Wilkes Livestock Exchange Market Report

North Wilkesboro, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, November 6, 2024

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	44	112	140
Feeder cattle	40	89	101
Slaughter cattle	4	23	39

Market comments — USDA reporter

Slaughter cattle Mostly Steady Feeder Cattle Mostly Steady Demand Good Activity Active Offerings Light 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
675	675	1	269.00	$269.00	$1,816	—
835	835	1	188.00	$188.00	$1,570	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325	325	1	225.00	$225.00	$731	-50.00
420	420	1	227.00	$227.00	$953	-15.49
460–490	475	2	185.00–190.00	$187.42	$890	-32.23
560	560	1	206.00	$206.00	$1,154	-14.00
605–625	615	2	174.00–182.00	$178.07	$1,095	-35.93
670	670	1	190.00	$190.00	$1,273	—
745	745	1	175.00	$175.00	$1,304	—
780	780	1	165.00	$165.00	$1,287	—
825	825	1	175.00	$175.00	$1,444	+5.00
870	870	1	172.00	$172.00	$1,496	—

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
395	395	1	150.00	$150.00	$592	—
400	400	1	212.00	$212.00	$848	—
660	660	1	135.00	$135.00	$891	—
790	790	1	135.00	$135.00	$1,066	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
550–570	560	2	75.00–100.00	$87.28	$489	—
630	630	1	90.00	$90.00	$567	—
695	695	1	125.00	$125.00	$869	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
690	690	1	170.00	$170.00	$1,173	—

Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
670	670	1	90.00	$90.00	$603	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360	360	1	175.00	$175.00	$630	-122.00
420–435	425	3	268.00–270.00	$269.34	$1,145	+5.69
460–475	468	2	267.00–270.00	$268.52	$1,257	-5.43
560	560	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,120	-21.97
725	725	1	135.00	$135.00	$979	-38.00
760	760	1	125.00	$125.00	$950	—
825	825	1	145.00	$145.00	$1,196	—
885	885	1	139.00	$139.00	$1,230	—
910	910	1	134.00	$134.00	$1,219	—

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
520	520	1	175.00	$175.00	$910	-4.00
690	690	1	172.00	$172.00	$1,187	-5.00

Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375 thin fleshed	375	1	65.00	$65.00	$244	—
675	675	1	130.00	$130.00	$878	—

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1275–1395	1352	75-80%	3	105.00–110.00	$108.29	$1,464	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
955	955	80-85%	1	90.00	$90.00	$860	—

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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.