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Wilkes Livestock Exchange Market Report

North Wilkesboro, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, April 5, 2023

118 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $191.84/cwt -8.16 vs last sale · ≈ $967/hd at 504 lb · 11 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 118 139 154
Feeder cattle 91 96 117
Slaughter cattle 27 40 37
Replacement cattle — 3 —

Market comments — USDA reporter

Slaughter cattle 5.00 To 9.00 Higher Feeder cattle 5.00 To 8.00 Lower Demand Good Activity Active Offerings Moderate Quality Average

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220 220 1 210.00 $210.00 $462 —
270 270 1 225.00 $225.00 $608 —
450 450 3 214.00 $214.00 $963 —
555–565 560 2 224.00–226.00 $225.01 $1,260 +16.01
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200 200 1 182.00 $182.00 $364 -12.00
645 645 1 150.00 $150.00 $968 —
770 770 1 130.00 $130.00 $1,001 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
965 965 1 112.00 $112.00 $1,081 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 1 216.00 $216.00 $583 —
360–380 368 3 214.00–216.00 $214.65 $790 +18.17
425 425 1 194.00 $194.00 $824 -3.00
520–545 525 5 174.00–179.00 $175.04 $919 —
559 559 5 208.00 $208.00 $1,163 —
820 820 1 157.00 $157.00 $1,287 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–290 275 2 175.00–176.00 $175.47 $483 +35.47
415 415 1 130.00 $130.00 $540 —
540 540 3 136.00 $136.00 $734 —
555–575 563 3 160.00–172.00 $164.08 $924 -1.92
605–615 610 2 163.00–164.00 $163.50 $997 +11.28
655 655 1 130.00 $130.00 $852 —
755 755 1 130.00 $130.00 $982 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 1 191.00 $191.00 $707 +3.00
430 430 1 170.00 $170.00 $731 -16.43
450–460 455 2 170.00 $170.00 $774 -5.83
500–535 515 4 168.00–180.00 $175.66 $905 -3.34
555 555 1 170.00 $170.00 $944 —
675 675 1 156.00 $156.00 $1,053 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 1 200.00 $200.00 $570 —
450 450 1 183.00 $183.00 $824 —
605 605 1 168.00 $168.00 $1,016 —
Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
510 thin fleshed 510 1 96.00 $96.00 $490 —
Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 thin fleshed 235 1 92.00 $92.00 $216 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 1 230.00 $230.00 $713 +19.49
350 350 1 210.00 $210.00 $735 —
463 463 2 216.00 $216.00 $1,000 -2.01
503–510 504 11 190.00–200.00 $191.84 $967 —
555 555 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,221 +14.50
950 950 1 113.00 $113.00 $1,074 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410–425 418 2 168.00–180.00 $174.11 $728 —
505–515 510 2 147.00–157.00 $151.95 $775 +3.53
570 570 1 155.00 $155.00 $884 +35.00
655 655 1 141.00 $141.00 $924 —
705 705 1 144.00 $144.00 $1,015 —
755 755 1 162.00 $162.00 $1,223 +77.00
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415 415 1 200.00 $200.00 $830 —
535 535 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,070 —
635 635 1 194.00 $194.00 $1,232 —
Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
625 625 1 120.00 $120.00 $750 —
670 670 2 116.00 $116.00 $777 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
920–990 955 80-85% 2 72.00–77.00 $74.59 $712 +9.64
900–1220 1035 80-85% 7 80.00–90.00 $84.65 $876 +5.62
1070–1155 1113 80-85% 2 96.00–105.00 $100.33 $1,117 +11.09
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
705–875 794 85-90% 4 90.00–100.00 $95.60 $759 +17.18
815–885 851 85-90% 4 75.00–85.00 $78.19 $665 —
885 885 85-90% 1 65.00 $65.00 $575 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1110–1710 1410 75-80% 2 85.00–88.00 $86.18 $1,215 —
1290–1715 1545 75-80% 3 90.00–96.00 $93.52 $1,445 +9.95

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1760–2260 2010 2 105.00–121.00 $112.00 $2,251 —

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Dairy Heifers

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 1 100.00 $100.00 $445 -10.00

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Dairy Steers

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 1 80.00 $80.00 $340 -14.00
507 507 2 80.00 $80.00 $406 —
715 715 1 74.00 $74.00 $529 —

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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.