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Wilkes Livestock Exchange Market Report

North Wilkesboro, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, March 19, 2025

50 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 50 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 390.00 $390.00 $1,346 —
355 355 1 420.00 $420.00 $1,491 +49.00
460 460 1 357.50 $357.50 $1,644 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 1 360.00 $360.00 $1,134 +9.45
355 355 1 360.00 $360.00 $1,278 +11.02
405–442 427 4 300.00–315.00 $305.14 $1,303 -36.96
490 490 2 320.00 $320.00 $1,568 -15.00
510 510 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,377 -53.90
640 640 1 255.00 $255.00 $1,632 +30.00
700 700 1 215.50 $215.50 $1,508 -19.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 1 342.50 $342.50 $1,045 +17.50
390 390 1 327.50 $327.50 $1,277 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
490 490 1 247.50 $247.50 $1,213 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 1 350.00 $350.00 $998 +5.00
312 312 2 370.00 $370.00 $1,154 -10.00
365–370 368 2 390.00–395.00 $392.52 $1,444 +57.52
420 420 1 357.50 $357.50 $1,502 +0.59
475 475 1 377.50 $377.50 $1,793 +72.50
560 560 1 357.50 $357.50 $2,002 +19.40
610 610 1 347.50 $347.50 $2,120 +50.55
915 915 1 181.00 $181.00 $1,656 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410 410 1 320.00 $320.00 $1,312 +30.00
470 470 2 332.50–347.50 $340.00 $1,598 +60.00
515 515 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,545 —
560 560 1 285.00 $285.00 $1,596 —
625–630 628 2 270.00–290.00 $280.04 $1,759 +30.04
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
690 690 1 150.00 $150.00 $1,035 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1170–1215 1193 80-85% 2 100.00–110.00 $105.09 $1,254 —
1240 1240 80-85% 1 114.00 $114.00 $1,414 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1295–1470 1383 75-80% 2 150.00–154.00 $151.87 $2,100 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
705 705 85-90% 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,410 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1040–1240 1140 2 170.00–174.00 $171.82 $1,959 —
1495 1495 1 98.00 $98.00 $1,465 —
1140–2295 1772 3 144.00–156.00 $149.16 $2,643 —

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Dairy Heifers

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
470–480 475 2 150.00–170.00 $160.11 $761 —

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Dairy Steers

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
730 730 1 145.00 $145.00 $1,058 —

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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.