Wilkes Livestock Exchange Market Report

North Wilkesboro, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, July 31, 2024

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	57	70	93
Feeder cattle	32	46	70
Slaughter cattle	25	24	23

Market comments — USDA reporter

Slaughter cattle 3.00 To 5.00 Higher Feeder cattle Mostly Steady Demand Good Activity Active Offerings Moderate Quality Average

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400	400	1	275.00	$275.00	$1,100	—
542	542	2	252.00	$252.00	$1,366	+27.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–330	323	2	259.00–262.00	$260.53	$842	+15.53
420	420	1	220.00	$220.00	$924	±0.00
455	455	1	220.00	$220.00	$1,001	-17.00
515	515	4	241.00	$241.00	$1,241	—
565	565	1	239.00	$239.00	$1,350	±0.00
615	615	1	232.00	$232.00	$1,427	—
780–785	783	3	169.00–175.00	$171.34	$1,342	—

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
385	385	1	200.00	$200.00	$770	—
540	540	1	157.00	$157.00	$848	—
645	645	1	165.00	$165.00	$1,064	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
780	780	1	152.00	$152.00	$1,186	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	1	295.00	$295.00	$870	—
395	395	1	275.00	$275.00	$1,086	+5.00
420–440	430	2	247.00–255.00	$250.91	$1,079	+1.91
465	465	2	240.00–242.00	$241.00	$1,121	-11.19
525	525	1	235.00	$235.00	$1,234	-15.00
560	560	1	237.00	$237.00	$1,327	—

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
430–445	438	2	225.00	$225.00	$986	+15.00
485	485	1	187.00	$187.00	$907	-23.00
555	555	1	218.00	$218.00	$1,210	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
915–1105	1010	80-85%	2	93.00–111.00	$102.85	$1,039	+3.93
1010–1420	1213	80-85%	4	127.00–139.00	$133.12	$1,615	—
1045–1575	1226	80-85%	11	115.00–127.00	$121.86	$1,494	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1410–1800	1574	75-80%	4	120.00–128.00	$125.17	$1,970	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
740	740	85-90%	1	142.00	$142.00	$1,051	—
785	785	85-90%	1	81.00	$81.00	$636	+11.00

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1210	1210	1	120.00	$120.00	$1,452	—
1915	1915	1	161.00	$161.00	$3,083	—

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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.