Name: Washington livestock auction prices — 2025-07-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-07-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cattle unevenly steady. Replacement cattle sharply higher. Steer and bull calves unevenly steady. Feeder steers and bulls 2.00- 5.00 lower. Heifer calves steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder heifers unevenly steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $301.36/cwt on 15 head. That ranks 1 of 16 comparable sales and sits −91.34 against this barn's trailing median of $392.70.

Average price

$301.36

15 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,654

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$241

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

$46.09/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.88

vs GA average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	555	335.00	1,859	1thin
Medium and Large 2	528	317.04	1,674	5thin
Medium and Large 3	560	288.91	1,618	9thin

One grade step is worth $46.09/cwt here — about $241 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

16 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $435.81, low $340.84, median $392.70 across 16 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 sale15 hd

301.36

—

GA average13 barns · 355 hd

313.24

−11.88

This barn, trailing median16 sales

392.70

−91.34

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	1,745	196.00	3,420	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,297	158.48	2,056	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,013	137.96	1,398	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)	1,225	$2,650	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,335	$2,200	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,295	$3,038	2thin

Every lot, as filed

67 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	650–700	665	271.05/cwt	262.50–280.00	1,802	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,258	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	584	333.43/cwt	327.00–339.00	1,947	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	627	308.31/cwt	305.00–310.00	1,933	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	356.85/cwt	345.00–365.00	1,320	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	317.40/cwt	312.50–322.50	1,666	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	750–800	775	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,511	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	690	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,984	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	331.30/cwt	330.00–332.50	1,574	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	527	345.05/cwt	342.50–347.50	1,818	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	434	344.47/cwt	340.00–352.50	1,495	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	329.97/cwt	320.00–347.50	1,561	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	540	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,755	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	313.78/cwt	310.00–317.50	1,773	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	613	266.22/cwt	265.00–267.50	1,632	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	710	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,420	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	315	342.50/cwt	335.00–350.00	1,079	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	532	299.04/cwt	292.00–302.50	1,591	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	369	326.27/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,204	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,150	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	618	298.54/cwt	297.00–300.00	1,845	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	585	306.19/cwt	302.50–310.00	1,791	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	574	283.85/cwt	275.00–292.50	1,629	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	485	327.50/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,588	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	613	259.37/cwt	250.00–277.50	1,590	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	513	297.61/cwt	290.00–305.00	1,527	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	562	280.00/cwt	272.50–287.50	1,574	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,013	137.96/cwt	137.00–139.00	1,398	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,294	164.64/cwt	162.00–167.00	2,130	4
Bulls	—	—	1,790	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	3,670	1
Bulls	—	—	1,700	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	3,179	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,334	158.54/cwt	155.00–161.00	2,115	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,180	150.04/cwt	149.00–151.00	1,770	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	455	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,365	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	430	313.59/cwt	290.00–325.00	1,348	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	463	301.19/cwt	295.00–310.00	1,395	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	668	246.13/cwt	240.00–252.50	1,644	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	445	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,446	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	375	325.02/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,219	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	505	332.50/cwt	327.50–337.50	1,679	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	420	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	1,586	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	313	414.88/cwt	410.00–420.00	1,299	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,859	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	683	309.98/cwt	305.00–315.00	2,117	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	353.44/cwt	345.00–365.00	1,679	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	621	325.44/cwt	320.00–329.00	2,021	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	1,565	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	342.78/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,937	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	288.79/cwt	282.50–295.00	2,094	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,405	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	672	302.49/cwt	300.00–305.00	2,033	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	358.27/cwt	352.50–365.00	1,838	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	750	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	2,044	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	318.74/cwt	310.00–327.50	1,986	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,388	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	605	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,785	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	450	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,665	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,335	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,410	3,600.00/head	3,600.00–3,600.00	3,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,180	2,475.00/head	2,475.00–2,475.00	2,475	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	462	363.81/cwt	360.00–369.00	1,681	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	583	323.73/cwt	320.00–327.50	1,887	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	317.04/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,674	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	350.72/cwt	345.00–360.00	1,491	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	366.87/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,387	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	723	242.49/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,753	2

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 15, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 180Last week 308Year ago 203

Slaughter CattleReceipts 21Last week 17Year ago 13

Replacement CattleReceipts 17Last week 16Year ago 48

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	370	345.00–365.00	356.85
4	400–450	434	340.00–352.50	344.47
2	450–500	475	330.00–332.50	331.30
2	500–550	525	312.50–322.50	317.40
2	550–600	565	310.00–317.50	313.78
2	650–700	665	262.50–280.00	271.05
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	369	325.00–330.00	326.27
1	400–450	445	325.00	325.00
1	450–500	455	300.00	300.00
2	500–550	513	290.00–305.00	297.61
3	550–600	562	272.50–287.50	280.00
6	600–650	613	250.00–277.50	259.37
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	370.00	370.00
5	450–500	475	345.00–365.00	353.44
2	500–550	505	327.50–337.50	332.50
4	550–600	583	320.00–327.50	323.73
4	600–650	623	310.00–327.50	318.74
3	650–700	672	300.00–305.00	302.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	377.50	377.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	370.00	370.00
5	350–400	378	360.00–375.00	366.87
6	400–450	425	345.00–360.00	350.72
10	450–500	473	320.00–347.50	329.97
5	500–550	528	310.00–330.00	317.04
1	600–650	605	295.00	295.00
2	700–750	723	240.00–245.00	242.49
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	315	335.00–350.00	342.50
4	350–400	375	320.00–330.00	325.02
6	400–450	430	290.00–325.00	313.59
4	450–500	463	295.00–310.00	301.19
3	500–550	532	292.00–302.50	299.04
6	550–600	574	275.00–292.50	283.85
2	600–650	613	265.00–267.50	266.22
2	650–700	668	240.00–252.50	246.13
1	700–750	710	200.00	200.00
1	750–800	775	195.00	195.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	313	410.00–420.00	414.88
1	550–600	555	335.00	335.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	462	360.00–369.00	363.81
3	500–550	527	342.50–347.50	345.05
7	550–600	584	327.00–339.00	333.43
3	600–650	627	305.00–310.00	308.31
1	650–700	690	287.50	287.50
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	485	325.00–330.00	327.50
1	500–550	540	325.00	325.00
2	550–600	585	302.50–310.00	306.19
2	600–650	618	297.00–300.00	298.54
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	385.00	385.00
1	400–450	420	372.50	372.50
1	450–500	450	370.00	370.00
3	500–550	513	352.50–365.00	358.27
11	550–600	565	340.00–350.00	342.78
7	600–650	621	320.00–329.00	325.44
2	650–700	683	305.00–315.00	309.98
2	700–750	725	282.50–295.00	288.79
1	750–800	750	272.50	272.50

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,150	2,300.00	2,300.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,335	2,200.00	2,200.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,300	3,000.00	3,000.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,410	3,600.00	3,600.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,180	2,475.00	2,475.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,013	137.00–139.00	137.96
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,294	162.00–167.00	164.64
10	—	1,334	155.00–161.00	158.54
3	—	1,180	149.00–151.00	150.04
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,790	205.00	205.00
1	—	1,700	187.00	187.00

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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Bulls · 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

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Wilkes County Stockyard - Washington, GA

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