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Wilkes County Stockyard Market Report

Washington, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, February 10, 2026

251 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 251 233 331
Feeder cattle 218 179 243
Slaughter cattle 28 47 55
Replacement cattle 5 7 33

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago slaughter cows and bulls unevenly steady, Replacements and feeder steers lightly tested feeder bulls and heifers steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250 250 1 625.00 $625.00 $1,562 -20.00
400 400 1 535.00 $535.00 $2,140 —
460–495 478 2 495.00 $495.00 $2,366 +9.00
520–525 523 2 482.00–485.00 $483.51 $2,529 +8.51
600 600 1 402.00 $402.00 $2,412 +3.51
670 670 1 370.00 $370.00 $2,479 +7.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415 415 1 515.00 $515.00 $2,137 +25.00
485 485 2 470.00–477.00 $473.50 $2,296 +0.43
520 520 1 462.00 $462.00 $2,402 +5.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 570.00 $570.00 $1,653 —
540 540 1 420.00 $420.00 $2,268 +40.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250 250 1 515.00 $515.00 $1,288 +15.00
300–330 317 3 495.00–500.00 $498.32 $1,580 —
375–388 383 3 482.00–490.00 $487.32 $1,866 +29.84
405–440 423 2 440.00–445.00 $442.40 $1,871 -2.57
475–490 483 5 415.00–430.00 $422.47 $2,041 -7.53
500–545 525 8 372.00–387.00 $378.05 $1,985 +26.05
550–595 568 3 357.00–365.00 $361.33 $2,052 +4.33
615–645 626 4 300.00–312.00 $304.22 $1,904 -32.12
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270–295 283 3 485.00–495.00 $488.18 $1,382 +18.18
300–345 325 4 475.00–485.00 $479.85 $1,560 —
355–390 377 5 455.00–470.00 $463.90 $1,749 +26.37
420–440 428 3 410.00–425.00 $418.23 $1,790 -10.10
450–465 460 4 390.00–405.00 $397.42 $1,828 -18.99
530 530 1 350.00 $350.00 $1,855 +13.00
580–585 583 2 347.00–350.00 $348.49 $2,032 +14.91
610–625 618 2 270.00–285.00 $277.41 $1,714 -22.59
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275–285 280 2 525.00–535.00 $530.09 $1,484 +10.09
330 330 1 535.00 $535.00 $1,766 —
350 350 1 505.00 $505.00 $1,768 +27.62
400–440 417 3 465.00–470.00 $466.60 $1,946 -1.56
450–480 470 5 440.00–467.00 $451.13 $2,120 +11.13
510–530 520 3 420.00–430.00 $423.27 $2,201 +41.64
550–555 553 2 390.00 $390.00 $2,157 +29.02
625–645 635 2 345.00–349.00 $347.03 $2,204 +2.34
675 675 1 330.00 $330.00 $2,228 —
740–745 743 2 280.00 $280.00 $2,080 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–285 273 3 640.00–650.00 $644.91 $1,761 +19.91
300 300 1 620.00 $620.00 $1,860 +30.13
360–380 370 3 560.00–580.00 $573.15 $2,121 +3.15
400–430 416 7 490.00–500.00 $493.09 $2,051 -30.45
450–470 460 3 470.00–485.00 $476.56 $2,192 -17.41
500–525 510 3 445.00–455.00 $449.93 $2,295 +5.65
550–595 564 4 407.00–427.00 $417.56 $2,355 -6.75
605–630 616 4 395.00–407.00 $399.74 $2,462 -5.26
660–675 668 2 350.00–352.00 $350.99 $2,345 —
750 750 1 325.00 $325.00 $2,438 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–295 278 2 620.00–625.00 $622.66 $1,731 +27.66
310–345 326 4 550.00–585.00 $560.82 $1,828 —
360–375 367 3 542.00–550.00 $545.64 $2,002 -9.36
425–440 433 2 482.00–485.00 $483.47 $2,093 -15.04
450–490 467 7 455.00–467.00 $458.40 $2,141 -11.78
505–540 523 4 422.00–575.00 $464.69 $2,430 +36.09
565–595 580 2 380.00–395.00 $387.31 $2,246 -11.20
630 630 1 362.00 $362.00 $2,281 -29.49
650 650 1 340.00 $340.00 $2,210 -3.50
725 725 2 325.00–327.00 $326.00 $2,364 —
760 760 1 295.00 $295.00 $2,242 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 570.00 $570.00 $1,653 —
300–345 329 4 500.00–515.00 $507.87 $1,671 +7.87
370–390 379 6 500.00–510.00 $501.71 $1,901 +16.71
410–445 426 4 465.00–477.00 $473.09 $2,015 +30.59
485–495 490 3 440.00–445.00 $441.68 $2,164 —
515–540 528 2 410.00–415.00 $412.56 $2,178 +25.06
550–575 563 2 300.00–355.00 $326.89 $1,840 —
650–675 662 3 310.00–320.00 $313.27 $2,074 —
800 800 1 257.00 $257.00 $2,056 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1055–1485 1254 80-85% 10 164.00–169.00 $166.96 $2,094 -8.08
770–1770 1304 80-85% 6 170.00–182.00 $173.70 $2,265 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
775–1580 1113 85-90% 5 150.00–159.00 $155.56 $1,731 —
1215–1225 1220 85-90% 2 140.00–147.00 $143.49 $1,751 —
1225 1225 85-90% 1 163.00 $163.00 $1,997 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1355 1355 1 180.00 $180.00 $2,439 —
1605 1605 1 220.00 $220.00 $3,531 —
1635–1685 1660 2 191.00–198.00 $194.45 $3,228 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1095 1095 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,975.00 $1,975.00
1545–1580 1563 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 2,800.00–3,600.00 $3,195.52
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
735–930 833 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,650.00–1,850.00 $1,738.29

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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.