Wilkes Livestock Exchange Market Report

North Wilkesboro, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, November 13, 2024

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $234.80/cwt +47.38 vs last sale · ≈ $1,115/hd at 475 lb · 10 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	177	44	109
Feeder cattle	138	40	82
Slaughter cattle	39	4	27

Market comments — USDA reporter

Slaughter cattle 4.00 Higher Feeder cattle 8.00 To 10.00 Higher Demand Very Good Activity Active Offerings Heavy Quality Average To Attractive Head calves 250.00 To 310.00 Goats 2 Head

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370–372	372	6	290.00–293.00	$292.50	$1,088	—
405	405	1	298.00	$298.00	$1,207	—
512–540	519	4	254.00–257.00	$254.78	$1,322	—
590	590	1	249.00	$249.00	$1,469	—
640	640	1	249.00	$249.00	$1,594	—
675	675	1	220.00	$220.00	$1,485	-49.00
990	990	3	192.00	$192.00	$1,901	—

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
530	530	1	197.00	$197.00	$1,044	—
645	645	1	230.00	$230.00	$1,484	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	1	280.00	$280.00	$826	—
335	335	1	285.00	$285.00	$955	+60.00
387	387	6	259.00	$259.00	$1,002	—
410–435	424	4	232.00–237.00	$235.23	$997	+8.23
473–490	475	10	232.00–236.00	$234.80	$1,115	+47.38
502–532	512	9	230.00–242.00	$231.38	$1,185	—
605	605	1	225.00	$225.00	$1,361	+46.93
650	650	1	157.00	$157.00	$1,020	-33.00
700	700	5	198.00	$198.00	$1,386	—
775	775	1	175.00	$175.00	$1,356	+10.00
930	930	1	135.00	$135.00	$1,256	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250	250	1	200.00	$200.00	$500	—
340	340	1	145.00	$145.00	$493	—
375	375	1	201.00	$201.00	$754	—
445	445	2	208.00–210.00	$209.00	$930	—
455	455	3	205.00–210.00	$206.67	$940	—
530–538	536	5	200.00–210.00	$201.98	$1,083	—

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225	225	1	235.00	$235.00	$529	—
510–535	520	3	216.00–226.00	$222.24	$1,156	—
570	570	1	167.00	$167.00	$952	—
600–640	618	3	150.00–155.00	$151.73	$938	—
705	705	1	125.00	$125.00	$881	—

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405	405	1	140.00	$140.00	$567	—
515	515	1	170.00	$170.00	$876	—
530 thin fleshed	530	2	149.00–155.00	$152.00	$806	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285–295	290	2	285.00–290.00	$287.54	$834	—
360–390	377	3	285.00–290.00	$288.00	$1,086	+113.00
400–405	402	3	275.00–294.00	$284.96	$1,146	+15.62
475–490	483	2	264.00–270.00	$267.05	$1,290	-1.47
510–535	521	4	252.00–268.00	$257.65	$1,342	—
565	565	1	245.00	$245.00	$1,384	+45.00
600	600	1	229.00	$229.00	$1,374	—
715–735	722	3	175.00–189.00	$183.39	$1,324	+48.39
755	755	1	175.00	$175.00	$1,321	+50.00

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370–375	373	2	200.00–220.00	$210.07	$784	—
430	430	1	232.00	$232.00	$998	—
460–490	475	2	195.00–210.00	$202.74	$963	—
510–535	525	3	175.00	$175.00	$919	—
565	565	1	180.00	$180.00	$1,017	—
615	615	3	204.00	$204.00	$1,255	—
670	670	1	175.00	$175.00	$1,172	—

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325	325	1	210.00	$210.00	$682	—
395	395	1	220.00	$220.00	$869	—
415	415	1	260.00	$260.00	$1,079	—
455–490	474	4	230.00–245.00	$237.35	$1,125	—
520	520	2	228.00–230.00	$229.00	$1,191	+54.00
585	585	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,170	—
600	600	1	211.00	$211.00	$1,266	—
890	890	1	110.00	$110.00	$979	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
345	345	1	260.00	$260.00	$897	—
520	520	3	247.00	$247.00	$1,284	—

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355	355	1	160.00	$160.00	$568	—
415	415	1	175.00	$175.00	$726	—
500	500	1	145.00	$145.00	$725	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1025	1025	80-85%	1	125.00	$125.00	$1,281	—
910–1105	1028	80-85%	3	75.00–80.00	$77.19	$794	—
990–1195	1095	80-85%	8	90.00–95.00	$93.80	$1,027	—
940–1300	1143	80-85%	10	100.00–115.00	$107.99	$1,234	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1185–1470	1324	75-80%	10	105.00–115.00	$109.22	$1,446	—
1225–1480	1353	75-80%	2	120.00–125.00	$122.74	$1,661	+14.45

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
885	885	85-90%	1	120.00	$120.00	$1,062	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1450	1450	1	120.00	$120.00	$1,740	—
1740–1840	1790	2	130.00–140.00	$135.14	$2,419	—
1855	1855	1	110.00	$110.00	$2,040	—

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Dairy Steers

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
705	705	1	179.00	$179.00	$1,262	—

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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.