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Wilkes County Stockyard Market Report

Washington, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, March 3, 2026

335 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $413.55/cwt +4.01 vs last sale · ≈ $1,944/hd at 470 lb · 16 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $433.61/cwt ≈ $1,799/hd at 415 lb · 11 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 335 155 328
Feeder cattle 281 94 220
Slaughter cattle 39 48 25
Replacement cattle 15 13 83

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago slaughter cows, bulls mostly steady replacements lightly tested, all classes of feeder cattle steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220 220 1 650.00 $650.00 $1,430 +25.00
285 285 1 515.00 $515.00 $1,468 -100.00
345 345 1 525.00 $525.00 $1,811 —
360–390 375 2 520.00 $520.00 $1,950 —
400–415 410 3 480.00–500.00 $492.28 $2,018 —
480 480 5 460.00–475.00 $469.00 $2,251 -1.00
505–525 514 4 460.00–470.00 $462.99 $2,380 +16.77
560 560 2 435.00–437.00 $436.00 $2,442 —
635 635 1 372.00 $372.00 $2,362 -45.50
695 695 1 357.00 $357.00 $2,481 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 500.00 $500.00 $1,700 -48.28
365–395 384 6 490.00–510.00 $499.97 $1,920 -21.51
405–415 410 2 450.00–455.00 $452.47 $1,855 —
470–475 473 2 445.00–455.00 $450.03 $2,129 —
500–525 513 2 440.00–450.00 $445.12 $2,283 —
565–585 578 3 412.00–427.00 $416.88 $2,410 +21.88
662 662 4 227.00 $227.00 $1,503 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215 215 1 670.00 $670.00 $1,440 —
265–280 273 2 535.00–545.00 $539.86 $1,474 —
375 375 1 555.00 $555.00 $2,081 —
410–415 413 2 525.00–532.00 $528.52 $2,183 —
450–470 463 4 480.00–492.00 $482.98 $2,236 —
500–515 508 2 480.00–490.00 $485.07 $2,464 —
550 550 1 450.00 $450.00 $2,475 —
610–630 620 3 397.00–412.00 $406.25 $2,519 —
670–680 675 2 377.00–380.00 $378.49 $2,555 —
735 735 1 342.00 $342.00 $2,514 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210–245 224 4 550.00–560.00 $554.92 $1,243 +49.92
260–285 273 2 500.00–515.00 $507.84 $1,386 —
305–330 310 5 475.00–480.00 $476.97 $1,479 +26.97
360–395 380 6 420.00–440.00 $428.59 $1,629 -21.41
400–440 420 9 420.00–425.00 $423.55 $1,779 -1.54
450–490 470 16 400.00–427.00 $413.55 $1,944 +4.01
515–540 527 5 365.00–370.00 $368.38 $1,941 -16.62
560–590 575 3 345.00–352.00 $349.06 $2,007 —
600–630 618 3 340.00–345.00 $343.32 $2,122 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210–215 213 2 600.00 $600.00 $1,278 —
255–275 265 2 560.00–570.00 $565.19 $1,498 -14.81
300 300 2 505.00–515.00 $510.00 $1,530 +5.00
360–370 365 2 465.00–475.00 $470.07 $1,716 -4.93
400–445 415 11 430.00–440.00 $433.61 $1,799 —
455–475 465 2 430.00–440.00 $435.11 $2,023 —
500–520 506 8 390.00–410.00 $399.23 $2,020 —
550–590 565 3 360.00–377.00 $368.79 $2,084 —
605–610 608 3 355.00–360.00 $358.33 $2,179 +3.33
660 value added 660 1 327.00 $327.00 $2,158 —
680–690 685 2 300.00–302.00 $300.99 $2,062 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–265 263 2 480.00–490.00 $484.95 $1,275 +4.95
330–340 335 2 460.00 $460.00 $1,541 +95.00
410–430 420 2 390.00–400.00 $395.12 $1,660 +5.12
450–490 469 5 380.00–392.00 $386.29 $1,812 —
545 545 1 355.00 $355.00 $1,935 —
620 620 1 330.00 $330.00 $2,046 +10.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210–235 223 2 550.00–555.00 $552.36 $1,232 —
270–290 283 3 560.00–575.00 $564.76 $1,598 —
330–345 338 2 470.00–480.00 $475.11 $1,606 -49.89
395 395 1 425.00 $425.00 $1,679 -60.00
415–440 429 4 410.00–420.00 $415.04 $1,781 -29.96
465–475 470 2 420.00–430.00 $424.95 $1,997 +8.36
520 520 1 440.00 $440.00 $2,288 +72.70
570 570 1 385.00 $385.00 $2,194 —
645 645 1 335.00 $335.00 $2,161 —
690 690 1 330.00 $330.00 $2,277 +20.00
715 715 1 260.00 $260.00 $1,859 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–225 213 2 620.00–630.00 $625.29 $1,332 -4.71
270 270 1 640.00 $640.00 $1,728 +15.00
315 value added 315 1 565.00 $565.00 $1,780 —
325 325 1 535.00 $535.00 $1,739 —
350–390 372 3 515.00–525.00 $519.89 $1,934 —
400–410 405 2 500.00 $500.00 $2,025 -11.83
515–535 525 2 462.00–477.00 $469.36 $2,464 +19.36
555–560 558 2 447.00–457.00 $452.02 $2,522 +20.29
650 650 1 385.00 $385.00 $2,502 +15.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210–230 223 3 590.00–600.00 $594.85 $1,327 —
265–270 268 2 610.00–620.00 $615.05 $1,648 —
305 305 1 500.00 $500.00 $1,525 -75.00
400–445 423 2 470.00 $470.00 $1,988 —
525 525 1 450.00 $450.00 $2,362 +2.50
635 635 2 350.00–360.00 $355.00 $2,254 -37.40
650 650 1 367.00 $367.00 $2,386 —
740 740 1 325.00 $325.00 $2,405 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1145 1145 80-85% 1 187.00 $187.00 $2,141 —
1235–1345 1305 80-85% 5 156.00–167.00 $163.21 $2,130 -1.70
640–1705 1377 80-85% 13 170.00–179.00 $173.82 $2,394 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
660 660 85-90% 1 135.00 $135.00 $891 —
1190–1255 1223 85-90% 2 159.00–160.00 $159.51 $1,951 —
1290–1530 1423 85-90% 3 150.00–157.00 $153.81 $2,189 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1210–1615 1413 2 195.00 $195.00 $2,755 —
1060–2245 1490 5 200.00–212.00 $208.45 $3,106 —
1300–1880 1608 3 218.00–221.00 $219.02 $3,522 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
825–1415 979 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 6 1,700.00–2,375.00 $2,078.11
1160 1160 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 2,900.00 $2,900.00
1160–1295 1228 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 2,300.00–2,375.00 $2,335.44

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
915–1095 1023 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 3 2,450.00–2,950.00 $2,616.29 —

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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.