Wilkes County Stockyard Market Report

Washington, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock · usually sells Tuesdays

Sale of Tuesday, September 1, 2026

398 head sold ·Official USDA report · Past reports (274)

light 5-weight M&L 2 steers $321.39/cwt +3.89 vs last sale · ≈ $1,662/hd at 517 lb · 21 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $335.60/cwt +5.60 vs last sale · ≈ $1,910/hd at 569 lb · 16 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $295.34/cwt ≈ $1,946/hd at 659 lb · 15 head

Washington, GA 5-weight steers sold at $320/cwt, running $33/cwt below the GA average ($353) and $54/cwt under Thomasville, GA ($374). GA 5-weight steers are down $72/cwt from their mid-July peak of $410. What this means — computed from this report and its neighbors

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	398	144	376
Feeder cattle	348	123	345
Slaughter cattle	27	13	16
Replacement cattle	23	8	15

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to a week ago, Slaughter Cows unevenly steady, Slaughter Bulls steady to 3.00 lower, Replacement Cattle mostly steady, Feeder Cattle mostly steady.

→ Feeder cattle: Feeder Cattle mostly steady
→ Replacement cows: Replacement Cattle mostly steady
▼ Slaughter bulls: Slaughter Bulls steady to 3.00 lower
→ Slaughter cows: Slaughter Cows unevenly steady

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–445	426	5	355.00–375.00	$365.35	$1,556	+4.15
450–490	473	8	330.00–337.50	$331.59	$1,568	-8.41
500–545	517	21	300.00–335.00	$321.39	$1,662	+3.89
555–595	570	6	295.00–315.00	$303.23	$1,728	-15.78
600–645	626	9	275.00–305.00	$289.57	$1,813	-0.43
650–655	653	2	270.00–275.00	$272.51	$1,779	-9.91
705–740	723	2	257.50–262.50	$259.94	$1,879	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260	260	1	510.00	$510.00	$1,326	—
405–425	414	4	385.00–395.00	$388.72	$1,609	—
465	465	1	365.00	$365.00	$1,697	—
540	540	1	360.00	$360.00	$1,944	—
550–595	569	16	325.00–357.50	$335.60	$1,910	+5.60
605–645	624	6	315.00–325.00	$320.46	$2,000	—
650–695	673	10	280.00–315.00	$302.74	$2,037	—
715–745	729	4	272.50–280.00	$276.31	$2,014	+1.31

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
380–390	385	2	350.00–360.00	$355.06	$1,367	—
415–430	423	3	330.00–345.00	$338.43	$1,432	—
455–495	474	9	290.00–325.00	$309.34	$1,466	—
515–540	528	2	282.50–290.00	$286.34	$1,512	—
555–585	565	3	270.00–290.00	$277.41	$1,567	-17.59
655–695	676	5	252.50–265.00	$260.45	$1,761	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250	250	1	350.00	$350.00	$875	—
340	340	1	360.00	$360.00	$1,224	—
350	350	1	350.00	$350.00	$1,225	-32.50
400–405	402	5	300.00–330.00	$307.99	$1,238	-32.01
485–490	488	3	290.00–310.00	$299.13	$1,460	-4.78
500–545	528	13	280.00–302.50	$291.04	$1,537	-9.36
550–595	565	6	270.00–287.50	$280.83	$1,587	+1.67
615–640	626	4	260.00–270.00	$266.91	$1,671	+3.72
680–695	688	2	250.00–252.50	$251.26	$1,729	-1.24
700	700	1	250.00	$250.00	$1,750	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285	285	1	415.00	$415.00	$1,183	—
410	410	1	355.00	$355.00	$1,456	—
455–490	473	2	337.50–345.00	$341.11	$1,613	—
550–595	586	12	310.00–334.00	$328.47	$1,925	+34.65
615–635	626	4	280.00–300.00	$286.22	$1,792	+11.86
652–680	659	15	265.00–305.00	$295.34	$1,946	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340	340	1	325.00	$325.00	$1,105	—
360–365	363	2	325.00	$325.00	$1,180	-6.81
550	550	1	260.00	$260.00	$1,430	-4.99
635	635	1	245.00	$245.00	$1,556	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265	265	1	400.00	$400.00	$1,060	—
310–340	321	4	375.00–380.00	$376.25	$1,208	—
400–415	410	3	350.00–375.00	$363.50	$1,490	+4.92
460–470	465	2	320.00	$320.00	$1,488	-30.00
525–540	533	2	300.00–315.00	$307.39	$1,638	-5.71
555–590	573	5	275.00–300.00	$287.87	$1,649	-12.13
615–645	625	4	250.00–267.50	$255.57	$1,597	-21.00
650–680	663	5	237.50–255.00	$244.50	$1,621	—
700–725	713	2	220.00–232.50	$226.36	$1,614	-23.64

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370–375	373	2	335.00–350.00	$342.55	$1,278	-7.45
415–430	423	4	310.00–340.00	$329.91	$1,396	-2.59
470–475	473	3	285.00–310.00	$299.98	$1,419	-20.77
500–535	517	6	260.00–285.00	$274.16	$1,417	-25.84
550–590	570	3	250.00–262.50	$256.81	$1,464	—
620–635	628	2	215.00–240.00	$227.65	$1,430	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–215	208	2	650.00–680.00	$665.54	$1,384	—
335	335	1	475.00	$475.00	$1,591	+10.07
415–435	425	2	380.00–390.00	$384.88	$1,636	—
450	450	1	372.50	$372.50	$1,676	+12.50
620	620	1	280.00	$280.00	$1,736	-10.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
975–1325	1181	80-85%	7	140.00–149.00	$144.80	$1,710	—
1160–1575	1397	80-85%	7	150.00–159.00	$155.26	$2,169	—
1435	1435	80-85%	1	160.00	$160.00	$2,296	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
960–1250	1081	85-90%	5	133.00–139.00	$136.11	$1,471	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1735	1735	75-80%	1	168.00	$168.00	$2,915	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1385	1385	1	176.00	$176.00	$2,438	—
1585	1585	1	192.00	$192.00	$3,043	—
1285–2120	1647	3	181.00–187.00	$184.10	$3,032	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1060	1060	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	2,000.00	$2,000.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
945	945	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,500.00	$1,500.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1195	1195	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	2,150.00	$2,150.00	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
835	835	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	2,200.00	$2,200.00	—

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Price trend

450–499 lb Medium and Large 2 steers — head-weighted average $/cwt by sale date, last 12 months.

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.

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