Wilkes County Stockyard Market Report

Washington, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, December 7, 2022

233 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 3 heifers $137.41/cwt ≈ $647/hd at 471 lb · 14 head

light 4-weight M&L 3 heifers $142.18/cwt +25.57 vs last sale · ≈ $590/hd at 415 lb · 11 head

light 5-weight M&L 3 heifers $131.95/cwt +15.30 vs last sale · ≈ $690/hd at 523 lb · 11 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	233	285	265
Feeder cattle	180	219	208
Slaughter cattle	23	40	32
Replacement cattle	30	26	25

Market comments — USDA reporter

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

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
390	390	1	187.50	$187.50	$731	+27.50
410–420	417	3	170.00–172.50	$171.68	$716	—
490	490	1	160.00	$160.00	$784	+10.00
505–510	508	2	157.00–160.00	$158.49	$805	—
585–590	587	3	150.00–152.00	$150.67	$884	—
660–690	675	2	132.50–135.00	$133.72	$903	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310	310	1	200.00	$200.00	$620	—
360–380	370	2	192.50–195.00	$193.78	$717	—
560	560	1	166.00	$166.00	$930	—
610–640	623	3	152.00–160.00	$156.56	$975	+16.56
680	680	1	145.00	$145.00	$986	—
790	790	1	126.00	$126.00	$995	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–440	421	4	192.50–200.00	$196.19	$826	—
680	680	1	167.00	$167.00	$1,136	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360–390	370	3	155.00–158.00	$156.05	$577	+33.84
405–430	415	11	140.00–145.00	$142.18	$590	+25.57
455–490	471	14	135.00–139.00	$137.41	$647	—
505–545	523	11	130.00–134.00	$131.95	$690	+15.30
560–590	570	3	125.00–128.00	$126.04	$718	—
645	645	1	120.00	$120.00	$774	+4.01
695	695	2	110.00	$110.00	$764	—
740–745	743	2	105.00–107.00	$106.00	$788	-4.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
560–580	573	3	130.00–132.00	$130.65	$749	+9.66
635–640	637	3	127.00–128.00	$127.34	$811	+7.34
745	745	1	120.00	$120.00	$894	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
660–680	670	2	132.00–134.00	$133.01	$891	+6.52
730 value added	730	1	142.00	$142.00	$1,037	—
770–780	775	2	121.00–122.00	$121.50	$942	-3.42

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
390	390	1	170.00	$170.00	$663	+48.36
405–440	423	2	160.00–167.50	$163.91	$693	+31.80
490	490	3	150.00	$150.00	$735	+26.54
505–530	515	3	140.00–149.00	$143.80	$741	+27.82
560–590	580	3	130.00–132.00	$130.64	$758	+14.64
645	645	1	125.00	$125.00	$806	+6.50
680–690	685	2	120.00–124.00	$122.01	$836	+15.38

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–330	316	4	190.00–200.00	$195.61	$618	+54.13
390	390	2	187.50	$187.50	$731	+57.50

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375	375	1	200.00	$200.00	$750	+60.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1180–1600	1374	80-85%	8	68.00–75.00	$72.13	$991	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1365–1535	1449	75-80%	5	69.00–73.00	$69.97	$1,014	—
1495	1495	75-80%	1	78.00	$78.00	$1,166	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
810–1045	957	85-90%	3	55.00–58.00	$56.63	$542	+15.63
960–1400	1180	85-90%	2	50.00–52.00	$51.19	$604	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1225	1225	1	98.00	$98.00	$1,200	—
1290–1855	1577	3	88.00–89.00	$88.61	$1,397	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
835–1000	918	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	600.00–885.00	$755.31
850–1245	986	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	610.00–875.00	$697.97
810–1170	1033	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	650.00–710.00	$680.13

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1150	1150	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	985.00	$985.00
1270	1270	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	910.00	$910.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1140–1230	1185	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,020.00–1,025.00	$1,022.59	—
1465	1465	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,275.00	$1,275.00	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1095–1130	1113	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	970.00–985.00	$977.38	—

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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.