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.

Cattle 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 14	$365.00

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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