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Wilkes Livestock Exchange Market Report

North Wilkesboro, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, September 7, 2022

80 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 80 101 178
Feeder cattle 56 76 154
Slaughter cattle 24 24 24
Replacement cattle — 1 —

Market comments — USDA reporter

Slaughter cattle 1.00 To 4.00 Higher Feeder cattle 8.00 To 10.00 Higher Demand Good Activity Active Offerings Light ( Heavy Rain ) Quality Attractive

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Feeder Steers

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 2 140.00 $140.00 $413 -22.00
310 310 1 148.00 $148.00 $459 —
355 355 1 160.00 $160.00 $568 +10.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385–390 388 2 174.00–175.00 $174.50 $677 +12.05
585 585 1 160.00 $160.00 $936 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
485 485 4 169.00 $169.00 $820 +23.00
505–540 528 3 143.00–148.00 $145.04 $766 +8.04
565 565 1 137.00 $137.00 $774 -2.88
605–640 627 3 135.00–146.00 $140.08 $878 —
650–695 674 5 133.00–143.00 $138.80 $936 —
720 720 1 118.00 $118.00 $850 +28.00
795 795 1 116.00 $116.00 $922 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 1 122.00 $122.00 $476 —
405 405 1 118.00 $118.00 $478 -13.40
520 520 1 130.00 $130.00 $676 —
615 615 1 130.00 $130.00 $800 —
680 680 2 129.00–130.00 $129.50 $881 —
Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 100.00 $100.00 $295 —
315 315 1 105.00 $105.00 $331 -19.00
470 470 1 110.00 $110.00 $517 -8.99
Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250 250 1 94.00 $94.00 $235 —

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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 1 174.00 $174.00 $705 +4.00
455 455 1 165.00 $165.00 $751 +19.27
500–540 520 2 162.00–175.00 $168.25 $875 +20.71
550–590 570 2 151.00–159.00 $155.14 $884 +15.14
725–735 730 2 121.00–127.00 $124.02 $905 -0.98
775 775 1 126.00 $126.00 $976 —
900 900 1 113.00 $113.00 $1,017 —
Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460 460 1 100.00 $100.00 $460 -14.87
505–535 520 2 130.00–140.00 $135.14 $703 —
580 580 1 100.00 $100.00 $580 —
690 690 1 125.00 $125.00 $862 +11.00
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415 415 2 122.00–127.00 $124.50 $517 -25.50
505 505 1 159.00 $159.00 $803 +29.00
575 575 1 140.00 $140.00 $805 —
Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
485 485 1 68.00 $68.00 $330 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1025–1030 1028 80-85% 2 60.00–66.00 $63.01 $648 —
1000–1225 1092 80-85% 7 72.00–81.00 $77.37 $845 —
1035–1230 1133 80-85% 2 86.00 $86.00 $974 +9.37
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1290–1825 1449 75-80% 9 84.00–88.50 $86.62 $1,255 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
745 745 85-90% 1 38.00 $38.00 $283 —
815 815 85-90% 1 57.00 $57.00 $465 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1785–1980 1883 2 114.00–122.00 $118.21 $2,226 —

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Dairy Steers

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 1 83.00 $83.00 $295 —

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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.