Wilkes County Stockyard Market Report

Washington, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, October 21, 2020

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	226	363	383
Feeder cattle	198	301	330
Slaughter cattle	14	30	48
Replacement cattle	14	32	5

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago; Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls steady, Feeder steers and steer calves lightly tested, Feeder bulls and bull calves mostly steady, Feeder heifers and heifer calves 5.00 to 10.00 lower, Replacement cows steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–330	320	2	141.00–142.50	$141.77	$454	—
355–365	363	4	135.00–137.50	$135.61	$492	—
405–445	426	6	131.00–139.00	$135.44	$577	—
455–475	463	3	120.00–126.00	$123.62	$572	-12.70
505–545	532	3	115.00–117.00	$116.32	$619	-10.66
560–575	567	3	112.00–117.00	$113.69	$645	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360	360	1	146.00	$146.00	$526	-12.00
405–430	418	2	142.50–144.00	$143.27	$599	-11.73

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–330	320	2	120.00–129.00	$124.64	$399	—
375–385	382	3	120.00–125.00	$123.36	$471	-10.04
405–445	428	3	111.00–117.00	$114.42	$490	-7.44
475–485	482	3	106.00–109.00	$106.99	$516	-9.47
505–545	525	2	102.00–106.00	$104.08	$546	-8.57
555–575	563	3	100.00–105.00	$102.97	$580	-9.34

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–435	420	2	105.00–107.00	$106.04	$445	-7.12
455–480	470	3	100.00–103.00	$101.70	$478	-9.01
505–525	515	2	90.00–97.00	$93.57	$482	-13.67
560–575	570	3	90.00–99.00	$92.95	$530	—
605–635	620	2	85.00–92.00	$88.58	$549	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–395	375	2	130.00–137.00	$133.69	$501	+0.18
405–445	425	2	120.00–127.50	$123.93	$527	-1.03
455–475	458	7	110.00–111.00	$110.15	$504	-3.39
530–545	535	3	104.00–109.00	$106.36	$569	+0.24
555–575	565	5	100.00–108.00	$104.00	$588	+0.81
605–640	625	5	90.00–99.00	$95.29	$596	-1.01
705–745	725	2	88.00	$88.00	$638	+1.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–445	416	5	130.00–138.00	$133.07	$554	-0.45
555–575	565	2	110.00–114.00	$112.04	$633	—
655–675	665	2	96.00–100.00	$98.03	$652	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410–435	423	2	140.00–145.00	$142.57	$603	—
455–485	470	2	135.00–137.00	$136.03	$639	+5.03

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
990	990	85-90%	1	36.00	$36.00	$356	—
945–1220	1119	85-90%	6	40.00–46.00	$42.59	$477	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1140–1470	1253	80-85%	4	49.00–52.00	$50.55	$633	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1645	1645	1	76.00	$76.00	$1,250	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1100–1420	1220	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	710.00–820.00	$758.63
1370	1370	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	890.00	$890.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
975–1000	988	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	590.00–600.00	$594.94

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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.