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Wilkes County Stockyard Market Report

Washington, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, March 12, 2024

195 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 195 230 128
Feeder cattle 165 197 98
Slaughter cattle 25 29 14
Replacement cattle 5 4 16

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago slaughter cattle, Bulls and Replacement cattle Lightly tested, All classes of feeder cattle steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–325 312 3 332.00–340.00 $335.56 $1,047 -0.41
440 440 1 290.00 $290.00 $1,276 -43.04
470 470 1 315.00 $315.00 $1,480 -16.85
575 575 2 277.00 $277.00 $1,593 -18.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460–485 473 2 285.00–287.00 $285.97 $1,353 —
505 505 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,364 —
560–590 575 2 250.00–255.00 $252.57 $1,452 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405 405 1 325.00 $325.00 $1,316 -20.98
505 505 1 290.00 $290.00 $1,464 -40.00
640 640 1 260.00 $260.00 $1,664 -32.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–320 311 4 270.00–272.00 $270.51 $841 -24.49
350–375 363 6 270.00–275.00 $272.33 $989 +8.33
400–435 420 6 270.00–277.00 $274.88 $1,154 —
455–490 478 3 255.00–257.00 $255.63 $1,222 +7.64
510 510 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,275 +5.77
575–580 578 2 241.00–247.00 $243.99 $1,410 —
600–640 620 2 215.00–217.00 $215.97 $1,339 -1.03
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–345 333 2 280.00 $280.00 $932 —
350–385 373 4 280.00–290.00 $285.13 $1,064 +7.75
410–445 429 7 279.00–287.00 $281.10 $1,206 +15.22
450–455 453 2 270.00–277.00 $273.52 $1,239 +8.12
505 505 2 260.00 $260.00 $1,313 +2.01
560 560 1 255.00 $255.00 $1,428 +11.10
658 658 2 228.00 $228.00 $1,500 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–340 325 5 260.00–267.00 $263.42 $856 -12.58
355–390 373 2 260.00–265.00 $262.38 $979 +9.05
440 440 1 257.00 $257.00 $1,131 +9.13
455 455 1 247.00 $247.00 $1,124 —
500–535 518 2 222.00–232.00 $226.83 $1,175 -3.17
565 565 1 232.00 $232.00 $1,311 —
725 725 1 192.00 $192.00 $1,392 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 310.00 $310.00 $1,070 -13.37
355–365 360 2 275.00–280.00 $277.53 $999 —
435 435 2 295.00 $295.00 $1,283 +2.59
460–490 478 3 272.00–275.00 $273.98 $1,310 —
505–525 515 2 255.00–265.00 $259.90 $1,338 —
555–590 570 3 245.00–250.00 $246.65 $1,406 +10.63
600 600 1 235.00 $235.00 $1,410 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385–390 388 4 320.00 $320.00 $1,242 -15.00
440–445 443 2 295.00–310.00 $302.46 $1,340 -24.95
465 465 1 285.00 $285.00 $1,325 -22.00
500–530 516 4 275.00–277.00 $276.49 $1,427 +26.49
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–345 325 2 327.00–335.00 $330.75 $1,075 —
380–385 383 2 330.00–335.00 $332.48 $1,273 -9.22

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
855 855 80-85% 1 114.00 $114.00 $975 —
870–1245 1034 80-85% 4 116.00–122.00 $118.40 $1,224 —
1050–1210 1129 80-85% 5 126.00–130.00 $128.63 $1,452 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
745–1020 887 85-90% 3 96.00–100.00 $97.46 $864 —
1155 1155 85-90% 1 105.00 $105.00 $1,213 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1535 1535 1 137.00 $137.00 $2,103 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
885 885 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 985.00 $985.00
825–1140 983 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,100.00–1,275.00 $1,201.53

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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.