Wilkes County Stockyard Market Report

Washington, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, June 14, 2023

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	191	156	187
Feeder cattle	142	108	138
Slaughter cattle	31	30	49
Replacement cattle	18	18	0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago; Slaughter cows mostly steady, Slaughter bulls steady, Feeder steers and steer calves significantly higher, Feeder bulls and bull calves significantly higher, Feeder heifers and heifer calves 5.00 higher, Replacement 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
380	380	1	250.00	$250.00	$950	—
485–490	488	3	230.00	$230.00	$1,122	+2.99
510–545	530	5	217.50–227.50	$223.42	$1,184	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
460	460	2	255.00	$255.00	$1,173	—
555–580	569	4	235.00–239.00	$236.59	$1,346	—
605–615	610	2	225.00–232.50	$228.72	$1,395	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
440	440	1	250.00	$250.00	$1,100	+10.00
490	490	1	240.00	$240.00	$1,176	—
505	505	2	230.00	$230.00	$1,162	—
560	560	1	228.00	$228.00	$1,277	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
390	390	1	210.00	$210.00	$819	—
405–430	415	3	205.00–210.00	$208.27	$864	+7.42
460	460	7	200.00	$200.00	$920	+3.73
510–530	521	5	186.00–195.00	$191.15	$996	—
555–580	568	6	180.00–185.00	$183.78	$1,044	+1.28
605–625	615	2	170.00–177.50	$173.69	$1,068	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375	375	2	217.50	$217.50	$816	—
460–490	475	2	205.00–208.00	$206.45	$981	—
545	545	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,090	—
690	690	1	177.50	$177.50	$1,225	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365–370	368	2	220.00–222.50	$221.24	$814	—
480	480	1	215.00	$215.00	$1,032	—
695	695	1	185.00	$185.00	$1,286	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
510	510	1	237.50	$237.50	$1,211	—
580	580	1	220.00	$220.00	$1,276	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
575	575	1	215.00	$215.00	$1,236	—
645	645	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,290	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
580	580	1	232.50	$232.50	$1,348	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
990–1320	1171	80-85%	7	92.00–98.00	$95.14	$1,114	—
1205–1450	1294	80-85%	4	101.00–107.00	$103.89	$1,344	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
850–1040	971	85-90%	5	82.00–89.00	$86.30	$838	-6.13
1020–1150	1090	85-90%	3	90.00–98.00	$93.04	$1,014	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1480	1480	1	121.00	$121.00	$1,791	—
1465–1650	1558	2	114.00–116.00	$114.94	$1,791	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1065	1065	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,200.00	$1,200.00
1170–1180	1175	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,110.00	$1,110.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
975	975	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	920.00	$920.00
990–1050	1020	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	860.00–910.00	$885.74

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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.