Wilkes County Stockyard Market Report, Washington, GA

Washington, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, July 14, 2021

341 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 3 bulls $113.09/cwt ≈ $585/hd at 517 lb · 16 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 3 bulls $123.56/cwt +3.15 vs last sale · ≈ $584/hd at 473 lb · 14 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 3 bulls $108.46/cwt ≈ $618/hd at 570 lb · 13 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	341	277	116
Feeder cattle	288	238	90
Slaughter cattle	27	23	23
Replacement cattle	26	16	3

Market comments — USDA reporter

No trends available.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
460–480	473	3	140.00–147.00	$142.27	$673	—
611	611	8	129.50	$129.50	$791	—
670–690	680	2	125.00–126.00	$125.49	$853	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
505–545	523	4	143.00–151.00	$146.90	$768	—
560–580	567	3	130.00–135.00	$131.71	$747	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–440	432	7	130.00–133.00	$130.99	$566	-0.81
455–480	468	5	125.00–132.50	$127.25	$596	-1.09
505–545	528	6	125.00–132.00	$128.36	$678	+1.61
560–590	575	10	120.00–127.00	$122.51	$704	-0.28
660 value added	660	1	122.50	$122.50	$808	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–390	371	8	130.00–139.00	$133.91	$497	+2.68
405–440	425	3	122.00–125.00	$123.18	$524	-3.37
455–480	472	3	120.00–123.00	$120.96	$571	-1.02
505–530	518	8	115.00–123.00	$118.23	$612	-2.54
560–580	570	2	112.50–114.00	$113.26	$646	-0.74

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–330	318	2	135.00–137.50	$136.20	$433	+4.71
355–390	376	4	120.00–127.50	$123.06	$463	-1.26
460–490	475	2	115.00–117.50	$116.29	$552	—
505	505	2	109.00	$109.00	$550	—
560–590	580	4	100.00–110.00	$103.66	$601	—
655–680	665	4	94.00–100.00	$95.77	$637	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–380	365	4	130.00–140.00	$134.80	$492	—
405–425	409	10	127.50–133.00	$130.30	$533	+1.79
455–495	473	14	118.00–128.00	$123.56	$584	+3.15
505–540	517	16	110.00–118.00	$113.09	$585	—
555–590	570	13	105.00–113.00	$108.46	$618	—
605–645	622	12	100.00–113.00	$108.52	$675	—
655–695	678	11	100.00–109.00	$104.80	$711	-6.71
705–745	734	4	98.00–100.00	$99.26	$729	-4.77
760–790	775	4	91.00–99.00	$95.65	$741	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360–390	375	2	150.00–155.00	$152.40	$572	—
405–440	420	5	140.00–145.00	$142.30	$598	—
538	538	4	116.00	$116.00	$624	-16.30
560	560	2	116.00	$116.00	$650	-12.26
605–630	618	2	112.50–113.00	$112.76	$697	-12.74
670–690	680	2	110.00	$110.00	$748	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1040–1555	1278	80-85%	10	69.00–76.00	$72.70	$929	—
1150–1440	1283	80-85%	3	77.00–78.00	$77.30	$992	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
905–1115	1017	85-90%	3	60.00–67.00	$64.19	$653	—
1115	1115	85-90%	1	59.00	$59.00	$658	+0.73

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1160–1725	1428	4	93.00–97.00	$95.30	$1,361	—
1855	1855	1	101.00	$101.00	$1,874	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1005–1145	1075	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	720.00–850.00	$789.23
1100–1420	1231	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	800.00–880.00	$845.51

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1235–1420	1328	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	920.00–1,050.00	$989.53

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
665–675	670	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	610.00–690.00	$649.70

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1130–1320	1214	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	725.00–850.00	$802.83	—

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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.