Wilkes Livestock Exchange Market Report

North Wilkesboro, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, August 21, 2024

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	70	50	54
Feeder cattle	48	30	41
Slaughter cattle	22	20	13

Market comments — USDA reporter

Slaughter cattle 2.00 Higher Feeder cattle 3.00 To 5.00 Higher 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
370	370	1	295.00	$295.00	$1,092	—
410	410	1	294.00	$294.00	$1,205	—
460	460	1	272.00	$272.00	$1,251	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–330	318	2	265.00–269.00	$267.08	$849	-12.92
375	375	2	280.00	$280.00	$1,050	—
460–480	470	2	237.00–245.00	$240.91	$1,132	+8.91
520	520	5	240.00	$240.00	$1,248	+3.98
589	589	7	246.00	$246.00	$1,449	+5.32
630	630	1	190.00	$190.00	$1,197	-32.00
685	685	1	179.00	$179.00	$1,226	—
800	800	1	132.00	$132.00	$1,056	—

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350	350	1	200.00	$200.00	$700	—
480	480	1	202.00	$202.00	$970	—
535–540	538	2	218.00–222.00	$219.99	$1,184	—
555–580	568	2	190.00–210.00	$199.78	$1,135	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
585	585	1	189.00	$189.00	$1,106	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335	335	1	247.00	$247.00	$827	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
395	395	1	267.00	$267.00	$1,055	-13.00
410–440	425	2	250.00–259.00	$254.66	$1,082	-17.73
500	500	1	242.00	$242.00	$1,210	-7.00
585–595	590	2	229.00–239.00	$233.96	$1,380	-9.52
690	690	1	227.00	$227.00	$1,566	—
710–730	720	2	229.00–230.00	$229.49	$1,652	-7.51
825	825	1	185.00	$185.00	$1,526	—

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
485	485	1	195.00	$195.00	$946	-52.00
540	540	1	185.00	$185.00	$999	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
415	415	1	244.00	$244.00	$1,013	—
695	695	1	210.00	$210.00	$1,460	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
770	770	1	164.00	$164.00	$1,263	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
920–1285	1025	80-85%	5	106.00–115.00	$111.49	$1,143	—
910–1260	1031	80-85%	6	121.00–126.00	$124.03	$1,279	—
970–1255	1075	80-85%	4	130.00–137.00	$132.57	$1,425	-5.20

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1265	1265	75-80%	1	138.00	$138.00	$1,746	—
1320–1415	1368	75-80%	2	128.00–130.00	$128.97	$1,764	—
1440	1440	75-80%	1	103.00	$103.00	$1,483	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
685	685	85-90%	1	135.00	$135.00	$925	—
885	885	85-90%	1	102.00	$102.00	$903	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1870	1870	1	168.00	$168.00	$3,142	—

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Dairy Steers

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
600	600	1	122.00	$122.00	$732	—

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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.