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Wilkes Livestock Exchange Market Report

North Wilkesboro, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, January 14, 2026

115 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $397.43/cwt -17.03 vs last sale · ≈ $1,880/hd at 473 lb · 11 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 115 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 1 439.00 $439.00 $1,668 +23.00
445 445 1 462.00 $462.00 $2,056 -37.00
465 465 2 469.00 $469.00 $2,181 +29.00
745 745 1 329.00 $329.00 $2,451 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 1 450.00 $450.00 $1,080 —
325 325 1 465.00 $465.00 $1,511 +15.00
355 355 2 420.00–435.00 $427.50 $1,518 -20.88
415 415 1 455.00 $455.00 $1,888 +37.25
450–480 473 11 390.00–402.00 $397.43 $1,880 -17.03
551 551 6 386.00 $386.00 $2,127 +14.00
605 605 1 357.00 $357.00 $2,160 —
705–745 719 6 275.00–322.00 $310.29 $2,231 +16.07
920 920 1 265.00 $265.00 $2,438 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 1 425.00 $425.00 $1,275 +75.00
425–440 436 6 412.00–428.00 $424.88 $1,852 —
475 475 1 379.00 $379.00 $1,800 —
560 560 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,008 -105.00
555–575 565 2 317.00–320.00 $318.47 $1,799 +33.47
625 625 1 320.00 $320.00 $2,000 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 435.00 $435.00 $1,392 —
410 410 3 432.00 $432.00 $1,771 +37.00
495 495 2 385.00 $385.00 $1,906 -6.89
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410 410 1 230.00 $230.00 $943 —
455–465 462 3 335.00–370.00 $354.14 $1,636 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
233 233 3 605.00 $605.00 $1,410 —
315 315 1 495.00 $495.00 $1,559 -23.26
360–375 368 3 465.00–475.00 $469.05 $1,726 +4.05
400–435 418 2 425.00–455.00 $439.37 $1,837 -25.82
473–490 479 8 465.00–466.00 $465.62 $2,230 +33.31
515–532 524 7 412.00–422.00 $416.02 $2,180 -25.98
595 595 1 382.00 $382.00 $2,273 -20.47
620 620 2 402.00 $402.00 $2,492 +75.00
740 740 1 306.00 $306.00 $2,264 —
915 915 3 227.00 $227.00 $2,077 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
342 342 2 437.00 $437.00 $1,495 —
395 395 2 437.00 $437.00 $1,726 —
430–440 435 2 385.00 $385.00 $1,675 -35.00
470 470 1 415.00 $415.00 $1,950 +12.56
595 595 1 350.00 $350.00 $2,082 -37.00
700 700 1 255.00 $255.00 $1,785 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220 220 1 340.00 $340.00 $748 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
735 735 1 285.00 $285.00 $2,095 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000 1000 80-85% 1 115.00 $115.00 $1,150 —
980–1060 1022 80-85% 3 123.00–128.00 $125.64 $1,284 —
955–1220 1065 80-85% 3 150.00–163.00 $156.82 $1,670 -6.64
1155 1155 80-85% 1 64.00 $64.00 $739 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1345–1475 1410 75-80% 2 149.00–150.00 $149.52 $2,108 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
735 735 85-90% 1 74.00 $74.00 $544 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1495–1575 1535 2 174.00–177.00 $175.54 $2,695 —

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1330 1330 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 3,475.00 $3,475.00 —

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Dairy Steers

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 1 400.00 $400.00 $1,560 —
510 510 1 195.00 $195.00 $994 —

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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.