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Wilkes County Stockyard Market Report

Washington, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, March 30, 2022

235 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $151.84/cwt +5.74 vs last sale · ≈ $630/hd at 415 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 235 156 208
Feeder cattle 158 103 182
Slaughter cattle 42 32 24
Replacement cattle 35 21 2

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago; Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady, Feeder steers lightly tested, steer calves mostly steady, Feeder bulls lightly tested, bull calves 3.00 higher, Feeder heifers and heifer calves 5.00 higher, 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
410–430 420 4 180.00–185.00 $182.47 $766 —
460–470 465 2 170.00–175.00 $172.53 $802 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390–395 393 2 180.00–187.50 $183.77 $722 —
470–490 480 3 160.00–165.00 $162.47 $780 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 1 197.50 $197.50 $869 —
540 540 1 185.00 $185.00 $999 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 2 162.50 $162.50 $634 —
440 440 1 160.00 $160.00 $704 —
460–480 474 7 150.00–156.00 $151.54 $718 —
510–545 522 5 145.00–151.00 $148.13 $773 —
560–580 570 5 140.00–148.00 $144.04 $821 +3.55
605–640 618 5 135.00–139.00 $137.29 $848 +9.29
680 value added 680 1 136.00 $136.00 $925 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–340 330 2 160.00–162.50 $161.21 $532 —
355–390 368 3 152.50–157.50 $154.92 $570 —
405–430 415 10 150.00–154.00 $151.84 $630 +5.74
460–490 477 3 140.00–148.00 $145.10 $692 +0.78
505–540 521 4 135.00–142.50 $139.31 $726 +2.30
560–590 575 2 130.00–131.00 $130.49 $750 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–345 326 4 152.50–157.50 $155.45 $507 +7.19
410–430 420 2 140.00–147.50 $143.66 $603 +1.78
480–490 488 4 130.00–135.00 $131.23 $640 -6.27
590 590 1 115.00 $115.00 $678 —
690 690 1 110.00 $110.00 $759 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 1 202.50 $202.50 $496 —
330–340 335 2 185.00–187.50 $186.23 $624 —
360–390 374 5 171.00–177.50 $174.17 $651 +0.45
410–445 432 7 160.00–169.00 $164.90 $712 +2.37
460–490 475 4 152.00–155.00 $153.38 $729 +0.65
505–540 523 2 148.00–152.50 $150.17 $785 +6.42
590 590 2 140.00 $140.00 $826 +1.97
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410 410 1 177.50 $177.50 $728 —
530 530 1 161.00 $161.00 $853 +5.88
560 560 1 150.00 $150.00 $840 —
690 690 1 135.00 $135.00 $932 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430–440 435 2 180.00–182.50 $181.24 $788 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1170 1170 80-85% 1 90.00 $90.00 $1,053 —
1115–1245 1173 80-85% 3 79.00–80.00 $79.67 $935 —
1040–1385 1175 80-85% 10 82.00–89.00 $85.57 $1,005 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
925–1115 1026 85-90% 5 70.00–78.00 $74.49 $764 —
970–1265 1111 85-90% 5 63.00–69.00 $65.91 $732 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1485–1575 1545 75-80% 3 87.00–89.00 $88.00 $1,360 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1510 1510 1 117.00 $117.00 $1,767 —
1580 1580 1 108.00 $108.00 $1,706 —

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Bred Cows

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
735 735 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 600.00 $600.00
735–770 753 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 610.00–710.00 $661.16
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
935–1015 975 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 900.00–950.00 $926.03
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
780 780 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 830.00 $830.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1090–1390 1223 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 10 1,110.00–1,280.00 $1,204.86 —

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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.