Wilkes County Stockyard Market Report

Washington, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, December 9, 2020

528 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 3 heifers $103.42/cwt -4.04 vs last sale · ≈ $530/hd at 512 lb · 13 head

light 5-weight M&L 2 bulls $127.56/cwt -4.51 vs last sale · ≈ $663/hd at 520 lb · 11 head

light 6-weight M&L 3 bulls $102.70/cwt +1.74 vs last sale · ≈ $639/hd at 622 lb · 11 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	528	337	306
Feeder cattle	465	279	254
Slaughter cattle	37	30	23
Replacement cattle	26	28	29

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago; Slaughter cows steady, Slaughter bulls lightly tested, Feeder steers and steer calves steady, Feeder bulls and bull calves unevenly steady, Feeder heifers and heifer calves steady to 5.00 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
405–445	431	4	150.00–158.00	$155.43	$670	—
475–490	483	2	140.00–145.00	$142.46	$688	—
505–545	515	7	130.00–137.00	$134.25	$691	-1.15
575	575	1	122.00	$122.00	$702	-1.55
605–645	622	3	112.00–116.00	$114.29	$711	-2.71

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–445	425	2	142.50	$142.50	$606	—
455–490	471	7	130.00–138.00	$134.54	$634	+2.21
575–590	583	2	115.00–117.00	$115.99	$676	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375	375	1	171.00	$171.00	$641	—
475	475	1	158.00	$158.00	$750	—
580	580	1	132.00	$132.00	$766	-7.32
675–695	684	4	112.00–115.00	$113.51	$776	—
795	795	1	106.00	$106.00	$843	—

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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	321	5	125.00–129.00	$126.72	$407	-0.08
355–370	361	7	120.00–129.00	$122.46	$442	-3.27
405–440	423	2	116.00–118.00	$116.96	$495	-0.24
455–495	469	9	110.00–114.00	$111.73	$524	-3.34
505–535	512	13	100.00–107.00	$103.42	$530	-4.04
555–595	580	5	98.00–103.00	$101.23	$587	-1.28
605–645	628	8	91.00–99.00	$95.77	$601	-1.44
655–695	674	4	85.00–87.00	$86.01	$580	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–420	411	6	120.00–128.00	$122.20	$502	-0.51
455–480	464	10	115.00–119.00	$117.39	$545	-4.99
505–540	522	7	110.00–117.00	$113.28	$591	-1.02
555–595	575	4	104.00–107.00	$105.98	$609	-3.02
605–630	619	6	100.00–106.00	$101.31	$627	-4.24
655–690	665	11	94.00–98.00	$95.28	$634	+0.71
720–745	732	3	82.00–89.00	$86.04	$630	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–435	420	2	130.00–132.00	$131.04	$550	—
455–495	470	6	122.00–125.00	$123.67	$581	—
555–575	565	2	110.00–111.00	$110.49	$624	-8.35
705–735	725	3	92.00–96.00	$93.30	$676	—
755–795	775	2	88.00–90.00	$88.97	$690	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275	275	1	170.00	$170.00	$468	—
305–330	318	2	150.00–152.50	$151.30	$481	-3.39
355–370	361	7	140.00–147.50	$144.31	$521	-8.17
405–445	425	6	130.00–139.00	$134.12	$570	-2.92
455–475	462	7	122.50–129.00	$126.41	$584	+4.72
505–535	521	4	112.00–119.00	$115.24	$600	-2.25
555–595	576	9	105.00–115.00	$108.25	$624	—
605–645	622	11	100.00–108.00	$102.70	$639	+1.74
655–695	679	5	93.00–99.00	$96.99	$659	+2.16
705–745	726	4	80.00–86.00	$82.21	$597	-3.76

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–335	317	3	169.00–171.00	$170.03	$539	—
355–380	368	8	150.00–160.00	$154.97	$570	-10.66
405–445	420	6	140.00–147.50	$144.92	$609	-7.50
455–495	473	5	130.00–135.00	$132.15	$625	-1.41
505–545	520	11	123.00–132.00	$127.56	$663	-4.51
555–580	564	5	120.00–128.00	$123.85	$699	+0.39
675–690	682	3	101.00–103.00	$102.00	$696	-0.97

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375–390	385	5	162.50–172.00	$168.91	$650	-10.36
405–445	421	5	150.00–157.00	$154.16	$649	-8.84
555–575	565	2	130.00–131.00	$130.49	$737	-1.49

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1050–1090	1068	80-85%	3	46.00–49.00	$47.32	$505	—
1105–1755	1305	80-85%	11	51.00–57.00	$52.86	$690	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
965–1100	1042	85-90%	5	40.00–43.00	$42.23	$440	—
855–1215	1068	85-90%	7	44.00–49.00	$46.16	$493	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1365	1365	75-80%	1	49.00	$49.00	$669	—
1385–1630	1495	75-80%	4	53.00–55.00	$54.03	$808	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1235–1720	1410	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	850.00–930.00	$905.14
1370–1820	1539	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	920.00–1,100.00	$1,018.90

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
975	975	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	620.00	$620.00
1220–1300	1260	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	760.00–800.00	$779.37
1120–1555	1338	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	850.00–875.00	$864.53

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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.