Cattle Market Pulse

Wilkes County Stockyard Market Report

Washington, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, March 10, 2026

198 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 198 335 140
Feeder cattle 170 281 111
Slaughter cattle 28 39 29
Replacement cattle — 15 —

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, feeder steers and bulls steady to 3.00 lower. Feeder heifer steady to 5.00 higher. Slaughter and replacement cattle lightly tested.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–345 335 3 525.00–555.00 $534.55 $1,791 +9.55
375–395 385 2 490.00–515.00 $502.18 $1,933 -17.82
400–435 418 5 450.00–485.00 $465.59 $1,946 -26.69
470–475 473 2 430.00–445.00 $437.46 $2,069 -31.54
570 570 2 400.00–410.00 $405.00 $2,308 -31.00
638–643 640 5 370.00 $370.00 $2,368 -2.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 565.00 $565.00 $1,836 —
365 365 1 555.00 $555.00 $2,026 ±0.00
423 423 3 525.00 $525.00 $2,221 -3.52
450 450 1 470.00 $470.00 $2,115 -12.98
510 510 3 437.50–460.00 $452.50 $2,308 -32.57
565 565 1 430.00 $430.00 $2,430 -20.00
655 655 1 367.50 $367.50 $2,407 -10.99
715 715 3 337.50 $337.50 $2,413 -4.50
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265–280 273 2 495.00–520.00 $507.16 $1,385 —
300 300 1 495.00 $495.00 $1,485 —
365–390 378 2 455.00–485.00 $470.50 $1,778 -29.47
420–435 429 4 410.00–445.00 $434.87 $1,866 -17.60
495 495 1 420.00 $420.00 $2,079 -30.03

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–335 328 2 485.00–495.00 $490.11 $1,608 +13.14
350–395 378 8 455.00–480.00 $468.96 $1,773 +40.37
405–440 424 5 420.00–455.00 $442.02 $1,874 +18.47
455–480 465 4 400.00–420.00 $407.37 $1,894 -6.18
525–535 528 3 365.00–397.50 $379.28 $2,003 +10.90
570 570 2 340.00–360.00 $350.00 $1,995 +0.94
600–645 623 2 325.00–335.00 $329.82 $2,055 -13.50
660 660 1 322.50 $322.50 $2,128 —
750 750 1 295.00 $295.00 $2,212 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 1 505.00 $505.00 $1,540 -5.00
400–430 412 6 460.00–490.00 $470.75 $1,939 +37.14
450–480 475 6 440.00–447.00 $445.89 $2,118 +10.78
608 608 7 356.00 $356.00 $2,164 -2.33
650 650 1 335.00 $335.00 $2,178 +34.01
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–345 331 5 445.00–470.00 $456.27 $1,510 -3.73
350 350 1 415.00 $415.00 $1,452 —
420–440 427 3 385.00–405.00 $395.16 $1,687 +0.04
465–490 479 5 360.00–390.00 $375.04 $1,796 -11.25
510–535 523 3 337.50–360.00 $350.04 $1,831 -4.96
565–595 578 3 327.50–332.50 $329.96 $1,907 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285–295 290 2 580.00–585.00 $582.46 $1,689 -57.54
315 315 1 565.00 $565.00 $1,780 +30.00
350–360 355 4 500.00–525.00 $508.68 $1,806 -11.21
400–410 405 2 470.00–480.00 $474.94 $1,924 -25.06
470 470 1 450.00 $450.00 $2,115 —
515 515 1 435.00 $435.00 $2,240 -34.36
570 570 1 422.50 $422.50 $2,408 -29.52
615–645 634 4 372.50–385.00 $378.17 $2,398 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330–345 338 2 500.00–510.00 $504.89 $1,707 +4.89
350–380 365 4 460.00–495.00 $476.20 $1,738 —
435 435 1 440.00 $440.00 $1,914 -30.00
470–475 473 2 420.00–435.00 $427.46 $2,022 —
520–535 527 3 410.00–420.00 $413.29 $2,178 -36.71
585 585 1 395.00 $395.00 $2,311 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 475.00 $475.00 $1,378 -89.76
390–395 393 2 455.00 $455.00 $1,788 +30.00
410–440 426 4 405.00–425.00 $416.35 $1,774 +1.31
470–485 479 4 375.00–400.00 $392.53 $1,880 -32.42

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
805–1440 1222 80-85% 5 164.00–173.00 $167.34 $2,045 —
1220–1525 1401 80-85% 7 154.00–162.00 $157.12 $2,201 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
755 755 85-90% 1 172.50 $172.50 $1,302 —
1070–1335 1198 85-90% 5 135.00–147.50 $140.62 $1,685 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1725 1725 1 169.00 $169.00 $2,915 —
1975 1975 1 196.00 $196.00 $3,871 —

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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.