Wilkes County Stockyard Market Report

Washington, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, August 5, 2025

453 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $330.43/cwt +30.43 vs last sale · ≈ $2,055/hd at 622 lb · 19 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 2 steers $356.19/cwt +27.52 vs last sale · ≈ $2,059/hd at 578 lb · 16 head

light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $344.89/cwt +24.89 vs last sale · ≈ $1,807/hd at 524 lb · 13 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	453	166	327
Feeder cattle	416	106	270
Slaughter cattle	24	38	38
Replacement cattle	13	22	19

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, slaughter cattle 2.00-5.00 higher. Replacement cattle lightly tested. Steer calves and bull calves sharply higher. Feeder steers and bulls lightly tested. All heifer classes sharply higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–265	258	2	455.00–490.00	$473.01	$1,220	—
320–345	333	3	425.00–430.00	$426.68	$1,421	—
350–395	383	4	407.50–430.00	$419.22	$1,606	—
400–440	420	3	395.00–415.00	$403.57	$1,695	+13.57
460–485	473	7	385.00–387.50	$385.71	$1,824	+25.71
515–545	535	12	365.00–380.00	$376.17	$2,013	+41.17
555–595	578	16	345.00–367.50	$356.19	$2,059	+27.52
610–640	626	13	330.00–347.00	$341.23	$2,136	—
650–680	666	5	329.00–337.00	$332.95	$2,217	—
700–740	712	5	312.00–318.00	$314.96	$2,243	—
755–785	770	2	285.00–289.00	$286.96	$2,210	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–345	323	2	465.00–485.00	$474.30	$1,532	+21.71
360–395	378	2	440.00–445.00	$442.62	$1,673	—
400–430	417	9	420.00–442.50	$432.77	$1,805	—
455–495	469	9	390.00–410.00	$399.75	$1,875	—
500–545	518	10	382.50–400.00	$389.95	$2,020	—
550–570	560	11	372.50–380.00	$377.25	$2,113	+30.99
605–640	618	11	345.00–357.00	$349.82	$2,162	—
655–685	664	7	331.00–355.00	$340.27	$2,259	—
700 value added	700	1	338.00	$338.00	$2,366	—
700–705	703	2	320.00–321.00	$320.50	$2,253	+23.00
765	765	1	308.00	$308.00	$2,356	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375–395	383	3	380.00–405.00	$390.24	$1,495	—
415–445	430	5	370.00–385.00	$378.58	$1,628	—
475–495	485	3	345.00–357.50	$350.75	$1,701	+14.38
500–520	511	4	342.00–357.50	$347.44	$1,775	+19.94
555–585	575	7	320.00–340.00	$329.93	$1,897	+29.02
605–645	625	4	322.50–325.00	$323.75	$2,023	—
650–690	671	4	290.00–317.50	$307.08	$2,061	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–335	319	6	425.00–440.00	$434.46	$1,386	+44.28
355–395	378	6	405.00–420.00	$410.31	$1,551	+25.31
400–440	424	11	385.00–397.50	$390.91	$1,657	+25.91
435 value added	435	1	400.00	$400.00	$1,740	—
450–485	466	5	370.00–392.50	$381.94	$1,780	+25.73
500–530	513	4	360.00–362.50	$361.24	$1,853	—
555–596	573	10	334.00–352.50	$341.97	$1,959	+1.97
600–645	622	19	320.00–334.00	$330.43	$2,055	+30.43
660–665 value added	663	2	329.00–330.00	$329.50	$2,185	—
660–695	676	9	309.00–328.00	$318.27	$2,152	+28.27
705–710	708	2	294.00–330.00	$312.06	$2,209	+45.84
770–795	780	5	266.00–277.00	$270.38	$2,109	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280	280	1	425.00	$425.00	$1,190	+21.50
325–345	337	5	400.00–415.00	$407.93	$1,375	+27.93
350–395	377	9	375.00–400.00	$391.22	$1,475	—
400–440	422	5	370.00–380.00	$372.56	$1,572	+26.30
455–495	478	8	350.00–367.50	$358.75	$1,715	+30.61
505–545	524	13	330.00–352.50	$344.89	$1,807	+24.89
550–595	581	11	320.00–333.00	$327.56	$1,903	+17.56
620	620	1	314.00	$314.00	$1,947	—
690	690	1	296.00	$296.00	$2,042	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235	235	1	415.00	$415.00	$975	+15.00
255–285	270	2	405.00–410.00	$407.36	$1,100	—
330	330	1	365.00	$365.00	$1,204	+10.00
360–385	375	3	355.00–370.00	$364.93	$1,368	+21.24
415–440	429	4	340.00–355.00	$347.45	$1,491	+20.71
460–495	479	5	320.00–347.50	$335.11	$1,605	+17.59
505–530	517	6	310.00–327.50	$319.94	$1,654	—
550–580	565	3	297.50–317.50	$309.82	$1,750	+19.82
640	640	1	290.00	$290.00	$1,856	+40.00
690	690	1	270.00	$270.00	$1,863	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275–285	278	3	480.00–505.00	$493.17	$1,371	—
315–345	326	4	450.00–470.00	$463.45	$1,511	+48.45
355–390	368	3	425.00–445.00	$437.94	$1,612	—
410–445	427	3	405.00–425.00	$413.38	$1,765	+13.38
455–465	460	2	385.00–392.50	$388.71	$1,788	—
500	500	2	370.00–372.50	$371.25	$1,856	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310	310	1	420.00	$420.00	$1,302	+34.85
370–390	380	2	415.00–420.00	$417.43	$1,586	+47.43
425–445	438	3	380.00–400.00	$388.16	$1,700	+28.19
450–475	461	6	360.00–380.00	$371.20	$1,711	+21.20
565	565	1	342.50	$342.50	$1,935	+16.29
675	675	1	318.00	$318.00	$2,146	+33.50

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265	265	1	425.00	$425.00	$1,126	—
305	305	1	400.00	$400.00	$1,220	—
490	490	1	350.00	$350.00	$1,715	+20.00
535–545	540	2	337.50–347.50	$342.55	$1,850	—
755	755	1	230.00	$230.00	$1,736	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1060–1355	1188	80-85%	5	145.00–155.00	$151.04	$1,794	—
1060–1480	1220	80-85%	8	156.00–166.00	$161.77	$1,974	—
1350–1440	1395	80-85%	2	169.00	$169.00	$2,358	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
975	975	85-90%	1	130.00	$130.00	$1,268	—
980–1015	998	85-90%	2	145.00–147.50	$146.23	$1,459	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1585	1585	1	194.00	$194.00	$3,075	—
1545–2375	1953	3	206.00–215.00	$210.83	$4,118	—
1975	1975	1	187.00	$187.00	$3,693	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1125	1125	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	2,350.00	$2,350.00
1305	1305	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	2,125.00	$2,125.00
1270–1355	1313	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	2,250.00–2,350.00	$2,298.38

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1290–1385	1338	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	2,800.00–3,050.00	$2,920.56

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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
980	980	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	3,050.00	$3,050.00	—

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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.