Wilkes County Stockyard Market Report

Washington, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, September 10, 2024

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $231.82/cwt ≈ $1,099/hd at 474 lb · 11 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	304	153	155
Feeder cattle	244	122	116
Slaughter cattle	39	19	30
Replacement cattle	21	12	9

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago slaughter cows and bulls lightly tested, replacements firm, all classes of feeder cattle 5.00 to 7.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–348	333	3	270.00–280.00	$275.75	$918	—
395	395	1	257.00	$257.00	$1,015	—
410–435	423	2	255.00–265.00	$259.85	$1,099	-17.15
475–485	480	3	240.00–245.00	$241.68	$1,160	-22.29
505	505	1	210.00	$210.00	$1,060	-44.22
550–575	561	4	210.00–215.00	$212.26	$1,191	-32.74
600–635	616	4	193.00–202.00	$197.50	$1,217	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315	315	1	300.00	$300.00	$945	—
390–395	393	2	260.00–270.00	$265.03	$1,042	—
400–425	413	2	277.00–282.00	$279.58	$1,155	—
505–540	518	3	220.00	$220.00	$1,140	-40.99
605–630	615	3	221.00–233.00	$226.61	$1,394	-13.39
655	655	1	205.00	$205.00	$1,343	—
700–720	710	2	200.00–202.00	$200.99	$1,427	—
750	750	1	203.00	$203.00	$1,522	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–340	320	4	225.00–235.00	$228.85	$732	—
375	375	1	240.00	$240.00	$900	—
485	485	3	225.00–235.00	$230.00	$1,116	—
500	500	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,000	—
595	595	1	192.00	$192.00	$1,142	-43.00
775	775	1	152.00	$152.00	$1,178	-34.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320	320	1	265.00	$265.00	$848	—
350–380	361	4	265.00–270.00	$268.00	$967	—
405–415	412	3	252.00–262.00	$256.29	$1,056	—
505–545	532	7	220.00–232.00	$227.26	$1,209	-16.22
550	550	3	220.00–230.00	$226.00	$1,243	—
640	640	1	201.00	$201.00	$1,286	—
650–680	667	3	185.00–193.00	$187.60	$1,251	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–340	330	3	245.00–250.00	$246.72	$814	—
350–365	358	2	225.00–232.00	$228.43	$818	—
420–445	432	3	225.00–235.00	$229.62	$992	—
460–495	479	7	220.00–230.00	$224.82	$1,077	-12.66
515	515	1	219.00	$219.00	$1,128	-12.50
585	585	2	210.00–211.00	$210.50	$1,231	-13.50
600–640	625	3	180.00–189.00	$184.59	$1,154	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–330	325	2	222.00–230.00	$225.94	$734	—
380	380	1	210.00	$210.00	$798	-35.00
410–445	427	7	212.00–225.00	$219.75	$938	—
450–490	471	4	200.00–211.00	$203.53	$959	-23.47
500–505	503	2	190.00–202.00	$195.97	$986	-31.02
570–595	583	4	185.00–191.00	$187.77	$1,095	-20.23
600	600	1	177.00	$177.00	$1,062	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275	275	1	255.00	$255.00	$701	-35.00
320–345	328	4	240.00–250.00	$242.97	$797	—
375–390	383	3	230.00–240.00	$236.74	$907	—
405–435	422	6	220.00–230.00	$226.64	$956	-18.36
460–480	470	3	202.00–210.00	$207.28	$974	-27.33
500–525	513	4	195.00–200.00	$197.50	$1,013	-26.69
550–555	553	2	202.00–207.00	$204.49	$1,131	—
610–645	625	3	182.00–189.00	$185.40	$1,159	-19.60
685	685	1	179.00	$179.00	$1,226	-13.48
735	735	1	166.00	$166.00	$1,220	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210	210	1	370.00	$370.00	$777	—
270	270	1	320.00	$320.00	$864	—
315	315	1	310.00	$310.00	$976	-25.00
365–380	373	2	270.00–280.00	$274.90	$1,025	-30.10
400–430	415	2	260.00–265.00	$262.41	$1,089	-9.59
455–490	474	11	229.00–237.00	$231.82	$1,099	—
540	540	1	223.00	$223.00	$1,204	—
560–565	563	2	225.00	$225.00	$1,267	—
790	790	1	150.00	$150.00	$1,185	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280	280	2	275.00	$275.00	$770	—
300–330	318	3	285.00–295.00	$288.40	$917	—
350–390	374	7	250.00–285.00	$259.32	$970	—
400–430	418	4	220.00–250.00	$240.15	$1,004	-19.85
505–540	522	3	210.00–217.00	$213.94	$1,117	-16.06
555	555	1	219.00	$219.00	$1,215	—
615	615	1	195.00	$195.00	$1,199	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1010–1340	1129	80-85%	6	110.00–119.00	$115.23	$1,301	-3.77
980–1365	1173	80-85%	9	120.00–128.00	$125.47	$1,472	+1.83
1045–1450	1266	80-85%	7	129.00–135.00	$131.33	$1,663	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
810–1020	905	85-90%	4	85.00–95.00	$89.64	$811	—
695–1215	1014	85-90%	8	105.00–110.00	$107.52	$1,090	-0.48

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1550	1550	1	163.00	$163.00	$2,526	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
845–945	895	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,050.00–1,075.00	$1,063.20
880–1240	1099	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	1,200.00–1,675.00	$1,469.60
875–1265	1105	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	1,100.00–1,675.00	$1,515.76

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
890–930	910	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	775.00–875.00	$823.90

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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
845	845	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,400.00	$1,400.00	—

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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.