Wilkes Livestock Exchange Market Report

North Wilkesboro, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, February 26, 2025

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	64	—	—

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
420	420	1	322.00	$322.00	$1,352	±0.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375	375	1	312.00	$312.00	$1,170	-10.00
430–442	438	3	292.00	$292.00	$1,279	+15.00
450	450	1	295.00	$295.00	$1,328	—
510	510	1	267.00	$267.00	$1,362	-28.00
565–590	582	3	275.00–277.00	$276.35	$1,608	—
670	670	1	244.00	$244.00	$1,635	—
710–725	718	2	204.00–208.00	$205.98	$1,479	—

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255	255	1	250.00	$250.00	$638	—
440	440	2	245.00	$245.00	$1,078	—
460–470	467	6	275.00–280.00	$278.69	$1,301	—
595	595	1	245.00	$245.00	$1,458	—

Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
685–690	688	2	150.00	$150.00	$1,032	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
600	600	1	210.00	$210.00	$1,260	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290–295	293	2	340.00–365.00	$352.61	$1,033	—
335	335	1	375.00	$375.00	$1,256	+46.00
365–395	380	2	347.00–349.00	$347.96	$1,322	—
400–415	408	2	312.00–322.00	$316.91	$1,293	+6.74
460	460	1	297.00	$297.00	$1,366	+10.00
575 value added	575	1	357.00	$357.00	$2,053	—
590	590	1	288.00	$288.00	$1,699	+36.65
610	610	1	255.00	$255.00	$1,556	-2.26
675	675	1	247.00	$247.00	$1,667	+7.00
700	700	1	245.00	$245.00	$1,715	+11.53

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
450	450	1	277.00	$277.00	$1,246	+22.29

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
165	165	1	200.00	$200.00	$330	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
995	995	80-85%	1	105.00	$105.00	$1,045	—
1015–1370	1140	80-85%	7	120.00–130.00	$123.25	$1,405	+38.54
1430	1430	80-85%	1	151.00	$151.00	$2,159	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1335–1420	1378	75-80%	2	121.00–130.00	$125.36	$1,727	—
1300–1650	1459	75-80%	7	139.00–156.00	$148.10	$2,161	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
750	750	85-90%	1	120.00	$120.00	$900	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1885–1905	1895	2	165.00	$165.00	$3,127	—
1900	1900	2	165.00–174.00	$169.50	$3,220	—

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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.