Wilkes Livestock Exchange Market Report

North Wilkesboro, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, September 13, 2023

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $192.80/cwt ≈ $1,132/hd at 587 lb · 15 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	69	90	80
Feeder cattle	59	60	56
Slaughter cattle	10	26	24
Replacement cattle	—	4	—

Market comments — USDA reporter

Slaughter cattle Mostly Steady Feeder cattle 3.00 Higher Demand Good Activity Active Offerings Light Quality Average Baby calves 70.00

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375	375	1	207.00	$207.00	$776	—
640	640	4	225.00	$225.00	$1,440	—
650	650	4	222.00	$222.00	$1,443	—
805	805	1	180.00	$180.00	$1,449	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
555–580	568	2	184.00–190.00	$187.07	$1,063	+3.07
680	680	1	204.00	$204.00	$1,387	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260	260	1	170.00	$170.00	$442	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
420–445	437	3	194.00–200.00	$197.32	$862	+0.30
490	490	1	200.00	$200.00	$980	-4.48
505–515	510	3	190.00–203.00	$196.38	$1,002	-9.62
550	550	4	194.00–198.00	$197.00	$1,084	+3.00
665–670	668	2	166.00–176.00	$171.02	$1,142	-3.98
775	775	1	140.00	$140.00	$1,085	-25.00
915	915	1	140.00	$140.00	$1,281	—
975	975	1	138.00	$138.00	$1,346	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
165	165	1	150.00	$150.00	$248	—
225	225	1	140.00	$140.00	$315	-22.00
440	440	1	158.00	$158.00	$695	—
490	490	1	142.00	$142.00	$696	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
505	505	1	170.00	$170.00	$858	-20.00
550–595	573	2	170.00–184.00	$177.28	$1,016	-2.72

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305	305	1	176.00	$176.00	$537	—
595	595	1	154.00	$154.00	$916	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
575–588	587	15	190.00–193.00	$192.80	$1,132	—
635	635	1	176.00	$176.00	$1,118	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405	405	1	180.00	$180.00	$729	-20.00
825	825	1	150.00	$150.00	$1,238	—

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240	240	1	200.00	$200.00	$480	-26.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
905–1105	1005	80-85%	2	56.00	$56.00	$563	—
1095–1420	1288	80-85%	3	85.00–90.00	$88.25	$1,137	+8.25
1290	1290	80-85%	1	102.00	$102.00	$1,316	+22.00

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1555–2070	1894	4	125.00–133.00	$127.68	$2,418	—

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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.