Wilkes Livestock Exchange Market Report

North Wilkesboro, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, October 30, 2024

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	112	43	86
Feeder cattle	89	25	69
Slaughter cattle	23	18	17

Market comments — USDA reporter

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305	305	1	275.00	$275.00	$839	—
370	370	1	270.00	$270.00	$999	—
425	425	1	279.00	$279.00	$1,186	—
505–520	513	2	245.00	$245.00	$1,257	—
555–585	570	2	218.00–227.00	$222.62	$1,269	+0.62
765	765	1	199.00	$199.00	$1,522	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
580	580	3	122.00	$122.00	$708	—

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
440	440	1	220.00	$220.00	$968	—
500	500	1	165.00	$165.00	$825	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275	275	1	210.00	$210.00	$578	—
305	305	1	275.00	$275.00	$839	—
420–425	423	2	240.00–245.00	$242.49	$1,026	+22.49
455–480	468	2	214.00–225.00	$219.65	$1,028	—
500–525	505	5	218.00–228.00	$225.92	$1,141	+26.49
570	570	1	220.00	$220.00	$1,254	+19.00
615	615	1	214.00	$214.00	$1,316	±0.00
820	820	1	170.00	$170.00	$1,394	—

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320	320	1	250.00	$250.00	$800	—
445	445	2	210.00	$210.00	$934	—
460–480	470	2	180.00–187.00	$183.57	$863	—
500	500	1	185.00	$185.00	$925	+23.00
565	565	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,130	—
630	630	1	195.00	$195.00	$1,228	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
435 thin fleshed	435	1	120.00	$120.00	$522	—
480	480	1	125.00	$125.00	$600	—
510 thin fleshed	510	1	118.00	$118.00	$602	—
525	525	1	165.00	$165.00	$866	—

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
500–515	508	2	140.00–150.00	$144.93	$736	—
580 thin fleshed	580	1	99.00	$99.00	$574	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305	305	1	282.00	$282.00	$860	—
350	350	1	297.00	$297.00	$1,040	+17.00
400–445	420	3	250.00–270.00	$263.65	$1,107	+43.65
455–485	467	5	262.00–280.00	$273.95	$1,279	+25.41
510–535	526	4	221.00–235.00	$228.85	$1,204	—
550–580	565	4	217.00–225.00	$221.97	$1,254	—
675–685	680	2	177.00–187.00	$181.96	$1,237	—
740	740	2	164.00–182.00	$173.00	$1,280	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
345	345	1	200.00	$200.00	$690	—
405–420	412	3	170.00–197.00	$182.46	$752	—
425	425	1	150.00	$150.00	$638	—
490–495	493	2	125.00–215.00	$169.77	$837	—
533	533	4	218.00	$218.00	$1,162	—
560–575	568	3	167.00–185.00	$175.72	$998	—

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
420–445	433	3	220.00–225.00	$221.67	$960	—
485–490	488	2	250.00–255.00	$252.51	$1,232	—
520	520	1	179.00	$179.00	$931	—
550–560	555	2	200.00–204.00	$201.98	$1,121	+26.98
615	615	1	170.00	$170.00	$1,046	—
675	675	1	177.00	$177.00	$1,195	—

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
440	440	1	135.00	$135.00	$594	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1045–1245	1135	80-85%	5	100.00–109.00	$103.97	$1,180	+0.61
980–1340	1188	80-85%	6	111.00–120.00	$116.80	$1,388	—
1115–1620	1293	80-85%	3	125.00–131.00	$128.20	$1,658	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1240–1290	1265	75-80%	2	112.00–117.00	$114.45	$1,448	—
1295–1670	1483	75-80%	2	120.00–122.00	$121.13	$1,796	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
730	730	85-90%	1	70.00	$70.00	$511	—
860	860	85-90%	1	100.00	$100.00	$860	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1670	1670	1	119.00	$119.00	$1,987	-47.00
1715	1715	1	142.00	$142.00	$2,435	—

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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.