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Wilkes County Stockyard Market Report

Washington, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, November 18, 2020

304 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 2 bulls $109.25/cwt +6.84 vs last sale · ≈ $701/hd at 642 lb · 14 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $116.15/cwt +5.58 vs last sale · ≈ $656/hd at 565 lb · 14 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $114.07/cwt +1.30 vs last sale · ≈ $534/hd at 468 lb · 12 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 304 199 461
Feeder cattle 281 180 373
Slaughter cattle 15 13 73
Replacement cattle 8 6 15

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago; Slaughter cows and bulls lightly tested, Feeder steers and steer calves lightly tested, Feeder bulls and bull calves 5.00 to 6.00 higher, Feeder heifers and heifer calves steady to 2.00 higher, Replacement cows lightly tested.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
505–545 525 2 129.00–130.00 $129.52 $680 —
605–620 608 11 114.00–118.00 $116.37 $708 +1.88
707–715 710 5 100.00–109.50 $105.67 $750 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
505 505 1 138.00 $138.00 $697 +9.64
555–595 570 6 130.00–135.00 $131.97 $752 +8.46
655–670 662 3 113.00–117.00 $114.99 $761 —
768 768 2 106.00 $106.00 $814 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–445 427 3 125.00–127.50 $125.79 $537 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–375 363 3 123.00–125.00 $124.35 $451 +1.51
405–445 439 7 113.00–115.00 $114.74 $504 -1.74
455–490 468 12 111.00–117.00 $114.07 $534 +1.30
505–530 526 7 110.00–112.00 $111.58 $587 +1.61
555–575 564 4 107.00–109.00 $107.75 $608 +5.42
655–675 665 4 90.00–98.00 $95.02 $632 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 1 130.00 $130.00 $488 —
405–445 425 2 120.00–122.00 $121.05 $514 —
505–510 508 2 116.00–117.00 $116.50 $592 +2.97
555–570 565 14 112.00–117.00 $116.15 $656 +5.58
655–680 666 4 104.00–109.00 $106.26 $708 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–370 363 2 113.00–115.00 $114.02 $414 -1.26
405–430 416 4 108.00–112.00 $110.25 $459 +1.35
455–460 458 2 106.00–110.00 $108.01 $495 —
505–540 524 7 105.00–109.00 $107.27 $562 +4.62
555–575 563 3 100.00–104.00 $101.98 $574 +7.45

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 152.50 $152.50 $511 —
405–435 425 4 130.00–138.00 $133.66 $568 +7.21
455–490 472 9 122.00–132.00 $127.08 $600 —
505–530 516 4 116.00–120.00 $118.25 $610 +7.38
555–560 558 2 112.00–119.00 $115.48 $644 +7.78
605–649 642 14 105.00–110.00 $109.25 $701 +6.84
655–690 672 3 97.00–101.00 $98.30 $661 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330–345 338 2 145.00 $145.00 $490 +12.56
355–380 366 4 130.00–137.50 $133.70 $489 +8.81
405–440 432 6 120.00–127.50 $123.97 $536 +0.61
455–475 465 2 116.00–117.50 $116.77 $543 +4.77
505–530 516 4 106.00–112.00 $108.71 $561 +2.58
605–640 621 5 90.00–99.00 $94.56 $587 -2.90
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 162.50 $162.50 $561 —
405–430 418 2 143.00–152.00 $147.37 $616 —
505–530 520 3 124.00–131.00 $127.95 $665 —
555–575 563 3 123.00–130.00 $127.29 $717 —
755–780 768 2 90.00 $90.00 $691 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1020 1020 80-85% 1 50.00 $50.00 $510 —
990–1280 1134 80-85% 4 54.00–57.00 $55.22 $626 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1500–1505 1503 75-80% 2 57.00–59.00 $58.00 $872 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1155–1565 1400 3 74.00–77.00 $75.61 $1,059 —
1850 1850 1 80.00 $80.00 $1,480 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
980 980 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 690.00 $690.00

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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.