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Wilkes County Stockyard Market Report

Washington, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, March 17, 2021

104 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 104 268 150
Feeder cattle 81 212 93
Slaughter cattle 22 33 21
Replacement cattle 1 23 36

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago; Slaughter cows lightly tested, Slaughter bulls steady to 3.00 higher, Feeder steers and steer calves lightly tested, Feeder bulls and bull calves lightly tested, Feeder heifers and heifer calves lightly tested, 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
575 575 2 140.00 $140.00 $805 -3.00
605 605 1 128.00 $128.00 $774 -10.49
675–690 683 2 119.00–121.00 $120.01 $820 —
705 705 2 117.00 $117.00 $825 -10.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–440 423 2 140.00–149.00 $144.31 $610 -19.72
590 590 1 131.00 $131.00 $773 -8.00
605–640 618 3 117.00–124.00 $119.63 $739 -7.37
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
580–590 585 2 114.00–122.00 $118.03 $690 -3.97

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–280 270 2 125.00–128.00 $126.44 $341 —
305–340 318 4 115.00–120.00 $118.03 $375 -4.83
405–445 432 3 108.00–116.00 $113.50 $490 -0.72
560–590 575 2 97.00–100.00 $98.54 $567 -6.46
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–410 408 2 128.00–130.00 $129.01 $526 -3.00
535–545 540 2 114.00–115.00 $114.50 $618 -3.85
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
475–495 485 2 114.00–119.00 $116.45 $565 +0.43
595 595 1 110.00 $110.00 $654 —
780 780 1 91.00 $91.00 $710 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 152.50 $152.50 $526 -10.09
380 380 1 140.00 $140.00 $532 -14.85
405–440 425 5 130.00–139.00 $136.65 $581 -8.86
505–530 522 3 115.00–117.00 $116.35 $607 -5.04
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 1 150.00 $150.00 $660 —
680–690 685 2 115.00–116.00 $115.50 $791 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
575 575 1 121.00 $121.00 $696 -2.97
630 630 1 114.00 $114.00 $718 +1.51

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
820–1095 908 85-90% 4 45.00–49.00 $47.35 $430 +3.35
1010–1210 1099 85-90% 4 53.00–60.00 $58.14 $639 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1300 1159 80-85% 7 61.00–67.00 $63.55 $737 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1575 1575 75-80% 1 57.00 $57.00 $898 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1070–1945 1403 3 83.00–88.00 $86.27 $1,210 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1440 1440 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 760.00 $760.00

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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.