Wilkes County Stockyard Market Report

Washington, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, June 16, 2021

192 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 bulls $128.81/cwt ≈ $795/hd at 617 lb · 13 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $114.43/cwt ≈ $705/hd at 616 lb · 12 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $128.35/cwt ≈ $589/hd at 459 lb · 11 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	192	198	285
Feeder cattle	153	159	256
Slaughter cattle	24	29	18
Replacement cattle	15	10	11

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
525–545	535	2	140.00–141.00	$140.51	$752	—
588	588	3	135.00	$135.00	$794	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–330	325	2	142.50–150.00	$146.31	$476	—
475	475	1	132.00	$132.00	$627	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330–340	335	2	140.00–147.50	$143.81	$482	—
360–370	365	2	136.00–139.00	$137.52	$502	—
405	405	1	132.00	$132.00	$535	—
450–470	459	11	126.00–130.00	$128.35	$589	—
505–540	531	4	124.00–127.00	$126.29	$671	—
560	560	2	116.00	$116.00	$650	—
605–640	616	12	111.00–117.00	$114.43	$705	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–445	421	9	122.00–128.00	$125.65	$529	+2.31
455–482	469	10	120.00–123.00	$120.88	$567	+5.24
519–540	525	7	117.00–119.50	$118.71	$623	+5.99
560–570	565	2	113.00–114.00	$113.50	$641	+3.89
670–680	675	2	103.00–105.00	$103.99	$702	+1.99

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–345	325	2	122.00–122.50	$122.27	$397	—
405–430	424	4	115.00–120.00	$118.81	$504	+3.12
455–470	462	3	112.00–117.00	$114.68	$530	+3.53
505–540	525	3	107.00–114.00	$110.41	$580	+2.16
560–570	565	2	105.00–110.00	$107.52	$607	+6.51

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330	330	2	160.00–162.50	$161.25	$532	—
560–570	565	2	135.00–139.00	$136.98	$774	—
605–632	617	13	126.00–134.00	$128.81	$795	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–430	418	4	120.00–125.00	$122.57	$512	-1.73
560–570	565	2	110.00–115.00	$112.52	$636	+5.02
645	645	2	105.00	$105.00	$677	+2.45
740–745	743	2	99.00–100.00	$99.50	$739	+6.01

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–360	357	3	148.00–150.00	$149.00	$532	—
505–535	520	2	127.00–135.00	$130.88	$681	+14.86
560–570	565	2	122.00–127.00	$124.48	$703	+10.30
605–630	618	2	114.00–117.00	$115.47	$714	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1135	1135	80-85%	1	68.00	$68.00	$772	—
1095–1655	1371	80-85%	9	72.00–79.00	$75.30	$1,032	+11.71

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
930–1130	1053	85-90%	6	61.00–69.00	$65.23	$687	—
1030–1245	1138	85-90%	2	53.00–59.00	$55.72	$634	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1135–1550	1343	2	86.00	$86.00	$1,155	—
1425–1745	1585	2	94.00–101.00	$97.85	$1,551	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1005–1455	1226	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	870.00–990.00	$916.04
1300–1330	1318	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	910.00–1,000.00	$962.68
1335	1335	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	970.00	$970.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1200	1200	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	800.00	$800.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1140	1140	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,150.00	$1,150.00	—

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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.