Wilkes County Stockyard Market Report

Washington, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, April 13, 2022

326 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $144.30/cwt +2.36 vs last sale · ≈ $762/hd at 528 lb · 12 head

light 4-weight M&L 3 heifers $141.24/cwt +5.24 vs last sale · ≈ $610/hd at 432 lb · 11 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	326	142	267
Feeder cattle	168	91	220
Slaughter cattle	29	23	31
Replacement cattle	129	28	16

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago; Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls lightly tested, Feeder steers and steer calves steady to 2.00 lower, Feeder bulls lightly tested, Bull calves mostly steady, Feeder heifers mostly steady, Heifer calves 3.00 lower, Replacement cows unevenly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340	340	1	180.00	$180.00	$612	—
410–440	425	2	172.00–173.00	$172.52	$733	—
460–480	470	2	165.00–168.00	$166.53	$783	—
525–530	528	2	155.00–158.00	$156.51	$826	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
510–540	527	3	161.00–166.00	$163.38	$861	-4.58
640–645	643	2	140.00–147.00	$143.49	$923	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
640	640	1	160.00	$160.00	$1,024	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290–295	293	2	162.50–165.00	$163.76	$480	+1.76
305–345	335	6	152.50–157.50	$155.14	$520	—
360–380	367	5	145.00–149.00	$146.82	$539	+1.72
405–440	432	11	140.00–144.00	$141.24	$610	+5.24
460–490	475	7	133.00–138.00	$136.77	$650	+12.77
540	540	2	120.00	$120.00	$648	—
645	645	1	115.00	$115.00	$742	—
695	695	1	109.00	$109.00	$758	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310	310	1	160.00	$160.00	$496	—
360–380	370	2	155.00–158.00	$156.54	$579	+4.68
410–430	422	6	146.00–149.00	$148.02	$625	+1.92
455–470	463	4	140.00–144.00	$141.99	$657	—
510–540	530	4	136.00–139.00	$137.23	$727	-2.70
560–590	575	4	122.00–132.00	$128.19	$737	—
690–695	693	2	116.00–119.00	$117.49	$814	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340	340	1	170.00	$170.00	$578	—
510–545	528	12	141.00–147.00	$144.30	$762	+2.36
560–590	575	2	138.00–140.00	$138.97	$799	+0.45
645	645	1	127.00	$127.00	$819	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	1	190.00	$190.00	$466	—
260–290	275	2	182.50–185.00	$183.68	$505	—
340–345	343	2	172.50–177.50	$175.02	$600	—
390	390	2	170.00	$170.00	$663	—
410–445	428	3	161.00–169.00	$165.75	$709	-1.76
455–470	462	5	152.50–157.50	$155.23	$717	+1.91
510–545	519	4	140.00–148.00	$145.90	$757	—
560–580	570	2	130.00–131.00	$130.49	$744	—
630–640	633	4	125.00–128.00	$127.24	$805	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260	260	2	200.00	$200.00	$520	—
310–330	320	3	180.00–185.00	$182.53	$584	—
360	360	1	175.00	$175.00	$630	—
510–545	528	2	152.50–155.00	$153.71	$812	+0.03
560–570	565	2	145.00–147.00	$145.99	$825	-0.50

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
510	510	1	160.00	$160.00	$816	—
560–590	575	2	155.00–156.00	$155.51	$894	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1000–1455	1168	80-85%	8	73.00–79.00	$75.87	$886	—
950–1395	1239	80-85%	6	67.00–72.00	$70.19	$870	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
815–1120	978	85-90%	5	62.00–68.00	$65.46	$640	+4.07

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1200–1490	1345	75-80%	2	66.00–67.00	$66.45	$894	—
1460	1460	75-80%	1	72.00	$72.00	$1,051	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1280–1400	1340	2	91.00–95.00	$93.09	$1,247	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
900–1075	993	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	825.00–975.00	$878.61
990–1150	1085	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	700.00–885.00	$777.00
910–1280	1089	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	600.00–875.00	$754.96

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
880–1335	1083	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	910.00–1,000.00	$939.15
1120	1120	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	900.00	$900.00
1200–1250	1225	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	915.00–1,125.00	$1,022.14

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
870–1180	995	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	900.00–1,025.00	$973.15
820–1180	1045	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	950.00–1,075.00	$1,019.21
920–1200	1063	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	12	1,000.00–1,300.00	$1,123.55

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
805–1020	933	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	800.00–890.00	$851.82
810–1140	988	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	850.00–950.00	$916.20

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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
1050–1100	1078	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	1,050.00–1,300.00	$1,135.96	—
1060–1210	1135	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,025.00–1,075.00	$1,051.65	—
1150–1230	1193	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	1,200.00–1,300.00	$1,250.70	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
990–1200	1053	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	10	800.00–975.00	$908.05	+123.57
990–1180	1058	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	800.00–960.00	$868.47	+83.99
1200	1200	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	950.00	$950.00	—

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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.