Wilkes County Stockyard Market Report

Washington, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, March 31, 2021

208 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $126.83/cwt +1.74 vs last sale · ≈ $540/hd at 426 lb · 12 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $133.58/cwt +3.44 vs last sale · ≈ $622/hd at 466 lb · 10 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	208	165	164
Feeder cattle	182	137	157
Slaughter cattle	24	20	7
Replacement cattle	2	8	0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago; Slaughter cows steady to 5.00 higher, Slaughter bulls steady, Feeder steers lightly tested, Steer calves unevenly steady, Feeder bull lightly tested, Bull calves mostly steady, Feeder heifers steady, heifer calves steady to 5.00 higher, Replacement cows lightly tested.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305	305	1	160.00	$160.00	$488	—
405–440	417	5	150.00–155.00	$151.47	$632	—
460–480	470	2	144.00–148.00	$146.04	$686	-1.96
505	505	1	142.00	$142.00	$717	—
575–590	580	4	133.00–135.00	$134.25	$779	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–440	420	4	140.00–147.50	$143.24	$602	—
460–490	475	6	135.00–140.00	$137.96	$655	+3.96

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
505–540	520	4	147.00–149.00	$148.23	$771	-4.77
575	575	2	146.00	$146.00	$840	-1.01
605–630	622	3	136.00–140.00	$138.70	$863	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–360	358	2	142.00–151.00	$146.47	$524	—
405–430	415	4	131.00–140.00	$134.85	$560	-5.15
455–480	466	10	131.00–136.00	$133.58	$622	+3.44
505–540	523	8	124.00–132.00	$128.98	$675	+4.55
655–695	678	4	109.00–113.00	$111.23	$754	—
705–730	718	2	100.00–106.00	$103.05	$740	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–340	325	3	140.00–145.00	$142.41	$463	—
355–370	360	4	130.00–137.50	$134.34	$484	+3.06
405–435	426	12	120.00–130.00	$126.83	$540	+1.74
455–460	458	2	120.00–129.00	$124.48	$570	+3.34
605–640	625	3	108.00–110.00	$109.01	$681	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375–395	383	3	120.00–125.00	$122.62	$470	+3.93
460	460	3	115.00	$115.00	$529	+5.99
605–640	625	3	100.00–104.00	$102.04	$638	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	1	165.00	$165.00	$404	—
355–360	358	2	150.00–152.50	$151.26	$542	-3.54
405–430	420	7	141.00–148.00	$145.90	$613	-0.19
455–490	468	9	130.00–138.00	$133.45	$625	+0.39
505–530	518	2	122.00–125.00	$123.54	$640	-6.34
555–580	566	4	120.00–128.00	$124.72	$706	+1.72

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–380	362	8	140.00–147.50	$143.17	$518	-2.27
405–430	417	7	130.00–137.50	$133.88	$558	-1.12
455–490	469	8	120.00–126.00	$122.15	$573	-2.48

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375 value added	375	1	174.00	$174.00	$652	—
405	405	1	152.00	$152.00	$616	-0.76
475–490	481	5	142.00–147.00	$144.01	$693	-3.55
505–530	518	2	140.00–141.00	$140.49	$728	-5.26
555–580	565	3	130.00–138.00	$133.67	$755	-6.31
705–730	718	2	119.00–120.00	$119.51	$858	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1025–1450	1222	80-85%	12	63.00–69.00	$67.23	$822	—
1230–1500	1360	80-85%	8	71.00–77.00	$73.93	$1,005	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1570–1650	1610	2	85.00–86.00	$85.51	$1,377	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1195–1310	1253	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	835.00–975.00	$908.21

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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.