Wilkes County Stockyard Market Report

Washington, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, October 25, 2023

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	190	218	247
Feeder cattle	150	183	168
Slaughter cattle	29	33	47
Replacement cattle	11	2	32

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago Slaughter cattle were unevenly steady, replacement cattle were lightly tested, Feeder steers were mostly steady, feeder bulls and heifers were 1.00 to 2.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400	400	1	235.00	$235.00	$940	—
480	480	1	225.00	$225.00	$1,080	—
510	510	1	222.00	$222.00	$1,132	+2.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
500–545	523	2	212.00–219.00	$215.65	$1,128	—
600	600	1	205.00	$205.00	$1,230	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
555	555	1	230.00	$230.00	$1,276	-10.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
380–385	383	2	180.00–185.00	$182.52	$699	-12.19
400–445	418	5	173.00–180.00	$175.76	$735	-16.67
465–480	470	5	170.00–177.00	$174.39	$820	-9.34
500–535	517	9	170.00–177.00	$172.45	$892	-9.80
645	645	1	160.00	$160.00	$1,032	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
390	390	1	200.00	$200.00	$780	-20.00
450–485	466	4	187.00–196.00	$190.06	$886	-16.94
510–530	520	2	186.00–190.00	$188.04	$978	—
575–580	578	2	180.00	$180.00	$1,040	-5.00
610–645	628	2	170.00–179.00	$174.63	$1,097	-12.34

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
600–610	605	4	187.00–197.00	$191.76	$1,160	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375–390	383	2	200.00	$200.00	$766	—
455–485	465	3	200.00–210.00	$203.48	$946	+6.70
520–545	533	2	180.00	$180.00	$959	—
555–585	570	2	185.00–195.00	$190.13	$1,084	-7.84
610	610	2	183.00	$183.00	$1,116	—
670	670	1	175.00	$175.00	$1,172	-13.34
710	710	1	172.00	$172.00	$1,221	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275	275	1	221.00	$221.00	$608	—
410–445	433	6	180.00–185.00	$181.13	$784	-21.39
565–585	575	2	180.00	$180.00	$1,035	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
515	515	2	203.00	$203.00	$1,045	—
550–585	568	3	200.00–201.00	$200.34	$1,138	—
600–630	617	3	196.00–201.00	$198.68	$1,226	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1205–1605	1377	80-85%	10	81.00–88.00	$85.68	$1,180	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
920–1375	1120	85-90%	4	74.00–80.00	$77.77	$871	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1620	1620	75-80%	1	89.00	$89.00	$1,442	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1495–1900	1698	2	109.00–110.00	$109.56	$1,860	—
1710	1710	1	93.00	$93.00	$1,590	—
1875	1875	1	117.00	$117.00	$2,194	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
795–1240	1018	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	825.00–940.00	$895.07
730–1380	1055	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	900.00–1,060.00	$1,004.64

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
665	665	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	600.00	$600.00
760	760	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	600.00	$600.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
800	800	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	675.00	$675.00

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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
1110	1110	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,525.00	$1,525.00	—

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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.