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Name: Washington livestock auction prices — 2026-10-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-10-20

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Washington, Georgia · Tue, Oct 20

● Final46 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1944

← Oct 13Oct 20Oct 27 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

78 head

▼ 23 vs last sale 101▼ 124 vs year ago 202 · −61.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

55 head

▲ 38 vs last sale 17▲ 26 vs year ago 29 · +89.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

35 head

▲ 15 vs last sale 20▲ 9 vs year ago 26 · +34.6%

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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 Steers lightly tested, Feeder Heifers steady, Feeder Bulls mostly steady.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $298.97/cwt on 16 head, down $1.40 from the prior sale (only 12 head in that comparison). That ranks 4 of 22 comparable sales and sits −49.81 against this barn's trailing median of $348.79.

Average price

$298.97

▼ 1.40 vs prior sale

16 head · 534 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,596

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$302

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

$43.07/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−17.48

vs GA average

−78.05 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	547	313.33	1,713	3thin
Medium and Large 2	533	303.28	1,618	10thin
Medium and Large 3	522	270.26	1,411	3thin

One grade step is worth $43.07/cwt here — about $302 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale16 hd

298.97

—

GA average13 barns · 444 hd

316.46

−17.48

National average186 barns · 22,034 hd

377.02

−78.05

This barn, trailing median22 sales

348.79

−49.81

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

22 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $390.25, low $278.50, median $348.79 across 22 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
Bulls	—	Low	1,620	145.51	2,357	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,535	140.00	2,149	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,300	132.83	1,727	42
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,002	118.24	1,185	8thin

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)	1,090	$1,600	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,120	$2,150	1thin

Every lot, as filed

46 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 · Steers5 lots · lightest first
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	445	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,535	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	500	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,750	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	558	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	1,967	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	605	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,981	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	668	309.88/cwt	305.00–317.50	2,070	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	335	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,357	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	340	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,343	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	365	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,351	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	385	342.31/cwt	335.00–350.00	1,318	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	415	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,453	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	440	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,375	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	474	290.09/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,375	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	481	317.27/cwt	310.00–340.00	1,526	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	522	270.26/cwt	260.00–290.00	1,411	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	523	304.43/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,592	8
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	545	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,730	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	550	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,678	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	575	298.68/cwt	295.00–302.50	1,717	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	610	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,784	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	621	272.44/cwt	265.00–280.00	1,692	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	680	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,734	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 3	710	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,793	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	785	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,002	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	345	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,363	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	353	350.11/cwt	335.00–365.00	1,236	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	368	383.39/cwt	380.00–385.00	1,411	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	423	372.37/cwt	365.00–380.00	1,575	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	435	332.10/cwt	315.00–350.00	1,445	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	468	359.73/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,684	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	520	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,326	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	521	326.12/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,699	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	588	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,764	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	605	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,543	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	615	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,907	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	655	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,932	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 3	700	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,698	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	765	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,893	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,620	145.51/cwt	145.00–146.00	2,357	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	925	126.32/cwt	120.00–132.50	1,168	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,028	115.54/cwt	110.00–119.00	1,188	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,279	124.98/cwt	122.00–128.00	1,598	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,299	134.28/cwt	130.00–138.00	1,744	32
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,398	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,971	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,535	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	2,149	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,090	1,599.54/head	1,500.00–1,700.00	1,600	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,120	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	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 Oct 20, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 78Last week 101Year ago 202

Slaughter CattleReceipts 55Last week 17Year ago 29

Replacement CattleReceipts 35Last week 20Year ago 26

Compared to a week ago Slaughter Cows steady, Slaughter Bulls lightly tested, Replacement Cattle lightly tested, Feeder Steers lightly tested, Feeder Heifers steady, Feeder Bulls mostly steady.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	925	120.00–132.50	126.32
6	—	1,028	110.00–119.00	115.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,535	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,398	141.00	141.00
32	—	1,299	130.00–138.00	134.28
8	—	1,279	122.00–128.00	124.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,620	145.00–146.00	145.51

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,090	1,500.00–1,700.00	1,599.54

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,120	2,150.00	2,150.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	615	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	395.00	395.00
3	350–400	368	380.00–385.00	383.39
2	400–450	423	365.00–380.00	372.37
2	450–500	468	350.00–370.00	359.73
4	500–550	521	320.00–335.00	326.12
2	550–600	588	300.00	300.00
1	650–700	655	295.00	295.00
1	750–800	765	247.50	247.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	353	335.00–365.00	350.11
2	400–450	435	315.00–350.00	332.10
1	500–550	520	255.00	255.00
1	600–650	605	255.00	255.00
1	700–750	700	242.50	242.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	405.00	405.00
2	500–550	545	317.50	317.50
1	550–600	550	305.00	305.00
1	600–650	610	292.50	292.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	385	335.00–350.00	342.31
1	400–450	440	312.50	312.50
5	450–500	474	285.00–300.00	290.09
3	500–550	522	260.00–290.00	270.26
1	700–750	710	252.50	252.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	395.00	395.00
1	350–400	365	370.00	370.00
1	400–450	415	350.00	350.00
6	450–500	481	310.00–340.00	317.27
8	500–550	523	300.00–310.00	304.43
2	550–600	575	295.00–302.50	298.68
4	600–650	621	265.00–280.00	272.44
1	650–700	680	255.00	255.00
1	750–800	785	255.00	255.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	558	352.50	352.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	345.00	345.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	500	350.00	350.00
1	600–650	605	327.50	327.50
3	650–700	668	305.00–317.50	309.88

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.