Cattle Market Pulse

Wilkes County Stockyard Market Report

Washington, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, January 11, 2023

306 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 3 heifers $131.57/cwt -7.43 vs last sale · ≈ $696/hd at 529 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 306 125 281
Feeder cattle 232 100 238
Slaughter cattle 61 17 22
Replacement cattle 13 8 21

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago today; Slaughter cows 3.00 lower, Slaughter bulls unevenly steady, Feeder classes mostly steady

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 215.00 $215.00 $699 —
425 425 1 192.00 $192.00 $816 -3.00
470–480 475 2 181.00–183.00 $181.99 $864 -4.23
540 540 1 171.00 $171.00 $923 -10.53
575 575 1 169.00 $169.00 $972 —
620–640 630 2 151.00–157.00 $153.95 $970 —
775 775 1 130.00 $130.00 $1,008 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 1 182.00 $182.00 $774 —
475 475 1 177.00 $177.00 $841 —
520–540 530 2 162.00–167.00 $164.45 $872 —
560–580 570 2 160.00 $160.00 $912 —
660–680 670 2 140.00–141.00 $140.49 $941 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
475 475 1 192.00 $192.00 $912 -5.29
625 625 1 162.00 $162.00 $1,012 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 175.00 $175.00 $595 —
370–390 383 4 160.00–167.00 $162.93 $624 -0.80
430–440 435 2 141.00–145.00 $142.98 $622 -10.77
460–490 480 8 130.00–136.00 $132.08 $634 -12.69
510–540 529 10 130.00–135.00 $131.57 $696 -7.43
620–640 630 4 120.00–128.00 $123.94 $781 +3.94
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370–380 375 2 172.00–173.00 $172.49 $647 —
430–440 435 2 155.00–160.00 $157.47 $685 -5.53
470–480 473 3 139.00–140.00 $139.66 $661 -15.74
560–590 574 5 130.00–137.00 $133.95 $769 -3.05
630–640 635 2 133.00–134.00 $133.50 $848 +3.50
675 675 1 130.00 $130.00 $878 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 2 180.00 $180.00 $702 —
590 590 1 140.00 $140.00 $826 -1.01
625 625 1 138.00 $138.00 $862 ±0.00
660–680 667 3 137.00–138.00 $137.66 $918 —
730–740 735 2 126.00–130.00 $127.99 $941 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 202.00 $202.00 $586 —
325 325 1 195.00 $195.00 $634 —
360–390 373 3 180.00–187.00 $184.56 $688 —
430–440 435 2 170.00 $170.00 $740 —
460–490 479 7 160.00–170.00 $164.05 $786 —
530–540 535 2 160.00–161.00 $160.50 $859 —
570–590 580 4 140.00–145.00 $142.23 $825 -2.77
620–640 630 2 133.00–137.00 $134.97 $850 -4.03
670–690 680 2 123.00–125.00 $123.99 $843 —
740 740 1 115.00 $115.00 $851 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420–440 430 2 160.00–165.00 $162.44 $698 -5.06
470–490 483 7 150.00–157.00 $152.23 $735 +2.23
530–540 533 3 140.00–143.00 $141.01 $752 -1.73
590 590 1 137.00 $137.00 $808 -2.00
620–640 627 3 120.00–127.00 $124.62 $781 —
680–690 685 2 114.00–115.00 $114.50 $784 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–340 330 3 200.00–210.00 $206.57 $682 —
370–380 375 2 190.00–192.00 $190.99 $716 -16.51
430–440 435 2 180.00–182.00 $180.99 $787 —
470–490 480 2 177.00–180.00 $178.47 $857 +0.97
520–540 530 3 172.00–176.00 $173.31 $919 —
630–640 635 2 140.00–141.00 $140.50 $892 -0.52

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
870–1195 1036 80-85% 7 62.00–67.00 $65.18 $675 —
1075–1505 1217 80-85% 13 71.00–77.00 $74.30 $904 —
1100–1420 1278 80-85% 6 78.00–82.00 $79.54 $1,017 +0.57
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
850–1190 1013 85-90% 6 42.00–49.00 $44.99 $456 —
920–1200 1062 85-90% 3 55.00–59.00 $56.16 $596 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1310 1203 3 82.00–83.00 $82.36 $991 —
1085–1670 1332 6 92.00–97.00 $95.01 $1,266 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
730–1100 960 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 750.00–925.00 $846.27
1120–1185 1153 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 840.00–900.00 $870.85
1400 1400 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,115.00 $1,115.00
Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
890–955 913 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 600.00–700.00 $651.09
945–985 965 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 650.00–690.00 $670.41
1160 1160 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 800.00 $800.00

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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.