Wilkes County Stockyard Market Report, Washington, GA

Washington, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, September 29, 2026

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	159	110	222
Feeder cattle	129	86	172
Slaughter cattle	14	13	37
Replacement cattle	16	11	13

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to a week ago, Slaughter Cows steady, Slaughter Bulls lightly tested, Replacement Cattle lightly tested, Feeder Cattle 3.00 to 5.00 lower.

▼ Feeder cattle: Feeder Cattle 3.00 to 5.00 lower
→ Replacement cows: Replacement Cattle lightly tested
→ Slaughter bulls: Slaughter Bulls lightly tested
→ Slaughter cows: Slaughter Cows steady

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
345	345	1	420.00	$420.00	$1,449	-17.61
430–440	433	3	370.00–390.00	$381.58	$1,652	-43.46
450–495	473	2	360.00–365.00	$362.38	$1,714	-19.99
510–545	529	4	332.50–357.50	$344.99	$1,825	-25.01
570–590	580	3	320.00–325.00	$322.49	$1,870	-38.86
600–630	615	2	300.00–312.50	$306.10	$1,883	—
685	685	1	290.00	$290.00	$1,986	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300	300	1	470.00	$470.00	$1,410	—
370	370	1	420.00	$420.00	$1,554	-55.00
625	625	1	320.00	$320.00	$2,000	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
455–480	468	2	340.00–342.50	$341.28	$1,597	-6.22

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
345	345	2	360.00	$360.00	$1,242	-75.00
380	380	1	350.00	$350.00	$1,330	-70.00
405–440	422	7	335.00–352.50	$343.80	$1,451	-21.26
465–495	482	6	310.00–327.50	$318.64	$1,536	-27.48
515	515	1	300.00	$300.00	$1,545	-24.95
560–585	573	2	285.00–302.50	$293.56	$1,682	-21.71
615–635	625	2	260.00–265.00	$262.54	$1,641	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	1	400.00	$400.00	$980	—
355–370	363	2	375.00–385.00	$379.90	$1,379	-90.10
410	410	1	370.00	$370.00	$1,517	-44.00
455–485	470	2	330.00–335.00	$332.42	$1,562	-62.69
515	515	1	320.00	$320.00	$1,648	—
565	565	1	310.00	$310.00	$1,752	—
610–620	615	2	282.50–285.00	$283.74	$1,745	-48.76
680	680	1	280.00	$280.00	$1,904	—
705	705	1	260.00	$260.00	$1,833	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
435–445	441	5	310.00–320.00	$312.98	$1,380	-25.62
455–495	475	2	300.00–307.50	$303.91	$1,444	—
500–545	517	3	270.00–292.50	$281.14	$1,453	-26.36
565–595	580	2	235.00–245.00	$239.87	$1,391	-40.13

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220	220	1	430.00	$430.00	$946	—
365–390	380	3	380.00–395.00	$388.22	$1,475	-26.51
400–445	427	3	355.00–375.00	$362.99	$1,550	—
465–475	468	5	330.00–350.00	$341.97	$1,600	-32.95
500–520	510	4	315.00–330.00	$323.06	$1,648	-21.34
550–590	570	7	290.00–310.00	$302.83	$1,726	-7.17
600–620	610	2	270.00	$270.00	$1,647	-17.62
655	655	1	250.00	$250.00	$1,638	—
725	725	1	235.00	$235.00	$1,704	+15.00
755–760	758	2	210.00–212.50	$211.25	$1,601	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290–295	293	2	480.00–510.00	$494.87	$1,450	—
325	325	1	450.00	$450.00	$1,462	—
350–360	357	3	415.00–435.00	$424.91	$1,517	-25.09
450–470	460	2	360.00	$360.00	$1,656	—
580	580	1	312.50	$312.50	$1,812	-25.84
650	650	1	280.00	$280.00	$1,820	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270	270	1	330.00	$330.00	$891	—
395	395	1	325.00	$325.00	$1,284	-50.00
425	425	1	280.00	$280.00	$1,190	-45.00
595	595	2	277.50–280.00	$278.75	$1,659	+33.75
615	615	1	250.00	$250.00	$1,538	—
695	695	1	225.00	$225.00	$1,564	—
740	740	1	210.00	$210.00	$1,554	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1065–1485	1267	80-85%	5	142.00–146.00	$143.90	$1,823	—
1250–1300	1275	80-85%	2	133.00–139.00	$135.94	$1,733	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
925–950	938	85-90%	2	110.00–112.50	$111.27	$1,044	—
845–1125	1027	85-90%	3	120.00–125.00	$122.73	$1,260	—

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Bred Cows

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
695	695	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,800.00	$1,800.00
915	915	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,800.00	$1,800.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1150	1150	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	2,100.00	$2,100.00

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
670	670	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,650.00	$1,650.00

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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.