Wilkes Livestock Exchange Market Report

North Wilkesboro, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, November 5, 2025

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	109	—	—

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
385–390	388	2	390.00	$390.00	$1,513	—
420	420	7	342.00	$342.00	$1,436	—
540	540	1	325.00	$325.00	$1,755	—
600–640	620	2	312.00–319.00	$315.61	$1,957	—
720–745	733	2	270.00–275.00	$272.46	$1,997	—
810–835	818	3	280.00–287.00	$284.62	$2,328	—

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400	400	1	275.00	$275.00	$1,100	—
715	715	1	237.00	$237.00	$1,695	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
170	170	1	315.00	$315.00	$536	—
275–295	285	2	300.00–332.00	$316.56	$902	—
305–330	318	2	339.00–340.00	$339.48	$1,080	-15.52
355–375	368	4	317.00–325.00	$322.22	$1,186	-12.78
430–440	433	3	329.00–342.00	$335.28	$1,452	+45.28
465–480	470	3	329.00–347.00	$340.87	$1,602	—
505–520	513	6	318.00–320.00	$318.99	$1,636	+5.97
575	575	1	249.00	$249.00	$1,432	—
645	645	1	260.00	$260.00	$1,677	—
675	675	1	247.00	$247.00	$1,667	-35.00
743	743	2	275.00	$275.00	$2,043	—
750	750	1	180.00	$180.00	$1,350	—
845	845	1	157.00	$157.00	$1,327	—
880	880	1	175.00	$175.00	$1,540	—

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250	250	1	285.00	$285.00	$712	—
420	420	1	315.00	$315.00	$1,323	+103.00
475–485	480	2	300.00–319.00	$309.40	$1,485	—
565	565	1	232.00	$232.00	$1,311	—
690	690	1	242.00	$242.00	$1,670	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335	335	1	175.00	$175.00	$586	—
430	430	1	245.00	$245.00	$1,054	—
475	475	1	295.00	$295.00	$1,401	—
655	655	1	216.00	$216.00	$1,415	—
705	705	1	150.00	$150.00	$1,058	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225	225	1	430.00	$430.00	$968	—
310–325	318	2	365.00–385.00	$375.24	$1,193	—
360–385	373	2	390.00–399.00	$394.35	$1,471	—
430	430	1	370.00	$370.00	$1,591	+48.00
470	470	1	372.00	$372.00	$1,748	—
540	540	1	295.00	$295.00	$1,593	-1.65
585	585	1	297.00	$297.00	$1,737	-23.00
610–615	613	2	275.00–285.00	$279.98	$1,716	-45.02
695	695	1	259.00	$259.00	$1,800	+11.00
725	725	1	275.00	$275.00	$1,994	—
925	925	1	160.00	$160.00	$1,480	—

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230	230	1	325.00	$325.00	$748	—
385	385	1	375.00	$375.00	$1,444	—
430	430	1	325.00	$325.00	$1,398	—
480	480	1	302.00	$302.00	$1,450	—
575	575	1	242.00	$242.00	$1,392	-43.00
620–635	628	2	250.00–255.00	$252.47	$1,586	—
650	650	1	230.00	$230.00	$1,495	—
700	700	1	255.00	$255.00	$1,785	—
770	770	1	162.00	$162.00	$1,247	—
920	920	1	180.00	$180.00	$1,656	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–345 thin fleshed	330	2	185.00–200.00	$192.16	$634	—
390	390	1	345.00	$345.00	$1,346	—
400	400	1	275.00	$275.00	$1,100	—
465	465	1	270.00	$270.00	$1,256	—
505	505	1	155.00	$155.00	$783	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
450–490	470	2	330.00–355.00	$341.97	$1,607	—
530	530	1	277.00	$277.00	$1,468	—

Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
390	390	1	270.00	$270.00	$1,053	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
910–1185	1073	80-85%	4	110.00–120.00	$115.32	$1,237	+26.32
1020–1440	1170	80-85%	5	128.00–138.00	$133.34	$1,560	—
1530	1530	80-85%	1	142.00	$142.00	$2,173	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1330–1530	1408	75-80%	3	135.00–140.00	$136.57	$1,923	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1075–1640	1358	2	140.00–145.00	$143.02	$1,942	—

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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.