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Name: Washington livestock auction prices — 2026-09-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-29

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Washington, Georgia · Tue, Sep 29

● Final62 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1944

← Sep 22Sep 29Oct 6 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

129 head

▲ 43 vs last sale 86▼ 43 vs year ago 172 · −25.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

14 head

▲ 1 vs last sale 13▼ 23 vs year ago 37 · −62.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

16 head

▲ 5 vs last sale 11▲ 3 vs year ago 13 · +23.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago, Slaughter Cows steady, Slaughter Bulls lightly tested, Replacement Cattle lightly tested, Feeder Cattle 3.00 to 5.00 lower.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $305.86/cwt on 14 head, down $17.50 from the prior sale (only 14 head in that comparison). That ranks 2 of 17 comparable sales and sits −43.89 against this barn's trailing median of $349.75.

Average price

$305.86

▼ 17.50 vs prior sale

14 head · 557 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,704

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$154

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

$33.75/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−26.22

vs GA average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	580	312.50	1,813	1thin
Medium and Large 2	548	310.19	1,700	11thin
Medium and Large 3	595	278.75	1,659	2thin

One grade step is worth $33.75/cwt here — about $154 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale14 hd

305.86

—

GA average14 barns · 448 hd

332.08

−26.22

This barn, trailing median17 sales

349.75

−43.89

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

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

17 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $435.81, low $279.35, median $349.75 across 17 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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	1,269	141.63	1,798	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	991	118.15	1,171	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	923	$1,950	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	915	$1,800	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	670	$1,650	1thin

Every lot, as filed

62 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	300	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,410	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	345	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,449	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	370	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,554	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	433	381.58/cwt	370.00–390.00	1,652	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	468	341.28/cwt	340.00–342.50	1,597	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	473	362.38/cwt	360.00–365.00	1,714	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	529	344.99/cwt	332.50–357.50	1,825	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	580	322.49/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,870	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	615	306.10/cwt	300.00–312.50	1,883	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,000	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	685	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,987	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	245	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	980	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	345	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,242	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	363	379.90/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,379	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	380	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,330	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	410	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,517	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	422	343.80/cwt	335.00–352.50	1,451	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	441	312.98/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,380	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	332.42/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,562	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	475	303.91/cwt	300.00–307.50	1,444	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	482	318.64/cwt	310.00–327.50	1,536	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	515	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,648	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	515	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,545	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	517	281.14/cwt	270.00–292.50	1,453	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	565	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,752	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	573	293.56/cwt	285.00–302.50	1,682	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	580	239.87/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,391	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	615	283.74/cwt	282.50–285.00	1,745	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	625	262.54/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,641	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	680	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,904	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	705	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,833	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 2	220	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	946	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 3	270	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	891	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	293	494.87/cwt	480.00–510.00	1,450	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	325	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,463	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	357	424.91/cwt	415.00–435.00	1,517	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	380	388.22/cwt	380.00–395.00	1,475	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	395	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,284	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	425	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,190	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	427	362.99/cwt	355.00–375.00	1,550	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	460	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,656	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	468	341.97/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,600	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	510	323.06/cwt	315.00–330.00	1,648	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	570	302.83/cwt	290.00–310.00	1,726	7
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	580	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,813	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	595	278.75/cwt	277.50–280.00	1,659	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	610	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,647	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	615	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,538	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	650	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,820	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	655	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,638	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 3	695	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,564	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	725	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,704	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 3	740	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,554	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	758	211.25/cwt	210.00–212.50	1,601	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	938	111.27/cwt	110.00–112.50	1,044	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,027	122.73/cwt	120.00–125.00	1,260	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,267	143.90/cwt	142.00–146.00	1,823	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,275	135.94/cwt	133.00–139.00	1,733	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 2-3	670	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	695	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	915	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,150	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	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 Sep 29, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 129Last week 86Year ago 172

Slaughter CattleReceipts 14Last week 13Year ago 37

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 11Year ago 13

Compared to a week ago, Slaughter Cows steady, Slaughter Bulls lightly tested, Replacement Cattle lightly tested, Feeder Cattle 3.00 to 5.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	330.00	330.00
1	350–400	395	325.00	325.00
1	400–450	425	280.00	280.00
2	550–600	595	277.50–280.00	278.75
1	600–650	615	250.00	250.00
1	650–700	695	225.00	225.00
1	700–750	740	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	430.00	430.00
3	350–400	380	380.00–395.00	388.22
3	400–450	427	355.00–375.00	362.99
5	450–500	468	330.00–350.00	341.97
4	500–550	510	315.00–330.00	323.06
7	550–600	570	290.00–310.00	302.83
2	600–650	610	270.00	270.00
1	650–700	655	250.00	250.00
1	700–750	725	235.00	235.00
2	750–800	758	210.00–212.50	211.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	293	480.00–510.00	494.87
1	300–350	325	450.00	450.00
3	350–400	357	415.00–435.00	424.91
2	450–500	460	360.00	360.00
1	550–600	580	312.50	312.50
1	650–700	650	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	470.00	470.00
1	350–400	370	420.00	420.00
1	600–650	625	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	420.00	420.00
3	400–450	433	370.00–390.00	381.58
2	450–500	473	360.00–365.00	362.38
4	500–550	529	332.50–357.50	344.99
3	550–600	580	320.00–325.00	322.49
2	600–650	615	300.00–312.50	306.10
1	650–700	685	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	468	340.00–342.50	341.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	441	310.00–320.00	312.98
2	450–500	475	300.00–307.50	303.91
3	500–550	517	270.00–292.50	281.14
2	550–600	580	235.00–245.00	239.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	400.00	400.00
2	350–400	363	375.00–385.00	379.90
1	400–450	410	370.00	370.00
2	450–500	470	330.00–335.00	332.42
1	500–550	515	320.00	320.00
1	550–600	565	310.00	310.00
2	600–650	615	282.50–285.00	283.74
1	650–700	680	280.00	280.00
1	700–750	705	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	345	360.00	360.00
1	350–400	380	350.00	350.00
7	400–450	422	335.00–352.50	343.80
6	450–500	482	310.00–327.50	318.64
1	500–550	515	300.00	300.00
2	550–600	573	285.00–302.50	293.56
2	600–650	625	260.00–265.00	262.54

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)	1	—	915	1,800.00	1,800.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	695	1,800.00	1,800.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,150	2,100.00	2,100.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	670	1,650.00	1,650.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,267	142.00–146.00	143.90
2	—	1,275	133.00–139.00	135.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,027	120.00–125.00	122.73
2	—	938	110.00–112.50	111.27

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.