Name: Washington livestock auction prices — 2025-08-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago slaughter cows and bulls lightly tested, replacements steady, Feeder bulls lightly tested, Feeder steers and heifers steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $322.55/cwt on 22 head. That ranks 2 of 20 comparable sales and sits −46.79 against this barn's trailing median of $369.35.

Average price

$322.55

22 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,745

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$212

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

$48.55/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.50

vs GA average

−28.26 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	537	342.02	1,838	9thin
Medium and Large 2	539	316.01	1,703	9thin
Medium and Large 3	554	293.47	1,626	4thin

One grade step is worth $48.55/cwt here — about $212 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 sale22 hd

322.55

—

GA average14 barns · 593 hd

324.06

−1.50

National average152 barns · 8,349 hd

350.81

−28.26

This barn, trailing median20 sales

369.35

−46.79

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	—	Average	1,640	216.48	3,550	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,211	164.89	1,997	6thin

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)	1,293	$2,639	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,023	$2,043	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,023	$1,812	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	815	$2,000	1thin

Every lot, as filed

69 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
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,502	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	316	407.83/cwt	400.00–415.00	1,289	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	790	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,291	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	450	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,665	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	333	426.65/cwt	420.00–435.00	1,421	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	550	315.00/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,733	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	795	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,147	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	288	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,195	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,596	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	500	336.00/cwt	332.00–340.00	1,680	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,115	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	361.41/cwt	360.00–365.00	1,662	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	627	319.64/cwt	312.00–339.00	2,004	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,450	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	574	360.62/cwt	355.00–367.00	2,070	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	318.51/cwt	315.00–322.00	2,128	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	260	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,326	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	240	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,032	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	427.60/cwt	425.00–430.00	1,561	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090	2,313.76/head	2,150.00–2,500.00	2,314	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	305	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,418	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	395	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,639	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	353.52/cwt	350.00–357.00	1,654	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	407	393.28/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,601	3
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	890	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	875	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	508	345.28/cwt	342.00–349.00	1,754	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	561	339.41/cwt	337.00–342.00	1,904	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	413.45/cwt	410.00–417.00	1,550	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	398.21/cwt	390.00–410.00	1,653	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	545	372.00/cwt	372.00–372.00	2,027	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,211	164.89/cwt	162.00–167.00	1,997	6
Bulls	—	—	1,640	216.48/cwt	209.00–222.00	3,550	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	419	337.29/cwt	330.00–347.00	1,413	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	645	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,819	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	530	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,537	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	466	334.36/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,558	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,293	2,638.59/head	2,600.00–2,675.00	2,639	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,072	2,040.82/head	1,700.00–2,300.00	2,041	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	325.87/cwt	322.00–330.00	1,548	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	420.08/cwt	415.00–425.00	1,386	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	299.50/cwt	299.00–300.00	2,022	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	330	395.15/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,304	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	560	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,652	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	375	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,313	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	327	388.90/cwt	380.00–395.00	1,272	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	374	367.94/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,376	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	529	317.01/cwt	310.00–327.00	1,677	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	295	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,136	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	500	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	1,710	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	578	296.94/cwt	292.00–302.00	1,716	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	295.04/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,844	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	455	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,570	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	474	351.52/cwt	350.00–352.00	1,666	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	350.22/cwt	347.00–357.00	1,639	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	408	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,489	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	343	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,218	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,855	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	533	322.19/cwt	320.00–327.00	1,717	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	387	399.98/cwt	395.00–405.00	1,548	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	365.00/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,551	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	353.21/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,466	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,628	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	341.33/cwt	340.00–342.00	2,065	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	310	467.42/cwt	465.00–470.00	1,449	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,872	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	278	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,112	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	312.53/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,791	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 Aug 12, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 176Last week 416Year ago 287

Slaughter CattleReceipts 10Last week 24Year ago 21

Replacement CattleReceipts 18Last week 13Year ago 6

Compared to one week ago slaughter cows and bulls lightly tested, replacements steady, Feeder bulls lightly tested, Feeder steers and heifers steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	330	415.00–425.00	420.08
1	350–400	385	390.00	390.00
2	400–450	408	365.00	365.00
4	450–500	468	347.00–357.00	350.22
1	500–550	530	350.00	350.00
5	600–650	627	312.00–339.00	319.64
2	650–700	675	299.00–300.00	299.50
1	750–800	795	270.00	270.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	510.00	510.00
2	300–350	310	465.00–470.00	467.42
2	350–400	375	410.00–417.00	413.45
3	400–450	415	390.00–410.00	398.21
5	450–500	460	360.00–365.00	361.41
1	500–550	545	372.00	372.00
4	550–600	574	355.00–367.00	360.62
3	600–650	605	340.00–342.00	341.33
2	650–700	668	315.00–322.00	318.51
1	700–750	705	300.00	300.00
1	750–800	790	290.00	290.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	500	342.00	342.00
1	550–600	560	295.00	295.00
1	600–650	645	282.00	282.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	430.00	430.00
1	250–300	288	415.00	415.00
4	300–350	316	400.00–415.00	407.83
1	350–400	395	415.00	415.00
2	400–450	420	380.00	380.00
1	450–500	450	370.00	370.00
4	500–550	508	342.00–349.00	345.28
5	550–600	561	337.00–342.00	339.41
1	700–750	720	260.00	260.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	385.00	385.00
2	300–350	343	355.00	355.00
3	350–400	375	350.00	350.00
5	400–450	419	330.00–347.00	337.29
5	450–500	466	330.00–340.00	334.36
2	500–550	530	290.00	290.00
2	550–600	578	292.00–302.00	296.94
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	278	400.00	400.00
5	300–350	327	380.00–395.00	388.90
8	350–400	374	360.00–375.00	367.94
3	400–450	415	350.00–360.00	353.21
4	450–500	474	350.00–352.00	351.52
7	500–550	529	310.00–327.00	317.01
2	550–600	573	310.00–315.00	312.53
2	600–650	625	290.00–300.00	295.04
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	333	420.00–435.00	426.65
3	350–400	387	395.00–405.00	399.98
3	400–450	425	360.00–375.00	365.00
2	450–500	455	345.00	345.00
4	500–550	533	320.00–327.00	322.19
2	550–600	550	310.00–320.00	315.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	500.00	500.00
1	300–350	305	465.00	465.00
2	350–400	365	425.00–430.00	427.60
3	400–450	407	390.00–400.00	393.28
2	450–500	468	350.00–357.00	353.52
2	500–550	500	332.00–340.00	336.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	330	390.00–400.00	395.15
2	450–500	475	322.00–330.00	325.87
2	500–550	525	310.00	310.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,090	2,150.00–2,500.00	2,313.76
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,293	2,600.00–2,675.00	2,638.59
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,072	1,700.00–2,300.00	2,040.82
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	890	1,500.00	1,500.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	875	1,125.00	1,125.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	815	2,000.00	2,000.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,211	162.00–167.00	164.89
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,640	209.00–222.00	216.48

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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