Wilkes County Stockyard Market Report

Washington, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, November 4, 2020

296 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $112.29/cwt +5.26 vs last sale · ≈ $528/hd at 470 lb · 13 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $132.18/cwt +15.41 vs last sale · ≈ $562/hd at 425 lb · 12 head

light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $107.83/cwt +2.85 vs last sale · ≈ $564/hd at 523 lb · 12 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	296	245	369
Feeder cattle	241	215	324
Slaughter cattle	27	17	36
Replacement cattle	28	13	9

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago; Slaughter cows 2.00 to 3.00 higher, Slaughter bulls lightly tested, Feeder Steers and steers calves lightly tested, Feeder Bulls and Heifers 5.00 higher, Bull calves and Heifer calves 8.00 to 10.00 higher, Replacement cows mostly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375–380	378	2	155.00–176.00	$165.43	$625	—
445	445	2	146.00	$146.00	$650	—
480–490	485	2	133.00–134.00	$133.51	$648	—
525–545	532	3	131.00–132.00	$131.66	$700	+11.66
605–630	614	4	118.00–121.00	$119.75	$735	—
775	775	1	111.00	$111.00	$860	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405	405	1	122.00	$122.00	$494	—
535	535	1	110.00	$110.00	$588	+2.48

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
545	545	1	124.00	$124.00	$676	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275–295	285	2	135.00–139.00	$136.93	$390	—
300–345	321	5	133.00–137.00	$134.61	$432	—
355–380	364	7	122.00–129.00	$126.38	$460	—
405–445	431	5	120.00–128.00	$125.13	$539	+14.39
455–490	470	13	110.00–116.00	$112.29	$528	+5.26
505–540	523	12	105.00–109.00	$107.83	$564	+2.85
555–575	565	2	102.00–104.00	$103.02	$582	+0.59
605–610	608	2	96.00–99.00	$97.49	$593	+2.13
675	675	2	92.00	$92.00	$621	+7.01
705–740	723	2	86.00–87.00	$86.49	$625	+6.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
345	345	1	140.00	$140.00	$483	—
355–390	375	3	131.00–138.00	$133.55	$501	—
405–440	425	12	130.00–134.00	$132.18	$562	+15.41
455–480	470	3	126.00–128.00	$126.99	$597	+15.52
505–535	515	3	111.00–114.00	$112.04	$577	—
555–575	565	2	106.00–108.00	$107.02	$605	+1.02
605–630	613	3	102.00–104.00	$102.68	$629	—
705–745	725	2	95.00–101.00	$97.92	$710	—
755–780	768	2	90.00–93.00	$91.52	$703	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–420	412	3	115.00–119.00	$116.67	$481	+9.02
455–475	465	2	105.00–107.50	$106.28	$494	—
510–545	522	3	95.00–102.00	$97.44	$509	-1.15
555–575	562	3	90.00–92.00	$91.32	$513	-1.41

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330–345	338	2	174.00–178.00	$176.04	$595	—
355–390	369	5	163.00–169.00	$165.76	$612	—
405–440	422	5	144.00–151.00	$147.17	$621	—
455–490	471	11	130.00–140.00	$133.32	$628	+13.32
505–545	519	8	121.00–130.00	$124.90	$648	—
555–580	568	2	115.00–117.00	$116.02	$659	-0.65
605–640	623	2	110.00–111.00	$110.51	$688	—
735	735	1	108.00	$108.00	$794	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275	275	2	150.00	$150.00	$412	+20.53
330–345	338	2	137.50–142.50	$139.94	$473	+14.94
355–375	365	2	134.00–140.00	$136.92	$500	+13.47
455–475	468	5	110.00–118.00	$111.77	$523	+3.85
505–545	528	5	105.00–110.00	$107.42	$567	+1.06
555–575	563	4	105.00–109.00	$107.25	$604	—
605–635	624	5	93.00–95.00	$94.42	$589	+0.63

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
345	345	2	155.00	$155.00	$535	—
355–370	363	3	145.00–152.00	$148.97	$541	—
420–445	433	2	132.00–136.00	$134.06	$580	+12.06
515–545	526	5	114.00–119.00	$117.00	$615	+3.46
555–575	563	3	110.00–112.00	$110.99	$625	+0.47
605–640	619	4	101.00–108.00	$104.69	$648	—
655–675	665	2	101.00–103.00	$101.98	$678	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1040–1215	1112	80-85%	3	50.00–52.00	$51.05	$568	—
1015–1300	1127	80-85%	11	53.00–57.00	$54.63	$616	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
890–1110	1027	85-90%	8	45.00–51.00	$47.40	$487	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1385–2005	1695	75-80%	2	55.00–58.00	$56.23	$953	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1645–1930	1788	2	79.00–85.00	$82.24	$1,470	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
940–990	965	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	550.00–600.00	$574.35
955–1160	1058	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	420.00–510.00	$469.36
900–1260	1112	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	560.00–670.00	$615.65

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1000	1000	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	650.00	$650.00
1110–1285	1198	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	680.00–730.00	$706.83
1165–1315	1240	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	700.00–750.00	$726.51

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1260–1370	1315	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	900.00	$900.00	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1170–1270	1220	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	760.00–830.00	$796.43	—

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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.