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Wilkes County Stockyard Market Report

Washington, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, September 1, 2021

266 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $123.28/cwt ≈ $889/hd at 721 lb · 11 head
light 5-weight M&L 2 steers $133.70/cwt ≈ $698/hd at 522 lb · 11 head
light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $125.07/cwt -0.36 vs last sale · ≈ $662/hd at 529 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 266 355 221
Feeder cattle 228 317 186
Slaughter cattle 22 26 25
Replacement cattle 16 12 10

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago; Slaughter cows and Slaughter bulls steady, Feeder steers 5.00 higher, Steer calves mostly steady, Feeder bulls and bull calves lightly tested, Feeder heifers and heifer calves steady, Replacement cows mostly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460–480 473 3 142.00–144.00 $143.35 $678 —
505–540 522 11 132.00–136.00 $133.70 $698 —
560–585 570 9 131.00–138.00 $133.69 $762 -1.67
605–630 615 5 130.00–135.00 $131.99 $812 +5.75
655–680 668 7 121.00–127.00 $124.58 $832 +3.58
705–730 715 5 117.00–119.00 $117.82 $842 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460–480 470 6 135.00–140.00 $137.55 $646 +0.69
505–545 534 5 125.00–130.00 $128.41 $686 -1.59
560–590 580 4 122.00–125.00 $123.22 $715 —
605–645 623 6 122.00–127.00 $124.50 $776 +8.01
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
670–690 680 2 132.00–135.00 $133.52 $908 +6.28
705–745 721 11 120.00–127.00 $123.28 $889 —
760 value added 760 1 127.00 $127.00 $965 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–380 370 3 132.50–137.50 $134.98 $499 —
405–440 426 4 130.00–132.00 $130.73 $557 -1.51
460–490 471 7 125.00–131.00 $127.69 $601 +0.19
505–540 529 10 122.00–128.00 $125.07 $662 -0.36
560–590 572 10 122.00–129.00 $126.28 $722 +3.06
605–645 630 3 112.00–117.00 $114.28 $720 -0.77
670–690 680 4 110.00–112.00 $111.01 $755 +0.51
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–340 330 7 130.00–136.00 $132.94 $439 —
355–370 364 6 122.50–127.50 $124.14 $452 —
405–440 419 10 122.00–129.00 $124.88 $523 +1.17
460–480 467 5 120.00–122.00 $120.61 $563 +1.17
555–560 558 2 110.00–117.00 $113.48 $633 +0.54
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
505 505 1 134.00 $134.00 $677 +0.46
605–640 620 6 120.00–126.00 $124.02 $769 +0.70
670–690 680 2 116.00–118.00 $117.01 $796 +0.52
705–740 723 2 108.00–116.00 $112.10 $810 —
760 value added 760 1 118.00 $118.00 $897 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330–340 337 3 150.00–152.50 $151.68 $511 —
360–380 370 4 140.00–147.50 $143.65 $532 -2.18
470 470 3 125.00 $125.00 $588 -2.62
505–540 517 7 119.00–122.00 $120.26 $622 +1.62
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 1 150.00 $150.00 $562 —
460–480 470 2 130.00–134.00 $131.96 $620 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460 460 1 140.00 $140.00 $644 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
895–1535 1232 80-85% 9 65.00–72.00 $69.18 $852 +7.18
1250–1255 1253 80-85% 2 73.00–76.00 $74.50 $933 -1.34
960–1990 1533 80-85% 3 60.00–64.00 $62.57 $959 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
905–1530 1145 85-90% 4 57.00–62.00 $59.51 $681 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1835–2185 1973 3 94.00–96.00 $95.36 $1,881 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1040–1175 1108 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 675.00–825.00 $754.57
1155 1155 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 890.00 $890.00
Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
865 865 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 520.00 $520.00
885 885 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 580.00 $580.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1140 1140 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 800.00 $800.00 —

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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.