Wilkes County Stockyard Market Report

Washington, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, October 7, 2025

477 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 3 bulls $344.02/cwt +1.56 vs last sale · ≈ $1,651/hd at 480 lb · 17 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 3 heifers $378.03/cwt +18.16 vs last sale · ≈ $1,391/hd at 368 lb · 12 head

light 5-weight M&L 2 bulls $348.08/cwt +6.81 vs last sale · ≈ $1,827/hd at 525 lb · 10 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	477	222	164
Feeder cattle	420	172	119
Slaughter cattle	26	37	32
Replacement cattle	31	13	13

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, replacement and slaughter cattle unevenly steady. Feeder steers 5.00-10.00 higher. Feeder heifers sharply higher. Feeder bulls 10.00-12.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350–380	366	6	435.00–460.00	$447.36	$1,637	—
400–440	415	3	410.00–420.00	$415.02	$1,722	—
450–495	471	8	392.50–407.50	$399.62	$1,882	+24.62
500–545	528	8	360.00–385.00	$368.53	$1,946	—
570–595	588	9	350.00–372.50	$358.82	$2,110	-0.32
610–635	620	6	345.00–355.00	$349.74	$2,168	+14.74
665	665	1	340.00	$340.00	$2,261	+12.64
705–720	713	2	327.50–337.50	$332.45	$2,370	+19.99
760	760	1	297.50	$297.50	$2,261	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–435	420	7	430.00–450.00	$437.33	$1,837	—
450	450	1	420.00	$420.00	$1,890	—
500–520	513	5	395.00–420.00	$402.05	$2,063	—
535 value added	535	2	422.50	$422.50	$2,260	—
550 value added	550	2	415.00–420.00	$417.50	$2,296	—
555–590	576	7	382.50–402.50	$392.78	$2,262	—
605 value added	605	1	387.50	$387.50	$2,344	—
600–640	620	6	362.50–380.00	$368.61	$2,285	+3.61
655–670	662	3	342.50–365.00	$356.57	$2,360	+1.57

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230	230	1	550.00	$550.00	$1,265	—
270–295	283	2	500.00	$500.00	$1,415	—
375	375	1	405.00	$405.00	$1,519	-10.00
410–440	424	4	370.00–400.00	$385.24	$1,633	—
460–480	467	3	357.50–365.00	$360.79	$1,685	-2.38
500–545	521	5	345.00–355.00	$351.55	$1,832	-2.16
550–570	558	3	330.00–337.50	$332.55	$1,856	+0.05
680	680	1	327.50	$327.50	$2,227	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280–295	288	4	440.00–455.00	$448.85	$1,293	—
350–395	376	7	390.00–405.00	$397.82	$1,496	+22.82
400–440	424	7	367.50–385.00	$379.71	$1,610	+14.71
460–490	473	9	350.00–365.00	$358.34	$1,695	+11.70
505–545	519	7	337.50–350.00	$344.87	$1,790	+16.26
550–595	571	7	331.00–342.50	$337.33	$1,926	+25.56
600–615	607	3	310.00–322.50	$317.55	$1,928	+22.61
700	700	1	280.00	$280.00	$1,960	—
750	750	1	257.50	$257.50	$1,931	-10.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220	220	1	640.00	$640.00	$1,408	+175.00
255–265	260	2	490.00–500.00	$494.90	$1,287	—
305	305	1	440.00	$440.00	$1,342	+25.00
350–380	364	5	410.00–420.00	$415.91	$1,514	+19.58
400–415 value added	408	2	420.00–430.00	$425.09	$1,734	—
400–445	424	5	390.00–410.00	$402.17	$1,705	+17.11
450–495	474	5	370.00–395.00	$378.64	$1,795	+14.76
510 value added	510	1	397.50	$397.50	$2,027	—
500–540	528	5	367.50–387.50	$375.53	$1,983	—
565–590 value added	578	2	377.50–378.00	$377.74	$2,183	—
590	590	2	365.00–370.00	$367.50	$2,168	+31.97
610–625	617	3	360.00–362.50	$360.82	$2,226	+35.82
610–645 value added	625	3	372.50–385.00	$377.61	$2,360	+32.61
665–670 value added	668	2	352.50	$352.50	$2,355	—
670	670	1	337.50	$337.50	$2,261	—
700–725	713	3	300.00–317.50	$309.07	$2,204	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225	225	1	425.00	$425.00	$956	—
295	295	1	420.00	$420.00	$1,239	—
320–345	331	4	390.00–405.00	$394.89	$1,307	+19.89
350–390	368	12	365.00–385.00	$378.03	$1,391	+18.16
425–440	433	3	345.00–350.00	$347.52	$1,505	+0.44
460–495	474	4	335.00–345.00	$342.57	$1,624	—
540	540	1	330.00	$330.00	$1,782	+16.46
575–580	578	2	310.00–315.00	$312.51	$1,806	+16.23
625	625	1	290.00	$290.00	$1,812	+10.00
725	725	1	265.00	$265.00	$1,921	—
780	780	1	230.00	$230.00	$1,794	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340–345	342	3	405.00–420.00	$415.02	$1,419	—
355–395	376	9	385.00–405.00	$397.30	$1,494	+24.82
400–440	424	7	350.00–375.00	$362.80	$1,538	+5.34
450–495	480	17	332.50–355.00	$344.02	$1,651	+1.56
500–545	520	7	317.50–335.00	$327.42	$1,703	±0.00
555–595	571	8	300.00–325.00	$315.76	$1,803	+14.54
610–645	629	5	292.50–315.00	$301.14	$1,894	—
650–685	665	4	272.50–285.00	$280.61	$1,866	+0.58
780	780	1	260.00	$260.00	$2,028	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230	230	1	550.00	$550.00	$1,265	—
260–265	263	2	500.00–505.00	$502.48	$1,322	—
320–340	332	3	430.00–445.00	$438.27	$1,455	+8.27
350–395	377	6	410.00–425.00	$418.26	$1,577	—
400–445	423	6	380.00–405.00	$390.84	$1,653	+5.84
450–490	470	2	375.00–380.00	$377.39	$1,774	+23.94
500–545	525	10	335.00–357.50	$348.08	$1,827	+6.81
550–595	570	3	320.00–345.00	$336.09	$1,916	+8.60
615	615	2	320.00–329.00	$324.50	$1,996	+12.00
650–655	653	2	299.00–305.00	$301.99	$1,972	-2.01
715–740	728	2	277.50–282.00	$279.79	$2,037	—
760	760	1	300.00	$300.00	$2,280	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–290	270	2	520.00–530.00	$525.37	$1,418	+12.44
305–330	318	3	475.00–485.00	$479.95	$1,526	+34.95
360–395	372	5	430.00–445.00	$440.13	$1,637	+20.13
400–410	405	2	410.00–430.00	$420.12	$1,701	+27.58
450–465	456	4	385.00–392.50	$389.39	$1,776	—
555–580	568	2	350.00–352.50	$351.22	$1,995	+6.49

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1110–1455	1276	80-85%	5	151.00–160.00	$154.55	$1,972	—
1100–1750	1403	80-85%	3	140.00–148.00	$144.37	$2,026	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
945–1155	1082	85-90%	3	130.00–137.00	$134.24	$1,452	-4.86
1100–1330	1210	85-90%	3	142.00–149.00	$145.83	$1,765	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1355–1560	1458	2	195.00–196.00	$195.54	$2,851	—
1105–2480	1718	4	180.00–185.00	$181.42	$3,117	—
1905	1905	1	210.00	$210.00	$4,000	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
885–1050	967	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	2,050.00–2,200.00	$2,120.95
995	995	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,900.00	$1,900.00
1005–1315	1127	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	1,550.00–1,900.00	$1,686.17

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1275–1395	1342	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	2,500.00–2,800.00	$2,611.86
1625	1625	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	2,665.00	$2,665.00

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
635–695	660	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	1,350.00–1,550.00	$1,468.31

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
800–885	843	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,275.00–1,550.00	$1,419.44	—

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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.