Wilkes Livestock Exchange Market Report

North Wilkesboro, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, March 12, 2025

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $323.90/cwt +41.90 vs last sale · ≈ $1,707/hd at 527 lb · 16 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	129	—	—

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365	365	4	365.00–377.00	$371.00	$1,354	—
445	445	2	357.00	$357.00	$1,589	—
580	580	1	339.00	$339.00	$1,966	—

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
580	580	1	285.00	$285.00	$1,653	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
395	395	1	310.00	$310.00	$1,224	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225–230	228	2	270.00–275.00	$272.53	$621	—
280–290	285	3	320.00–332.00	$325.74	$928	—
320–340	330	2	349.00–352.00	$350.55	$1,157	+5.55
370–380	372	5	345.00–350.00	$348.98	$1,298	+20.92
410–430	420	7	337.00–350.00	$342.10	$1,437	+5.16
465	465	1	335.00	$335.00	$1,558	+3.00
525–529	527	16	316.00–330.00	$323.90	$1,707	+41.90
585–595	590	2	275.00	$275.00	$1,622	—
635	635	1	225.00	$225.00	$1,429	—
730	730	1	235.00	$235.00	$1,716	—
935	935	6	225.00	$225.00	$2,104	—

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205	205	1	240.00	$240.00	$492	—
295	295	1	300.00	$300.00	$885	—
300	300	1	300.00	$300.00	$900	—
370–395	383	2	275.00–295.00	$285.33	$1,093	—
405–415	409	4	310.00–327.00	$322.18	$1,318	+12.18
495	495	2	282.00–300.00	$291.00	$1,440	-21.00
550–565	555	3	235.00–250.00	$241.74	$1,342	+33.74

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335	335	1	225.00	$225.00	$754	—
525	525	1	220.00	$220.00	$1,155	—
565	565	1	205.00	$205.00	$1,158	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315	315	1	325.00	$325.00	$1,024	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235	235	1	325.00	$325.00	$764	—
275	275	1	345.00	$345.00	$949	—
310	310	1	380.00	$380.00	$1,178	+80.00
350 fancy	350	1	405.00	$405.00	$1,418	—
360–395	378	2	335.00	$335.00	$1,266	+19.00
405 fancy	405	1	389.00	$389.00	$1,575	—
420–430	426	6	345.00–365.00	$356.91	$1,520	+76.91
450	450	1	305.00	$305.00	$1,372	—
525	525	1	337.00	$337.00	$1,769	+19.00
560–585	566	4	335.00–347.00	$338.10	$1,914	—
600–630	619	6	269.00–315.00	$296.95	$1,838	—

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220	220	1	300.00	$300.00	$660	—
305	305	1	270.00	$270.00	$824	—
375–395	385	2	255.00	$255.00	$982	-32.00
435	435	1	290.00	$290.00	$1,262	-5.00
495	495	1	280.00	$280.00	$1,386	—
610	610	1	250.00	$250.00	$1,525	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260	260	1	325.00	$325.00	$845	—
420	420	1	330.00	$330.00	$1,386	—
510	510	1	300.00	$300.00	$1,530	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
710	710	1	210.00	$210.00	$1,491	—

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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	88.00	$88.00	$876	—
1010–1450	1257	80-85%	5	100.00–110.00	$104.46	$1,313	—
1145–1565	1303	80-85%	3	120.00–143.00	$129.06	$1,682	—
1190–1785	1488	80-85%	2	148.00–160.00	$152.80	$2,274	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1260–1610	1405	75-80%	4	140.00–160.00	$151.04	$2,122	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1525	1525	1	120.00	$120.00	$1,830	—
1590	1590	1	130.00	$130.00	$2,067	—
1885	1885	1	170.00	$170.00	$3,204	—

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Dairy Steers

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330	330	1	175.00	$175.00	$578	—
385	385	1	170.00	$170.00	$654	—

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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.