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Wilkes County Stockyard Market Report

Washington, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, November 30, 2022

285 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 3 bulls $123.46/cwt -19.40 vs last sale · ≈ $588/hd at 476 lb · 12 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 285 346 379
Feeder cattle 219 235 282
Slaughter cattle 40 30 59
Replacement cattle 26 81 38

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 1 160.00 $160.00 $624 -13.45
490 490 1 150.00 $150.00 $735 ±0.00
640 640 1 136.00 $136.00 $870 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
640 640 1 140.00 $140.00 $896 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 145.00 $145.00 $493 —
360–390 372 6 130.00–135.00 $132.45 $493 —
410–440 424 5 122.00–128.00 $124.75 $529 -18.01
460–490 479 7 120.00–127.00 $122.65 $587 -18.76
540 540 1 122.00 $122.00 $659 -11.86
580–590 585 2 120.00–122.00 $120.99 $708 -3.01
640 640 2 120.00 $120.00 $768 +1.26
690 690 1 117.00 $117.00 $807 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 142.00 $142.00 $412 -21.82
340 340 2 132.00–135.00 $133.50 $454 -19.77
380–390 388 4 120.00–129.00 $122.21 $474 -18.94
410–440 428 9 115.00–120.00 $116.61 $499 -21.37
520–540 530 3 115.00–119.00 $116.65 $618 -5.93
620–640 630 3 115.00–117.00 $115.99 $731 +7.99
740 740 1 110.00 $110.00 $814 +14.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
490 490 1 130.00 $130.00 $637 —
640 640 1 132.00 $132.00 $845 —
680–690 685 2 125.00–128.00 $126.49 $866 —
730–740 733 3 124.00–128.00 $126.65 $928 —
760–790 775 2 121.00–129.00 $124.92 $968 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330–340 338 4 130.00–137.00 $131.71 $445 -44.52
380–390 387 3 120.00–125.00 $121.64 $471 -41.70
430–440 436 7 130.00–135.00 $132.11 $576 -17.89
470–490 476 12 120.00–125.00 $123.46 $588 -19.40
520–540 534 5 115.00–118.00 $115.98 $619 -16.31
590 590 1 116.00 $116.00 $684 -9.49
630–640 635 2 118.00–119.00 $118.50 $752 -1.52
660–690 677 3 104.00–109.00 $106.63 $722 -8.57
740 740 1 105.00 $105.00 $777 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330–340 335 2 140.00–143.00 $141.48 $474 —
390 390 2 130.00 $130.00 $507 -42.50
440 440 1 140.00 $140.00 $616 —
480–490 485 2 130.00–132.00 $130.99 $635 —
520–540 533 8 120.00–124.00 $121.48 $647 -21.02
560–590 578 5 120.00–129.00 $123.13 $712 -6.87
610–640 624 7 120.00–125.00 $122.26 $763 —
680–690 685 2 110.00–112.00 $110.99 $760 —
730–740 735 2 111.00–115.00 $112.99 $830 —
790 790 1 111.00 $111.00 $877 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 150.00 $150.00 $510 —
390 390 3 140.00 $140.00 $546 —
440 440 2 150.00 $150.00 $660 —
540 540 1 135.00 $135.00 $729 —
580 580 2 130.00 $130.00 $754 —
690 690 2 118.00 $118.00 $814 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
950–1100 1011 80-85% 5 85.00–92.00 $89.50 $905 —
970–1140 1063 80-85% 4 74.00–82.00 $77.54 $824 —
995–1405 1158 80-85% 8 65.00–72.00 $69.01 $799 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
690–1055 849 85-90% 5 45.00–52.00 $47.85 $406 —
990 990 85-90% 1 41.00 $41.00 $406 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1300 1300 1 93.00 $93.00 $1,209 —
1315 1315 1 80.00 $80.00 $1,052 —
1265–1650 1406 4 83.00–89.00 $86.18 $1,212 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
845 845 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 760.00 $760.00
1005–1050 1028 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 660.00–715.00 $688.10
1020–1070 1045 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 730.00 $730.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
720–990 882 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 6 650.00–800.00 $732.97 +65.47

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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.