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Wilkes County Stockyard Market Report

Washington, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, August 10, 2022

252 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 252 119 376
Feeder cattle 229 102 300
Slaughter cattle 14 13 23
Replacement cattle 9 4 53

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago; Slaughter 3.00 higher, Slaughter bulls lightly tested, Feeder steers and steer calves 5.00 higher, Feeder bulls and bull calves 8.00 higher, Feeder heifers 5.00 higher, Heifer calves 3.00 to 5.00 higher, Replacement cows steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–430 411 5 170.00–177.50 $172.54 $709 —
460–480 469 9 160.00–169.00 $164.86 $773 —
505–540 526 6 150.00–157.00 $154.23 $811 —
560–580 570 2 145.00–147.50 $146.23 $834 +7.22
645 645 1 140.00 $140.00 $903 —
655–690 669 4 135.00–139.00 $136.75 $915 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 1 191.00 $191.00 $840 —
535 535 1 170.00 $170.00 $910 —
560–580 574 5 160.00–166.00 $162.16 $931 —
640–645 642 3 150.00–154.00 $151.34 $972 —
660–680 675 4 147.00–152.00 $150.78 $1,018 —
725 725 1 142.00 $142.00 $1,030 —
780 780 1 138.00 $138.00 $1,076 —
825–845 835 2 125.00–129.00 $126.98 $1,060 —
855 855 1 125.00 $125.00 $1,069 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–440 418 5 181.00–185.00 $183.46 $767 +13.46
460–480 470 2 172.50–174.00 $173.27 $814 —
505–540 519 6 164.00–169.00 $166.87 $866 —
560 560 1 157.00 $157.00 $879 +10.72
660 660 1 142.00 $142.00 $937 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–390 375 5 161.00–168.00 $165.84 $622 —
455–480 461 8 150.00–152.00 $150.88 $696 —
505–535 523 9 145.00–150.00 $147.43 $771 —
560 560 1 140.00 $140.00 $784 —
625–640 633 2 138.00–139.00 $138.51 $877 —
660 660 1 137.00 $137.00 $904 +13.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455–490 470 5 145.00–149.00 $146.99 $691 +3.72
505–540 514 5 140.00–144.00 $141.63 $728 +8.63
555–590 568 5 130.00–137.00 $133.99 $761 +2.08
605–645 630 3 127.00–131.00 $129.38 $815 +3.37
660–690 675 2 120.00–122.00 $120.98 $817 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 1 146.00 $146.00 $642 —
490 490 1 140.00 $140.00 $686 +5.42
510–545 529 4 130.00–139.00 $134.53 $712 +8.07
620–640 630 2 122.50–124.00 $123.24 $776 —
690–695 693 2 116.00 $116.00 $804 —
745 745 1 111.00 $111.00 $827 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 190.00 $190.00 $656 —
360–380 372 5 185.00–187.00 $185.77 $691 +10.85
410 410 1 170.00 $170.00 $697 —
460–490 478 4 160.00–170.00 $166.83 $797 +10.83
605–640 625 3 136.00–139.00 $137.35 $858 —
660–680 670 2 132.00–136.00 $133.97 $898 +9.97
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 1 177.50 $177.50 $674 —
440 440 1 165.00 $165.00 $726 —
460–480 470 2 150.00–157.00 $153.43 $721 +13.09
545 545 1 142.50 $142.50 $777 +5.00
560–580 570 2 135.00–140.00 $137.54 $784 +11.44
610–630 620 2 130.00–133.00 $131.52 $815 +9.53
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 1 184.00 $184.00 $810 +0.22
460–480 473 3 175.00–181.00 $176.94 $837 +12.93
540 540 1 163.00 $163.00 $880 —
640 640 1 142.00 $142.00 $909 —
660 660 1 140.00 $140.00 $924 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
910–1535 1212 80-85% 6 82.00–89.00 $86.48 $1,048 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1015–1060 1038 85-90% 2 68.00 $68.00 $706 —
1000–1145 1073 85-90% 2 78.00–85.00 $81.74 $877 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1610 1610 75-80% 1 94.00 $94.00 $1,513 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1315 1315 1 117.00 $117.00 $1,539 —

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Bred Cows

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
775–930 856 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 4 660.00–735.00 $680.12

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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.