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Wilkes County Stockyard Market Report

Washington, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, October 12, 2022

309 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 3 heifers $123.90/cwt +0.21 vs last sale · ≈ $644/hd at 520 lb · 13 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 309 425 212
Feeder cattle 244 335 183
Slaughter cattle 36 74 20
Replacement cattle 29 16 9

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago; Slaughter cows and bulls 3.00 lower, Feeder steer and steer calves 2.00 lower, Feeder bulls and bull calves mostly steady, Feeder heifer 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
370 370 1 155.00 $155.00 $574 —
440 440 1 150.00 $150.00 $660 -10.00
535–545 540 2 132.00–137.50 $134.78 $728 -9.40
660–680 670 3 121.00–126.00 $123.02 $824 —
740–745 742 3 112.00–115.00 $113.00 $838 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
520 520 1 140.00 $140.00 $728 -10.00
560 560 1 134.00 $134.00 $750 -6.00
660–675 670 3 131.00–133.00 $131.66 $882 +4.70
745 745 1 127.00 $127.00 $946 —
760–790 775 2 115.00–120.00 $117.45 $910 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
560 560 1 144.00 $144.00 $806 -6.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 1 140.00 $140.00 $532 -2.48
410–430 420 4 134.00–139.00 $135.48 $569 +2.87
505–540 520 13 120.00–127.00 $123.90 $644 +0.21
560–590 570 3 116.00–118.00 $117.31 $669 -2.02
635–645 642 3 109.00–110.00 $109.67 $704 -5.46
690 690 1 109.00 $109.00 $752 ±0.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 2 145.00 $145.00 $638 —
460 460 1 142.00 $142.00 $653 —
530–540 533 3 137.00–138.00 $137.34 $732 +5.34
625–640 632 3 115.00–116.00 $115.33 $729 -12.67
745 745 1 105.00 $105.00 $782 —
790 790 1 101.00 $101.00 $798 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
560–570 565 2 130.00–135.00 $132.52 $749 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 1 152.50 $152.50 $580 +0.39
420–430 425 2 140.00–149.00 $144.55 $614 +5.44
455–470 464 8 130.00–139.00 $132.65 $615 —
505–545 524 7 125.00–129.00 $126.43 $662 -6.42
560–590 570 7 120.00–123.00 $121.16 $691 -4.31
635–645 642 6 115.00–117.00 $116.34 $747 -6.14
685–690 687 3 110.00–115.00 $113.33 $779 -2.67
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430–440 437 3 152.50–155.00 $153.32 $670 +1.78
470 470 1 146.00 $146.00 $686 +3.34
505–545 521 5 130.00–136.00 $133.60 $696 -2.90
555–580 566 9 125.00–129.00 $126.99 $719 -7.01
640 640 1 122.00 $122.00 $781 -11.83
740–745 743 2 110.00–116.00 $112.99 $840 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460 460 1 152.50 $152.50 $702 +2.50

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1130 1130 80-85% 1 73.00 $73.00 $825 —
1005–1305 1164 80-85% 8 65.00–72.00 $68.84 $801 —
870–1625 1248 80-85% 2 63.00–64.00 $63.65 $794 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1070–1140 1103 85-90% 6 61.00–65.00 $62.49 $689 -4.04
985–1305 1214 85-90% 5 54.00–59.00 $55.81 $678 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1485 1485 75-80% 1 69.00 $69.00 $1,025 —
1230–1710 1547 75-80% 3 57.00–64.00 $60.09 $930 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1185–1275 1230 2 85.00–88.00 $86.45 $1,063 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
925–1050 988 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 660.00–800.00 $734.43
870–1170 992 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 600.00–825.00 $746.63
865–1390 1096 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 700.00–880.00 $779.63
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1285–1405 1345 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 980.00–1,000.00 $990.45
Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
825 825 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 510.00 $510.00

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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.