Wilkes County Stockyard Market Report

Washington, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, November 4, 2025

491 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $364.37/cwt +41.90 vs last sale · ≈ $1,716/hd at 471 lb · 17 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 2 bulls $309.85/cwt +15.01 vs last sale · ≈ $1,772/hd at 572 lb · 11 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	491	103	135
Feeder cattle	374	64	82
Slaughter cattle	57	22	37
Replacement cattle	60	17	16

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, all feeder steer classes lightly tested. Feeder heifers and bulls 10.00 - 15.00 higher. Slaughter cattle unevenly steady. Replacement cattle lightly tested.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–385	371	5	405.00–432.50	$422.30	$1,567	—
460–480	470	2	352.50–360.00	$356.17	$1,674	—
570–595	583	2	327.50–337.50	$332.61	$1,939	—
615–640	630	3	282.50–300.00	$294.12	$1,853	—
705	705	1	280.00	$280.00	$1,974	—
750–765	758	2	270.00–272.50	$271.24	$2,056	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	1	485.00	$485.00	$1,188	—
385	385	1	340.00	$340.00	$1,309	—
415–445	430	4	290.00–340.00	$327.06	$1,406	—
500–540	520	5	310.00–330.00	$322.25	$1,676	—
580	580	1	280.00	$280.00	$1,624	—
670	670	2	265.00	$265.00	$1,776	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
480–490	485	2	390.00–395.00	$392.53	$1,904	—
500–510	507	3	365.00–380.00	$371.68	$1,884	—
515 value added	515	1	397.50	$397.50	$2,047	—
585–590	588	2	357.50–375.00	$366.29	$2,154	+47.29
615–640	625	3	350.00–367.50	$360.70	$2,254	—
655	655	1	310.00	$310.00	$2,030	+17.50
700	700	1	300.00	$300.00	$2,100	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330	330	1	415.00	$415.00	$1,370	+45.00
385–395	390	2	395.00–397.50	$396.27	$1,545	—
405–445	427	5	372.50–385.00	$379.39	$1,620	+49.39
440 value added	440	1	395.00	$395.00	$1,738	—
470 value added	470	1	392.50	$392.50	$1,845	—
450–495	471	16	350.00–375.00	$362.61	$1,708	+40.14
510–515 value added	513	2	370.00	$370.00	$1,898	—
500–535	519	7	330.00–352.50	$344.09	$1,786	+39.09
555–595 value added	570	3	350.00–377.50	$364.14	$2,076	—
600–625	608	5	290.00–312.50	$302.25	$1,838	—
620–630 value added	623	3	345.00–355.00	$350.86	$2,186	—
695	695	2	293.00–302.50	$297.75	$2,069	—
705	705	1	270.00	$270.00	$1,904	—
760	760	1	242.50	$242.50	$1,843	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	1	410.00	$410.00	$1,210	—
305–345	323	4	380.00–400.00	$388.07	$1,253	—
350–395	374	5	372.50–380.00	$377.47	$1,412	+39.88
400–445	421	7	357.50–370.00	$364.04	$1,533	+42.70
460–490	475	7	320.00–345.00	$327.05	$1,553	+24.49
525–540	534	6	300.00–320.00	$306.69	$1,638	+11.19
555–590	572	6	290.00–312.50	$302.19	$1,729	+12.39
610–640	625	2	270.00–300.00	$284.64	$1,779	+2.98
655–660	658	2	257.50–260.00	$258.75	$1,703	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	1	390.00	$390.00	$1,150	—
325	325	1	372.50	$372.50	$1,211	—
355–395	380	3	350.00–367.50	$361.20	$1,373	—
400–445	423	7	320.00–355.00	$339.94	$1,438	—
450–490	473	6	300.00–310.00	$301.59	$1,427	+6.59
530–540	535	2	275.00–295.00	$284.91	$1,524	—
550–595	569	8	250.00–275.00	$261.59	$1,488	-3.41
650–675	663	2	225.00–250.00	$237.74	$1,576	—
780	780	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,560	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230–245	238	2	500.00–510.00	$505.16	$1,202	—
270	270	1	440.00	$440.00	$1,188	—
340	340	1	425.00	$425.00	$1,445	+50.00
380–390	385	3	400.00–405.00	$401.65	$1,546	+49.20
420–445	432	3	365.00–375.00	$371.68	$1,606	—
450–485	468	4	340.00–355.00	$343.89	$1,609	+22.60
510–545	529	7	320.00–340.00	$326.57	$1,728	+9.87
555–585	572	11	302.50–317.50	$309.85	$1,772	+15.01
645	645	2	290.00–305.00	$297.50	$1,919	+27.61
680–690	685	3	260.00–307.50	$279.05	$1,911	+19.05
700–705	703	2	247.50–250.00	$248.75	$1,749	—
760–785	771	4	222.50–280.00	$242.09	$1,867	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210	210	1	550.00	$550.00	$1,155	—
255	255	1	540.00	$540.00	$1,377	—
335–345	340	3	455.00–490.00	$471.57	$1,603	+86.57
350	350	1	445.00	$445.00	$1,558	—
400–435	423	6	377.50–390.00	$383.00	$1,620	+34.36
460–490	476	6	365.00–377.50	$370.42	$1,763	+40.42
500–545	523	3	345.00–365.00	$353.04	$1,846	+28.04
560–585	573	2	320.00–325.00	$322.55	$1,848	—
605–630	618	2	316.00–320.00	$317.96	$1,965	—
660–675	668	2	295.00–316.00	$305.62	$2,042	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240–245	243	2	420.00–460.00	$439.79	$1,069	—
280	280	1	375.00	$375.00	$1,050	—
380	380	1	372.50	$372.50	$1,416	+47.50
405–445	434	6	335.00–350.00	$341.70	$1,483	+27.84
455–495	477	6	320.00–327.50	$322.94	$1,540	—
500–540	525	4	285.00–305.00	$293.55	$1,541	+5.96
570–595	580	3	275.00–295.00	$287.62	$1,668	—
675–695	685	2	220.00–322.50	$270.50	$1,853	+35.50
740	740	1	205.00	$205.00	$1,517	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1155–1365	1248	80-85%	3	131.00–142.00	$137.79	$1,720	-0.30
1025–1600	1310	80-85%	21	143.00–153.00	$148.74	$1,948	—
1400–1445	1423	80-85%	2	154.00–155.00	$154.49	$2,198	-3.57

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
920–1185	1053	85-90%	2	117.50–120.00	$118.91	$1,252	—
1010–1195	1113	85-90%	6	130.00–137.00	$133.68	$1,488	—
1315	1315	85-90%	1	143.00	$143.00	$1,880	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1385	1385	75-80%	1	145.00	$145.00	$2,008	—
1450–1700	1587	75-80%	8	148.00–156.00	$150.84	$2,394	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1035–1550	1360	3	178.00–187.50	$183.34	$2,493	—
1200–1615	1367	3	162.00–173.00	$169.15	$2,312	—
1645–2005	1825	2	193.00–196.00	$194.35	$3,547	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
955–1310	1067	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	1,500.00–1,950.00	$1,747.74
975–1245	1110	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	1,600.00–1,850.00	$1,691.84

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1155–1455	1266	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	2,050.00–2,675.00	$2,291.33
1345	1345	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	2,100.00	$2,100.00

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
700–830	758	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	1,350.00–1,450.00	$1,401.98
765–895	830	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,550.00–1,600.00	$1,576.96

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
820	820	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,650.00	$1,650.00

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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
900–1065	977	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	3,050.00	$3,050.00	—
1165	1165	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	2,650.00	$2,650.00	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
820–880	850	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	2,500.00–2,750.00	$2,620.59	—

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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.