Wilkes Livestock Exchange Market Report

North Wilkesboro, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, September 25, 2024

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	64	77	82
Feeder cattle	48	58	46
Slaughter cattle	16	19	36

Market comments — USDA reporter

Slaughter cattle Mostly Steady Feeder cattle 6.00 To 10.00 Lower Demand Good Activity Active Offerings Light Quality Average

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Feeder Steers

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
150	150	1	180.00	$180.00	$270	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250	250	1	185.00	$185.00	$462	—
500	500	1	228.00	$228.00	$1,140	+0.04
565–570	568	2	177.00–189.00	$182.97	$1,039	—
620	620	1	203.00	$203.00	$1,259	-10.96
700	700	1	172.00	$172.00	$1,204	—
750	750	1	177.00	$177.00	$1,328	+12.00

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
110	110	1	125.00	$125.00	$138	-75.00
630	630	1	175.00	$175.00	$1,102	+3.39
695	695	1	150.00	$150.00	$1,042	-14.45
710	710	1	150.00	$150.00	$1,065	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
485	485	1	137.00	$137.00	$664	—
695	695	1	150.00	$150.00	$1,042	—

Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
455	455	1	100.00	$100.00	$455	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355	355	1	220.00	$220.00	$781	-60.00
425	425	1	210.00	$210.00	$892	-37.00
470	470	1	190.00	$190.00	$893	—
505	505	1	210.00	$210.00	$1,060	-6.00
550–590	570	2	185.00–190.00	$187.41	$1,068	-28.59
600–630	618	3	187.00–192.00	$189.65	$1,172	—
680–695	688	2	190.00–197.00	$193.46	$1,331	—
770	770	1	135.00	$135.00	$1,040	—
800	800	1	170.00	$170.00	$1,360	—
895	895	1	160.00	$160.00	$1,432	—

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
380	380	1	197.00	$197.00	$749	—
410–435	423	2	175.00–179.00	$176.94	$748	—
465	465	1	160.00	$160.00	$744	-60.36
515	515	1	187.00	$187.00	$963	-10.00
685	685	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,370	—
770	770	1	170.00	$170.00	$1,309	—
830	830	1	145.00	$145.00	$1,204	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370–380	376	4	162.00–175.00	$168.50	$634	—
415	415	1	130.00	$130.00	$540	—
650	650	1	105.00	$105.00	$682	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
545	545	1	192.00	$192.00	$1,046	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1000	1000	80-85%	1	56.00	$56.00	$560	—
1080	1080	80-85%	1	98.00	$98.00	$1,058	—
920–1255	1088	80-85%	2	100.00–104.00	$102.31	$1,113	—
1080–1180	1130	80-85%	2	123.00–126.00	$124.57	$1,408	+20.57

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1195–1315	1255	75-80%	2	110.00–122.00	$115.71	$1,452	—
1485 value added	1485	75-80%	1	140.00	$140.00	$2,079	—
1395–1620	1508	75-80%	2	125.00–126.00	$125.54	$1,893	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
785	785	85-90%	1	72.00	$72.00	$565	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1690–1940	1823	3	140.00–152.00	$145.80	$2,658	—

YG1-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1385	1385	1	80.00	$80.00	$1,108	—

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Dairy Heifers

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400	400	1	116.00	$116.00	$464	—
475 thin fleshed	475	1	85.00	$85.00	$404	—
515	515	1	150.00	$150.00	$772	—
735	735	1	165.00	$165.00	$1,213	—

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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.