Wilkes County Stockyard Market Report

Washington, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, June 23, 2021

277 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 2 bulls $132.30/cwt +1.42 vs last sale · ≈ $697/hd at 527 lb · 14 head

light 5-weight M&L 2 steers $135.62/cwt -4.89 vs last sale · ≈ $689/hd at 508 lb · 13 head

light 4-weight M&L 3 bulls $128.51/cwt +5.94 vs last sale · ≈ $538/hd at 419 lb · 12 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	277	192	171
Feeder cattle	238	153	131
Slaughter cattle	23	24	22
Replacement cattle	16	15	18

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago; slaughter cows 3.00 lower, slaughter bulls 2.00 lower, Feeder steers and steer calves mostly steady, Feeder bulls steady, bull calves steady to 4.00 higher, 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
437	437	3	144.00	$144.00	$629	—
505–530	508	13	135.00–139.00	$135.62	$689	-4.89
560–594	586	7	130.00–131.00	$130.14	$763	-4.86

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–360	358	4	131.50–133.00	$132.13	$473	—
405–440	416	7	129.00–135.00	$132.77	$552	—
460–480	470	2	123.00–125.00	$123.98	$583	-8.02

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
670–685	681	4	129.00	$129.00	$878	—
780	780	1	114.00	$114.00	$889	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–363	361	8	136.00–140.00	$137.75	$497	+0.23
405–440	421	4	130.00–134.00	$131.80	$555	-0.20
455–470	460	10	127.00–129.00	$128.34	$590	-0.01
500–510	504	4	126.00–129.00	$126.75	$639	+0.46
550–575	558	9	121.00–128.00	$122.79	$685	+6.79
655–670	664	4	112.00–114.00	$113.26	$752	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–310	308	3	136.00–137.00	$136.67	$421	—
355–386	379	8	130.00–134.00	$131.23	$497	—
405–440	419	7	123.00–129.00	$126.55	$530	+0.90
455–480	466	5	120.00–124.00	$121.98	$568	+1.10
505–540	518	5	119.00–122.00	$120.77	$626	+2.06
560–590	575	2	114.00	$114.00	$656	+0.50

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–345	320	5	130.00–135.00	$131.49	$421	+9.22
360–390	375	2	120.00–129.00	$124.32	$466	—
405–410	409	5	115.00–120.00	$115.99	$474	-2.82

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
455–495	473	11	131.00–139.00	$136.11	$644	—
505–541	527	14	128.00–135.00	$132.30	$697	+1.42
560–570	568	4	126.00–129.00	$128.26	$729	+3.78
605–610	608	2	125.00–126.00	$125.50	$763	+10.03

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–445	419	12	122.00–131.00	$128.51	$538	+5.94
460–470	462	10	120.00–122.00	$120.41	$556	—
660–680	670	2	111.00–112.00	$111.51	$747	—
705–730	718	2	102.00–106.00	$104.03	$747	+4.53

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
505–540	525	7	135.00–140.00	$137.37	$721	—
560–580	568	5	130.00–133.00	$131.01	$744	-5.97
605–630	616	4	129.00–135.00	$132.03	$813	+3.22
660–680	670	3	127.00–133.00	$129.66	$869	—
755–770	762	3	111.00–115.00	$113.32	$863	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1110–1390	1211	80-85%	6	69.00–76.00	$71.53	$866	—
1340	1340	80-85%	1	77.00	$77.00	$1,032	—
1295–1850	1509	80-85%	4	61.00–68.00	$65.36	$986	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
735–1225	968	85-90%	4	60.00–67.00	$64.36	$623	—
825–1385	1125	85-90%	4	56.00–59.00	$58.27	$656	+2.55

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1405–1715	1560	2	92.00–93.00	$92.45	$1,442	-5.40

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
815–895	855	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	730.00–785.00	$758.79
935	935	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	640.00–650.00	$645.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
845–1240	1043	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	800.00–900.00	$859.47
1255	1255	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	935.00	$935.00

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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
1200–1480	1363	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	1,190.00–1,275.00	$1,244.24	—

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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.