Wilkes County Stockyard Market Report

Washington, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, August 4, 2026

539 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $328.43/cwt ≈ $2,059/hd at 627 lb · 19 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $321.31/cwt -13.69 vs last sale · ≈ $1,851/hd at 576 lb · 16 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 3 steers $349.00/cwt +1.52 vs last sale · ≈ $1,993/hd at 571 lb · 16 head

Washington, GA 5-weight steers cleared at $374/cwt, running $19/cwt below the GA average ($393) and $31/cwt under Southeast Direct Cattle Report ($405). GA 5-weight steers are down $52/cwt from their late-June peak of $443. What this means — computed from this report and its neighbors

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	539	188	453
Feeder cattle	21	137	416
Slaughter cattle	37	28	24
Replacement cattle	481	23	13

Market comments — USDA reporter

No Available Trends.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315	315	1	405.00	$405.00	$1,276	—
375	375	2	400.00–440.00	$420.00	$1,575	—
410–440	422	3	380.00–405.00	$388.70	$1,640	+18.70
450–495	476	11	375.00–395.00	$386.25	$1,839	—
500–540	520	15	350.00–380.00	$365.09	$1,898	—
550–595	571	16	340.00–365.00	$349.00	$1,993	+1.52
605–645	630	15	320.00–347.50	$332.50	$2,095	—
660–695	682	13	307.50–327.50	$318.27	$2,171	—
710	710	1	300.00	$300.00	$2,130	+35.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
395	395	2	455.00–465.00	$460.00	$1,817	+26.73
400–435	413	3	427.50–450.00	$435.73	$1,800	—
460–495	473	15	400.00–427.50	$410.17	$1,940	+13.92
515–545	532	10	390.00–407.50	$394.82	$2,100	+11.28
555–585	573	8	375.00–387.50	$381.53	$2,186	+14.11
600–645	619	12	350.00–362.50	$355.62	$2,201	+8.18
650–695	673	12	330.00–340.00	$333.84	$2,247	+8.80
700–730	715	6	323.00–335.00	$327.17	$2,339	—
750–770	756	5	305.00–325.00	$313.47	$2,370	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
380	380	1	490.00	$490.00	$1,862	—
415–420	418	2	445.00–460.00	$452.46	$1,891	+12.46
460–465	463	2	430.00–432.50	$431.26	$1,997	+3.72
520–545	531	4	410.00–417.50	$412.48	$2,190	—
550–565	556	4	397.50–420.00	$405.58	$2,255	—
600–640	615	3	372.50–375.00	$374.19	$2,301	—
650–685	667	5	350.00–375.00	$362.95	$2,421	—
755	755	1	325.00	$325.00	$2,454	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–345	327	3	440.00–475.00	$452.47	$1,480	—
355–395	373	13	400.00–430.00	$417.85	$1,559	+6.49
400–445	431	12	385.00–395.00	$390.40	$1,683	+4.97
460–495	483	10	355.00–377.50	$368.97	$1,782	+9.52
500–545	519	15	330.00–350.00	$340.62	$1,768	-6.27
550–595	576	16	305.00–335.00	$321.31	$1,851	-13.69
600–625	612	3	290.00–300.00	$294.97	$1,805	-1.70
690	690	1	290.00	$290.00	$2,001	—
700	700	1	292.50	$292.50	$2,048	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305	305	1	495.00	$495.00	$1,510	—
400–415	405	4	400.00–435.00	$411.47	$1,666	—
450–485	465	8	380.00–400.00	$384.58	$1,788	+5.45
510–535	524	7	360.00–375.00	$366.71	$1,922	+6.75
550–585	561	7	337.50–352.50	$344.72	$1,934	-10.28
600–645	627	19	315.00–342.50	$328.43	$2,059	—
655–695	676	6	312.50–320.00	$316.64	$2,140	—
705–730	713	4	300.00–310.00	$304.96	$2,174	—
750	750	1	295.00	$295.00	$2,212	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
415–440	425	4	340.00–370.00	$356.13	$1,514	+18.83
455–495	475	2	327.50–330.00	$328.70	$1,561	—
500–545	526	4	300.00–310.00	$307.46	$1,617	-3.79
550–595	580	6	280.00–310.00	$291.89	$1,693	—
655–685	670	2	277.50–280.00	$278.78	$1,868	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–395	374	4	430.00–440.00	$434.98	$1,627	+22.23
420–445	437	3	410.00–420.00	$416.60	$1,821	+41.60
455–490	477	9	380.00–397.50	$389.91	$1,860	+41.97
500–545	521	10	350.00–387.50	$365.16	$1,902	+48.89
555–595	569	4	320.00–345.00	$332.37	$1,891	+21.64
600–625	613	2	317.50–320.00	$318.72	$1,954	+28.64
680	680	2	302.50–310.00	$306.25	$2,082	+33.71
710	710	1	270.00	$270.00	$1,917	+25.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
395	395	1	470.00	$470.00	$1,856	+2.40
410–425	417	3	437.50–445.00	$440.81	$1,838	+18.31
455–485	468	9	400.00–432.50	$409.99	$1,919	+27.57

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370	370	1	415.00	$415.00	$1,536	+42.35
420–430	425	2	395.00	$395.00	$1,679	+42.49
490–495	493	4	352.50–375.00	$365.63	$1,803	—
575–580	578	2	305.00–310.00	$307.49	$1,777	+12.49
680	680	1	230.00	$230.00	$1,564	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1025–1430	1224	80-85%	7	162.00–173.00	$166.12	$2,033	—
1140–1445	1269	80-85%	7	174.00–184.00	$178.27	$2,262	—
1265–1465	1340	80-85%	5	185.00–190.00	$187.98	$2,519	+0.01

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
925–970	948	85-90%	2	130.00–135.00	$132.56	$1,257	-28.76
915–1105	1012	85-90%	3	152.50–159.00	$155.62	$1,575	—
965–1120	1028	85-90%	4	140.00–150.00	$145.99	$1,501	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1410–1565	1488	75-80%	2	183.00–184.00	$183.47	$2,730	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1305–1530	1418	2	213.00–219.00	$216.24	$3,066	-14.76
2055–2060	2058	2	229.00–234.00	$231.50	$4,764	—

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Bred Cows

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
725–785	755	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,900.00–1,950.00	$1,925.99
990	990	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,550.00	$1,550.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1365	1365	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	3,150.00	$3,150.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1060	1060	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,900.00	$1,900.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
830	830	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	3,100.00	$3,100.00	—

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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.