Wilkes Livestock Exchange Market Report

North Wilkesboro, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, January 24, 2024

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	86	38	56
Feeder cattle	64	17	46
Slaughter cattle	22	3	10
Replacement cattle	—	18	—

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350–368	363	6	252.00–278.00	$267.00	$969	—
405–425	415	2	248.00–257.00	$252.61	$1,048	—
505	505	1	244.00	$244.00	$1,232	—
575	575	1	210.00	$210.00	$1,208	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
395	395	1	232.00	$232.00	$916	—
435	435	1	228.00	$228.00	$992	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
425	425	1	122.00	$122.00	$518	—

Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
460	460	1	80.00	$80.00	$368	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265	265	1	227.00	$227.00	$602	—
320–340	330	2	236.00–239.00	$237.45	$784	—
355–395	380	4	238.00–248.00	$244.41	$929	+60.41
465	465	1	244.00	$244.00	$1,135	—
550	550	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,100	—
600–620	610	2	196.00	$196.00	$1,196	—
690	690	1	140.00	$140.00	$966	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
580	580	1	128.00	$128.00	$742	—
615	615	1	120.00	$120.00	$738	—
780	780	1	100.00	$100.00	$780	—
855	855	1	93.00	$93.00	$795	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350–395	373	2	227.00–230.00	$228.59	$853	—
520	520	1	198.00	$198.00	$1,030	—

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330	330	1	128.00	$128.00	$422	—

Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
630	630	1	100.00	$100.00	$630	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285	285	1	218.00	$218.00	$621	—
325	325	1	252.00	$252.00	$819	—
360	360	1	262.00	$262.00	$943	+34.00
400–440	418	4	234.00–248.00	$240.89	$1,007	—
455	455	1	206.00	$206.00	$937	-4.00
595	595	1	228.00	$228.00	$1,357	+48.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355	355	1	208.00	$208.00	$738	+24.00
425	425	1	226.00	$226.00	$960	—
495	495	1	204.00	$204.00	$1,010	—
525	525	1	194.00	$194.00	$1,018	—
580	580	1	211.00	$211.00	$1,224	—
635	635	1	188.00	$188.00	$1,194	—
795	795	1	140.00	$140.00	$1,113	—

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–345	322	3	220.00–230.00	$223.11	$718	—
420	420	1	180.00	$180.00	$756	+16.00
470	470	1	188.00	$188.00	$884	—
610	610	1	170.00	$170.00	$1,037	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340	340	1	82.00	$82.00	$279	—
420	420	1	152.00	$152.00	$638	—
690	690	1	130.00	$130.00	$897	—
700	700	1	140.00	$140.00	$980	—
765	765	1	115.00	$115.00	$880	—
865	865	1	90.00	$90.00	$778	—

Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
460	460	1	92.00	$92.00	$423	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
935–1090	1013	80-85%	2	70.00–76.00	$72.77	$737	—
825–1405	1158	80-85%	5	80.00–92.00	$87.01	$1,008	—
1260–1310	1288	80-85%	3	92.00–102.00	$96.33	$1,241	+16.33

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1120–1610	1294	75-80%	4	95.00–106.00	$98.54	$1,275	—
1370	1370	75-80%	1	80.00	$80.00	$1,096	±0.00

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
855	855	85-90%	1	70.00	$70.00	$598	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1005	1005	2	90.00	$90.00	$904	—
1190–1575	1375	4	110.00–116.00	$111.34	$1,531	—

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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.