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Wilkes Livestock Exchange Market Report

North Wilkesboro, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, June 5, 2024

66 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 66 90 102
Feeder cattle 56 75 71
Slaughter cattle 10 15 31

Market comments — USDA reporter

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
610–640 625 2 272.00–285.00 $278.66 $1,742 -4.34

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 5 280.00 $280.00 $770 —
320 320 1 280.00 $280.00 $896 —
360–395 378 2 270.00–280.00 $274.77 $1,039 —
400–435 420 3 260.00 $260.00 $1,092 -35.00
495 495 1 235.00 $235.00 $1,163 -42.00
510 510 1 247.00 $247.00 $1,260 -19.00
610 610 1 237.00 $237.00 $1,446 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–395 380 2 257.00–265.00 $260.84 $991 +95.84
400–440 417 3 177.00–200.00 $186.06 $776 -68.94
450 450 1 175.00 $175.00 $788 —
715 715 1 182.00 $182.00 $1,301 —
750 750 1 187.00 $187.00 $1,402 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215 215 1 175.00 $175.00 $376 —
390 390 1 150.00 $150.00 $585 —
435 435 1 150.00 $150.00 $652 -65.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250 250 1 230.00 $230.00 $575 —
550 550 1 225.00 $225.00 $1,238 —
Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415 415 1 117.50 $117.50 $488 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–342 331 3 290.00–300.00 $296.88 $983 -3.12
360 360 1 297.00 $297.00 $1,069 -9.32
400–435 415 3 287.00–292.00 $289.65 $1,202 -34.35
460–480 469 4 277.00–297.00 $285.97 $1,341 -22.03
560 560 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,512 —
915 915 1 170.00 $170.00 $1,556 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410 410 1 247.00 $247.00 $1,013 —
460–495 478 2 255.00 $255.00 $1,219 -7.00
510–530 520 2 237.00–240.00 $238.47 $1,240 —
690 690 2 237.00–248.00 $242.50 $1,673 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 1 230.00 $230.00 $540 —
250 250 1 165.00 $165.00 $412 -36.00
500 500 1 217.50 $217.50 $1,088 +72.50
885 885 1 112.00 $112.00 $991 —
Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 1 100.00 $100.00 $395 —
445 445 1 100.00 $100.00 $445 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
915 915 80-85% 1 87.00 $87.00 $796 —
1015–1100 1058 80-85% 2 100.00–120.00 $110.40 $1,168 -13.28
990–1130 1060 80-85% 2 128.00 $128.00 $1,357 +4.32
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
685–805 745 85-90% 2 140.00–150.00 $144.60 $1,077 —
895 895 85-90% 1 121.00 $121.00 $1,083 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1460–1550 1505 75-80% 2 132.00–140.00 $135.88 $2,045 —

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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.