Wilkes County Stockyard Market Report

Washington, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, December 8, 2021

265 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 3 bulls $144.56/cwt ≈ $626/hd at 433 lb · 13 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $126.64/cwt +0.16 vs last sale · ≈ $594/hd at 469 lb · 10 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	265	379	528
Feeder cattle	208	282	465
Slaughter cattle	32	59	37
Replacement cattle	25	38	26

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago; Slaughter cows 3.00 higher, Slaughter bulls lightly tested, Feeder steers and steer calves lightly tested, Feeder bulls and bull calves unevenly steady, Feeder heifers lightly tested, heifer calves steady, Replacement cows mostly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
380	380	1	157.50	$157.50	$598	—
455–495	473	6	139.00–146.00	$142.79	$675	—
505–540	525	3	129.00–136.00	$131.58	$691	—
605–630	615	3	121.00–127.00	$124.35	$765	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360	360	1	166.00	$166.00	$598	+5.52
670–690	680	2	128.00–130.00	$129.01	$877	-4.99
760–790	775	2	109.00–112.00	$110.47	$856	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–410	408	2	132.00–132.50	$132.25	$540	-1.11
455–495	469	10	123.00–129.00	$126.64	$594	+0.16
505–530	523	9	123.00–129.00	$125.44	$656	+1.69
560–580	565	4	121.00–123.00	$122.49	$692	-0.49
605–640	629	4	116.00–119.00	$116.99	$736	+0.99

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360–390	380	3	133.00–139.00	$134.89	$513	—
405–445	422	9	120.00–129.00	$124.75	$526	+2.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
460–490	477	3	130.00–133.00	$131.33	$626	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
390	390	1	150.00	$150.00	$585	—
405–445	433	13	140.00–147.50	$144.56	$626	—
455–480	460	6	130.00–137.00	$134.46	$619	+1.88
505–530	517	8	120.00–127.50	$123.24	$637	-1.91
605–630	619	4	112.00–115.00	$113.23	$701	-0.43
660–680	670	2	107.00–111.00	$109.03	$731	+1.04
790–795	793	2	101.00–104.00	$102.50	$813	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
440	440	1	160.00	$160.00	$704	—
540	540	3	130.00	$130.00	$702	-6.06
560–580	570	2	122.00–122.50	$122.25	$697	—
670–690	683	3	112.00–114.00	$113.35	$774	—
705–730	718	2	110.00–112.00	$111.02	$797	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1070–1305	1188	80-85%	2	52.00	$52.00	$618	—
870–1445	1192	80-85%	8	55.00–62.00	$58.79	$701	—
1035–1350	1193	80-85%	2	64.00–66.00	$64.87	$774	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
940–955	948	85-90%	2	40.00–41.00	$40.50	$384	—
1160–1270	1215	85-90%	2	47.00–48.00	$47.48	$577	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1030–1205	1118	2	70.00–74.00	$72.16	$807	—
1340	1340	1	78.00	$78.00	$1,045	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1110–1195	1153	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	900.00	$900.00

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
770–950	860	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	520.00–700.00	$600.58

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1020	1020	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	840.00	$840.00

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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
1420	1420	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,025.00	$1,025.00	—
1440	1440	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,000.00	$1,000.00	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
985–1115	1050	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	540.00–730.00	$629.12	—
1245	1245	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	685.00	$685.00	-5.00

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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.