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Wilkes County Stockyard Market Report

Washington, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, March 5, 2024

230 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $265.88/cwt +5.77 vs last sale · ≈ $1,133/hd at 426 lb · 14 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 230 223 165
Feeder cattle 197 177 115
Slaughter cattle 29 36 31
Replacement cattle 4 10 19

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago slaughter cattle and bulls lightly tested, Replacement cattle also lightly tested, all classes of feeder cattle mostly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–340 330 2 335.00–337.00 $335.97 $1,109 —
360–365 363 2 340.00–343.00 $341.51 $1,240 —
405–435 420 3 332.00–335.00 $333.04 $1,399 +23.30
450–495 475 4 325.00–335.00 $331.85 $1,576 +39.38
532 532 3 285.00 $285.00 $1,516 —
555 555 1 295.00 $295.00 $1,637 +19.01
750 750 1 222.00 $222.00 $1,665 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 2 315.00–320.00 $317.50 $1,080 —
415–440 432 3 302.00–320.00 $310.83 $1,343 —
610–645 628 4 247.00–257.00 $251.29 $1,578 —
650–680 665 2 233.00–235.00 $233.98 $1,556 —
700–730 715 2 215.00–227.00 $220.87 $1,579 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410–425 418 2 345.00–347.00 $345.98 $1,446 +23.58
450–475 463 2 345.00 $345.00 $1,597 +35.00
500 500 1 330.00 $330.00 $1,650 —
599 599 4 291.00 $291.00 $1,743 —
617 617 3 292.00 $292.00 $1,802 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–370 363 3 275.00–282.00 $277.38 $1,007 +15.38
400–445 426 14 260.00–270.00 $265.88 $1,133 +5.77
455–490 471 7 262.00–272.00 $265.40 $1,250 +20.19
505–510 508 2 255.00–261.00 $257.99 $1,311 —
555–595 574 4 240.00–250.00 $243.90 $1,400 +13.90
620–648 641 4 220.00–226.00 $224.55 $1,439 —
720 720 1 195.00 $195.00 $1,404 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 1 295.00 $295.00 $929 —
350–390 369 6 260.00–270.00 $264.00 $974 +12.00
455–475 463 3 247.00–250.00 $247.99 $1,148 —
510–545 525 5 240.00–250.00 $244.23 $1,282 —
600 600 1 217.00 $217.00 $1,302 +5.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–285 272 3 265.00–275.00 $271.93 $740 —
330 330 2 275.00–277.00 $276.00 $911 +23.49
360 360 3 250.00–255.00 $253.33 $912 +11.33
400–430 418 5 245.00–255.00 $247.87 $1,036 +13.20
540 540 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,242 +10.58

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–380 368 3 340.00–345.00 $341.70 $1,257 +8.45
400–440 417 3 345.00–355.00 $348.20 $1,452 +18.20
465 465 1 315.00 $315.00 $1,465 —
505 505 1 280.00 $280.00 $1,414 +18.00
565 565 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,526 +7.52
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 1 335.00 $335.00 $1,189 +19.61
440–445 443 5 325.00–330.00 $327.41 $1,450 +13.93
495 495 1 307.00 $307.00 $1,520 +23.82
520 520 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,300 —
580 580 1 257.00 $257.00 $1,491 +22.37
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–340 328 2 320.00–327.00 $323.37 $1,061 —
405–445 425 4 290.00–295.00 $292.41 $1,243 -9.92
590–595 593 2 232.00–240.00 $236.02 $1,400 +13.57

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
790–1240 999 80-85% 4 105.00–110.00 $107.98 $1,079 —
1070–1595 1219 80-85% 6 117.00–120.00 $118.80 $1,448 +1.32
1240 1240 80-85% 1 125.00 $125.00 $1,550 +7.52
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1480–1635 1545 75-80% 3 124.00–125.00 $124.35 $1,921 —
1695–1900 1798 75-80% 2 117.00–119.00 $117.94 $2,121 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
745 745 85-90% 1 77.00 $77.00 $574 —
790 790 85-90% 1 85.00 $85.00 $672 —
980 980 85-90% 1 95.00 $95.00 $931 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1330–1680 1497 3 134.00–138.00 $136.16 $2,038 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
815 815 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 790.00 $790.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
805–930 868 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 1,400.00–1,600.00 $1,492.80 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1020 1020 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 1,675.00 $1,675.00 -275.00

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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.