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Wilkes County Stockyard Market Report

Washington, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, May 18, 2022

253 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 253 245 204
Feeder cattle 210 204 171
Slaughter cattle 23 18 25
Replacement cattle 20 23 8

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls unevenly steady: feeder steer and steer calves steady; feeder bulls and bull calves steady; feeder heifers and heifer calves steady. Replacement cows steady

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 1 170.00 $170.00 $722 -9.00
625–630 628 2 135.00–136.00 $135.50 $851 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
675 675 1 133.00 $133.00 $898 —
725 725 1 132.00 $132.00 $957 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 1 158.00 $158.00 $592 —
575 575 1 135.00 $135.00 $776 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–380 370 2 152.00–154.00 $153.03 $566 -1.17
410–440 425 4 140.00–143.00 $141.72 $602 -4.83
510–540 523 7 132.00–138.00 $135.14 $707 -3.82
550–590 568 4 130.00–136.00 $132.74 $754 -0.63
610–640 623 3 121.00–129.00 $125.27 $780 +5.27
675–680 678 2 120.00 $120.00 $814 —
775 775 1 110.00 $110.00 $852 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370–390 380 2 147.00–149.00 $147.97 $562 +0.49
420–440 430 3 130.00 $130.00 $559 -8.35
470–490 480 2 130.00–132.00 $130.98 $629 -1.59
560–590 575 4 121.00–127.00 $122.96 $707 —
725 725 1 101.00 $101.00 $732 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–440 421 4 151.00–155.00 $153.05 $644 +2.05
460–490 473 3 146.00–150.00 $148.29 $701 -0.54
510–540 525 2 148.00 $148.00 $777 +2.25
575 575 1 144.00 $144.00 $828 +1.27
775 775 1 110.00 $110.00 $852 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–390 375 6 160.00–166.00 $162.45 $609 +0.04
410–440 425 4 150.00–159.00 $155.16 $659 +2.56
460–490 475 4 144.00–147.00 $145.23 $690 +2.30
520–540 528 9 130.00–140.00 $135.96 $718 -2.03
550–590 570 5 132.00–139.00 $135.04 $770 +2.47
600–640 620 5 122.00–129.00 $126.15 $782 —
650 650 1 120.00 $120.00 $780 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410–440 423 3 162.00–166.00 $163.62 $692 -0.04
460–490 475 2 152.00–157.00 $154.42 $733 +1.81
510–540 525 6 141.00–148.00 $145.28 $763 -0.29
550–590 570 6 140.00–147.00 $145.01 $827 +0.84
610–640 624 5 132.00–139.00 $134.56 $840 +0.17
650–690 670 5 122.00–130.00 $124.93 $837 -3.07
725 725 1 121.00 $121.00 $877 -2.00
775 775 1 110.00 $110.00 $852 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
475 475 1 160.00 $160.00 $760 -5.05
510–540 523 3 153.00–157.00 $154.30 $807 +2.33
575 575 1 156.00 $156.00 $897 —
625 625 1 140.00 $140.00 $875 —
675 675 1 133.00 $133.00 $898 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
925–980 953 80-85% 2 82.00–83.00 $82.51 $786 —
940–1455 1197 80-85% 9 75.00–80.00 $78.25 $937 +2.81
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
800–870 831 85-90% 4 58.00–62.00 $59.80 $497 —
850–865 858 85-90% 2 70.00–74.00 $72.02 $618 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1460 1460 75-80% 1 82.00 $82.00 $1,197 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1090 1090 1 90.00 $90.00 $981 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1085 1085 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,000.00 $1,000.00
1220–1300 1260 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,000.00–1,010.00 $1,005.16

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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
1235–1265 1250 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 4 900.00–1,100.00 $998.80 +13.80

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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.