Name: Washington livestock auction prices — 2025-08-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter and replacement cattle lightly tested. All feeder steer classes lightly tested. Heifer calves unevenly steady. Feeder heifers and bulls lightly tested. Bull calves 2.00 - 6.00 higher.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $339.39/cwt on 27 head. That ranks 1 of 16 comparable sales and sits −53.31 against this barn's trailing median of $392.70.

Average price

$339.39

27 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,837

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$330

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

$23.65/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.48

vs GA average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	574	346.90	1,991	8thin
Medium and Large 2	535	343.80	1,840	12thin
Medium and Large 3	514	323.25	1,662	7thin

One grade step is worth $23.65/cwt here — about $330 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale27 hd

339.39

—

GA average13 barns · 371 hd

330.91

+8.48

This barn, trailing median16 sales

392.70

−53.31

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	1,484	204.56	3,036	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,215	172.09	2,090	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,010	148.16	1,497	3thin

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)	1,155	$2,475	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,360	$2,400	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	892	$1,863	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	918	$2,350	2thin

Every lot, as filed

68 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	700–750	700	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,065	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	463	342.51/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,586	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,929	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	578	334.44/cwt	325.00–340.00	1,933	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	363.77/cwt	362.50–365.00	1,702	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	215	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,064	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	645	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	2,135	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	445	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,736	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,083	2,230.77/head	2,125.00–2,325.00	2,231	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,045	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,634	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	527	360.72/cwt	350.00–367.50	1,901	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	665	268.95/cwt	262.00–280.00	1,789	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	735	241.28/cwt	237.50–245.00	1,773	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	630	291.14/cwt	277.50–305.00	1,834	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	476	341.32/cwt	330.00–352.50	1,625	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	426	350.59/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,494	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,185	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	418	336.47/cwt	322.50–345.00	1,406	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	389	353.84/cwt	340.00–365.00	1,376	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	440	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,606	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	273	378.11/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,032	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	390	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,463	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	750–800	761	212.43/cwt	202.50–222.50	1,617	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	555	295.00/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,637	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	467	318.32/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,487	3
Bred Cows	Small 2-3	—	796	1,679.71/head	1,550.00–1,750.00	1,680	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	790	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Bulls	—	—	1,233	192.60/cwt	190.00–196.00	2,375	2
Bulls	—	—	1,735	216.52/cwt	213.00–220.00	3,757	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,192	176.62/cwt	174.00–180.00	2,105	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,083	157.74/cwt	157.50–158.00	1,708	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,252	164.55/cwt	159.00–169.00	2,060	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	865	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,116	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	514	323.25/cwt	307.50–335.00	1,662	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	333	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,332	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	529	306.71/cwt	300.00–317.00	1,622	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	695	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,599	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	275	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,169	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	345	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,363	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	450	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,778	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	358	382.45/cwt	380.00–385.00	1,369	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	574	346.90/cwt	342.50–352.50	1,991	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	250	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,300	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	230	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	1,231	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	410.00/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,702	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	424.82/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,168	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	505	344.88/cwt	340.00–352.00	1,742	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	613	335.50/cwt	335.00–336.00	2,057	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	300	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,425	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	467	356.64/cwt	355.00–360.00	1,666	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	300	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,200	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,010	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,360	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	505	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,869	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	564	336.21/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,896	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	405	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,742	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,800	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,235	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	356.74/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,534	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	398.47/cwt	390.00–410.00	1,486	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	285	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,382	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	595	315.00/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,874	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	2,056	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	521	346.92/cwt	342.50–352.50	1,807	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	517	329.04/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,701	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	318	419.76/cwt	410.00–430.00	1,335	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 19, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 178Last week 176Year ago 105

Slaughter CattleReceipts 19Last week 10Year ago 26

Replacement CattleReceipts 22Last week 18Year ago 13

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	390.00	390.00
3	500–550	527	350.00–367.50	360.72
1	550–600	575	357.50	357.50
1	600–650	645	331.00	331.00
1	700–750	700	295.00	295.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	425.00	425.00
1	300–350	345	395.00	395.00
1	350–400	390	375.00	375.00
1	400–450	440	365.00	365.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	475.00	475.00
1	400–450	405	430.00	430.00
1	500–550	505	370.00	370.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	380.00	380.00
3	400–450	430	350.00–360.00	356.74
2	450–500	463	340.00–345.00	342.51
3	500–550	517	320.00–335.00	329.04
2	550–600	595	310.00–320.00	315.00
1	600–650	610	295.00	295.00
2	650–700	665	290.00	290.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	273	375.00–385.00	378.11
4	350–400	389	340.00–365.00	353.84
5	400–450	418	322.50–345.00	336.47
3	450–500	467	315.00–320.00	318.32
5	500–550	529	300.00–317.00	306.71
2	550–600	555	290.00–300.00	295.00
1	650–700	695	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	275	420.00–430.00	424.82
1	300–350	300	400.00	400.00
2	350–400	358	380.00–385.00	382.45
3	450–500	467	355.00–360.00	356.64
4	500–550	505	340.00–352.00	344.88
4	550–600	564	330.00–345.00	336.21
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	495.00	495.00
1	250–300	285	485.00	485.00
2	300–350	318	410.00–430.00	419.76
8	350–400	373	390.00–410.00	398.47
1	400–450	430	380.00	380.00
2	450–500	468	362.50–365.00	363.77
9	500–550	521	342.50–352.50	346.92
3	550–600	578	325.00–340.00	334.44
1	650–700	670	300.00	300.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	333	400.00	400.00
8	400–450	426	340.00–360.00	350.59
12	450–500	476	330.00–352.50	341.32
7	500–550	514	307.50–335.00	323.25
2	600–650	630	277.50–305.00	291.14
3	650–700	665	262.00–280.00	268.95
2	700–750	735	237.50–245.00	241.28
4	750–800	761	202.50–222.50	212.43
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	230	535.00	535.00
1	250–300	250	520.00	520.00
2	400–450	415	400.00–420.00	410.00
1	450–500	450	395.00	395.00
8	550–600	574	342.50–352.50	346.90
2	600–650	613	335.00–336.00	335.50

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,083	2,125.00–2,325.00	2,230.77
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,185	2,350.00	2,350.00
Bred Cows — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	796	1,550.00–1,750.00	1,679.71
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,125	2,600.00	2,600.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,360	2,400.00	2,400.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,045	2,450.00	2,450.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	790	2,250.00	2,250.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,233	190.00–196.00	192.60
2	—	1,735	213.00–220.00	216.52
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,192	174.00–180.00	176.62
3	—	1,252	159.00–169.00	164.55
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,083	157.50–158.00	157.74
1	—	865	129.00	129.00

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

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How it compared 500–600 lb

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Wilkes County Stockyard - Washington, GA

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