Wilkes County Stockyard Market Report

Washington, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, December 2, 2020

337 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $122.71/cwt +7.97 vs last sale · ≈ $509/hd at 415 lb · 11 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $133.56/cwt +6.48 vs last sale · ≈ $626/hd at 469 lb · 10 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $122.38/cwt +8.31 vs last sale · ≈ $568/hd at 464 lb · 10 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	337	304	676
Feeder cattle	279	281	596
Slaughter cattle	30	15	33
Replacement cattle	28	8	47

Market comments — USDA reporter

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
505–545	525	2	133.00–138.00	$135.40	$711	+5.88
555–590	573	2	122.00–125.00	$123.55	$708	—
605–640	618	3	116.00–118.00	$117.00	$723	+0.63
675	675	1	108.00	$108.00	$729	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
435–440	438	2	161.00–162.00	$161.50	$707	—
555–575	563	3	138.00–141.00	$139.32	$784	+7.35

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
455–495	477	5	127.00–135.00	$132.33	$631	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–345	329	4	125.00–130.00	$126.80	$417	—
355–395	372	8	120.00–129.00	$125.73	$468	+11.71
405–430	412	5	115.00–119.00	$117.20	$483	+6.95
455–475	464	8	112.00–119.00	$115.07	$534	+7.06
505–545	516	9	105.00–110.00	$107.46	$554	+0.19
555–570	563	2	102.00–103.00	$102.51	$577	+0.53
605–645	622	5	93.00–100.00	$97.21	$605	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–430	415	11	120.00–130.00	$122.71	$509	+7.97
455–470	464	10	120.00–126.00	$122.38	$568	+8.31
505–545	524	6	112.00–118.00	$114.30	$599	+2.72
575–595	585	2	109.00	$109.00	$638	+1.25
605–645	625	2	104.00–107.00	$105.55	$660	—
655–695	675	2	92.00–97.00	$94.57	$638	-0.45

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
505–545	524	7	123.00–130.00	$126.28	$662	+9.78
555–580	567	6	115.00–124.00	$118.84	$674	+2.69

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–380	370	4	160.00–170.00	$165.63	$613	—
405–440	421	4	150.00–155.00	$152.42	$642	+18.76
455–485	469	10	130.00–145.00	$133.56	$626	+6.48
505–540	523	9	128.00–136.00	$132.07	$691	+13.82
555–580	566	4	121.00–129.00	$123.46	$699	+7.98
605–645	620	4	106.00–112.00	$109.22	$677	-0.03
655–680	668	3	101.00–106.00	$102.97	$688	+4.67
705–745	725	2	96.00–98.00	$97.03	$703	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–345	325	2	150.00–160.00	$154.69	$503	+9.69
355–360	358	2	150.00–155.00	$152.48	$546	+18.78
405–440	418	6	131.00–141.00	$137.04	$573	+13.07
455–470	466	7	120.00–128.00	$121.69	$567	+4.92
505–510	508	2	115.00–120.00	$117.49	$597	+8.78
605–635	628	4	100.00–104.00	$100.96	$634	+6.40
655–680	671	7	91.00–99.00	$94.83	$636	—
705–745	725	2	85.00–87.00	$85.97	$623	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–390	371	7	175.00–185.00	$179.27	$665	—
405–445	423	5	160.00–170.00	$163.00	$689	+15.63
475–480	478	2	150.00–160.00	$155.03	$741	—
555–575	563	3	130.00–135.00	$131.98	$743	+4.69
655–680	668	3	112.00–115.00	$113.31	$757	—
775–790	782	3	96.00–100.00	$98.00	$766	+8.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1075–1525	1250	80-85%	12	52.00–59.00	$55.54	$694	—
1320–1610	1465	80-85%	2	45.00–49.00	$46.80	$686	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1305	1305	75-80%	1	61.00	$61.00	$796	—
1445	1445	75-80%	1	47.00	$47.00	$679	—
1340–1890	1586	75-80%	6	52.00–57.00	$53.80	$853	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1085	1085	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	900.00	$900.00
1105–1145	1125	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	850.00–1,025.00	$935.94

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1465	1465	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	750.00	$750.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1155–1490	1335	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,025.00–1,275.00	$1,164.09	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1310–1515	1413	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,425.00–1,525.00	$1,478.63	—

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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.