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Wilkes County Stockyard Market Report

Washington, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, May 12, 2021

224 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 224 194 212
Feeder cattle 160 88 183
Slaughter cattle 26 34 10
Replacement cattle 38 72 19

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago; Slaughter cows 4.00 higher, slaughter bulls 7.00 to 8.00 higher, Feeder steers and steer calves unevenly steady, Feeder bulls mostly steady, Bull calves steady to 2.00 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
405–435 425 3 136.00–137.00 $136.68 $581 —
460–490 473 3 135.00–138.00 $136.32 $645 —
505–510 508 5 130.00–131.00 $130.60 $663 —
560–590 573 6 123.00–126.00 $124.35 $713 —
605–640 621 6 121.00–129.00 $124.94 $776 —
680–695 688 3 114.00–123.00 $119.64 $823 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 1 130.00 $130.00 $488 —
475–490 483 2 127.00–129.00 $127.98 $618 —
505–540 516 9 124.00–128.00 $125.56 $648 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–435 419 6 120.00–128.00 $123.44 $517 —
505–545 526 5 112.00–118.00 $115.78 $609 —
560–570 567 3 108.00–110.00 $109.34 $620 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–320 312 3 121.00–129.00 $125.06 $390 —
360–380 369 4 120.00–127.00 $123.88 $457 —
405–430 413 3 115.00–118.00 $116.04 $479 +4.07
475–490 483 2 109.00–112.00 $110.52 $534 —
630–645 638 2 94.00–102.00 $97.95 $625 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405 405 1 131.00 $131.00 $531 —
505–545 529 4 120.00–125.00 $121.29 $642 +1.61
575 575 1 119.00 $119.00 $684 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–370 365 2 142.50–143.00 $142.75 $521 —
405–430 419 4 131.00–138.00 $133.43 $559 +0.81
455–480 466 8 125.00–128.00 $126.86 $591 -0.30
505–545 519 6 120.00–124.00 $121.69 $632 -3.52
560–590 573 3 118.00–120.00 $118.99 $682 —
605–630 624 4 111.00–113.00 $112.52 $702 —
740–745 742 3 102.00–103.00 $102.33 $759 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375–390 384 6 135.00–139.00 $136.64 $525 —
405–445 421 9 122.50–129.00 $125.99 $530 +0.15
460–480 474 5 120.00–124.00 $122.82 $582 —
690–695 693 2 100.00–104.00 $102.01 $707 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405 405 1 140.00 $140.00 $567 —
560–575 570 3 124.00–125.00 $124.67 $711 -0.99
605–630 618 2 115.00–118.00 $116.53 $720 —
795 795 1 101.00 $101.00 $803 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
895–1305 1100 80-85% 2 64.00–65.00 $64.59 $710 -2.16
880–1490 1228 80-85% 6 67.00–74.00 $71.60 $879 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
965–1070 1015 85-90% 4 61.00–65.00 $63.50 $645 —
835–1345 1090 85-90% 2 55.00 $55.00 $600 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1255–1580 1418 75-80% 2 65.00–70.00 $67.79 $961 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1365 1365 1 86.00 $86.00 $1,174 —
1575–1930 1750 4 96.00–97.00 $96.24 $1,684 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
905–1250 1078 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 875.00–940.00 $912.70
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
895 895 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 700.00 $700.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1275–1500 1369 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 4 1,010.00–1,165.00 $1,074.46 —
Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
595–870 744 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 4 600.00–790.00 $701.16 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1325–1345 1335 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 860.00–910.00 $885.19 —

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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.