Name: Washington livestock auction prices — 2025-07-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-07-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends available due to last week's holiday closure.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $318.41/cwt on 31 head. That ranks 2 of 20 comparable sales and sits −50.93 against this barn's trailing median of $369.35.

Average price

$318.41

31 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,732

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$290

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

$54.32/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.80

vs GA average

−23.12 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	543	326.82	1,775	23
Medium and Large 2	548	301.52	1,651	6thin
Medium and Large 3	545	272.50	1,485	2thin

One grade step is worth $54.32/cwt here — about $290 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 sale31 hd

318.41

—

GA average10 barns · 236 hd

312.62

+5.80

National average157 barns · 9,726 hd

341.53

−23.12

This barn, trailing median20 sales

369.35

−50.93

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	1,276	161.12	2,056	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,505	154.00	2,318	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,178	136.32	1,606	2thin

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)	1,038	$1,888	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	940	$1,650	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,080	$2,425	1thin

Every lot, as filed

90 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 1	400–450	416	359.20/cwt	350.00–367.50	1,494	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,441	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	632	337.42/cwt	330.00–345.00	2,132	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	402.16/cwt	395.00–410.00	1,327	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	386.02/cwt	375.00–397.50	1,440	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	677	290.81/cwt	287.50–295.00	1,969	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	369.57/cwt	365.00–375.00	1,382	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	312.28/cwt	300.00–321.00	2,124	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	785	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,159	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,160	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	345.45/cwt	340.00–352.50	1,620	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	577	350.24/cwt	345.00–357.50	2,021	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	532	357.76/cwt	350.00–362.50	1,903	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	658	299.97/cwt	297.50–302.50	1,974	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	563	337.86/cwt	332.50–341.00	1,902	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	333	383.70/cwt	382.50–385.00	1,278	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	305.02/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,885	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	535	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	1,966	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	612	347.65/cwt	346.00–350.00	2,128	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	731	297.63/cwt	291.00–302.50	2,176	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	659	327.93/cwt	327.50–328.00	2,161	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	396.14/cwt	382.50–410.00	1,493	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	479	363.04/cwt	357.50–367.50	1,739	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	483	311.54/cwt	300.00–322.50	1,505	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	418	314.91/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,316	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	470	294.89/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,386	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	315	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,071	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	500	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,375	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	615	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,568	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,550	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	2,217	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,178	136.32/cwt	135.00–138.00	1,606	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,197	160.10/cwt	156.00–163.00	1,916	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,460	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	2,409	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,376	167.71/cwt	165.00–172.00	2,308	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,313	151.02/cwt	150.00–152.00	1,983	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	590	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,593	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	655	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,769	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	705	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,622	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	325	361.69/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,175	3
Bred Cows	Small 2-3	—	755	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	1
Bred Cows	Small 2-3	—	940	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	320	352.38/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,128	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	618	274.36/cwt	270.00–277.50	1,696	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	370	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,258	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	418	320.26/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,339	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	695	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,720	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	377	328.00/cwt	315.00–340.00	1,237	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,320	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	523	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,491	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	305.03/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,891	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	586	333.87/cwt	317.50–338.00	1,956	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	437	324.44/cwt	310.00–335.00	1,418	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	280	362.61/cwt	355.00–375.00	1,015	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	388	353.44/cwt	347.50–360.00	1,371	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	469	332.81/cwt	320.00–337.50	1,561	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	343.74/cwt	342.50–345.00	1,444	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	521	333.39/cwt	325.00–340.00	1,737	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,859	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	628	276.13/cwt	270.00–282.50	1,734	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	511	334.75/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,711	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	470	359.97/cwt	357.50–362.50	1,692	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	348.28/cwt	342.50–357.50	1,828	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	577	312.02/cwt	305.00–326.00	1,800	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	2,027	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	1,722	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	608	317.53/cwt	307.50–335.00	1,931	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	466	333.59/cwt	327.50–340.00	1,555	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	723	262.51/cwt	255.00–272.50	1,898	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	430.09/cwt	425.00–435.00	1,161	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	431	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,595	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	375	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	1,416	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	625	326.50/cwt	315.00–338.00	2,041	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	310	395.00/cwt	385.00–405.00	1,225	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	290	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,218	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	416	367.96/cwt	365.00–375.00	1,531	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	553	340.00/cwt	337.50–342.50	1,880	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,219	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	422	348.23/cwt	337.50–355.00	1,470	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	310.76/cwt	300.00–317.50	1,631	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	344.21/cwt	340.00–347.50	1,480	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	2,425.00/head	2,425.00–2,425.00	2,425	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	500	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	1,738	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	382	369.48/cwt	360.00–377.50	1,411	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	673	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,952	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	283	372.57/cwt	370.00–375.00	1,054	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	720	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,782	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	366	359.04/cwt	355.00–360.00	1,314	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	563	320.84/cwt	312.50–327.50	1,806	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	292.27/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,666	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	362.61/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,197	4

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 8, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 308Last week 155Year ago 180

Slaughter CattleReceipts 17Last week 20Year ago 42

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 35Year ago 24

No trends available due to last week's holiday closure.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	400.00	400.00
2	300–350	333	382.50–385.00	383.70
7	350–400	374	365.00–375.00	369.57
7	400–450	416	350.00–367.50	359.20
10	450–500	469	340.00–352.50	345.45
10	500–550	511	330.00–340.00	334.75
9	550–600	577	305.00–326.00	312.02
2	600–650	618	300.00–310.00	305.02
3	650–700	677	287.50–295.00	290.81
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	377.50	377.50
2	450–500	470	357.50–362.50	359.97
1	500–550	500	347.50	347.50
3	550–600	563	332.50–341.00	337.86
2	600–650	625	315.00–338.00	326.50
2	650–700	658	297.50–302.50	299.97
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	340.00	340.00
3	350–400	377	315.00–340.00	328.00
2	400–450	418	310.00–320.00	314.91
2	450–500	470	290.00–300.00	294.89
1	500–550	500	275.00	275.00
1	550–600	590	270.00	270.00
1	600–650	615	255.00	255.00
1	650–700	695	247.50	247.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	283	370.00–375.00	372.57
4	300–350	330	360.00–370.00	362.61
8	350–400	388	347.50–360.00	353.44
3	400–450	430	340.00–347.50	344.21
8	450–500	469	320.00–337.50	332.81
3	500–550	525	300.00–317.50	310.76
3	550–600	570	280.00–300.00	292.27
2	600–650	628	270.00–282.50	276.13
1	650–700	670	277.50	277.50
1	700–750	720	247.50	247.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	430.00	430.00
3	350–400	377	382.50–410.00	396.14
5	400–450	431	370.00	370.00
4	450–500	479	357.50–367.50	363.04
13	500–550	532	350.00–362.50	357.76
9	550–600	577	345.00–357.50	350.24
7	600–650	632	330.00–345.00	337.42
6	650–700	680	300.00–321.00	312.28
1	700–750	705	287.50	287.50
1	750–800	785	275.00	275.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	535	367.50	367.50
3	600–650	612	346.00–350.00	347.65
7	650–700	659	327.50–328.00	327.93
5	700–750	731	291.00–302.50	297.63
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	325	350.00–375.00	361.69
6	400–450	418	310.00–330.00	320.26
1	650–700	655	270.00	270.00
1	700–750	705	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	420.00	420.00
2	300–350	310	385.00–405.00	395.00
8	350–400	382	360.00–377.50	369.48
2	400–450	420	342.50–345.00	343.74
6	500–550	521	325.00–340.00	333.39
5	550–600	586	317.50–338.00	333.87
3	600–650	620	300.00–310.00	305.03
2	650–700	673	290.00	290.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	270	425.00–435.00	430.09
2	300–350	330	395.00–410.00	402.16
2	350–400	373	375.00–397.50	386.02
5	400–450	416	365.00–375.00	367.96
1	450–500	475	362.50	362.50
7	500–550	525	342.50–357.50	348.28
3	550–600	553	337.50–342.50	340.00
3	600–650	608	307.50–335.00	317.53
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	280	355.00–375.00	362.61
4	300–350	320	350.00–360.00	352.38
1	350–400	370	340.00	340.00
3	400–450	437	310.00–335.00	324.44
2	450–500	483	300.00–322.50	311.54
2	500–550	523	285.00	285.00
4	600–650	618	270.00–277.50	274.36
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	325	375.00	375.00
5	350–400	366	355.00–360.00	359.04
11	400–450	422	337.50–355.00	348.23
5	450–500	466	327.50–340.00	333.59
3	550–600	563	312.50–327.50	320.84
3	700–750	723	255.00–272.50	262.51

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,550	143.00	143.00
1	—	1,460	165.00	165.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,178	135.00–138.00	136.32
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,197	156.00–163.00	160.10
4	—	1,376	165.00–172.00	167.71
2	—	1,313	150.00–152.00	151.02

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	755	1,725.00	1,725.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	940	1,650.00	1,650.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,320	2,050.00	2,050.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,080	2,425.00	2,425.00

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

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

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Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle