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Wilkes Livestock Exchange Market Report

North Wilkesboro, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, April 16, 2025

82 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 82 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250 250 1 370.00 $370.00 $925 —
450 450 4 321.00 $321.00 $1,444 -11.00
545 545 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,635 -10.00
995 995 1 195.00 $195.00 $1,940 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 1 275.00 $275.00 $646 —
380 380 5 377.00 $377.00 $1,433 +42.00
410–430 418 4 335.00–349.00 $341.62 $1,428 —
455–475 465 2 325.00–335.00 $329.89 $1,534 +9.89
565 565 1 310.00 $310.00 $1,752 +25.00
630 630 1 290.00 $290.00 $1,827 —
840 840 1 169.00 $169.00 $1,420 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–440 423 3 320.00–328.00 $324.25 $1,372 —
595 595 1 265.00 $265.00 $1,577 -2.00
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 240.00 $240.00 $804 —
455 455 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,138 —
520 520 1 150.00 $150.00 $780 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 2 400.00 $400.00 $1,080 —
300 300 1 365.00 $365.00 $1,095 —
365 365 1 415.00 $415.00 $1,515 —
432 432 2 379.00 $379.00 $1,637 —
450 450 3 379.00 $379.00 $1,706 —
540 540 1 350.00 $350.00 $1,890 +21.00
550 550 1 322.00 $322.00 $1,771 —
795 795 1 216.00 $216.00 $1,717 —
950 950 1 154.00 $154.00 $1,463 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 3 350.00–362.00 $354.00 $1,257 —
450 450 1 352.00 $352.00 $1,584 —
520–545 533 2 314.00–325.00 $319.37 $1,702 —
550 550 1 285.00 $285.00 $1,568 —
980 980 1 134.00 $134.00 $1,313 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450–455 453 2 310.00–335.00 $322.57 $1,461 —
545 545 1 255.00 $255.00 $1,390 —
Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
475 475 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,140 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1170–1635 1451 75-80% 16 140.00–153.00 $147.62 $2,142 —
1585–1670 1628 75-80% 2 130.00–136.00 $133.08 $2,167 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
775–810 793 85-90% 2 127.00–130.00 $128.53 $1,019 —
800–805 803 85-90% 2 86.00–90.00 $88.01 $707 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
980 980 80-85% 1 85.00 $85.00 $833 —
990–1190 1095 80-85% 3 140.00–145.00 $141.84 $1,553 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1315–1625 1470 2 160.00 $160.00 $2,352 —

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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.