Wilkes County Stockyard

Washington, Georgia · Feeder and slaughter cattle prices from the USDA report for Tue, Oct 13, 2026. 45 USDA reports in the last 12 months, usually on Tuesday.

Receipts

138 head

Last reported: 338 (Oct 6, 2026)
Year ago: 256

500-599 lb steers

$361.63/cwt

3 head, M&L 1
▼ -$11.30 vs last week
▼ -$7.16 vs Oct 14, 2025

700-799 lb steers

$307.50/cwt

1 head, M&L 1
▲ +$3.43 vs last week
▼ -$1.14 vs Oct 14, 2025

Reports

45 in 12 mo

Since Oct 14, 2025
Usual day: Tuesday

Prices, Oct 13, 2026 sale

Dollars per hundredweight (cwt). $/head is our estimate: average weight times average price.

Feeder steers, M&L 1
Head	Avg wtrange, lb	Avg $/cwtrange	$/headest.
3	520510-525	361.63360.00-365.00	$1,880
1	605605	335.00335.00	$2,027
1	740740	307.50307.50	$2,276

Feeder steers, M&L 2
Head	Avg wtrange, lb	Avg $/cwtrange	$/headest.
1	390390	420.00420.00	$1,638
2	405400-410	411.20407.50-415.00	$1,665
2	460450-470	392.55390.00-395.00	$1,806
2	503500-505	335.07320.00-350.00	$1,685
2	570565-575	321.26320.00-322.50	$1,831
2	638630-645	314.94310.00-320.00	$2,009

Feeder heifers, M&L 1
Head	Avg wtrange, lb	Avg $/cwtrange	$/headest.	Note
2	360355-365	402.53400.00-405.00	$1,449

Feeder heifers, M&L 2
Head	Avg wtrange, lb	Avg $/cwtrange	$/headest.
3	362350-380	361.61360.00-365.00	$1,309
4	418400-435	354.13340.00-367.50	$1,480
3	458455-465	321.69320.00-325.00	$1,473
4	513500-520	310.06305.00-317.50	$1,591
3	577570-590	300.85300.00-302.50	$1,736
2	613600-625	278.83275.00-282.50	$1,709

Feeder heifers, M&L 3
Head	Avg wtrange, lb	Avg $/cwtrange	$/headest.
1	280280	370.00370.00	$1,036
1	300300	350.00350.00	$1,050
2	383380-385	339.93330.00-350.00	$1,302
2	460455-465	304.95300.00-310.00	$1,403
3	530500-545	294.06292.00-295.00	$1,559
2	560555-565	289.77287.50-292.00	$1,623
2	615600-630	262.44260.00-265.00	$1,614

Feeder bulls, M&L 1
Head	Avg wtrange, lb	Avg $/cwtrange	$/headest.	Note
4	421410-425	423.78420.00-425.00	$1,784
2	458455-460	407.49405.00-410.00	$1,866

Feeder bulls, M&L 2
Head	Avg wtrange, lb	Avg $/cwtrange	$/headest.
2	333330-335	412.41400.00-425.00	$1,373
3	352350-355	396.64390.00-400.00	$1,396
3	415400-445	381.43375.00-385.00	$1,583
3	457455-460	346.64340.00-350.00	$1,584
5	528515-540	313.78310.00-320.00	$1,657
4	565555-575	312.46310.00-315.00	$1,765
2	603600-605	289.96280.00-300.00	$1,748
2	680670-690	267.61260.00-275.00	$1,820

Feeder bulls, M&L 3
Head	Avg wtrange, lb	Avg $/cwtrange	$/headest.
3	333330-335	373.35370.00-375.00	$1,243
3	357350-360	364.91350.00-375.00	$1,303
2	418400-435	322.19315.00-330.00	$1,347
2	473455-490	312.22305.00-320.00	$1,477
2	570560-580	293.47292.00-295.00	$1,673
2	673660-685	244.91240.00-250.00	$1,648

Slaughter bulls, 1
Head	Avg wtrange, lb	Avg $/cwtrange	$/headest.	Note
1	1,2451245	170.00170.00	$2,116	Average dressing

Slaughter cows, Breaker 75-80%
Head	Avg wtrange, lb	Avg $/cwtrange	$/headest.	Note
1	1,3801380	136.00136.00	$1,877	Average dressing

Slaughter cows, Boner 80-85%
Head	Avg wtrange, lb	Avg $/cwtrange	$/headest.	Note
5	1,1781050-1470	137.99135.00-141.00	$1,626	Average dressing
3	1,3351270-1395	146.03144.00-148.00	$1,950	High dressing

Slaughter cows, Lean 85-90%
Head	Avg wtrange, lb	Avg $/cwtrange	$/headest.	Note
3	953820-1190	122.02110.00-132.00	$1,163	Low dressing
2	985890-1080	124.55124.00-125.00	$1,227	Average dressing

52-week trend

Weekly head-weighted average price of Medium and Large 1 steers, all lots at this barn with an average weight in the band. 34 weeks with data.

500-599 lb700-799 lb

Show the weekly numbers

Week of	500-599 lb	700-799 lb
Oct 12, 2026	$361.63	$307.50
Oct 5, 2026	$372.93	$304.07
Sep 7, 2026	$330.00	-
Aug 31, 2026	$337.04	$276.31
Aug 24, 2026	$330.00	$275.00
Aug 3, 2026	$409.03	$325.00
Jul 13, 2026	$381.13	$332.50
Jul 6, 2026	$440.61	-
Jun 22, 2026	$435.00	$353.30
Jun 15, 2026	$389.43	-
Jun 8, 2026	$415.97	-
Jun 1, 2026	$428.62	$343.35
May 11, 2026	$457.50	-
May 4, 2026	$463.37	$357.22
Apr 27, 2026	$447.50	-
Apr 20, 2026	$430.00	-
Apr 13, 2026	$443.51	-
Apr 6, 2026	$452.39	$350.68
Mar 30, 2026	$460.00	-
Mar 23, 2026	$460.00	-
Mar 9, 2026	$446.88	$337.50
Mar 2, 2026	$473.38	$342.00
Feb 16, 2026	$466.02	-
Feb 9, 2026	$483.51	-
Feb 2, 2026	$467.50	$347.00
Jan 19, 2026	$432.00	$330.50
Jan 12, 2026	-	$335.00
Jan 5, 2026	$423.26	$312.50
Dec 15, 2025	$380.00	-
Dec 1, 2025	$389.31	$321.25
Nov 10, 2025	$351.47	$284.99
Nov 3, 2025	$374.19	$300.00
Oct 27, 2025	$319.00	-
Oct 13, 2025	$368.79	$308.64

Price slide, Oct 13, 2026

Average $/cwt by 100 lb weight class for Medium and Large 1 steers and heifers at this sale. The small number is the change from the next lighter class.

SteersHeifers

Weight	Steers	Heifers
300-399 lb	-	$402.53
500-599 lb	$361.63	-
600-699 lb	$335.00-26.63	-
700-799 lb	$307.50-27.50	-

Nearby barns

Straight-line miles between town centers. Price is 500-599 lb steers at each barn's latest USDA report, in that barn's benchmark grade.

Barn	Mi	Latest	500-599 lb
Duvall LivestockGreensboro, GA	28	Oct 12	$379.83
Northeast Georgia LivestockAthens, GA	39	Oct 8	-
Franklin County LivestockCarnesville, GA	53	Oct 13	$394.99
Eastanollee LivestockEastanollee, GA	61	Oct 5	$385.11
Jackson Regional StockyardJackson, GA	77	Oct 7	$350.86

Source

As of Tue, Oct 13, 2026. Prices are USDA/state Market News reports; verify with the barn before selling.

Wilkes County Stockyard - Washington, GA (USDA PDF, report date Oct 13, 2026)
Latest AMS_1944 report on ams.usda.gov

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