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Wilkes Livestock Exchange Market Report

North Wilkesboro, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, August 28, 2024

49 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 49 70 77
Feeder cattle 37 48 46
Slaughter cattle 12 22 31

Market comments — USDA reporter

Slaughter cattle Mostly steady Feeder cattle Mostly steady Demand Good Activity Active Offerings Light Quality Average Baby calves 250.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 250.00 $250.00 $850 -17.08
495 495 1 245.00 $245.00 $1,213 +4.09
520 520 3 236.00 $236.00 $1,227 -4.00
560 560 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,400 +4.00
615 615 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,476 +50.00
815 815 1 172.00 $172.00 $1,402 +40.00
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 1 195.00 $195.00 $731 -5.00
490 490 1 225.00 $225.00 $1,102 +23.00
550–560 555 2 221.00–230.00 $225.54 $1,252 +25.76
710–725 718 2 168.00–188.00 $178.10 $1,279 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 1 150.00 $150.00 $660 —
Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460 460 1 100.00 $100.00 $460 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 1 245.00 $245.00 $674 —
365 365 1 240.00 $240.00 $876 —
405 405 1 225.00 $225.00 $911 —
490 490 1 192.00 $192.00 $941 -3.00
510 510 1 204.00 $204.00 $1,040 +19.00
550–565 558 3 195.00–198.00 $195.99 $1,094 —
605–645 625 2 208.00–218.00 $213.16 $1,332 —
690 690 1 212.00 $212.00 $1,463 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 1 295.00 $295.00 $723 —
340 340 1 260.00 $260.00 $884 —
360–370 365 2 262.00–267.00 $264.53 $966 -2.47
420–445 433 2 230.00 $230.00 $996 -24.66
525 525 2 242.00 $242.00 $1,270 ±0.00
585 585 1 215.00 $215.00 $1,258 -18.96
670 670 1 222.00 $222.00 $1,487 -5.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1085 1085 80-85% 1 132.00 $132.00 $1,432 -0.57
1035–1255 1153 80-85% 6 118.00–128.00 $122.98 $1,418 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
610 610 85-90% 1 75.00 $75.00 $458 —
860 860 85-90% 1 130.00 $130.00 $1,118 +28.00
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1245 1245 75-80% 1 147.00 $147.00 $1,830 —
1500 1500 75-80% 1 115.00 $115.00 $1,725 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
2160 2160 1 150.00 $150.00 $3,240 —

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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.