Cattle Market Pulse

Wilkes County Stockyard Market Report

Washington, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, April 30, 2024

161 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 161 176 181
Feeder cattle 131 143 115
Slaughter cattle 17 26 40
Replacement cattle 13 7 26

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago Slaughter cows, bulls and Replacements 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
405 405 2 310.00 $310.00 $1,256 -2.32
475 475 1 277.00 $277.00 $1,316 -8.00
530 530 1 275.00 $275.00 $1,458 +16.50
730 730 1 215.00 $215.00 $1,570 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 307.00 $307.00 $1,044 —
405 405 1 280.00 $280.00 $1,134 -20.47
475 475 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,282 —
560 560 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,400 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 360.00 $360.00 $1,152 +23.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 1 300.00 $300.00 $840 —
325–340 333 2 310.00–320.00 $314.89 $1,049 +44.89
355–385 374 4 290.00–292.00 $290.99 $1,088 +45.00
400–420 410 2 260.00–270.00 $265.12 $1,087 +12.23
450–475 468 4 257.00–265.00 $261.72 $1,225 +21.77
535 535 2 247.00–256.00 $251.50 $1,346 +18.71
560–585 573 2 229.00–237.00 $232.91 $1,335 +13.64
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–305 303 2 330.00–336.00 $333.02 $1,009 +50.52
360–380 368 3 300.00–310.00 $305.09 $1,123 +28.09
415 415 1 280.00 $280.00 $1,162 +9.11
450 450 1 282.00 $282.00 $1,269 +25.00
510–530 520 2 265.00–273.00 $268.92 $1,398 +23.92
605–620 612 3 236.00–238.00 $236.66 $1,448 —
650 650 2 233.00 $233.00 $1,514 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265–285 275 2 280.00 $280.00 $770 —
305–325 315 2 280.00–290.00 $284.84 $897 +36.42
435–445 440 4 247.00–257.00 $250.03 $1,100 +9.61
470–475 473 2 237.00–240.00 $238.49 $1,128 +17.75
540 540 1 227.00 $227.00 $1,226 +12.00
680 680 1 212.00 $212.00 $1,442 —
715 715 1 167.00 $167.00 $1,194 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 340.00 $340.00 $986 —
310 310 1 315.00 $315.00 $976 +0.82
360–395 381 5 310.00–320.00 $313.40 $1,194 -1.60
400–445 418 8 290.00–305.00 $296.41 $1,239 +15.31
450–495 476 7 280.00–290.00 $286.11 $1,362 +29.88
500–540 513 3 270.00–280.00 $273.90 $1,405 +37.90
550–565 558 2 250.00–255.00 $252.47 $1,409 +16.44
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225 225 1 255.00 $255.00 $574 —
305 305 1 275.00 $275.00 $839 -27.50
440 440 1 280.00 $280.00 $1,232 —
465–475 470 2 270.00–277.00 $273.54 $1,286 +33.54
510 510 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,275 —
560–570 565 2 240.00–242.00 $240.99 $1,362 +15.99
630 630 1 227.00 $227.00 $1,430 +17.00
680 680 1 221.00 $221.00 $1,503 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 362.00 $362.00 $1,050 +25.96
340 340 1 330.00 $330.00 $1,122 -10.00
370 370 1 335.00 $335.00 $1,240 —
400 400 2 315.00–320.00 $317.50 $1,270 +17.59

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
690–805 748 85-90% 2 102.00 $102.00 $763 —
930 930 85-90% 1 76.00 $76.00 $707 —
810–1130 963 85-90% 4 87.00–93.00 $88.77 $855 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1075 1075 80-85% 1 102.00 $102.00 $1,096 —
1240–1380 1310 80-85% 2 115.00 $115.00 $1,506 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1565 1565 75-80% 1 118.00 $118.00 $1,847 —
1575 1575 75-80% 1 109.00 $109.00 $1,717 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1120–1855 1483 3 136.00–139.00 $137.75 $2,043 —
1685 1685 1 160.00 $160.00 $2,696 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1015 1015 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,325.00 $1,325.00
860–1235 1035 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 1,475.00–1,650.00 $1,593.08
1050 1050 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,325.00 $1,325.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
615–770 713 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 3 1,375.00–1,675.00 $1,533.24 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1115 1115 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 1,475.00 $1,475.00 —
1115 1115 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 2,050.00 $2,050.00 —

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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.