Wilkes County Stockyard Market Report

Washington, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, March 16, 2022

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	129	163	104
Feeder cattle	89	120	81
Slaughter cattle	25	19	22
Replacement cattle	15	24	1

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago; Slaughter cows 3.00 higher, Slaughter bulls significantly higher, Feeder steers and steer calves lightly tested, Feeder bulls and bull calves 5.00 higher, Feeder heifers and heifer calves 3.00 to 5.00 higher, Replacement cows 2.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360	360	1	214.00	$214.00	$770	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–390	379	4	150.00–158.00	$155.17	$588	—
410–440	423	4	145.00–149.00	$147.70	$625	+6.50
455–490	466	6	139.00–147.00	$141.35	$659	+9.35
505–540	523	2	132.00–139.00	$135.38	$708	+8.89
580–590	585	2	124.00–126.00	$124.99	$731	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360–380	368	5	163.00–165.00	$164.17	$604	—
490	490	1	150.00	$150.00	$735	—
510–540	527	3	143.00–148.00	$145.02	$764	+5.52
590–595	593	2	131.00–136.00	$133.51	$792	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
380–390	385	2	145.00–146.00	$145.49	$560	—
410–440	423	4	137.00–143.00	$140.02	$592	—
455–495	475	4	127.50–135.00	$129.91	$617	+5.43

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
490	490	3	165.00	$165.00	$808	—
510	510	3	150.00	$150.00	$765	+8.73
560–590	575	2	145.00–148.00	$146.46	$842	+12.46

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360–390	377	3	170.00–172.50	$171.49	$647	—
610–640	627	3	122.00–126.00	$124.34	$780	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370	370	1	210.00	$210.00	$777	—
410–430	420	2	190.00–192.50	$191.22	$803	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
990–1010	1000	85-90%	3	62.00–68.00	$65.35	$653	—
960–1100	1029	85-90%	4	74.00–78.00	$76.32	$785	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
960	960	80-85%	1	79.00	$79.00	$758	—
990–1210	1072	80-85%	3	81.00–83.00	$82.01	$879	—
1200–1245	1223	80-85%	2	89.00–95.00	$91.94	$1,124	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1175–1390	1293	4	103.00–108.00	$106.61	$1,378	—
1010–1705	1358	2	98.00–99.00	$98.63	$1,339	—
1735–2220	1939	4	116.00–119.00	$117.22	$2,273	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1330	1330	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,350.00	$1,350.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
840	840	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	925.00	$925.00

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
785	785	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	650.00	$650.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
855–950	915	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	670.00–800.00	$738.74	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1285	1285	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,025.00	$1,025.00	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
905	905	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	975.00	$975.00	—

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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.