Cattle Market Pulse

Wilkes County Stockyard Market Report

Washington, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, May 19, 2021

204 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 204 224 160
Feeder cattle 171 160 131
Slaughter cattle 25 26 14
Replacement cattle 8 38 15

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago; Slaughter cows mostly steady, Slaughter bulls steady to 2.00 higher, Feeder steers and steer calves unevenly steady, Feeder bulls steady to 4.00 higher, Bull calves mostly steady, Feeder heifers lightly tested, Heifer calves steady, Replacement cows lightly tested.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–445 427 3 140.00–148.00 $144.36 $616 +7.68
460–480 470 3 130.00–134.00 $131.64 $619 -4.68
505–535 525 3 128.00–133.00 $131.40 $690 +0.80
555–570 559 5 122.00–129.00 $124.22 $694 -0.13
675–695 685 4 115.00–120.00 $117.50 $805 -2.14
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375–380 378 2 135.00–137.00 $136.01 $514 +6.01
480–490 485 2 125.00–127.00 $126.01 $611 -1.97

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–385 368 6 120.00–125.00 $122.26 $450 -1.62
405–440 412 5 115.00–118.00 $115.64 $476 -0.40
455–480 461 9 110.00–114.00 $111.24 $513 +0.72
530–545 538 3 105.00–108.00 $106.33 $572 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455–490 478 6 117.00–121.00 $118.48 $566 —
505–545 522 9 110.00–116.00 $112.32 $586 -3.46
560–570 567 3 105.00–107.00 $106.34 $603 -3.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375–390 382 3 140.00–145.00 $142.53 $544 -0.22
405–445 428 8 131.00–138.00 $133.88 $573 +0.45
455–490 468 6 125.00–128.00 $126.44 $592 -0.42
505–545 529 5 117.00–120.00 $118.48 $627 -3.21
575–590 583 2 111.00–114.00 $112.52 $656 -6.47
605–645 624 4 110.00–113.00 $111.71 $697 -0.81
670–690 683 4 107.00–109.00 $108.26 $739 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
470–480 475 2 130.00–131.00 $130.51 $620 —
505–540 530 4 121.00–128.00 $123.28 $653 —
560–590 575 4 117.00–120.00 $118.50 $681 -6.17
640–645 642 3 115.00–116.00 $115.34 $740 -1.19
780 780 1 105.00 $105.00 $819 +4.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–390 370 4 130.00–136.00 $134.01 $496 -2.63
405–430 422 3 125.00–130.00 $128.40 $542 +2.41
530–545 536 4 110.00–115.00 $112.98 $606 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
850–980 928 80-85% 3 63.00–65.00 $64.39 $598 —
1035–1365 1153 80-85% 4 68.00–73.00 $70.90 $817 —
1335–1340 1338 80-85% 2 75.00–80.00 $77.50 $1,037 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
910–925 918 85-90% 3 53.00–55.00 $54.00 $496 —
960–1425 1115 85-90% 4 58.00–64.00 $61.74 $688 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1545–1745 1651 4 93.00–99.00 $96.35 $1,591 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
900–1070 985 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 650.00–740.00 $698.88

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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
1345 1345 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,010.00 $1,010.00 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1200 1200 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 950.00 $950.00 —

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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.