Wilkes County Stockyard Market Report

Washington, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, March 9, 2022

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	163	173	268
Feeder cattle	120	107	212
Slaughter cattle	19	37	33
Replacement cattle	24	29	23

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago; Slaughter cows 2.00 higher, Slaughter bulls lightly tested, Feeder steers and steer calves lightly tested, Feeder bulls lightly tested, Bull calves 5.00 lower, Feeder heifers lightly tested, Heifer calves 5.00 lower, Replacement cows steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–340	330	2	185.00–190.00	$187.42	$618	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
460–495	481	4	120.00–128.00	$124.48	$599	—
540–545	542	3	117.00–118.00	$117.33	$636	-4.30
680–695	692	6	104.00–109.00	$105.50	$730	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–440	423	2	140.00–142.50	$141.20	$597	-10.73
490	490	1	132.00	$132.00	$647	-12.00
540–545	543	2	124.00–129.00	$126.49	$687	-7.85

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
505–510	508	2	139.00–140.00	$139.50	$709	-5.50

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410–440	425	2	150.00–153.00	$151.55	$644	—
460–490	484	7	140.00–145.00	$141.03	$683	-10.36
505–545	531	7	128.00–137.00	$130.94	$695	—
555–590	578	8	120.00–125.00	$123.15	$712	-11.33

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
510–530	520	2	140.00–142.50	$141.27	$735	-17.22
590	590	1	134.00	$134.00	$791	-10.41

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
950–1580	1195	80-85%	6	73.00–80.00	$76.79	$918	-5.56
1215–1430	1330	80-85%	4	81.00–88.00	$85.14	$1,132	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
895–915	905	85-90%	2	53.00–54.00	$53.51	$484	—
945–1030	988	85-90%	2	64.00–66.00	$65.04	$643	+4.69

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1485	1485	75-80%	1	73.00	$73.00	$1,084	—
1855	1855	75-80%	1	86.00	$86.00	$1,595	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1195	1195	1	86.00	$86.00	$1,028	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
905	905	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	640.00	$640.00
890–980	938	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	600.00–710.00	$663.72

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
835–860	848	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	850.00–925.00	$888.05
975	975	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	925.00	$925.00

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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
935	935	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,100.00	$1,100.00	—
975	975	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,200.00	$1,200.00	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1120	1120	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	900.00	$900.00	—

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
850	850	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	550.00	$550.00	—

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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.