Cattle Market Pulse

Wilkes County Stockyard Market Report

Washington, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, January 13, 2026

220 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $396.75/cwt -27.48 vs last sale · ≈ $2,071/hd at 522 lb · 12 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $344.87/cwt -53.91 vs last sale · ≈ $1,807/hd at 524 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 220 517 149
Feeder cattle 177 450 125
Slaughter cattle 29 54 21
Replacement cattle 14 13 3

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago Slaguhter cows, bulls and replacements steady, feeder steers lightly tested, feeder bulls and heifers mostly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455–490 473 3 400.00–415.00 $409.16 $1,935 -40.51
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415 415 1 440.00 $440.00 $1,826 -60.05
720 720 1 335.00 $335.00 $2,412 ±0.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
490 490 1 400.00 $400.00 $1,960 -30.67
530 530 1 305.00 $305.00 $1,616 -112.52

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215 215 1 510.00 $510.00 $1,096 —
280 280 1 445.00 $445.00 $1,246 -45.00
300–330 315 3 430.00–440.00 $434.92 $1,370 -32.59
350–385 371 4 410.00–425.00 $416.09 $1,544 -40.91
405–440 425 4 375.00–385.00 $379.25 $1,612 -41.67
455–495 468 9 370.00–387.00 $379.32 $1,775 -2.44
500–545 522 5 330.00–338.00 $333.47 $1,741 -41.61
580–590 584 4 330.00–335.00 $331.76 $1,937 -20.24
600–620 610 2 310.00–315.00 $312.54 $1,906 -6.48
680 680 1 277.00 $277.00 $1,884 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220 220 1 615.00 $615.00 $1,353 —
290–295 293 2 460.00 $460.00 $1,348 -60.12
305–310 308 2 450.00–455.00 $452.52 $1,394 -47.77
365–380 373 2 430.00–440.00 $435.10 $1,623 -30.26
400–420 412 3 400.00–410.00 $403.36 $1,662 -44.75
455–460 458 2 395.00–415.00 $404.95 $1,855 -13.47
500–540 524 10 340.00–350.00 $344.87 $1,807 -53.91
550–565 558 2 340.00–345.00 $342.47 $1,911 -42.53
615 615 1 335.00 $335.00 $2,060 -13.83
650–680 665 2 305.00–310.00 $307.56 $2,045 -35.94
705–725 717 3 287.00–292.00 $288.67 $2,070 -50.33
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220–235 228 2 460.00–475.00 $467.75 $1,066 —
330 330 1 425.00 $425.00 $1,402 -0.24
365 365 1 370.00 $370.00 $1,350 -70.00
405–445 430 5 350.00–360.00 $354.00 $1,522 -32.87
470–495 483 6 350.00–365.00 $357.03 $1,724 +2.00
620–645 633 3 285.00–290.00 $286.67 $1,815 -15.80
700 700 1 267.00 $267.00 $1,869 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200 200 1 550.00 $550.00 $1,100 —
285 285 1 535.00 $535.00 $1,525 —
320 320 1 515.00 $515.00 $1,648 -87.40
350–380 363 3 470.00–475.00 $473.35 $1,718 -91.65
400 400 1 445.00 $445.00 $1,780 -49.41
470–490 480 2 407.00–410.00 $408.53 $1,961 -58.12
500–540 522 12 392.00–402.00 $396.75 $2,071 -27.48
550–590 573 8 390.00–395.00 $391.13 $2,241 -18.87
620–630 625 2 345.00–347.00 $346.01 $2,163 +15.06
655 655 1 335.00 $335.00 $2,194 —
730 730 1 305.00 $305.00 $2,226 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265 265 1 470.00 $470.00 $1,246 —
325–340 334 5 465.00–475.00 $469.97 $1,570 -103.28
395 395 1 465.00 $465.00 $1,837 -70.00
410–440 425 3 430.00–440.00 $434.88 $1,848 -35.12
455–495 483 5 385.00–397.00 $389.82 $1,883 -54.96
555–570 563 2 375.00–387.00 $380.92 $2,145 +10.05
635–645 640 2 330.00–335.00 $332.52 $2,128 —
680 680 1 327.00 $327.00 $2,224 —
735 735 1 285.00 $285.00 $2,095 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290–295 293 2 455.00–465.00 $460.04 $1,348 —
300–345 331 4 440.00–455.00 $446.47 $1,478 -99.67
410–445 431 4 410.00–425.00 $418.59 $1,804 -16.94
490–495 493 2 360.00–377.00 $368.54 $1,817 -58.31
565–568 567 4 347.00–350.00 $347.75 $1,972 +12.75
680 680 1 275.00 $275.00 $1,870 —
715 715 1 260.00 $260.00 $1,859 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
930–1310 1098 80-85% 4 150.00–157.00 $153.50 $1,685 -1.01
1190–1290 1232 80-85% 3 160.00–166.00 $163.71 $2,017 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1025 1025 85-90% 1 147.00 $147.00 $1,507 +0.06
975–1420 1149 85-90% 4 131.00–139.00 $134.88 $1,550 —
1205 1205 85-90% 1 128.00 $128.00 $1,542 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1725–1920 1823 75-80% 2 176.00–177.00 $176.53 $3,218 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1630 1630 1 170.00 $170.00 $2,771 —
1520–2145 1833 4 193.00–200.00 $197.48 $3,620 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
680–1140 891 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 1,250.00–1,700.00 $1,590.18
945 945 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,800.00 $1,800.00
875–1075 975 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,850.00 $1,850.00

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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.