Wilkes County Stockyard Market Report

Washington, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, November 16, 2022

346 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 3 heifers $134.04/cwt +2.88 vs last sale · ≈ $631/hd at 471 lb · 18 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 3 heifers $141.15/cwt ≈ $541/hd at 383 lb · 10 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	346	300	284
Feeder cattle	235	241	206
Slaughter cattle	30	36	14
Replacement cattle	81	23	64

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago; Slaughter cows 2.00 higher, Slaughter bulls mostly steady, Feeder steers and steer calves lightly tested, Feeder bulls and bull calves mostly steady, Feeder heifers and heifer calves mostly steady, Replacements cows steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–390	369	5	170.00–177.50	$173.45	$640	—
460	460	1	150.00	$150.00	$690	-2.55

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
725	725	1	146.00	$146.00	$1,058	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280–290	285	2	160.00–167.50	$163.82	$467	—
310–340	332	6	150.00–157.50	$153.27	$509	—
355–390	383	10	140.00–145.00	$141.15	$541	—
405–440	416	7	135.00–140.00	$137.98	$574	—
455–495	471	18	130.00–139.00	$134.04	$631	+2.88
505–540	515	5	120.00–127.50	$122.58	$631	-5.43
555–560	558	2	115.00–120.00	$117.51	$656	-1.55
645	645	1	108.00	$108.00	$697	-7.90
690	690	1	102.00	$102.00	$704	-11.00
745	745	1	96.00	$96.00	$715	-11.66

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280	280	1	172.50	$172.50	$483	—
405–430	418	2	142.50–143.00	$142.76	$597	—
460–490	482	5	140.00–144.00	$141.41	$682	—
505–540	526	6	130.00–138.00	$133.86	$704	—
560	560	1	124.00	$124.00	$694	-8.00
620–630	625	2	117.50–120.00	$118.74	$742	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340	340	1	170.00	$170.00	$578	—
560–580	570	2	131.00–136.00	$133.54	$761	-1.46

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330–340	335	2	175.00–177.50	$176.23	$590	+16.23
355–380	368	6	160.00–167.50	$163.34	$601	+8.34
430	430	3	150.00	$150.00	$645	-1.60
455–480	464	6	140.00–145.00	$142.86	$663	-0.59
505–540	531	7	130.00–137.50	$132.29	$702	-1.03
560–580	575	4	125.00–127.00	$125.49	$722	+0.49
605–630	618	3	118.00–122.00	$120.02	$742	-1.64
660–690	675	2	113.00–117.50	$115.20	$778	+0.56
795	795	1	101.00	$101.00	$803	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
380	380	1	172.50	$172.50	$656	—
535	535	1	142.50	$142.50	$762	—
590	590	2	130.00	$130.00	$767	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
950–1315	1200	80-85%	7	70.00–77.00	$73.93	$887	—
1040–1485	1263	80-85%	2	79.00–82.00	$80.76	$1,020	+8.95
1825	1825	80-85%	1	67.00	$67.00	$1,223	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1055–1110	1092	85-90%	3	60.00–67.00	$64.41	$703	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1325	1325	75-80%	1	82.00	$82.00	$1,086	—
1495	1495	75-80%	1	79.00	$79.00	$1,181	-0.54
1875	1875	75-80%	1	67.00	$67.00	$1,256	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1210	1210	1	84.00	$84.00	$1,016	—
1715–1980	1825	3	96.00–97.00	$96.67	$1,764	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
970	970	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	600.00	$600.00
905–1040	980	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	610.00–800.00	$736.90
1050	1050	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	760.00	$760.00

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
725–855	794	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	600.00–800.00	$692.11
825–880	853	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	610.00–675.00	$641.45
860	860	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	650.00	$650.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
925–1300	1090	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	650.00–875.00	$747.44	—

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
850	850	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	660.00–675.00	$667.50	—

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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.