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Wilkes Livestock Exchange Market Report

North Wilkesboro, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, April 2, 2025

86 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 86 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200 200 1 330.00 $330.00 $660 —
315 315 1 300.00 $300.00 $945 —
425 425 1 345.00 $345.00 $1,466 -27.00
460 460 1 340.00 $340.00 $1,564 —
545 545 1 349.00 $349.00 $1,902 —
625 625 1 302.00 $302.00 $1,888 —
845 845 1 192.00 $192.00 $1,622 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
470 470 1 280.00 $280.00 $1,316 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 1 345.00 $345.00 $845 —
315–340 325 3 352.00–377.00 $367.64 $1,195 -2.36
380–385 384 4 322.00–340.00 $330.47 $1,269 -37.03
400–440 406 8 322.00–330.00 $328.32 $1,333 +49.96
450–480 463 3 300.00–316.00 $310.01 $1,435 +15.77
510–515 513 2 301.00–306.00 $303.51 $1,557 +34.97
565 565 1 275.00 $275.00 $1,554 -0.80
660 660 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,386 —
780 780 1 212.00 $212.00 $1,654 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265 265 1 250.00 $250.00 $662 —
375 375 1 275.00 $275.00 $1,031 -10.00
410–445 428 2 282.00–295.00 $288.23 $1,234 —
455–495 475 2 267.00–280.00 $273.77 $1,300 —
565 565 1 208.00 $208.00 $1,175 —
745 745 1 150.00 $150.00 $1,118 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 289.00 $289.00 $853 —
315–340 328 2 285.00–300.00 $292.21 $958 +57.21
765 765 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,377 —
Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 82.00 $82.00 $275 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 1 402.00 $402.00 $985 —
275 275 1 400.00 $400.00 $1,100 —
305 305 1 385.00 $385.00 $1,174 -10.00
365 365 1 362.00 $362.00 $1,321 —
420–445 428 5 335.00–355.00 $343.09 $1,468 -27.84
455–470 460 3 348.00–359.00 $355.37 $1,635 +22.82
500–530 515 2 340.00–350.00 $344.85 $1,776 +19.85
565 565 1 350.00 $350.00 $1,978 +61.33
800 800 1 192.00 $192.00 $1,536 —
895 895 1 187.00 $187.00 $1,674 —
990 990 1 175.00 $175.00 $1,732 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265 265 1 205.00 $205.00 $543 —
435 435 1 308.00 $308.00 $1,340 —
475 475 1 280.00 $280.00 $1,330 +5.00
525 525 2 295.00–306.00 $300.50 $1,578 —
570 570 2 310.00–316.00 $313.00 $1,784 +70.50
845 845 1 149.00 $149.00 $1,259 —
940 940 1 142.00 $142.00 $1,335 —
Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415–430 thin fleshed 423 2 90.00–150.00 $120.53 $510 —
440 440 1 247.00 $247.00 $1,087 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455 455 1 325.00 $325.00 $1,479 +25.32

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1285–1400 1331 75-80% 5 139.00–147.00 $144.23 $1,920 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
915–965 value added 940 80-85% 2 172.00–182.00 $176.87 $1,663 —
1100 1100 80-85% 1 133.00 $133.00 $1,463 —
1160 1160 80-85% 1 146.00 $146.00 $1,694 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
705 705 85-90% 1 160.00 $160.00 $1,128 —

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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.