Wilkes County Stockyard Market Report

Washington, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, August 4, 2021

269 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $134.49/cwt ≈ $699/hd at 520 lb · 17 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $150.39/cwt ≈ $940/hd at 625 lb · 15 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	269	203	239
Feeder cattle	201	180	194
Slaughter cattle	49	15	27
Replacement cattle	19	8	18

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago; Slaughter cows 3.00 to 5.00 lower, Slaughter bulls unevenly steady, Feeder steers lightly tested, Steer calves 7.00 higher, Feeder bulls mostly steady, Bull calves 5.00 lower, Feeder heifers lightly tested, Heifer calves steady to 3.00 lower, Replacement cows mostly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
460–480	470	2	155.00–161.00	$158.06	$743	—
505–545	528	9	157.00–162.00	$160.46	$847	+12.63
555 value added	555	1	172.50	$172.50	$957	—
555–590	576	7	156.00–160.00	$158.02	$910	—
605–630	625	15	150.00–154.00	$150.39	$940	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–445	430	4	150.00–159.00	$154.91	$666	—
460–480	467	3	145.00–148.00	$146.03	$682	—
560–590	575	2	145.00–150.00	$147.43	$848	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
470–495	485	3	130.00–139.00	$134.73	$653	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360–390	373	3	150.00–152.50	$151.15	$564	-13.85
405–430	415	3	140.00–146.00	$143.01	$593	—
460–490	478	4	139.00–146.00	$141.20	$675	-3.47
505–545	520	17	130.00–138.00	$134.49	$699	—
555–590	571	4	131.00–138.00	$135.26	$772	—
605	605	2	128.00	$128.00	$774	+3.51

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360–380	369	4	140.00–147.50	$145.17	$536	+0.75
405–445	426	5	136.00–139.00	$137.47	$586	-6.40
460–490	470	5	135.00–137.00	$135.82	$638	-0.55
505–540	518	3	123.00–127.00	$125.29	$649	-2.81
560–595	573	6	120.00–128.00	$125.62	$720	+1.31

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–340	317	5	140.00–142.50	$140.74	$446	+10.38
360–395	378	5	131.00–137.50	$134.44	$508	—
405–440	426	4	127.50–132.50	$130.93	$558	—
460–490	470	3	122.00–127.00	$123.74	$582	-3.04
560–590	575	4	111.00–118.00	$114.14	$656	-0.27

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360–370	367	3	150.00–155.00	$153.36	$563	—
405–440	426	6	140.00–150.00	$144.23	$614	—
460–495	482	3	130.00–136.00	$133.65	$644	-4.53
505–545	524	7	130.00–139.00	$134.98	$707	+5.57
605–630	616	5	118.00–120.00	$118.98	$733	-4.08
680–695	688	6	115.00–118.00	$116.66	$803	-1.31
705–740	720	4	113.00–118.00	$116.23	$837	-0.12

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–390	368	3	140.00–147.50	$143.45	$528	+1.55
405–445	424	7	130.00–139.00	$133.22	$565	-0.52
505–545	528	5	121.00–127.50	$123.98	$655	-0.28
560–595	576	4	115.00–120.00	$118.20	$681	—
640–645	643	2	112.00–113.00	$112.50	$723	+3.10

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–330	318	2	170.00–175.00	$172.60	$549	-10.04
460–490	475	4	141.00–148.00	$144.14	$685	—
505–540	523	2	141.00–143.00	$142.03	$743	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
970–1375	1224	80-85%	16	65.00–70.00	$66.84	$818	—
1175–1715	1344	80-85%	7	60.00–64.00	$62.46	$839	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
890–1110	1000	85-90%	2	51.00–52.00	$51.56	$516	—
950–1335	1132	85-90%	6	53.00–59.00	$56.16	$636	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1580–1635	1608	75-80%	2	70.00	$70.00	$1,126	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1070–1145	1117	3	81.00–84.00	$83.04	$928	—
2050	2050	1	92.00	$92.00	$1,886	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
835–930	893	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	830.00–940.00	$875.00
920–1210	1050	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	880.00–900.00	$892.32

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
745–1325	1014	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	610.00–810.00	$771.16
1170–1210	1190	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	780.00–830.00	$804.58

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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
880	880	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	820.00	$820.00	—

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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.