Wilkes County Stockyard Market Report

Washington, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, December 2, 2025

429 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $324.66/cwt ≈ $1,844/hd at 568 lb · 11 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $398.78/cwt +40.71 vs last sale · ≈ $1,663/hd at 417 lb · 10 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	429	222	292
Feeder cattle	380	187	214
Slaughter cattle	41	20	53
Replacement cattle	8	15	25

Market comments — USDA reporter

no trends available due to market being closed last week for Thanksgiving holiday.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–290	273	2	465.00–470.00	$467.34	$1,276	—
350	350	1	450.00	$450.00	$1,575	—
400–420	410	2	417.00–420.00	$418.54	$1,716	—
455–460	458	2	420.00	$420.00	$1,924	—
500–535	519	5	390.00–395.00	$391.77	$2,033	—
550	550	1	377.00	$377.00	$2,074	—
660–695	681	5	322.00–333.00	$328.79	$2,239	+28.79
710–725	718	2	331.00–333.00	$332.01	$2,384	—
750–765	758	2	308.00–313.00	$310.48	$2,353	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285	285	1	455.00	$455.00	$1,297	—
335	335	1	430.00	$430.00	$1,440	-25.00
360–375	368	2	432.00–437.00	$434.55	$1,599	—
465–495	481	4	390.00–397.00	$392.21	$1,887	—
520–535	528	2	380.00–385.00	$382.54	$2,020	+35.04
580–585	583	3	340.00–347.00	$343.99	$2,005	+11.49
635	635	1	329.00	$329.00	$2,089	—
755–765	760	2	290.00–300.00	$295.03	$2,242	+50.03

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360	360	1	410.00	$410.00	$1,476	+45.07
475	475	1	372.00	$372.00	$1,767	—
525	525	1	375.00	$375.00	$1,969	+43.74
595	595	1	332.00	$332.00	$1,975	—
625	625	1	307.00	$307.00	$1,919	—
690–695	693	2	300.00	$300.00	$2,079	—
725	725	1	300.00	$300.00	$2,175	—
755–785	773	5	272.00–287.00	$282.01	$2,180	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215	215	1	430.00	$430.00	$924	+55.00
300–335	315	4	405.00–415.00	$409.88	$1,291	+39.88
350–390	368	8	395.00–407.00	$402.06	$1,480	+47.71
400–435	422	8	370.00–387.00	$375.86	$1,586	+45.86
455–495	467	4	359.00–365.00	$360.97	$1,686	+39.29
500–530	521	6	340.00–347.00	$344.01	$1,792	—
550–590	568	11	315.00–329.00	$324.66	$1,844	—
665–695	678	3	300.00–313.00	$304.44	$2,064	—
705–720	713	2	301.00–302.00	$301.49	$2,150	—
785	785	1	252.00	$252.00	$1,978	—
800	800	1	255.00	$255.00	$2,040	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220–230	225	3	400.00–405.00	$401.67	$904	—
270	270	1	400.00	$400.00	$1,080	—
305–320	315	3	380.00–395.00	$386.53	$1,218	+31.53
375–390	382	8	375.00–385.00	$379.02	$1,448	+53.01
415–435	425	4	350.00–365.00	$355.49	$1,511	+35.49
460–495	474	7	347.00–355.00	$350.41	$1,661	+43.00
510–540	529	7	320.00–335.00	$327.28	$1,731	+29.78
555–595	568	3	307.00–319.00	$312.82	$1,777	+30.32
675	675	1	265.00	$265.00	$1,789	—
785	785	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,570	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270–280	275	2	420.00–435.00	$427.36	$1,175	+37.36
305–325	312	3	420.00–430.00	$423.91	$1,323	—
350	350	2	420.00	$420.00	$1,470	+42.40
400–445	417	10	392.00–410.00	$398.78	$1,663	+40.71
465	465	1	390.00	$390.00	$1,814	—
510–530	520	2	350.00	$350.00	$1,820	+30.00
560–570	563	4	335.00–347.00	$340.97	$1,920	—
605–640	622	6	320.00–327.00	$324.53	$2,019	+24.53
655–675	665	3	319.00–329.00	$325.62	$2,165	—
700–715	708	2	312.00–320.00	$316.04	$2,238	—
755–765	760	2	270.00–285.00	$277.45	$2,109	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205	205	1	465.00	$465.00	$953	-15.00
250–295	279	8	450.00–465.00	$457.07	$1,275	+2.07
300–340	326	5	447.00–450.00	$449.37	$1,465	+34.37
370–395	383	4	430.00–437.00	$435.24	$1,667	+51.27
425–440	432	3	412.00–422.00	$417.94	$1,806	+44.43
450–495	477	9	350.00–385.00	$373.95	$1,784	+33.96
535–540	537	3	365.00–367.00	$366.34	$1,967	+39.65
560–595	583	4	335.00–345.00	$338.65	$1,974	+28.65
610–645	625	4	321.00–331.00	$326.41	$2,040	—
650	650	1	307.00	$307.00	$1,996	+29.50

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235–245	240	2	440.00–450.00	$444.90	$1,068	—
275–295	285	2	430.00–435.00	$432.41	$1,232	+18.96
320–330	325	3	420.00–430.00	$423.28	$1,376	+45.86
375–395	386	4	415.00–425.00	$421.23	$1,626	—
405–445	424	6	390.00–405.00	$396.04	$1,679	+60.86
475	475	1	367.00	$367.00	$1,743	+40.68
500–530	520	4	330.00–347.00	$337.84	$1,757	+32.36
595	595	1	331.00	$331.00	$1,969	+34.05
600–635	618	2	260.00–265.00	$262.43	$1,622	-16.64
655–695	678	3	250.00	$250.00	$1,695	—
730	730	2	250.00	$250.00	$1,825	+30.00
760	760	1	220.00	$220.00	$1,672	+35.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225	225	2	470.00–475.00	$472.50	$1,063	—
256–295	284	5	472.00–485.00	$476.38	$1,353	-13.62
300–335	320	3	460.00–477.00	$465.31	$1,489	-24.69
350–370	358	4	445.00–455.00	$449.20	$1,608	+26.22
410–425	419	4	430.00–432.00	$430.50	$1,804	+25.86
455–470	462	5	390.00–397.00	$393.80	$1,819	+30.09
500–530	510	3	372.00–380.00	$375.65	$1,916	—
555–570	564	4	355.00–364.00	$358.01	$2,019	+23.88

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
832–1285	1104	80-85%	5	136.00–142.00	$139.58	$1,541	—
1015–1760	1326	80-85%	5	150.00–157.00	$152.79	$2,026	+8.62
1115–1490	1338	80-85%	9	145.00–149.00	$147.07	$1,968	+2.90

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
790–1275	1033	85-90%	2	110.00	$110.00	$1,136	-15.00
995–1150	1113	85-90%	5	122.00–128.00	$125.73	$1,399	—
1250	1250	85-90%	1	131.00	$131.00	$1,638	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1505–1715	1570	75-80%	4	141.00–150.00	$145.65	$2,287	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1475–1875	1785	5	178.00–186.00	$182.60	$3,259	+3.60

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
950	950	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,050.00	$1,050.00
1065	1065	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,700.00	$1,700.00
1330–1390	1360	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	1,850.00–2,325.00	$2,082.26

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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
955	955	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	2,150.00	$2,150.00	-800.00

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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.