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Wilkes County Stockyard Market Report

Washington, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, January 13, 2021

278 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $125.25/cwt +0.77 vs last sale · ≈ $515/hd at 411 lb · 13 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 278 159 144
Feeder cattle 225 121 127
Slaughter cattle 42 24 12
Replacement cattle 11 14 5

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago; Slaughter cows steady to 1.00 higher, Slaughter bulls steady, Feeder steers and steer calves steady, Feeder bulls steady, bull calves 5.00 to 7.00 lower, Feeder heifers and heifer calves mostly steady, Replacement cows steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 1 163.00 $163.00 $611 -2.70
415 415 1 150.00 $150.00 $622 —
505–545 525 2 128.00–130.00 $128.96 $677 -3.59
575–590 584 4 119.00–125.00 $122.53 $716 —
655–680 664 5 110.00–115.00 $111.80 $742 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–445 432 3 140.00–147.50 $142.35 $615 —
455–460 457 5 130.00–135.00 $132.99 $608 -5.01
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405 405 1 166.00 $166.00 $672 -3.00
780–795 788 2 114.00 $114.00 $898 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 132.00 $132.00 $455 —
355–380 369 8 120.00–128.00 $124.09 $458 +0.66
405–445 418 4 115.00–119.00 $116.95 $489 +0.33
455–475 467 9 110.00–114.00 $111.52 $521 -0.83
605–645 619 5 101.00–104.00 $102.20 $633 +6.15
740–745 743 2 85.00–87.00 $86.00 $639 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–340 323 2 120.00–122.50 $121.18 $391 —
355–360 356 4 115.00–117.50 $115.63 $412 -1.36
405–435 415 6 109.00–110.00 $109.65 $455 -0.35
455–470 459 5 105.00–108.00 $105.81 $486 -0.19
505–520 510 4 100.00–107.00 $104.23 $532 -1.04
555–575 561 4 97.00–101.00 $99.49 $558 —
605–615 610 2 90.00–93.00 $91.49 $558 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
404–430 411 13 121.00–126.50 $125.25 $515 +0.77
475–490 480 3 115.00–116.00 $115.66 $555 -2.82
705–745 725 2 94.00–98.00 $96.06 $696 +5.06

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–445 423 6 135.00–140.00 $137.56 $582 —
455–490 467 5 130.00–132.50 $131.10 $612 -17.40
505–540 512 6 120.00–127.00 $122.06 $625 -11.99
555–560 558 2 115.00–118.00 $116.49 $650 —
605–620 612 3 107.00–109.00 $107.99 $661 +0.65
705–745 728 3 90.00–98.00 $94.26 $686 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405 405 1 155.00 $155.00 $628 -6.00
455–470 462 3 140.00–143.00 $141.65 $654 -10.35
505 505 1 135.00 $135.00 $682 —
785–795 790 3 90.00–91.00 $90.67 $716 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1090 1090 80-85% 1 60.00 $60.00 $654 —
1210–1215 1213 80-85% 2 49.00–51.00 $50.00 $606 -3.59
890–1710 1288 80-85% 9 53.00–59.00 $57.21 $737 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
745–905 825 85-90% 2 39.00 $39.00 $322 —
840–1150 952 85-90% 3 50.00–51.00 $50.71 $483 —
875–1295 1069 85-90% 5 42.00–48.00 $44.23 $473 +2.23
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1410–1605 1476 75-80% 4 52.00–58.00 $55.13 $814 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1360–1980 1691 4 81.00–87.00 $84.23 $1,424 —
1505–2045 1735 4 75.00–79.00 $77.16 $1,339 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
790–1380 1022 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 630.00–740.00 $691.13
845–1290 1127 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 640.00–690.00 $666.58

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1515 1515 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 975.00 $975.00 —

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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.