Name: Washington livestock auction prices — 2026-07-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week Slaughter Cows and Bulls mostly steady, Replacement Cattle lightly tested, Feeder Steers and Heifers unevenly steady, Feeder Bulls 3.00 to 5.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $345.04/cwt on 15 head, down $38.47 from the prior sale. That ranks 5 of 20 comparable sales and sits −24.31 against this barn's trailing median of $369.35.

Average price

$345.04

▼ 38.47 vs prior sale

15 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,853

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$239

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

$46.73/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.62

vs GA average

−30.77 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	532	357.98	1,904	5thin
Medium and Large 2	541	345.40	1,868	8thin
Medium and Large 3	535	311.25	1,665	2thin

One grade step is worth $46.73/cwt here — about $239 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale15 hd

345.04

—

GA average13 barns · 503 hd

357.66

−12.62

National average148 barns · 5,785 hd

375.81

−30.77

This barn, trailing median20 sales

369.35

−24.31

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	1,445	231.00	3,338	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,365	186.18	2,542	30
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,370	185.00	2,535	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	914	161.32	1,474	6thin

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)	713	$2,462	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	733	$2,094	4thin

Every lot, as filed

53 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 2	550–600	595	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,993	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	413	337.30/cwt	325.00–355.00	1,393	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	535	311.25/cwt	300.00–322.50	1,665	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	481	359.45/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,729	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	377	411.36/cwt	400.00–425.00	1,551	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	605	296.67/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,795	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	396.25/cwt	390.00–415.00	1,843	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	359.96/cwt	357.50–365.00	1,847	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	405	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,499	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	275	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,114	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	590	347.48/cwt	345.00–350.00	2,050	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	700	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,855	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	383.54/cwt	370.00–400.00	2,025	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	421	385.43/cwt	370.00–400.00	1,623	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	372	433.27/cwt	420.00–445.00	1,612	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	611	347.44/cwt	340.00–350.00	2,123	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	325.04/cwt	320.00–330.00	2,162	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	458	427.54/cwt	425.00–430.00	1,958	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,892	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	367.42/cwt	365.00–370.00	2,087	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	575	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,696	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	765	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,683	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	373	372.65/cwt	370.00–375.00	1,390	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	745	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,825	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	443	352.51/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,562	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	273	405.55/cwt	385.00–425.00	1,107	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	388	373.39/cwt	360.00–390.00	1,449	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	325	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,284	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	379.13/cwt	370.00–390.00	1,793	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	533	346.89/cwt	335.00–352.50	1,849	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,988	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	469	347.94/cwt	330.00–365.00	1,632	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	600	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,620	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,615	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	412.75/cwt	400.00–425.00	1,560	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	316.27/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,654	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	292.49/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,954	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	310.73/cwt	305.00–317.50	1,802	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	467.60/cwt	460.00–475.00	1,707	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,594	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	440	422.50/cwt	420.00–425.00	1,859	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	290.08/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,769	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	272.54/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,799	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	382.42/cwt	380.00–385.00	1,797	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	2,275.17/head	2,050.00–2,500.00	2,275	3
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	785	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	713	2,462.38/head	2,300.00–2,600.00	2,462	3
Bulls	—	—	1,445	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	3,338	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,467	196.56/cwt	193.00–200.00	2,884	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,302	174.88/cwt	170.00–179.00	2,277	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,339	187.97/cwt	182.00–192.00	2,517	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,370	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	2,535	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	914	161.32/cwt	157.50–167.50	1,474	6

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 21, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 137Last week 102Year ago 187

Slaughter CattleReceipts 28Last week 12Year ago 21

Replacement CattleReceipts 23Last week 20Year ago 10

Compared to last week Slaughter Cows and Bulls mostly steady, Replacement Cattle lightly tested, Feeder Steers and Heifers unevenly steady, Feeder Bulls 3.00 to 5.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	350–400	377	400.00–425.00	411.36
6	400–450	421	370.00–400.00	385.43
10	450–500	481	350.00–365.00	359.45
7	500–550	533	335.00–352.50	346.89
1	550–600	595	335.00	335.00
3	600–650	605	295.00–300.00	296.67
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	395.00	395.00
3	350–400	388	360.00–390.00	373.39
4	400–450	413	325.00–355.00	337.30
2	500–550	535	300.00–322.50	311.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	473	370.00–390.00	379.13
3	500–550	513	357.50–365.00	359.96
2	550–600	560	355.00	355.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	372	420.00–445.00	433.27
4	450–500	465	390.00–415.00	396.25
4	500–550	528	370.00–400.00	383.54
2	550–600	568	365.00–370.00	367.42
4	600–650	611	340.00–350.00	347.44
3	650–700	665	320.00–330.00	325.04
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	405.00	405.00
1	400–450	405	370.00	370.00
2	550–600	590	345.00–350.00	347.48
1	700–750	700	265.00	265.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	440.00	440.00
2	450–500	458	425.00–430.00	427.54
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	273	385.00–425.00	405.55
2	350–400	373	370.00–375.00	372.65
2	400–450	443	350.00–355.00	352.51
1	550–600	575	295.00	295.00
1	600–650	600	270.00	270.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	475.00	475.00
2	350–400	378	400.00–425.00	412.75
1	400–450	425	375.00	375.00
5	450–500	469	330.00–365.00	347.94
4	500–550	523	310.00–320.00	316.27
3	550–600	580	305.00–317.50	310.73
2	600–650	610	285.00–295.00	290.08
2	650–700	660	270.00–275.00	272.54
1	700–750	745	245.00	245.00
1	750–800	765	220.00	220.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	365	460.00–475.00	467.60
2	400–450	440	420.00–425.00	422.50
2	450–500	470	380.00–385.00	382.42
2	650–700	668	290.00–295.00	292.49

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	715	2,050.00–2,500.00	2,275.17
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	713	2,300.00–2,600.00	2,462.38
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	785	1,550.00	1,550.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,445	231.00	231.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,467	193.00–200.00	196.56
10	—	1,302	170.00–179.00	174.88
11	—	1,339	182.00–192.00	187.97
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,370	185.00	185.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	914	157.50–167.50	161.32

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

Replacement Cattle

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