.00 $642 +4.90
Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 1 94.00 $94.00 $343 +8.53
410–440 430 3 104.00–106.00 $105.00 $452 +15.00
490 490 1 107.00 $107.00 $524 —
645 645 1 100.00 $100.00 $645 —
Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430 430 1 90.00 $90.00 $387 —
470 470 1 91.00 $91.00 $428 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435–445 438 4 150.00–154.00 $151.99 $666 -22.01
450 450 1 155.00 $155.00 $698 -26.00
560 560 1 168.00 $168.00 $941 +32.70
615–625 620 2 120.00–129.00 $124.46 $772 +12.46
680 680 1 110.00 $110.00 $748 +10.00
745 745 1 110.00 $110.00 $820 -3.90
775 775 1 100.00 $100.00 $775 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
470 470 2 138.00 $138.00 $649 +38.00
580–585 583 2 123.00–130.00 $126.48 $737 —
645 645 2 118.00 $118.00 $761 —
660 660 1 116.00 $116.00 $766 —
805 805 1 100.00 $100.00 $805 —
905 905 1 98.00 $98.00 $887 —
Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
470 470 2 123.00–124.00 $123.50 $580 —
545 545 1 114.00 $114.00 $621 —
570 570 1 88.00 $88.00 $502 —
600 600 1 100.00 $100.00 $600 +6.00
920 920 1 80.00 $80.00 $736 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1140 1140 80-85% 1 44.00 $44.00 $502 -31.68
1050–1275 1156 80-85% 4 50.00–60.00 $56.31 $651 -27.41
1020–1435 1235 80-85% 13 69.70–78.00 $72.38 $894 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1255–1650 1514 75-80% 7 70.00–79.00 $73.61 $1,114 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
795 795 85-90% 1 45.00 $45.00 $358 -4.00
865 865 85-90% 1 62.00 $62.00 $536 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1125–1370 1248 2 88.00–90.00 $89.10 $1,112 -11.93
1580 1580 1 80.00 $80.00 $1,264 —

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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.