Wilkes County Stockyard Market Report

Washington, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, August 25, 2021

355 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $133.12/cwt ≈ $811/hd at 609 lb · 53 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $123.22/cwt -0.76 vs last sale · ≈ $694/hd at 563 lb · 20 head

light 5-weight M&L 3 bulls $118.64/cwt ≈ $611/hd at 515 lb · 15 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	355	214	209
Feeder cattle	317	184	187
Slaughter cattle	26	23	14
Replacement cattle	12	7	8

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago; Slaughter cows 2.00 lower, Slaughter bulls unevenly steady, Feeder steers 3.00 to 5.00 lower, Steer calves steady to 3.00 lower, Feeder bulls 3.00 lower, Bull calves unevenly steady, Feeder heifers 5.00 lower, Heifer calves mostly steady, Replacement cows lightly tested.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
505–545	523	10	150.00–158.00	$155.48	$813	+2.04
555–590	566	4	142.00–149.00	$143.98	$815	-5.73
605–632	609	53	130.00–134.00	$133.12	$811	—
655–680	669	4	126.00–129.00	$127.24	$851	-7.76

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
555–590	573	10	132.00–140.00	$135.36	$776	—
605–640	631	4	126.00–127.00	$126.24	$797	—
660–680	670	3	120.00–122.00	$121.00	$811	-4.09

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–390	368	3	150.00–158.00	$153.41	$565	+1.37
405–430	418	2	144.00–147.50	$145.70	$609	-0.30
460–490	470	5	135.00–141.00	$136.86	$643	-5.61
505	505	3	130.00	$130.00	$656	—
640–645	643	2	115.00–118.00	$116.49	$749	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–430	418	4	132.00–132.50	$132.24	$553	—
455–470	465	6	125.00–130.00	$127.50	$593	+2.09
505–545	521	7	122.00–130.00	$125.43	$653	-0.86
560–580	563	20	121.00–127.00	$123.22	$694	-0.76
605–640	625	3	112.00–117.00	$115.05	$719	—
690–695	693	2	110.00–111.00	$110.50	$766	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–445	416	14	120.00–128.00	$123.71	$515	-2.06
455–490	465	6	115.00–122.00	$119.44	$555	+1.43
560–590	572	5	110.00–115.00	$112.94	$646	-0.96

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
505–530	513	4	132.00–137.00	$133.54	$685	-0.94
560–580	568	6	131.00–135.00	$133.16	$756	-0.99
605–645	619	7	121.00–126.00	$123.32	$763	-4.93
660–690	675	2	116.00–117.00	$116.49	$786	-14.51

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
390–395	393	3	145.00–147.50	$145.83	$573	+0.80
460–480	472	8	125.00–130.00	$127.62	$602	+3.98
505–540	515	15	115.00–123.00	$118.64	$611	—
560–595	582	3	112.50–118.00	$114.77	$668	-1.20

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–440	423	2	154.00–157.50	$155.82	$659	—
605–640	631	6	123.00–126.00	$124.84	$788	—
655–690	675	11	120.00–124.00	$122.30	$826	—
705–740	731	5	120.00–122.00	$120.99	$884	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–445	433	4	140.00–147.50	$143.71	$622	+0.26
555–580	567	9	120.00–125.00	$123.03	$698	-2.74
605–640	625	3	115.00–119.00	$116.69	$729	-2.64
690–695	693	3	112.00–115.00	$114.00	$790	-1.76

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
865–1620	1243	80-85%	2	62.00	$62.00	$771	—
1125–1415	1270	80-85%	4	75.00–78.00	$75.84	$963	—
1040–1530	1323	80-85%	7	66.00–72.00	$69.72	$922	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
780–1045	913	85-90%	2	50.00–56.00	$53.44	$488	—
945–1195	1032	85-90%	3	57.00–64.00	$60.30	$622	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1495–1690	1593	75-80%	2	71.00	$71.00	$1,131	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1225–1750	1488	2	84.00–87.00	$85.24	$1,268	-3.76
1900–2135	2018	2	92.00–98.00	$94.83	$1,914	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
840	840	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	700.00	$700.00
1015–1215	1115	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	810.00–975.00	$899.90

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1090–1180	1135	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	900.00–920.00	$909.60

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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
1415	1415	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,300.00	$1,300.00	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1090	1090	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	760.00	$760.00	—

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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.