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Wilkes County Stockyard Market Report

Washington, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, August 24, 2022

474 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $159.12/cwt ≈ $748/hd at 470 lb · 15 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $139.57/cwt ≈ $864/hd at 619 lb · 14 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $169.63/cwt +6.55 vs last sale · ≈ $972/hd at 573 lb · 14 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 474 200 355
Feeder cattle 398 135 317
Slaughter cattle 38 47 26
Replacement cattle 38 18 12

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago; Slaughter cows 2.00 to 5.00 lower, Slaughter bulls unevenly steady, Feeder steers 3.00 higher, steer calves significantly higher, Feeder bulls and bulls calves mostly steady, Feeder heifers and heifer calves 3.00 higher, Replacements cows mostly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 1 212.50 $212.50 $659 —
360–380 370 2 200.00–205.00 $202.43 $749 —
440 440 1 192.50 $192.50 $847 —
460–490 483 4 180.00–182.00 $180.48 $872 +0.48
505–545 525 10 170.00–177.00 $173.27 $910 +3.27
555–595 573 14 165.00–174.00 $169.63 $972 +6.55
605–645 623 10 161.00–171.00 $166.79 $1,039 +12.20
660–695 673 5 155.00–160.00 $158.15 $1,064 +15.60
745 745 1 155.00 $155.00 $1,155 +17.99
780 780 1 140.00 $140.00 $1,092 +6.00
815–835 825 2 135.00–138.00 $136.48 $1,126 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410–440 430 3 180.00–182.50 $180.79 $777 -0.21
455–480 469 4 170.00–175.00 $173.29 $813 -1.71
505–540 521 7 160.00–169.00 $163.83 $854 -3.15
555–580 567 5 160.00–165.00 $163.01 $924 +7.26
605–645 620 8 152.00–160.00 $157.71 $978 +11.13
655–660 658 2 146.00–147.00 $146.50 $964 —
705–710 708 3 138.00–142.00 $139.33 $986 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–410 408 3 174.00–175.00 $174.67 $713 -2.33
455–460 458 2 160.00–162.50 $161.24 $738 —
510–540 525 2 150.00–157.00 $153.60 $806 -4.89
560–580 570 2 140.00–145.00 $142.54 $812 -7.46

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–440 430 8 165.00–168.00 $165.78 $713 +0.78
455–495 470 15 153.00–164.00 $159.12 $748 —
505–545 531 8 150.00–158.00 $154.00 $818 —
555–595 568 13 146.00–155.00 $150.74 $856 +11.74
605–645 619 14 135.00–144.00 $139.57 $864 —
690–695 693 2 140.00–141.00 $140.50 $974 —
705 705 1 141.00 $141.00 $994 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–390 367 7 160.00–165.00 $162.43 $596 -0.07
405–430 418 10 155.00–162.50 $158.49 $662 +3.49
455–490 471 4 145.00–150.00 $148.02 $697 +4.02
505–545 525 13 140.00–149.00 $144.09 $756 +6.72
560–595 574 7 138.00–142.00 $139.90 $803 +9.39
655–680 665 3 130.00–138.00 $132.97 $884 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–390 375 2 150.00–158.00 $154.16 $578 +8.09
455–475 466 8 140.00–146.00 $141.89 $661 +4.63
505–540 521 8 130.00–135.00 $132.68 $691 +3.52
560–590 575 2 130.00–133.00 $131.46 $756 +7.91
645 645 1 128.00 $128.00 $826 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–440 422 7 160.00–167.50 $163.26 $689 —
460–480 470 6 152.50–155.00 $153.78 $723 —
505–540 518 8 140.00–145.00 $143.16 $742 +3.16
560–580 570 6 135.00–137.50 $136.27 $777 +0.63
605–615 609 4 125.00–132.50 $128.39 $782 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–390 375 2 182.50–187.50 $184.90 $693 -0.94
405–440 423 2 172.50–177.50 $175.10 $741 -2.40
560–580 571 4 140.00–142.50 $141.14 $806 —
605–645 622 7 137.00–149.00 $141.08 $878 +7.14
745 745 1 138.00 $138.00 $1,028 +18.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
680–690 685 2 144.00–145.00 $144.50 $990 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
910–1410 1190 80-85% 3 75.00–79.00 $77.60 $923 —
1015–1445 1220 80-85% 14 80.00–87.00 $83.54 $1,019 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
920–1230 1048 85-90% 4 71.00–77.00 $73.96 $775 -1.42
1080 1080 85-90% 1 64.00 $64.00 $691 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1495–1545 1520 75-80% 2 70.00–77.00 $73.44 $1,116 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1100–1750 1520 3 94.00–95.00 $94.63 $1,438 —
1340–1875 1608 2 109.00–110.00 $109.42 $1,759 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1085 1085 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 800.00 $800.00

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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
1275–1525 1400 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 4 1,225.00–1,335.00 $1,284.91 —

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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.