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Wilkes Livestock Exchange Market Report

North Wilkesboro, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, April 26, 2023

118 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 118 83 100
Feeder cattle 89 51 71
Slaughter cattle 29 32 29

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 1 224.00 $224.00 $538 —
290 290 1 216.00 $216.00 $626 -34.00
300 300 1 207.00 $207.00 $621 -21.00
460 460 1 212.00 $212.00 $975 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
725 725 1 182.00 $182.00 $1,320 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250 250 1 198.00 $198.00 $495 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275–295 282 3 180.00–190.00 $186.09 $525 —
350–380 368 3 170.00–180.00 $176.56 $650 -9.44
400–445 423 2 170.00–180.00 $174.73 $739 —
450–455 453 2 166.00–170.00 $168.01 $761 —
540 540 2 150.00 $150.00 $810 +1.00
815 815 1 150.00 $150.00 $1,222 —
Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–275 263 2 150.00–160.00 $155.24 $408 —
360 360 1 157.00 $157.00 $565 —
420–440 435 4 140.00–150.00 $142.41 $619 —
450–475 460 3 137.00–150.00 $143.99 $662 +23.99
615 615 1 154.00 $154.00 $947 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–335 330 2 185.00–190.00 $187.54 $619 -13.46
365–395 377 3 180.00–190.00 $183.27 $691 —
535 535 1 180.00 $180.00 $963 +1.84
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 1 204.00 $204.00 $745 —
465 465 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,070 +26.00
635 635 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,206 —
Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250 250 1 130.00 $130.00 $325 —
575 575 1 128.00 $128.00 $736 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 245.00 $245.00 $845 -5.00
365–390 378 2 228.00–234.00 $231.10 $874 -15.90
440 440 1 220.00 $220.00 $968 -16.00
450–490 463 5 226.00–236.00 $231.55 $1,072 +9.55
535 535 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,230 +4.00
550 550 5 201.00 $201.00 $1,106 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 1 200.00 $200.00 $540 —
320 320 1 220.00 $220.00 $704 —
420 420 1 206.00 $206.00 $865 —
475–483 480 3 200.00–205.00 $201.65 $968 —
530 530 5 200.00 $200.00 $1,060 —
550 550 1 191.00 $191.00 $1,050 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255 255 1 168.00 $168.00 $428 —
460–490 470 3 148.00–160.00 $152.61 $717 —
585 585 1 150.00 $150.00 $878 -16.00
745 745 1 106.00 $106.00 $790 —
830 830 1 124.00 $124.00 $1,029 —
Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–265 260 2 150.00 $150.00 $390 —
375 375 1 144.00 $144.00 $540 —
465 465 1 130.00 $130.00 $604 —
570 570 1 104.00 $104.00 $593 —
650 650 1 110.00 $110.00 $715 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450 450 2 216.00–222.00 $219.00 $986 —
810 810 1 106.00 $106.00 $859 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
925 925 80-85% 1 55.00 $55.00 $509 —
925–1185 998 80-85% 4 94.00–103.00 $97.00 $968 —
980–1615 1185 80-85% 9 80.00–91.00 $85.45 $1,013 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1315–1535 1425 75-80% 2 96.00–105.00 $100.85 $1,437 —
1140–1680 1474 75-80% 4 88.00–90.00 $89.33 $1,317 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
600 600 85-90% 1 54.00 $54.00 $324 —
630 630 85-90% 1 74.00 $74.00 $466 —
670 670 85-90% 1 70.00 $70.00 $469 —
895 895 85-90% 1 98.00 $98.00 $877 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1045–1540 1293 2 94.00–100.00 $97.57 $1,262 —
1390 1390 1 79.00 $79.00 $1,098 -30.12
1535–2090 1813 2 110.00–118.00 $114.61 $2,078 —

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Dairy Heifers

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455 455 1 70.00 $70.00 $318 —
Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 1 125.00 $125.00 $338 —

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Dairy Steers

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 1 122.00 $122.00 $293 —
365 365 1 140.00 $140.00 $511 —
Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
735 735 1 70.00 $70.00 $514 —

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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.