Name: Washington livestock auction prices — 2025-08-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, replacement and slaughter cows lightly tested. Slaughter bulls unevenly steady. All feeder steers lightly tested. Heifer calves 5.00 - 7.00 higher. Feeder heifers lightly tested. Bull calves steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder bulls steady to 2.00 lower.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $320.38/cwt on 17 head. That ranks 1 of 16 comparable sales and sits −72.32 against this barn's trailing median of $392.70.

Average price

$320.38

17 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,741

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$106

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

$45.94/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.10

vs GA average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	500	355.00	1,775	1thin
Medium and Large 2	554	330.00	1,828	7thin
Medium and Large 3	540	309.06	1,669	9thin

One grade step is worth $45.94/cwt here — about $106 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 sale17 hd

320.38

—

GA average14 barns · 406 hd

331.48

−11.10

This barn, trailing median16 sales

392.70

−72.32

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	—	Low	1,391	205.89	2,865	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,088	153.00	1,664	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,020	143.00	1,459	1thin

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,278	$2,238	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	995	$1,897	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	860	$1,750	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	880	$1,892	4thin

Every lot, as filed

60 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	300.04/cwt	297.50–302.50	1,890	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	357.56/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,520	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	286.98/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,923	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	735	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,893	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,444	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	481	353.51/cwt	347.50–357.50	1,700	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	995	1,897.24/head	1,700.00–2,025.00	1,897	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,235	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	368	376.76/cwt	370.00–385.00	1,386	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	685	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,918	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,160	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	335.83/cwt	335.00–337.50	1,797	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	295	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,254	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	631	289.03/cwt	282.50–292.50	1,824	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	297.50/cwt	290.00–305.00	1,830	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	519	316.32/cwt	310.00–327.50	1,642	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	566	299.98/cwt	290.00–310.00	1,698	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	860	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	870	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	745	1,684.23/head	1,500.00–1,950.00	1,684	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	474	319.49/cwt	305.00–327.50	1,514	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	410	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,476	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	700	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,680	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	430	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,527	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,020	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,459	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,225	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,813	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	950	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,501	1
Bulls	—	—	1,410	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	2,594	1
Bulls	—	—	1,420	212.85/cwt	210.00–218.00	3,022	5
Bulls	—	—	1,230	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	2,374	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	540	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,580	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	290	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,204	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	368	349.95/cwt	345.00–355.00	1,288	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	383	352.45/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,350	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	320	363.07/cwt	355.00–370.00	1,162	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	750–800	755	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,435	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	755	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,341	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,118	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	1,727	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	220	597.73/cwt	595.00–600.00	1,315	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	392.53/cwt	390.00–395.00	1,609	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	317.01/cwt	307.50–325.00	1,918	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	346.06/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,955	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	395	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,718	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	500	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,775	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	310	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,674	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	458	377.38/cwt	370.00–385.00	1,728	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	422.62/cwt	415.00–430.00	1,331	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	338	412.22/cwt	400.00–425.00	1,393	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	770	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,733	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,556	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,228	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	325.62/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,850	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,320	2,375.00/head	2,375.00–2,375.00	2,375	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	320.00/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,792	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	471	347.85/cwt	337.50–352.50	1,638	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	278	447.48/cwt	445.00–450.00	1,244	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	514	349.46/cwt	345.00–355.00	1,796	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	323.81/cwt	317.50–330.00	1,700	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	382	410.52/cwt	395.00–417.50	1,568	3

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 26, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 141Last week 178Year ago 144

Slaughter CattleReceipts 12Last week 19Year ago 42

Replacement CattleReceipts 21Last week 22Year ago 53

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	525.00	525.00
2	300–350	338	400.00–425.00	412.22
3	350–400	382	395.00–417.50	410.52
5	450–500	481	347.50–357.50	353.51
3	500–550	535	335.00–337.50	335.83
4	550–600	568	320.00–335.00	325.62
2	600–650	630	297.50–302.50	300.04
5	650–700	670	280.00–290.00	286.98
1	700–750	735	257.50	257.50
1	750–800	770	225.00	225.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	425.00	425.00
3	300–350	320	355.00–370.00	363.07
2	350–400	383	350.00–355.00	352.45
1	400–450	430	355.00	355.00
5	500–550	519	310.00–327.50	316.32
4	550–600	566	290.00–310.00	299.98
5	600–650	631	282.50–292.50	289.03
1	700–750	700	240.00	240.00
1	750–800	755	190.00	190.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	220	595.00–600.00	597.73
1	300–350	310	540.00	540.00
2	400–450	410	390.00–395.00	392.53
2	450–500	458	370.00–385.00	377.38
1	500–550	500	355.00	355.00
5	600–650	605	307.50–325.00	317.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	368	370.00–385.00	376.76
4	400–450	425	350.00–360.00	357.56
7	450–500	471	337.50–352.50	347.85
2	500–550	525	317.50–330.00	323.81
2	550–600	560	315.00–325.00	320.00
2	600–650	615	290.00–305.00	297.50
1	650–700	685	280.00	280.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	415.00	415.00
3	350–400	368	345.00–355.00	349.95
4	450–500	474	305.00–327.50	319.49
1	500–550	540	292.50	292.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	278	445.00–450.00	447.48
2	300–350	315	415.00–430.00	422.62
1	350–400	395	435.00	435.00
1	400–450	415	375.00	375.00
1	450–500	470	367.50	367.50
4	500–550	514	345.00–355.00	349.46
3	550–600	565	340.00–350.00	346.06
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	360.00	360.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	605	350.00	350.00
1	650–700	675	330.00	330.00
1	750–800	755	310.00	310.00

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)	3	—	995	1,700.00–2,025.00	1,897.24
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,235	2,100.00	2,100.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	860	1,750.00	1,750.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,320	2,375.00	2,375.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,160	2,250.00	2,250.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	870	1,950.00	1,950.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	745	1,500.00–1,950.00	1,684.23

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,020	143.00	143.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,225	148.00	148.00
1	—	950	158.00	158.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,410	184.00	184.00
5	—	1,420	210.00–218.00	212.85
1	—	1,230	193.00	193.00

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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