Wilkes Livestock Exchange Market Report

North Wilkesboro, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, November 19, 2025

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	67	—	—

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335	335	2	375.00	$375.00	$1,256	—
385	385	1	375.00	$375.00	$1,444	—
425	425	1	275.00	$275.00	$1,169	—
590–595	593	2	332.00	$332.00	$1,969	—
695	695	1	322.00	$322.00	$2,238	—
880	880	1	252.00	$252.00	$2,218	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–295	278	2	325.00–337.00	$330.62	$919	—
305	305	1	300.00	$300.00	$915	-10.00
360	360	1	345.00	$345.00	$1,242	-12.00
400–440	415	5	335.00–368.00	$343.40	$1,425	—
460–478	474	4	300.00	$300.00	$1,422	-35.00
520–525	523	3	285.00–297.00	$293.03	$1,533	—
625–640	633	2	239.00–255.00	$246.91	$1,563	+14.91
670	670	1	229.00	$229.00	$1,534	+12.00
930	930	1	187.00	$187.00	$1,739	—
955	955	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,910	—

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
445	445	1	290.00	$290.00	$1,290	+25.00
505–535	515	3	225.00–245.00	$238.07	$1,226	-36.93

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340	340	1	175.00	$175.00	$595	—
445	445	1	250.00	$250.00	$1,112	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285–295	290	2	385.00–399.00	$391.88	$1,136	+21.88
310–330	320	2	350.00	$350.00	$1,120	—
355–365	360	2	405.00–415.00	$410.07	$1,476	+38.07
420–440	430	2	347.00–350.00	$348.47	$1,498	—
565	565	1	250.00	$250.00	$1,412	-40.13
600	600	1	312.00	$312.00	$1,872	—
645	645	1	285.00	$285.00	$1,838	—

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360–390	375	2	335.00–350.00	$342.80	$1,286	+17.80
457	457	2	306.00	$306.00	$1,398	—
600–645	623	2	237.00–242.00	$239.59	$1,493	—
630	630	1	215.00	$215.00	$1,354	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1045–1105	1070	80-85%	3	135.00–140.00	$138.28	$1,480	+42.03
925–1240	1083	80-85%	2	145.00–149.00	$146.71	$1,589	+50.46
1200–1320	1260	80-85%	2	110.00–120.00	$115.24	$1,452	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1315–1650	1428	75-80%	3	146.00–156.00	$150.00	$2,142	—
1460	1460	75-80%	1	144.00	$144.00	$2,102	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1170–1460	1315	2	150.00	$150.00	$1,972	—
2000	2000	1	175.00	$175.00	$3,500	—

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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.