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Wilkes Livestock Exchange Market Report

North Wilkesboro, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, January 8, 2025

57 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 57 79 20
Feeder cattle 34 58 17
Slaughter cattle 23 21 3

Market comments — USDA reporter

No Sale For Last 2 Week Demand Good Activity Active Active Offerings Light Quality Average

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220 220 1 250.00 $250.00 $550 -25.00
280 280 1 275.00 $275.00 $770 —
315–345 330 2 260.00–265.00 $262.61 $867 -7.39
375–390 383 2 277.00 $277.00 $1,061 +47.00
525 525 2 270.00 $270.00 $1,418 +28.65
560 560 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,120 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255 255 1 239.00 $239.00 $609 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215 215 1 310.00 $310.00 $666 —
330 330 1 325.00 $325.00 $1,072 —
355–375 368 3 310.00–322.00 $314.75 $1,158 +32.30
495 495 1 296.00 $296.00 $1,465 +8.33
510–515 513 2 300.00–304.00 $302.01 $1,549 +9.86
625 625 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,688 —
650 650 1 202.00 $202.00 $1,313 -14.00
700 700 1 185.00 $185.00 $1,295 -12.99
920 920 1 170.00 $170.00 $1,564 —
950–965 958 2 154.00–164.00 $159.04 $1,524 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
170 170 1 270.00 $270.00 $459 —
295 295 1 280.00 $280.00 $826 —
425 425 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,062 —
490–495 493 2 250.00–265.00 $257.54 $1,270 +47.54
540 540 1 269.00 $269.00 $1,453 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
510 510 2 280.00–289.00 $284.50 $1,451 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
845–1005 925 80-85% 2 60.00–80.00 $69.14 $640 —
920–1070 996 80-85% 4 90.00–100.00 $96.02 $956 —
1030–1265 1156 80-85% 4 120.00–131.00 $126.28 $1,460 +32.66
1130–1440 1307 80-85% 3 110.00–133.00 $118.79 $1,553 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1250–1390 1305 75-80% 3 121.00–128.00 $124.30 $1,622 +8.30
1320–1435 1383 75-80% 3 132.00–147.00 $137.46 $1,901 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
825 825 85-90% 1 80.00 $80.00 $660 -2.00

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1260 1260 1 69.00 $69.00 $869 —
1050–1540 1295 2 140.00–159.00 $147.70 $1,913 —

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Dairy Heifers

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
580 580 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,102 —

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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.