Wilkes Livestock Exchange Market Report

North Wilkesboro, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, April 9, 2025

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	41	—	—

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325	325	1	375.00	$375.00	$1,219	+75.00
460	460	1	332.00	$332.00	$1,527	-8.00
530	530	1	310.00	$310.00	$1,643	-39.00
580	580	3	310.00	$310.00	$1,798	—
655	655	1	295.00	$295.00	$1,932	—

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
560	560	1	270.00	$270.00	$1,512	—

Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
390	390	1	205.00	$205.00	$800	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375	375	3	272.00	$272.00	$1,020	—
450	450	2	255.00	$255.00	$1,148	—
560	560	3	267.00	$267.00	$1,495	—
615	615	1	225.00	$225.00	$1,384	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350	350	1	335.00	$335.00	$1,172	+4.53
480	480	2	320.00	$320.00	$1,536	+9.99
510	510	1	272.00	$272.00	$1,387	-31.51
550	550	3	285.00	$285.00	$1,568	+10.00
670	670	1	259.00	$259.00	$1,735	+49.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
385	385	1	318.00	$318.00	$1,224	—
450	450	1	295.00	$295.00	$1,328	—
550	550	1	259.00	$259.00	$1,424	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
540	540	2	329.00	$329.00	$1,777	-15.85

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405	405	1	250.00	$250.00	$1,012	-58.00

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1315–1435	1375	75-80%	2	143.00–145.00	$143.96	$1,979	—
1590	1590	75-80%	1	130.00	$130.00	$2,067	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
895	895	85-90%	1	120.00	$120.00	$1,074	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1350–1715	1567	3	145.00–150.00	$147.87	$2,317	—

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1000	1000	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	2,150.00	$2,150.00	—
1155	1155	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	2,700.00	$2,700.00	—

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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.