Name: Washington livestock auction prices — 2026-08-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week Slaughter Cows & Replacement cattle mostly steady, Slaughter Bulls lightly tested, Feeder Steers & Bulls 3 to 5 lower, Feeder Heifers unevenly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $338.26/cwt on 14 head, up $7.14 from the prior sale. That ranks 3 of 20 comparable sales and sits −31.09 against this barn's trailing median of $369.35.

Average price

$338.26

▲ 7.14 vs prior sale

14 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,852

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$251

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

$29.70/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.43

vs GA average

−28.39 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	557	349.70	1,947	6thin
Medium and Large 2	542	331.06	1,795	7thin
Medium and Large 3	530	320.00	1,696	1thin

One grade step is worth $29.70/cwt here — about $251 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

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 sale14 hd

338.26

—

GA average14 barns · 404 hd

343.68

−5.43

National average163 barns · 7,070 hd

366.65

−28.39

This barn, trailing median20 sales

369.35

−31.09

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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,318	168.45	2,220	20

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)	1,180	$2,650	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,101	$2,575	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,050	$2,223	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,200	$2,350	2thin

Every lot, as filed

58 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	200–250	245	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,041	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	410.11/cwt	405.00–415.00	1,784	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	367.43/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,911	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	493	389.97/cwt	385.00–395.00	1,923	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	564	343.20/cwt	337.50–350.00	1,936	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	346.38/cwt	335.00–357.50	1,978	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,997	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	413	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,549	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	528	340.98/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,800	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	671	320.60/cwt	315.00–327.50	2,151	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	725	290.21/cwt	275.00–305.00	2,104	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	356.34/cwt	352.50–360.00	1,881	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	305	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,312	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	345	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,311	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	440	350.04/cwt	345.00–355.00	1,540	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	553	327.50/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,811	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	477	352.11/cwt	340.00–365.00	1,680	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	633	290.02/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,836	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	440	357.47/cwt	355.00–360.00	1,573	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	313	447.52/cwt	445.00–450.00	1,401	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,260	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	700	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,030	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,031	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,863	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	685	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,987	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	790	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,936	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,767	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	530	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,696	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	465	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,558	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,680	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	419.87/cwt	410.00–430.00	1,566	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	317.68/cwt	310.00–327.50	1,795	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	580	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,769	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	265	518.46/cwt	500.00–535.00	1,374	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	366.31/cwt	350.00–380.00	1,733	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,230	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,170	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,050	2,266.01/head	2,200.00–2,400.00	2,266	8
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	1,022	1,998.04/head	1,900.00–2,150.00	1,998	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,135	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,180	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,101	2,574.97/head	2,500.00–2,650.00	2,575	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,358	172.04/cwt	170.00–177.50	2,336	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,269	164.07/cwt	161.00–168.00	2,082	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	335.80/cwt	335.00–337.50	1,773	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	437.33/cwt	420.00–450.00	1,653	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	435	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,566	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	607	315.08/cwt	300.00–322.50	1,913	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	470	358.30/cwt	355.00–360.00	1,684	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	627	306.60/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,922	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	378	354.91/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,342	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	345	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,501	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	528	313.34/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,654	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	320	422.46/cwt	420.00–425.00	1,352	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	633	282.53/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,788	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	463	331.62/cwt	320.00–345.00	1,535	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,860	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,987	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 11, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 139Last week 21Year ago 176

Slaughter CattleReceipts 21Last week 37Year ago 10

Replacement CattleReceipts 32Last week 481Year ago 18

Compared to last week Slaughter Cows & Replacement cattle mostly steady, Slaughter Bulls lightly tested, Feeder Steers & Bulls 3 to 5 lower, Feeder Heifers unevenly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	425.00	425.00
2	300–350	315	400.00	400.00
2	400–450	413	375.00	375.00
9	450–500	477	340.00–365.00	352.11
3	500–550	528	335.00–337.50	335.80
4	550–600	553	325.00–330.00	327.50
3	600–650	627	300.00–310.00	306.60
1	700–750	700	290.00	290.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	430.00	430.00
1	450–500	465	380.00	380.00
2	500–550	528	352.50–360.00	356.34
4	550–600	571	335.00–357.50	346.38
1	600–650	605	330.00	330.00
1	650–700	655	310.00	310.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	380.00	380.00
3	350–400	378	350.00–360.00	354.91
3	400–450	440	345.00–355.00	350.04
1	450–500	465	335.00	335.00
1	500–550	530	320.00	320.00
2	600–650	633	285.00–295.00	290.02
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	378	420.00–450.00	437.33
2	400–450	435	405.00–415.00	410.11
2	450–500	493	385.00–395.00	389.97
2	500–550	520	360.00–375.00	367.43
7	550–600	564	337.50–350.00	343.20
4	650–700	671	315.00–327.50	320.60
3	700–750	725	275.00–305.00	290.21
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	435.00	435.00
1	400–450	435	360.00	360.00
3	450–500	470	355.00–360.00	358.30
5	500–550	528	320.00–350.00	340.98
3	600–650	607	300.00–322.50	315.08
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	320	420.00–425.00	422.46
2	400–450	440	355.00–360.00	357.47
3	450–500	463	320.00–345.00	331.62
3	500–550	528	310.00–315.00	313.34
1	550–600	580	305.00	305.00
4	600–650	633	280.00–290.00	282.53
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	265	500.00–535.00	518.46
2	300–350	313	445.00–450.00	447.52
3	350–400	373	410.00–430.00	419.87
1	400–450	420	400.00	400.00
4	450–500	473	350.00–380.00	366.31
1	500–550	540	345.00	345.00
3	550–600	565	310.00–327.50	317.68
1	650–700	685	290.00	290.00
1	750–800	790	245.00	245.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	465	400.00	400.00
1	550–600	580	342.50	342.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,230	2,250.00	2,250.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,170	2,450.00	2,450.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	—	1,050	2,200.00–2,400.00	2,266.01
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,022	1,900.00–2,150.00	1,998.04
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,135	2,550.00	2,550.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,180	2,650.00	2,650.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,101	2,500.00–2,650.00	2,574.97

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,358	170.00–177.50	172.04
9	—	1,269	161.00–168.00	164.07

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

Slaughter Cattle