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Wilkes County Stockyard Market Report

Washington, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, May 13, 2025

84 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 84 322 217
Feeder cattle 61 259 183
Slaughter cattle 20 33 22
Replacement cattle 3 30 12

Market comments — USDA reporter

Due to limited receipts, no trends are available.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380–395 388 2 385.00–395.00 $390.10 $1,514 -9.90
400–410 405 2 375.00–380.00 $377.53 $1,529 +17.62
697 697 7 295.00 $295.00 $2,056 -28.49
732 732 2 291.00 $291.00 $2,130 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
560 560 1 360.00 $360.00 $2,016 +13.21
610 610 7 322.50–325.00 $324.64 $1,980 -15.36
750 750 1 295.00 $295.00 $2,212 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 1 395.00 $395.00 $1,501 +0.47
420–435 428 2 350.00–360.00 $354.91 $1,519 -28.95
490 490 1 355.00 $355.00 $1,740 -18.65
510–530 520 3 347.50–360.00 $355.75 $1,850 -6.48
760 760 1 242.50 $242.50 $1,843 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 1 380.00 $380.00 $1,064 -15.00
330 330 1 365.00 $365.00 $1,204 -24.09
355 355 1 350.00 $350.00 $1,242 -12.26
445 445 1 327.50 $327.50 $1,457 -40.21
455 455 1 335.00 $335.00 $1,524 -26.67
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 325.00 $325.00 $1,121 —
410–440 425 2 265.00–290.00 $277.94 $1,181 -68.87
455 455 1 285.00 $285.00 $1,297 -50.82

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 385.00 $385.00 $1,309 -52.34
415 415 1 360.00 $360.00 $1,494 -40.00
475–495 485 2 340.00–357.50 $348.57 $1,691 -16.17
530–545 538 2 330.00–340.00 $334.93 $1,802 -15.07
625 625 1 317.50 $317.50 $1,984 +30.50
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265 265 1 425.00 $425.00 $1,126 —
470 470 1 370.00 $370.00 $1,739 -12.50
520 520 1 362.50 $362.50 $1,885 —
580 580 1 347.50 $347.50 $2,016 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1255 1255 75-80% 1 172.50 $172.50 $2,165 —
1395–1870 1665 75-80% 3 130.00–143.00 $136.37 $2,271 —
1275–1915 1673 75-80% 8 148.00–159.00 $155.47 $2,601 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1560 1560 80-85% 1 152.00 $152.00 $2,371 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1645 1645 1 184.00 $184.00 $3,027 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
985 985 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 2,000.00 $2,000.00

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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
1060 1060 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 2,375.00 $2,375.00 —

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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.