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Wilkes County Stockyard Market Report

Washington, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, January 5, 2022

190 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 190 286 159
Feeder cattle 142 236 121
Slaughter cattle 28 26 24
Replacement cattle 20 24 14

Market comments — USDA reporter

No trends available.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 1 177.50 $177.50 $781 —
478–490 482 4 160.00–167.00 $165.26 $797 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420 420 2 169.00 $169.00 $710 —
490 490 1 151.00 $151.00 $740 -0.21
510–540 525 2 147.50–148.50 $148.01 $777 +7.02
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 1 156.00 $156.00 $686 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 1 140.00 $140.00 $532 -12.74
405–430 414 4 132.00–138.00 $135.54 $561 —
470–490 486 6 130.00–133.50 $131.92 $641 -1.00
505–540 521 4 123.00–128.00 $126.02 $657 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455–473 467 3 137.00–140.00 $139.03 $649 -1.73
505–530 517 5 130.00–135.00 $132.75 $686 -2.02
560–590 575 2 130.00–135.00 $132.43 $761 -1.14
605–630 618 2 124.00–130.00 $126.94 $784 +2.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–340 323 2 142.50–144.00 $143.21 $463 —
360–380 367 3 132.00–137.50 $135.60 $498 -8.20
405–440 418 3 127.50–130.00 $128.47 $537 -5.16
580 580 1 114.00 $114.00 $661 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 182.50 $182.50 $529 —
355–380 364 8 160.00–167.00 $162.85 $593 —
405–445 422 9 150.00–159.00 $154.86 $654 +10.29
455–480 464 9 135.00–145.00 $140.47 $652 +8.73
505–535 518 4 127.50–133.00 $130.67 $677 +2.78
560–590 574 6 120.00–128.00 $123.14 $707 +1.48
605–610 608 2 110.00–119.00 $114.48 $696 +2.02
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410–440 425 2 163.00–165.00 $164.04 $697 +4.18
480 480 1 153.00 $153.00 $734 +8.97
560–590 575 2 131.00–134.00 $132.46 $762 +2.27

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1205–1445 1339 80-85% 4 66.00–72.00 $69.84 $935 —
1300–1555 1440 80-85% 3 74.00–75.00 $74.30 $1,070 —
1140–1745 1493 80-85% 3 60.00–61.00 $60.25 $900 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
915–1040 978 85-90% 2 41.00–47.00 $44.19 $432 —
920–1220 1028 85-90% 3 52.00–60.00 $55.76 $573 +13.60
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1585 1585 75-80% 1 63.00 $63.00 $999 —
1575–1755 1656 75-80% 4 67.00–74.00 $71.04 $1,176 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1630 1630 1 76.00 $76.00 $1,239 —
1305–2090 1698 2 85.00–87.00 $85.77 $1,456 —
1915 1915 1 90.00 $90.00 $1,724 +1.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
970–1380 1178 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 875.00–940.00 $903.73
1380 1380 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 990.00 $990.00

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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.