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Wilkes Livestock Exchange Market Report

North Wilkesboro, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, January 21, 2026

90 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 bulls $384.98/cwt -17.02 vs last sale · ≈ $2,410/hd at 626 lb · 11 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 90 — —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 1 495.00 $495.00 $1,213 +45.00
320 320 1 450.00 $450.00 $1,440 -15.00
365 365 1 520.00 $520.00 $1,898 +92.50
425–430 429 4 447.00–450.00 $447.74 $1,921 -7.26
475–485 480 2 365.00–375.00 $369.95 $1,776 -27.48
500 500 1 382.00 $382.00 $1,910 —
600 600 2 339.00 $339.00 $2,034 -18.00
810 810 1 285.00 $285.00 $2,308 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
363 363 4 460.00 $460.00 $1,670 —
405 405 1 410.00 $410.00 $1,660 -14.88
565 565 1 370.00 $370.00 $2,090 +51.53
630 630 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,449 -90.00
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 265.00 $265.00 $901 —
550 550 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,650 —
740 740 1 215.00 $215.00 $1,591 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 230 1 450.00 $450.00 $1,035 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 230 1 575.00 $575.00 $1,322 -30.00
265 265 1 555.00 $555.00 $1,471 —
300–335 312 3 535.00–545.00 $541.42 $1,689 +46.42
375 375 1 550.00 $550.00 $2,062 +80.95
440 440 3 460.00 $460.00 $2,024 +20.63
470–475 472 3 437.00–442.00 $440.32 $2,078 -25.30
500 500 1 430.00 $430.00 $2,150 +13.98
550 550 2 395.00 $395.00 $2,172 —
620–645 626 11 360.00–397.00 $384.98 $2,410 -17.02
756–765 758 4 300.00–335.00 $326.17 $2,472 —
855 855 1 285.00 $285.00 $2,437 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
378 378 3 515.00 $515.00 $1,947 +78.00
485 485 1 380.00 $380.00 $1,843 -35.00
540 540 1 325.00 $325.00 $1,755 —
650 650 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,950 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460 460 2 225.00 $225.00 $1,035 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
590 590 2 350.00 $350.00 $2,065 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
925–1055 1003 80-85% 3 128.00–145.00 $137.50 $1,379 +22.50
945–1245 1123 80-85% 5 108.00–124.00 $118.38 $1,329 —
1110–1350 1248 80-85% 5 156.00–164.00 $158.76 $1,981 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1320–1615 1491 75-80% 5 155.00–169.00 $163.35 $2,436 —
1500 1500 75-80% 1 151.00 $151.00 $2,265 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
740 740 85-90% 1 79.00 $79.00 $585 +5.00
845 845 85-90% 1 120.00 $120.00 $1,014 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1595–1645 1620 2 196.00–204.00 $200.06 $3,241 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
900 900 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 2,100.00 $2,100.00

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Dairy Steers

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 1 400.00 $400.00 $1,580 ±0.00

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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.