Wilkes County Stockyard Market Report

Washington, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, May 17, 2023

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	165	142	253
Feeder cattle	142	98	210
Slaughter cattle	13	18	23
Replacement cattle	10	26	20

Market comments — USDA reporter

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

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
465–490	479	4	222.50–230.00	$225.92	$1,082	—
505–545	528	4	215.00–217.50	$216.10	$1,141	—
590	590	1	205.00	$205.00	$1,210	—
660–690	675	2	186.00–190.00	$187.96	$1,269	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
440	440	2	230.00	$230.00	$1,012	—
475–480	478	2	217.50–220.00	$218.74	$1,046	+18.74
605–640	617	3	190.00–196.00	$193.92	$1,196	+6.17
660–685	673	2	175.00–181.00	$178.06	$1,198	+1.39

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
430–440	435	2	240.00–244.00	$242.02	$1,053	—
460–490	475	2	234.00–235.00	$234.52	$1,114	—
505–545	525	2	223.00–232.00	$227.33	$1,193	—
615	615	1	207.50	$207.50	$1,276	—
880	880	1	171.00	$171.00	$1,505	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–390	367	8	207.50–212.50	$209.68	$770	—
405–440	417	3	200.00–205.00	$203.24	$848	+14.71
460–495	479	6	190.00–197.50	$194.79	$933	+12.28
540–545	543	2	183.00–184.00	$183.50	$996	+12.50

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–430	415	7	207.50–213.00	$209.51	$869	+14.51
455–490	471	5	200.00–209.00	$206.67	$973	+15.67
525–540	533	3	190.00–196.00	$192.30	$1,025	+11.30
560	560	1	181.00	$181.00	$1,014	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
560–580	573	4	191.00–197.00	$193.21	$1,107	—
660	660	1	187.50	$187.50	$1,238	+22.50

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–380	366	4	220.00–225.00	$223.07	$816	+7.28
405–435	414	5	210.00–215.00	$211.50	$876	—
460–490	480	7	205.00–210.00	$206.81	$993	+13.66
505–530	519	4	200.00–205.00	$201.47	$1,046	+18.90
640–645	643	2	180.00–189.00	$184.48	$1,186	—
795	795	1	150.00	$150.00	$1,192	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
460	460	1	215.00	$215.00	$989	—
595	595	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,190	—
765	765	1	162.00	$162.00	$1,239	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
695	695	1	190.00	$190.00	$1,320	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
845–1065	978	85-90%	3	65.00–70.00	$66.44	$650	—
1020–1455	1213	85-90%	3	74.00–81.00	$76.24	$925	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1400	1400	80-85%	1	82.00	$82.00	$1,148	—
1565	1565	80-85%	1	97.00	$97.00	$1,518	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1305	1305	75-80%	1	87.00	$87.00	$1,135	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1170	1170	1	112.00	$112.00	$1,310	—
1830–2050	1940	2	124.00	$124.00	$2,406	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1075	1075	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,100.00	$1,100.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1310	1310	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	915.00	$915.00

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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.