Name: Washington livestock auction prices — 2026-07-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends available due to market closure last week for holiday.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $383.51/cwt on 32 head, up $19.21 from the prior sale (only 11 head in that comparison). That ranks 19 of 20 comparable sales and sits +14.16 against this barn's trailing median of $369.35.

Average price

$383.51

▲ 19.21 vs prior sale

32 head · 534 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,048

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$216

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$39.97/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.06

vs GA average

−32.60 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	532	399.40	2,125	12thin
Medium and Large 2	536	377.62	2,024	16thin
Medium and Large 3	531	359.43	1,909	4thin

One grade step is worth $39.97/cwt here — about $216 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

20 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $390.25, low $314.48, median $369.35 across 20 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale32 hd

383.51

—

GA average10 barns · 304 hd

383.45

+0.06

National average149 barns · 8,242 hd

416.11

−32.60

This barn, trailing median20 sales

369.35

+14.16

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,655	222.95	3,690	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,655	185.00	3,062	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,494	184.98	2,764	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	981	154.19	1,512	5thin

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,291	$2,810	5
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,433	$2,809	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,059	$2,604	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,015	$3,525	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,268	$3,075	2thin

Every lot, as filed

78 lots · USDA AMS · Wilkes County Stockyard - Washington, GA

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	404.73/cwt	400.00–412.50	2,097	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	431.94/cwt	420.00–440.00	2,026	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	517	387.98/cwt	377.50–397.50	2,006	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	360.34/cwt	340.00–375.00	2,047	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	376	459.33/cwt	455.00–467.50	1,727	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,544	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	633	325.86/cwt	320.00–335.00	2,063	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	388.75/cwt	380.00–400.00	2,177	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	628	367.46/cwt	360.00–375.00	2,308	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	358	442.45/cwt	440.00–445.00	1,584	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	305	522.50/cwt	522.50–522.50	1,594	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	730	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,701	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	516	373.11/cwt	365.00–380.00	1,925	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	730	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,190	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	663	412.45/cwt	402.50–425.00	2,735	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	531	359.43/cwt	352.50–370.00	1,909	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	725	260.00/cwt	245.00–275.00	1,885	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	673	387.44/cwt	375.00–395.00	2,607	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	290	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,450	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	440.61/cwt	430.00–447.50	2,313	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	481.01/cwt	472.50–490.00	2,227	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	492.50/cwt	492.50–492.50	2,019	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	637	424.16/cwt	422.50–425.00	2,702	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	360	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,782	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	550	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,310	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	469	456.67/cwt	450.00–465.00	2,142	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	480	415.19/cwt	405.00–430.00	1,993	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	618	401.77/cwt	395.00–415.00	2,483	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	477.50/cwt	477.50–477.50	2,077	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	620	346.26/cwt	330.00–365.00	2,147	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	760	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	2,755	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	665	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,028	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	380	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,691	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	383	428.45/cwt	415.00–450.00	1,641	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	427	405.04/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,730	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	515	321.29/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,655	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	563	309.97/cwt	305.00–315.00	1,745	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	473	356.90/cwt	345.00–370.00	1,688	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	328	454.81/cwt	450.00–460.00	1,492	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	970	138.73/cwt	137.50–140.00	1,346	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	988	164.49/cwt	160.00–169.00	1,625	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,655	185.00/cwt	181.00–189.00	3,062	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,494	184.98/cwt	180.00–190.00	2,764	4
Bulls	—	—	1,655	222.95/cwt	221.00–225.00	3,690	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	992	2,305.55/head	2,000.00–2,600.00	2,306	3
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	795	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,415	3,000.00/head	2,900.00–3,100.00	3,000	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,433	2,808.64/head	2,650.00–2,950.00	2,809	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,160	3,051.94/head	3,000.00–3,100.00	3,052	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,005	3,950.00/head	3,950.00–3,950.00	3,950	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,070	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,465	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	2,162	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,185	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	260	640.00/cwt	640.00–640.00	1,664	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	358	527.45/cwt	525.00–530.00	1,888	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,244	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	2,061	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	355.81/cwt	352.50–360.00	2,188	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	414	447.72/cwt	435.00–460.00	1,854	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	663	323.66/cwt	315.00–330.00	2,146	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	521	355.04/cwt	340.00–380.00	1,850	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	471	400.94/cwt	380.00–425.00	1,888	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	295	585.00/cwt	585.00–585.00	1,726	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	210	640.00/cwt	640.00–640.00	1,344	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	710	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,201	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	569	344.48/cwt	340.00–352.50	1,960	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	488.34/cwt	470.00–500.00	1,807	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	335.12/cwt	330.00–342.50	2,044	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	1,943	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	419	424.83/cwt	410.00–440.00	1,780	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,448	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,361	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	448.46/cwt	445.00–450.00	1,888	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	620	304.38/cwt	285.00–312.50	1,887	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	474	382.54/cwt	365.00–392.50	1,813	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	404.95/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,903	4

How this sale compares

Georgia weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Georgia auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Georgia feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Wilkes County Stockyard - Washington, GA

Tue Jul 7, 2026

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Thomasville, GA (LS-TV)

Feeder CattleReceipts 273Last week 97Year ago 308

Slaughter CattleReceipts 18Last week 16Year ago 17

Replacement CattleReceipts 38Last week 27Year ago 16

No trends available due to market closure last week for holiday.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	522.50	522.50
4	350–400	376	455.00–467.50	459.33
5	400–450	421	445.00–450.00	448.46
5	450–500	469	420.00–440.00	431.94
8	500–550	518	400.00–412.50	404.73
4	550–600	560	380.00–400.00	388.75
3	600–650	628	360.00–375.00	367.46
1	650–700	665	355.00	355.00
1	700–750	720	340.00	340.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	475.00	475.00
2	350–400	358	440.00–445.00	442.45
6	400–450	419	410.00–440.00	424.83
4	450–500	470	400.00–410.00	404.95
10	500–550	517	377.50–397.50	387.98
6	550–600	568	340.00–375.00	360.34
3	600–650	633	320.00–335.00	325.86
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	474	365.00–392.50	382.54
4	500–550	531	352.50–370.00	359.43
4	600–650	620	285.00–312.50	304.38
2	700–750	725	245.00–275.00	260.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	500.00	500.00
2	350–400	360	495.00	495.00
1	400–450	435	477.50	477.50
6	450–500	469	450.00–465.00	456.67
1	550–600	550	420.00	420.00
6	600–650	618	395.00–415.00	401.77
4	650–700	673	375.00–395.00	387.44
1	700–750	730	370.00	370.00
1	750–800	760	362.50	362.50
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	445.00	445.00
3	450–500	480	405.00–430.00	415.19
4	500–550	516	365.00–380.00	373.11
4	600–650	620	330.00–365.00	346.26
1	650–700	665	305.00	305.00
1	700–750	730	300.00	300.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	492.50	492.50
2	450–500	463	472.50–490.00	481.01
7	500–550	525	430.00–447.50	440.61
3	600–650	637	422.50–425.00	424.16
4	650–700	663	402.50–425.00	412.45
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	328	450.00–460.00	454.81
4	350–400	383	415.00–450.00	428.45
3	400–450	427	400.00–410.00	405.04
2	450–500	473	345.00–370.00	356.90
4	500–550	515	315.00–325.00	321.29
3	550–600	563	305.00–315.00	309.97
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	640.00	640.00
2	350–400	358	525.00–530.00	527.45
1	400–450	425	485.00	485.00
1	450–500	465	465.00	465.00
1	500–550	510	440.00	440.00
1	550–600	575	380.00	380.00
3	600–650	615	352.50–360.00	355.81
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	640.00	640.00
1	250–300	295	585.00	585.00
1	300–350	335	580.00	580.00
4	350–400	370	470.00–500.00	488.34
4	400–450	414	435.00–460.00	447.72
5	450–500	471	380.00–425.00	400.94
4	500–550	521	340.00–380.00	355.04
5	550–600	569	340.00–352.50	344.48
3	600–650	610	330.00–342.50	335.12
4	650–700	663	315.00–330.00	323.66
1	700–750	710	310.00	310.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	970	137.50–140.00	138.73
3	—	988	160.00–169.00	164.49
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,655	181.00–189.00	185.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,494	180.00–190.00	184.98
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,655	221.00–225.00	222.95

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	992	2,000.00–2,600.00	2,305.55
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	795	2,050.00	2,050.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,415	2,900.00–3,100.00	3,000.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,433	2,650.00–2,950.00	2,808.64
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,160	3,000.00–3,100.00	3,051.94
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,005	3,950.00	3,950.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,025	3,100.00	3,100.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,465	3,300.00	3,300.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,070	2,850.00	2,850.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Wilkes County Stockyard - Washington, GA

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle