Name: Washington livestock auction prices — 2026-08-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No Available Trends.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $374.26/cwt on 57 head, down $42.13 from the prior sale (only 12 head in that comparison). That ranks 2 of 10 comparable sales and sits −34.85 against this barn's trailing median of $409.11.

Average price

$374.26

▼ 42.13 vs prior sale

57 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,048

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$274

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

$52.24/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.16

vs GA average

−39.98 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	544	409.03	2,223	8thin
Medium and Large 2	550	388.91	2,140	18thin
Medium and Large 3	546	356.79	1,949	31

One grade step is worth $52.24/cwt here — about $274 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

10 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $450.73, low $345.87, median $409.11 across 10 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 sale57 hd

374.26

—

GA average13 barns · 314 hd

379.43

−5.16

National average157 barns · 6,223 hd

414.24

−39.98

This barn, trailing median10 sales

409.11

−34.85

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	—	High	1,738	223.87	3,891	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,488	183.47	2,730	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,271	176.35	2,242	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,005	146.22	1,469	9thin

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,365	$3,150	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	857	$1,917	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	990	$1,550	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	830	$3,100	1thin

Every lot, as filed

79 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
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	375	420.00/cwt	400.00–440.00	1,575	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	630	332.50/cwt	320.00–347.50	2,095	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	395	460.00/cwt	455.00–465.00	1,817	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	682	318.27/cwt	307.50–327.50	2,171	13
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	571	349.00/cwt	340.00–365.00	1,993	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	531	412.48/cwt	410.00–417.50	2,190	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	532	394.82/cwt	390.00–407.50	2,100	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	413	435.73/cwt	427.50–450.00	1,800	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	673	333.84/cwt	330.00–340.00	2,247	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	410.17/cwt	400.00–427.50	1,940	15
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	520	365.09/cwt	350.00–380.00	1,898	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	452.46/cwt	445.00–460.00	1,891	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	374.19/cwt	372.50–375.00	2,301	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	755	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,454	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,862	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	756	313.47/cwt	305.00–325.00	2,370	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	381.53/cwt	375.00–387.50	2,186	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	710	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,130	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	422	388.70/cwt	380.00–405.00	1,640	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	476	386.25/cwt	375.00–395.00	1,839	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	431.26/cwt	430.00–432.50	1,997	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	715	327.17/cwt	323.00–335.00	2,339	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	667	362.95/cwt	350.00–375.00	2,421	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	327	452.47/cwt	440.00–475.00	1,480	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	356.13/cwt	340.00–370.00	1,514	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	328.70/cwt	327.50–330.00	1,561	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	483	368.97/cwt	355.00–377.50	1,782	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	619	355.62/cwt	350.00–362.50	2,201	12
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	315	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,276	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	690	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,001	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	627	328.43/cwt	315.00–342.50	2,059	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	580	291.89/cwt	280.00–310.00	1,693	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	700	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	2,048	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	556	405.58/cwt	397.50–420.00	2,255	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	519	340.62/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,768	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	713	304.96/cwt	300.00–310.00	2,174	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	305	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,510	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	366.71/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,922	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	561	344.72/cwt	337.50–352.50	1,934	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	431	390.40/cwt	385.00–395.00	1,683	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	576	321.31/cwt	305.00–335.00	1,851	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	670	278.78/cwt	277.50–280.00	1,868	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	526	307.46/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,617	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	405	411.47/cwt	400.00–435.00	1,666	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	676	316.64/cwt	312.50–320.00	2,140	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	417.85/cwt	400.00–430.00	1,559	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	384.58/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,788	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	569	332.37/cwt	320.00–345.00	1,891	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	710	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,917	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	306.25/cwt	302.50–310.00	2,083	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	437	416.60/cwt	410.00–420.00	1,821	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	750	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,213	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	612	294.97/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,805	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	613	318.72/cwt	317.50–320.00	1,954	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	395	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,857	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	374	434.98/cwt	430.00–440.00	1,627	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	417	440.81/cwt	437.50–445.00	1,838	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	409.99/cwt	400.00–432.50	1,919	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	477	389.91/cwt	380.00–397.50	1,860	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,028	145.99/cwt	140.00–150.00	1,501	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,488	183.47/cwt	183.00–184.00	2,730	2
Bulls	—	—	2,058	231.50/cwt	229.00–234.00	4,764	2
Bulls	—	—	1,418	216.24/cwt	213.00–219.00	3,066	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,060	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	493	365.63/cwt	352.50–375.00	1,803	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	578	307.49/cwt	305.00–310.00	1,777	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	370	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,536	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	680	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,564	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	521	365.16/cwt	350.00–387.50	1,902	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,679	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	948	132.56/cwt	130.00–135.00	1,257	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,224	166.12/cwt	162.00–173.00	2,033	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,340	187.98/cwt	185.00–190.00	2,519	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,269	178.27/cwt	174.00–184.00	2,262	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,012	155.62/cwt	152.50–159.00	1,575	3
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	755	1,925.99/head	1,900.00–1,950.00	1,926	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,365	3,150.00/head	3,150.00–3,150.00	3,150	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	830	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	990	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1

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 Aug 4, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 21Last week 137Year ago 416

Slaughter CattleReceipts 37Last week 28Year ago 24

Replacement CattleReceipts 481Last week 23Year ago 13

No Available Trends.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	405.00	405.00
2	350–400	375	400.00–440.00	420.00
3	400–450	422	380.00–405.00	388.70
11	450–500	476	375.00–395.00	386.25
15	500–550	520	350.00–380.00	365.09
16	550–600	571	340.00–365.00	349.00
15	600–650	630	320.00–347.50	332.50
13	650–700	682	307.50–327.50	318.27
1	700–750	710	300.00	300.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	395	455.00–465.00	460.00
3	400–450	413	427.50–450.00	435.73
15	450–500	473	400.00–427.50	410.17
10	500–550	532	390.00–407.50	394.82
8	550–600	573	375.00–387.50	381.53
12	600–650	619	350.00–362.50	355.62
12	650–700	673	330.00–340.00	333.84
6	700–750	715	323.00–335.00	327.17
5	750–800	756	305.00–325.00	313.47
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	490.00	490.00
2	400–450	418	445.00–460.00	452.46
2	450–500	463	430.00–432.50	431.26
4	500–550	531	410.00–417.50	412.48
4	550–600	556	397.50–420.00	405.58
3	600–650	615	372.50–375.00	374.19
5	650–700	667	350.00–375.00	362.95
1	750–800	755	325.00	325.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	327	440.00–475.00	452.47
13	350–400	373	400.00–430.00	417.85
12	400–450	431	385.00–395.00	390.40
10	450–500	483	355.00–377.50	368.97
15	500–550	519	330.00–350.00	340.62
16	550–600	576	305.00–335.00	321.31
3	600–650	612	290.00–300.00	294.97
1	650–700	690	290.00	290.00
1	700–750	700	292.50	292.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	425	340.00–370.00	356.13
2	450–500	475	327.50–330.00	328.70
4	500–550	526	300.00–310.00	307.46
6	550–600	580	280.00–310.00	291.89
2	650–700	670	277.50–280.00	278.78
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	495.00	495.00
4	400–450	405	400.00–435.00	411.47
8	450–500	465	380.00–400.00	384.58
7	500–550	524	360.00–375.00	366.71
7	550–600	561	337.50–352.50	344.72
19	600–650	627	315.00–342.50	328.43
6	650–700	676	312.50–320.00	316.64
4	700–750	713	300.00–310.00	304.96
1	750–800	750	295.00	295.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	374	430.00–440.00	434.98
3	400–450	437	410.00–420.00	416.60
9	450–500	477	380.00–397.50	389.91
10	500–550	521	350.00–387.50	365.16
4	550–600	569	320.00–345.00	332.37
2	600–650	613	317.50–320.00	318.72
2	650–700	680	302.50–310.00	306.25
1	700–750	710	270.00	270.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	470.00	470.00
3	400–450	417	437.50–445.00	440.81
9	450–500	468	400.00–432.50	409.99
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	415.00	415.00
2	400–450	425	395.00	395.00
4	450–500	493	352.50–375.00	365.63
2	550–600	578	305.00–310.00	307.49
1	650–700	680	230.00	230.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,028	140.00–150.00	145.99
2	—	948	130.00–135.00	132.56
3	—	1,012	152.50–159.00	155.62
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,488	183.00–184.00	183.47
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,224	162.00–173.00	166.12
5	—	1,340	185.00–190.00	187.98
7	—	1,269	174.00–184.00	178.27
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,058	229.00–234.00	231.50
2	—	1,418	213.00–219.00	216.24

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,060	1,900.00	1,900.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	755	1,900.00–1,950.00	1,925.99
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	990	1,550.00	1,550.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,365	3,150.00	3,150.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	830	3,100.00	3,100.00

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

Steers · 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

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Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle