Wilkes Livestock Exchange Market Report

North Wilkesboro, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, March 13, 2024

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	97	38	185
Feeder cattle	75	29	158
Slaughter cattle	22	9	27

Market comments — USDA reporter

Slaughter cattle 4.00 To 7.00 Higher Feeder cattle Mostly Steady Demand Good Activity Active Offerings Moderate Quality Average

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Feeder Steers

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
390	390	1	110.00	$110.00	$429	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375	375	1	290.00	$290.00	$1,088	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280–295	288	2	285.00–287.50	$286.22	$824	—
300	300	1	258.00	$258.00	$774	-10.00
370–395	385	5	270.00–280.00	$272.82	$1,050	—
455–465	460	2	266.00–276.00	$270.95	$1,246	—
500–535	518	2	238.00–240.00	$238.97	$1,238	—
565	565	1	238.00	$238.00	$1,345	+4.00
630	630	1	170.00	$170.00	$1,071	—
655	655	1	194.00	$194.00	$1,271	—

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
345	345	1	206.00	$206.00	$711	—
350–390	370	2	230.00–232.00	$230.95	$855	+46.95
430	430	1	240.00	$240.00	$1,032	+80.00
475	475	1	200.00	$200.00	$950	±0.00
505	505	1	212.00	$212.00	$1,071	—
555	555	1	160.00	$160.00	$888	—
695	695	1	140.00	$140.00	$973	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260	260	1	250.00	$250.00	$650	—
300	300	1	230.00	$230.00	$690	±0.00
385–395	390	2	240.00–248.00	$243.95	$951	—
455	455	1	248.00	$248.00	$1,128	—
545	545	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,090	—
570	570	1	198.00	$198.00	$1,129	—
645	645	1	154.00	$154.00	$993	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
425–440	433	2	190.00	$190.00	$823	—
560	560	1	124.00	$124.00	$694	—
610	610	1	101.00	$101.00	$616	—

Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375 thin fleshed	375	1	50.00	$50.00	$188	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225	225	1	250.00	$250.00	$562	—
280	280	1	305.00	$305.00	$854	+7.00
305–340	329	5	284.00–314.00	$304.95	$1,003	—
370–375	373	2	250.00–260.00	$254.97	$951	—
400–440	422	3	260.00–270.00	$263.99	$1,114	—
465–490	478	3	270.00–274.00	$272.63	$1,303	—
505–545	528	3	252.00–260.00	$255.97	$1,352	—
575–590	583	2	242.00–250.00	$245.95	$1,434	-24.05
660	660	1	256.00	$256.00	$1,690	—
700–735	718	2	184.00–194.00	$189.12	$1,358	—
870	870	1	137.00	$137.00	$1,192	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
345	345	1	280.00	$280.00	$966	—
450–475	463	2	250.00–258.00	$253.89	$1,176	—
520	520	1	235.00	$235.00	$1,222	+29.00
580	580	1	210.00	$210.00	$1,218	—
715	715	1	170.00	$170.00	$1,216	—

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
185	185	1	200.00	$200.00	$370	—
210	210	1	222.00	$222.00	$466	—
325	325	1	264.00	$264.00	$858	—
570	570	1	170.00	$170.00	$969	—
605	605	1	152.00	$152.00	$920	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
925	925	80-85%	1	70.00	$70.00	$648	—
945–1325	1133	80-85%	3	90.00–100.00	$96.05	$1,088	—
975–1245	1138	80-85%	6	102.00–114.00	$109.97	$1,251	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
785–815	800	85-90%	2	88.00–92.00	$89.96	$720	-0.04
800	800	85-90%	1	60.00	$60.00	$480	-30.00
755–860	808	85-90%	2	109.00–117.00	$112.74	$911	+22.74

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1220–1780	1422	75-80%	3	107.00–118.00	$112.35	$1,598	-3.15
1195–1685	1440	75-80%	2	98.00–105.00	$102.10	$1,470	-13.40

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1010	1010	1	110.00	$110.00	$1,111	—
1500	1500	1	125.00	$125.00	$1,875	—

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Dairy Heifers

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
640	640	1	70.00	$70.00	$448	—

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Dairy Steers

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350	350	1	150.00	$150.00	$525	—

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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.