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Wilkes Livestock Exchange Market Report

North Wilkesboro, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, October 9, 2024

43 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 43 64 111
Feeder cattle 35 48 90
Slaughter cattle 8 16 21

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 1 210.00 $210.00 $766 —
495 495 1 215.00 $215.00 $1,064 —
530 530 1 185.00 $185.00 $980 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
660 660 1 150.00 $150.00 $990 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420 420 2 165.00–179.00 $172.00 $722 —
455 455 1 190.00 $190.00 $864 —
515 515 1 192.00 $192.00 $989 —
565 565 1 177.00 $177.00 $1,000 —
735 735 1 160.00 $160.00 $1,176 +10.00
780 780 1 125.00 $125.00 $975 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 1 216.00 $216.00 $756 —
415 415 2 230.00–240.00 $235.00 $975 —
455 455 1 210.00 $210.00 $956 —
565 565 1 229.00 $229.00 $1,294 +46.03
705 705 1 185.00 $185.00 $1,304 +13.00
765 765 1 165.00 $165.00 $1,262 -12.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415 415 1 212.00 $212.00 $880 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 222.00 $222.00 $722 —
420 420 1 235.00 $235.00 $987 +25.00
450 450 1 210.00 $210.00 $945 +20.00
510–525 518 5 200.00–215.00 $210.24 $1,089 +0.24
585 585 1 165.00 $165.00 $965 -22.41
655–660 658 2 182.00–189.00 $185.51 $1,221 -7.95
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 1 200.00 $200.00 $880 +23.06
480 480 1 177.00 $177.00 $850 +17.00
530 530 1 185.00 $185.00 $980 -2.00
670 670 1 170.00 $170.00 $1,139 -30.00
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 125.00 $125.00 $406 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1250–1315 1287 75-80% 3 110.00–121.00 $116.77 $1,503 +1.06
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
760 760 85-90% 1 70.00 $70.00 $532 -2.00
850 850 85-90% 1 64.00 $64.00 $544 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1035 1035 80-85% 1 80.00 $80.00 $828 +24.00
1135 1135 80-85% 1 68.00 $68.00 $772 -56.57

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1780 1780 1 140.00 $140.00 $2,492 —

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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.