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Wilkes County Stockyard Market Report

Washington, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, April 1, 2025

249 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $321.45/cwt +1.45 vs last sale · ≈ $1,485/hd at 462 lb · 11 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $346.52/cwt +5.46 vs last sale · ≈ $1,620/hd at 468 lb · 11 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $334.00/cwt +0.49 vs last sale · ≈ $1,759/hd at 527 lb · 11 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 249 176 254
Feeder cattle 176 113 166
Slaughter cattle 38 35 71
Replacement cattle 35 28 17

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago slaughter cows and bulls 5.00 to 8.00 lower, replacements steady, all classes of feeder cattle unevenly steady, all value-added calves were weaned and vaccinated.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 455.00 $455.00 $1,320 —
305–330 318 2 380.00–445.00 $413.78 $1,316 -6.22
365–380 373 3 375.00–382.00 $378.98 $1,414 -31.82
410–440 423 6 360.00–370.00 $361.67 $1,530 -43.33
450–460 value added 453 4 350.00–365.00 $353.73 $1,602 —
460–495 476 7 340.00–347.00 $342.40 $1,630 +1.34
505–545 524 6 330.00–335.00 $331.17 $1,735 -2.34
500–545 value added 530 5 337.00–339.00 $337.39 $1,788 —
550–555 value added 553 2 330.00–332.00 $331.00 $1,830 —
550–580 565 2 322.00–325.00 $323.46 $1,828 —
625 value added 625 1 319.00 $319.00 $1,994 —
660 value added 660 1 322.00 $322.00 $2,125 —
665 665 1 290.00 $290.00 $1,928 —
775 value added 775 1 270.00 $270.00 $2,092 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
378 value added 378 1 360.00 $360.00 $1,361 —
405–440 426 4 340.00–355.00 $348.86 $1,486 -26.14
480–485 483 2 335.00–355.00 $344.95 $1,666 +24.95
580–595 value added 589 5 310.00–320.00 $316.79 $1,866 —
605–615 value added 610 2 297.00–302.00 $299.48 $1,827 —
620–640 630 3 292.00 $292.00 $1,840 —
690 690 1 275.00 $275.00 $1,898 —
710 710 1 268.00 $268.00 $1,903 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 1 322.00 $322.00 $1,433 —
470 470 1 322.00 $322.00 $1,513 —
625–635 630 2 272.00–277.00 $274.52 $1,729 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–290 275 3 355.00–360.00 $356.58 $981 -13.42
365–385 375 2 335.00–337.00 $335.97 $1,260 —
370–380 value added 375 2 339.00–340.00 $339.51 $1,273 —
405–435 415 5 330.00–332.00 $330.42 $1,371 -5.60
450–470 458 8 315.00–325.00 $319.51 $1,463 -0.49
465–485 value added 472 3 325.00–330.00 $326.64 $1,542 —
530–540 535 2 297.00–305.00 $300.96 $1,610 +11.33
555 555 1 282.00 $282.00 $1,565 -10.00
615 value added 615 1 280.00 $280.00 $1,722 —
660 660 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,782 +19.09
715 715 1 252.00 $252.00 $1,802 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 1 245.00 $245.00 $674 —
330 value added 330 1 335.00 $335.00 $1,106 —
380–390 385 2 320.00–325.00 $322.53 $1,242 -11.09
400–435 value added 414 4 320.00–325.00 $322.94 $1,337 —
405–425 415 2 300.00–310.00 $304.88 $1,265 -16.81
500–535 value added 517 3 297.00–305.00 $300.69 $1,555 —
525 525 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,418 —
555–590 value added 572 3 284.00–285.00 $284.66 $1,628 —
605–620 value added 615 3 270.00–277.00 $273.01 $1,679 —
705–710 708 2 230.00–240.00 $234.98 $1,664 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280–295 288 2 310.00–320.00 $314.87 $907 —
330 330 1 310.00 $310.00 $1,023 -20.00
380–395 388 2 290.00–322.00 $306.31 $1,188 -7.10
400–430 419 4 285.00–312.00 $302.10 $1,266 -7.90
530–545 538 2 275.00–277.00 $276.01 $1,485 +56.01
685–695 690 2 245.00–255.00 $249.96 $1,725 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 1 455.00 $455.00 $1,251 —
315 value added 315 1 380.00 $380.00 $1,197 —
320 320 1 420.00 $420.00 $1,344 -15.00
390 390 1 375.00 $375.00 $1,462 -46.03
405 value added 405 1 365.00 $365.00 $1,478 —
410–440 425 2 340.00–345.00 $342.59 $1,456 -52.11
455–475 468 3 332.00–340.00 $336.28 $1,574 -30.72
510–530 520 3 310.00–325.00 $319.10 $1,659 —
585–590 588 2 310.00–317.00 $313.51 $1,843 +1.53
695 695 1 281.00 $281.00 $1,953 —
705 705 1 286.00 $286.00 $2,016 —
795 795 1 266.00 $266.00 $2,115 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 405.00 $405.00 $1,357 -20.00
440–445 443 2 330.00–335.00 $332.51 $1,473 -47.49
460–480 470 2 320.00–327.00 $323.57 $1,521 -21.46
530 530 1 315.00 $315.00 $1,670 +2.58
640 640 1 265.00 $265.00 $1,696 -14.86
670 670 1 232.00 $232.00 $1,554 -43.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 2 370.00–380.00 $375.00 $1,238 -17.00
480–495 488 2 300.00–310.00 $304.92 $1,488 -26.27
580 580 1 267.00 $267.00 $1,549 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
855–1045 950 80-85% 2 120.00–125.00 $122.25 $1,161 —
660–1260 961 80-85% 5 140.00–145.00 $143.29 $1,377 —
685–1815 1313 80-85% 14 130.00–139.00 $134.77 $1,770 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
825–895 858 85-90% 3 100.00–105.00 $102.40 $879 —
970–1125 1028 85-90% 4 114.00–118.00 $116.49 $1,198 +11.49

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1025 1025 1 157.00 $157.00 $1,609 —
1600–1670 1635 2 164.00–168.00 $166.04 $2,715 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
875–1175 1011 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 4 1,075.00–1,700.00 $1,386.12
980–1155 1090 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 1,650.00–1,875.00 $1,780.54
940–1535 1327 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 12 1,925.00–2,175.00 $2,028.95

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
850–1450 1072 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 9 1,900.00–2,375.00 $2,298.26 +104.01

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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.