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Wilkes Livestock Exchange Market Report

North Wilkesboro, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, November 30, 2022

95 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 95 47 162
Feeder cattle 67 35 114
Slaughter cattle 28 12 48

Market comments — USDA reporter

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–375 363 2 150.00–159.00 $154.34 $560 —
415 415 1 136.00 $136.00 $564 -8.00
570 570 1 148.00 $148.00 $844 +6.00
610–645 628 2 126.00–134.00 $129.89 $816 -16.11
650 650 1 109.00 $109.00 $708 —
Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–330 315 2 46.00–70.00 $57.43 $181 —
735 735 1 55.00 $55.00 $404 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
465 465 1 117.00 $117.00 $544 —
525 525 1 122.00 $122.00 $640 —
Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 1 110.00 $110.00 $341 —
830 830 1 87.00 $87.00 $722 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215 215 1 134.00 $134.00 $288 —
335 335 1 140.00 $140.00 $469 —
375 375 1 146.00 $146.00 $548 —
420–435 428 2 127.00–130.00 $128.47 $550 —
450–495 472 3 130.00–138.00 $134.64 $636 —
500–545 525 6 130.00–139.00 $134.26 $705 —
550–590 577 3 128.00–139.00 $133.88 $772 —
605–610 608 3 110.00–114.00 $111.67 $679 -22.33
665 665 1 122.00 $122.00 $811 —
735–740 738 2 98.00–101.00 $99.51 $734 —
Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 1 100.00 $100.00 $365 —
401 401 3 110.00 $110.00 $441 —
525 525 1 96.00 $96.00 $504 +5.00
575 575 3 104.00 $104.00 $598 —
660 660 1 90.00 $90.00 $594 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
515–545 528 3 121.00–125.00 $123.37 $651 +8.37
603 603 2 106.00 $106.00 $639 —
670 670 1 106.00 $106.00 $710 ±0.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435 435 1 165.00 $165.00 $718 +35.00
455 455 1 130.00 $130.00 $592 —
575 575 1 153.00 $153.00 $880 —
615–645 630 2 120.00–130.00 $124.88 $787 —
685 685 1 115.00 $115.00 $788 -7.00
710–730 718 3 104.00–110.00 $106.32 $763 +4.32
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415 415 1 130.00 $130.00 $540 —
575 575 1 134.00 $134.00 $770 —
685 685 2 100.00 $100.00 $685 —
Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
505 505 1 100.00 $100.00 $505 -12.69
Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
710 710 1 48.00 $48.00 $341 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1070–1110 1090 80-85% 2 50.00–55.00 $52.55 $573 —
985–1375 1172 80-85% 5 60.00–69.00 $67.10 $786 —
1280–1575 1428 80-85% 2 70.00–71.00 $70.45 $1,006 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1285–2120 1627 75-80% 6 70.00–74.00 $71.46 $1,163 —
1860 1860 75-80% 1 66.00 $66.00 $1,228 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
595 595 85-90% 1 51.00 $51.00 $303 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1005–1085 1045 2 70.00–76.00 $72.89 $762 —
1200–1365 1283 2 84.00–85.00 $84.53 $1,085 —
1490–1910 1638 5 95.00–102.00 $97.88 $1,603 —

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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.