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Wilkes County Stockyard Market Report

Washington, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, August 31, 2022

286 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 3 bulls $149.32/cwt -4.46 vs last sale · ≈ $703/hd at 471 lb · 14 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 286 474 266
Feeder cattle 217 398 228
Slaughter cattle 36 38 22
Replacement cattle 33 38 16

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago; Slaughter cows 5.00 lower, Slaughter bulls mostly steady, Feeder steers and steer calves unevenly steady, Feeder bulls and bulls calves unevenly steady, Feeder heifers and heifer calves mostly steady, 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
345 345 1 180.00 $180.00 $621 —
455–480 463 4 160.00–165.00 $161.89 $750 +0.65
505–530 517 5 155.00–160.00 $157.20 $813 +3.60
560–580 570 4 150.00–154.00 $151.96 $866 +9.42
605–630 622 3 140.00–145.00 $143.38 $892 —
655–690 671 4 130.00–136.00 $133.72 $897 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
510–540 525 2 162.00–163.00 $162.51 $853 -1.32
575 575 1 160.00 $160.00 $920 -3.01
635 635 3 154.00 $154.00 $978 -3.71
680–690 683 3 140.00–149.00 $145.97 $997 -0.53
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
680 680 1 150.00 $150.00 $1,020 -8.15
745 745 1 146.00 $146.00 $1,088 -9.00
760 760 1 146.00 $146.00 $1,110 +6.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–390 375 3 150.00–156.00 $153.41 $575 -0.75
405–440 425 3 146.00–148.00 $147.03 $625 —
455–485 467 8 140.00–149.00 $144.42 $674 +2.53
505–540 525 3 135.00–138.00 $136.35 $716 +3.67
560–590 575 2 127.50–132.00 $129.69 $746 -1.77
605–640 625 3 124.00–130.00 $127.31 $796 -0.69
660–695 673 5 119.00–122.00 $119.82 $806 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455–490 468 3 150.00–152.00 $150.98 $707 +2.96
505–540 517 7 142.00–149.00 $144.85 $749 +0.76
555–580 568 2 142.00–143.00 $142.49 $809 +2.59
605–640 618 3 132.00–138.00 $135.60 $838 —
835 835 1 106.00 $106.00 $885 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
560–580 573 3 147.00–148.00 $147.67 $846 -3.07
605–640 623 3 141.00–143.00 $142.01 $885 +2.44
660–690 668 4 137.00–140.00 $139.22 $930 -1.28
745 745 1 130.00 $130.00 $968 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380–390 385 6 170.00–172.50 $171.27 $659 —
405–440 421 4 157.50–165.00 $160.65 $676 -2.61
455–490 471 14 145.00–155.00 $149.32 $703 -4.46
505–540 515 6 140.00–142.50 $140.78 $725 -2.38
555–590 578 3 135.00–140.00 $136.60 $790 +0.33
645 645 3 125.00 $125.00 $806 —
655–680 661 6 120.00–123.00 $121.83 $805 —
790–795 793 2 115.00–116.00 $115.50 $916 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1140 1140 80-85% 1 70.00 $70.00 $798 —
925–1500 1173 80-85% 14 75.00–82.00 $77.69 $911 +0.09
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
840–1090 1024 85-90% 6 69.00–77.00 $73.00 $748 -0.96
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1570–1645 1608 75-80% 2 81.00–85.00 $83.05 $1,335 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1180–1830 1508 3 100.00–104.00 $101.74 $1,534 +7.11
1730–1835 1783 2 112.00 $112.00 $1,997 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1190 1190 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 860.00 $860.00
1300 1300 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 885.00–910.00 $897.50
Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
855–900 878 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 680.00–700.00 $690.26

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
835 835 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 810.00 $810.00 —

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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.