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Wilkes County Stockyard Market Report

Washington, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, November 11, 2020

199 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 3 bulls $123.36/cwt ≈ $518/hd at 420 lb · 11 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $112.77/cwt +0.48 vs last sale · ≈ $530/hd at 470 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 199 296 212
Feeder cattle 180 241 171
Slaughter cattle 13 27 36
Replacement cattle 6 28 5

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago; Slaughter cows and bull lightly tested, Feeder steers and steer calves mostly steady, Feeder bulls steady, Bull calves 3.00 to 4.00 lower, Feeder heifers and heifer calves unevenly steady, Replacement cows lightly tested.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 1 150.00 $150.00 $562 -15.43
475–495 485 2 132.00–134.00 $133.02 $645 -0.49
505–545 531 4 122.00–132.00 $128.36 $682 -3.30
555–575 564 4 120.00–127.00 $123.51 $697 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
630–645 638 2 114.00–115.00 $114.49 $730 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–345 325 2 140.00–145.00 $142.65 $464 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275–285 280 2 130.00–133.00 $131.53 $368 -5.40
355–375 363 3 121.00–125.00 $122.84 $446 -3.54
405–430 426 6 116.00–119.00 $116.48 $496 -8.65
455–485 470 10 110.00–116.00 $112.77 $530 +0.48
505–540 521 6 108.00–112.00 $109.97 $573 +2.14
555–575 563 3 101.00–104.00 $102.33 $576 -0.69
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–340 325 3 120.00–125.00 $122.47 $398 —
355–390 374 4 114.00–117.00 $115.28 $431 —
405–445 428 5 107.00–110.00 $108.90 $466 -7.77
505–545 525 8 100.00–106.00 $102.65 $539 +5.21
560–575 568 2 92.00–97.00 $94.53 $537 +3.21
615–640 628 2 90.00–92.00 $91.02 $572 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
505–545 515 4 113.00–115.00 $113.53 $585 +1.49
555–585 570 2 108.00–113.00 $110.57 $630 +3.55
705–735 720 2 103.00–105.00 $104.02 $749 +6.10

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330–345 338 8 130.00–135.00 $132.44 $448 -7.50
355–380 368 3 120.00–130.00 $124.89 $460 -12.03
405–440 420 11 120.00–129.00 $123.36 $518 —
475 475 2 112.00 $112.00 $532 +0.23
505–545 516 6 102.00–109.00 $106.13 $548 -1.29
555–570 562 6 100.00–105.00 $102.98 $579 -4.27
605–640 620 4 94.00–99.00 $97.46 $604 +3.04
655–680 668 3 91.00–100.00 $94.39 $631 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–440 425 4 125.00–129.00 $126.45 $537 -7.61
505–540 515 7 110.00–113.00 $110.87 $571 -6.13
555–570 561 7 106.00–109.00 $107.70 $604 -3.29
605–640 626 5 100.00–105.00 $102.41 $641 -2.28

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1720 1453 80-85% 3 54.00–59.00 $55.88 $812 —
1455–1485 1470 80-85% 2 60.00–64.00 $61.98 $911 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1025–1095 1060 85-90% 2 50.00–51.00 $50.48 $535 —
1140 1140 85-90% 1 41.00 $41.00 $467 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1350–1760 1553 3 80.00–84.00 $81.84 $1,271 —
1525–1615 1570 2 73.00–76.00 $74.46 $1,169 —

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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
1840 1840 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,310.00 $1,310.00 —

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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.