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Wilkes Livestock Exchange Market Report

North Wilkesboro, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, December 3, 2025

75 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 75 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220 220 1 455.00 $455.00 $1,001 —
395 395 1 352.00 $352.00 $1,390 -23.00
575 575 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,725 -32.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 250.00 $250.00 $725 -80.62
305–320 313 2 350.00 $350.00 $1,096 +50.00
380–390 385 2 332.00–347.00 $339.40 $1,307 -5.60
415–445 430 3 262.00–282.00 $271.57 $1,168 -71.83
450 450 3 332.00–335.00 $334.00 $1,503 +34.00
515–520 516 8 310.00–312.00 $310.25 $1,601 +17.22
570 570 1 310.00 $310.00 $1,767 —
605 605 2 295.00 $295.00 $1,785 +48.09
695 695 1 255.00 $255.00 $1,772 +26.00
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455–485 470 2 280.00–297.00 $288.77 $1,357 —
500 500 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,350 +31.93
560–580 570 2 265.00–272.00 $268.44 $1,530 —
685 685 1 225.00 $225.00 $1,541 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 1 265.00 $265.00 $1,007 —
480 480 1 225.00 $225.00 $1,080 —
560 560 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,400 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 1 400.00 $400.00 $1,460 -10.07
430 430 1 345.00 $345.00 $1,484 -3.47
475–485 480 2 342.00–347.00 $344.47 $1,653 —
525 525 1 310.00 $310.00 $1,628 —
670 670 1 279.00 $279.00 $1,869 —
760–775 768 2 225.00 $225.00 $1,728 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–380 373 2 342.00–367.00 $354.25 $1,321 +11.45
475–480 478 2 275.00–300.00 $287.43 $1,374 -18.57
520 520 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,404 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 1 335.00 $335.00 $1,306 —
460 460 1 237.00 $237.00 $1,090 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
520 520 1 282.00 $282.00 $1,466 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
945–1060 985 80-85% 3 76.00–80.00 $78.71 $775 —
925–1030 990 80-85% 3 130.00–145.00 $135.20 $1,338 —
910–1260 1077 80-85% 5 110.00–120.00 $111.81 $1,204 -34.90
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
765 765 85-90% 1 155.00 $155.00 $1,186 —
725–890 808 85-90% 2 73.00–90.00 $80.63 $651 —
880 880 85-90% 1 122.00 $122.00 $1,074 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1215 1215 75-80% 1 142.00 $142.00 $1,725 —
1655 1655 75-80% 1 150.00 $150.00 $2,482 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1140 1140 1 160.00 $160.00 $1,824 —
2115 2115 1 175.00 $175.00 $3,701 —

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Beef/Dairy Heifers

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420 420 1 205.00 $205.00 $861 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
590 590 1 170.00 $170.00 $1,003 —

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Dairy Heifers

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 1 150.00 $150.00 $668 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
815 815 1 90.00 $90.00 $734 —

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Dairy Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 250.00 $250.00 $812 —

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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.