Wilkes County Stockyard Market Report, Washington, GA

Washington, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, April 22, 2025

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $322.23/cwt +1.26 vs last sale · ≈ $1,540/hd at 478 lb · 11 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	235	180	176
Feeder cattle	201	123	143
Slaughter cattle	19	25	26
Replacement cattle	15	32	7

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago slaughter cows, bulls, and replacements lightly tested, all classes of feeder cattle steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365	365	1	405.00	$405.00	$1,478	+15.00
400–430	415	2	337.00–340.00	$338.55	$1,405	-46.45
505–540	527	3	330.00–333.00	$331.64	$1,748	+11.64
595	595	1	330.00	$330.00	$1,964	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205	205	1	375.00	$375.00	$769	—
325	325	1	335.00	$335.00	$1,089	—
355	355	1	333.00	$333.00	$1,182	—
410–430	420	2	315.00–317.00	$316.02	$1,327	—
455	455	1	317.00	$317.00	$1,442	—
550	550	1	260.00	$260.00	$1,430	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–205	203	2	380.00–390.00	$385.06	$782	—
310	310	1	350.00	$350.00	$1,085	—
400	400	1	335.00	$335.00	$1,340	-15.00
450	450	1	330.00	$330.00	$1,485	+14.84

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205	205	1	365.00	$365.00	$748	—
305–335	319	4	320.00–325.00	$323.04	$1,030	-21.96
360–395	377	5	315.00–325.00	$320.93	$1,210	—
405–435	421	5	310.00–320.00	$316.30	$1,332	-0.21
455–495	471	6	290.00–307.00	$298.81	$1,407	-4.67
505–540	521	4	280.00–290.00	$284.25	$1,481	-6.40
555–595	582	3	280.00–287.00	$282.23	$1,643	+17.23
625	625	1	265.00	$265.00	$1,656	±0.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300	300	1	370.00	$370.00	$1,110	—
360	360	1	330.00	$330.00	$1,188	-20.00
420	420	1	332.00	$332.00	$1,394	+5.00
455–495	478	11	316.00–328.00	$322.23	$1,540	+1.26
505–540	522	5	312.00–325.00	$319.25	$1,666	+10.82
560	560	1	300.00	$300.00	$1,680	+20.00
600–625	615	3	275.00–277.00	$275.65	$1,695	-0.68
650	650	1	257.00	$257.00	$1,670	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225–245	235	2	325.00–330.00	$327.39	$769	—
265	265	1	305.00	$305.00	$808	-20.00
360–395	380	5	290.00–305.00	$297.04	$1,129	-19.06
420–440	430	2	280.00–287.00	$283.58	$1,219	-25.40
500–545	524	4	262.00–272.00	$269.47	$1,412	+6.97
580	580	1	240.00	$240.00	$1,392	—
605	605	1	212.00	$212.00	$1,283	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240	240	1	390.00	$390.00	$936	—
265	265	1	380.00	$380.00	$1,007	-50.00
325	325	1	375.00	$375.00	$1,219	—
350–390	376	5	340.00–350.00	$344.91	$1,297	-13.72
430–445	438	2	317.00–327.00	$321.91	$1,410	-18.09
460–495	477	3	320.00–325.00	$322.27	$1,537	-7.46
505–515	510	2	300.00–305.00	$302.52	$1,543	-14.96
560–565	563	2	295.00–305.00	$300.02	$1,689	—
680–685	683	2	250.00	$250.00	$1,708	—
700–740	717	3	220.00	$220.00	$1,577	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220	220	1	350.00	$350.00	$770	—
290	290	1	340.00	$340.00	$986	—
315–345	331	4	330.00–340.00	$333.89	$1,105	-21.11
375–395	383	3	315.00–320.00	$318.35	$1,219	-26.68
415–445	426	5	300.00–310.00	$304.04	$1,295	-19.29
450–490	464	4	290.00–305.00	$296.13	$1,374	-21.09
590	590	1	277.00	$277.00	$1,634	-28.00
640	640	1	250.00	$250.00	$1,600	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	1	430.00	$430.00	$1,268	—
310	310	1	405.00	$405.00	$1,256	+32.48
365	365	1	365.00	$365.00	$1,332	-13.36
460–495	477	3	320.00–325.00	$322.27	$1,537	—
500–525	511	8	315.00–322.00	$318.28	$1,626	—
550–555	553	2	318.00–322.00	$320.01	$1,770	+6.43
600–635	618	2	282.00	$282.00	$1,743	+10.14

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
985–1220	1113	80-85%	3	131.00–137.00	$133.19	$1,482	—
910–1470	1175	80-85%	4	141.00–143.00	$141.63	$1,664	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
660–1090	827	85-90%	3	108.00–115.00	$110.45	$913	+3.76
970	970	85-90%	1	90.00	$90.00	$873	-6.00

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1555	1555	1	172.00	$172.00	$2,675	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
800–1295	1103	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	1,475.00–1,800.00	$1,721.45
1110–1315	1208	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	1,650.00–2,050.00	$1,908.05

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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
985–1200	1093	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,475.00–2,275.00	$1,914.36	—

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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.