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Wilkes Livestock Exchange Market Report

North Wilkesboro, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, August 14, 2024

50 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 50 72 91
Feeder cattle 30 43 61
Slaughter cattle 20 29 30

Market comments — USDA reporter

Slaughter cattle 6.00 To 7.00 Higher Feeder cattle 10.00 To 20.00 Higher Demand Good Activity Active Offerings Light Quality Average

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 1 280.00 $280.00 $840 —
415–430 419 4 228.00–229.00 $228.26 $956 —
495 495 1 232.00 $232.00 $1,148 +9.00
515–540 528 2 235.00–237.00 $236.02 $1,246 +18.37
555–590 578 3 240.00–242.00 $240.68 $1,391 +13.68
645 645 1 222.00 $222.00 $1,432 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
810 810 1 159.00 $159.00 $1,288 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
530 530 1 142.00 $142.00 $753 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 1 280.00 $280.00 $1,064 —
405–415 412 3 265.00–277.00 $272.39 $1,122 +44.39
465 465 1 260.00 $260.00 $1,209 +35.10
520–530 525 2 249.00 $249.00 $1,307 +20.66
555–570 563 2 242.00–245.00 $243.48 $1,371 —
605–635 620 2 247.00 $247.00 $1,531 +87.00
705 705 1 237.00 $237.00 $1,671 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435–440 438 2 250.00–262.00 $256.03 $1,121 —
465 465 1 247.00 $247.00 $1,149 +74.54

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
705 705 80-85% 1 100.00 $100.00 $705 —
915 915 80-85% 1 30.00 $30.00 $274 —
925–1265 1059 80-85% 7 130.00–142.00 $137.77 $1,459 +57.77
1050–2095 1573 80-85% 2 152.00–160.00 $157.33 $2,475 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
710 710 85-90% 1 147.00 $147.00 $1,044 —
660–835 748 85-90% 2 100.00 $100.00 $748 —
720–865 793 85-90% 2 120.00–125.00 $122.27 $970 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
930–1195 1063 2 140.00–144.00 $141.75 $1,507 —
1170–1225 1198 2 170.00–180.00 $175.11 $2,098 —

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Beef Dairy Heifers

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
710 710 1 175.00 $175.00 $1,242 —

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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.