Name: Washington livestock auction prices — 2025-09-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter and replacement cattle lightly tested. All feeder steer classes lightly tested. All feeder heifer and bull classes sharply higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $366.34/cwt on 45 head. That ranks 9 of 20 comparable sales and sits −3.01 against this barn's trailing median of $369.35.

Average price

$366.34

45 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,018

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$225

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

$55.68/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+19.50

vs GA average

−5.17 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	548	378.25	2,073	29
Medium and Large 2	550	352.14	1,937	12thin
Medium and Large 3	573	322.57	1,848	4thin

One grade step is worth $55.68/cwt here — about $225 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

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 sale45 hd

366.34

—

GA average13 barns · 439 hd

346.84

+19.50

National average145 barns · 7,681 hd

371.51

−5.17

This barn, trailing median20 sales

369.35

−3.01

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	1,458	205.00	2,988	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,242	167.46	2,080	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,063	152.75	1,623	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)	1,079	$2,335	3thin

Every lot, as filed

81 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 1Value Added	550–600	559	387.47/cwt	382.50–395.00	2,166	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	662	298.29/cwt	290.00–305.00	1,975	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	434.22/cwt	430.00–437.50	1,867	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	695	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	2,380	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	800	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	2,380	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,010	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,298	2,877.75/head	2,550.00–3,075.00	2,878	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	349.95/cwt	330.00–357.50	2,030	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	354.32/cwt	340.00–367.50	1,842	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	440.11/cwt	425.00–455.00	1,884	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	424.85/cwt	412.50–435.00	1,997	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	2,221	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	380.35/cwt	365.00–390.00	1,609	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	488	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,830	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	595	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,023	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	1,722	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	323	438.12/cwt	430.00–445.00	1,415	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	376	399.85/cwt	390.00–410.00	1,503	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	331.76/cwt	327.00–335.00	2,074	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	265	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,219	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	370	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,332	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	285	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,112	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	355	437.46/cwt	435.00–440.00	1,553	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	321	423.10/cwt	400.00–435.00	1,358	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	366	446.48/cwt	440.00–455.00	1,634	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	505	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,692	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	314	384.64/cwt	375.00–395.00	1,208	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	695	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	2,148	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	383	395.10/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,513	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	628	306.26/cwt	302.50–310.00	1,923	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	410	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,497	1
Bred Cows	Small 2-3	—	640	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	605	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,997	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	295	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,328	1
Bulls	—	—	1,005	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,910	1
Bulls	—	—	1,910	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	4,202	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,045	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,641	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,251	166.04/cwt	164.00–170.00	2,077	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,323	175.54/cwt	174.00–177.00	2,322	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,035	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,635	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	410	405.17/cwt	390.00–420.00	1,661	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	478	339.63/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,623	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	715	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,217	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	575	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,869	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	573	322.57/cwt	317.50–327.50	1,848	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,090	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	1,608	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	278	524.68/cwt	520.00–530.00	1,459	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	462.50/cwt	462.50–462.50	1,688	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	503.54/cwt	495.00–515.00	1,898	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	527.44/cwt	520.00–535.00	1,730	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	418.78/cwt	405.00–435.00	2,002	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	490	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,862	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	707	335.33/cwt	333.00–338.00	2,371	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	367.34/cwt	360.00–375.00	2,068	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	430.88/cwt	425.00–435.00	1,629	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	396.18/cwt	380.00–415.00	1,878	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	379.95/cwt	377.50–382.50	1,938	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	310	492.50/cwt	490.00–495.00	1,527	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	466	453.65/cwt	440.00–470.00	2,114	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	414.38/cwt	402.50–427.50	2,146	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	410	436.24/cwt	430.00–442.50	1,789	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	350	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,575	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	664	368.71/cwt	362.50–375.00	2,448	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	477.68/cwt	465.00–495.00	2,011	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	389.64/cwt	377.50–405.00	2,229	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	378.89/cwt	370.00–400.00	2,342	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	545	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,289	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	455	422.50/cwt	422.50–422.50	1,922	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	411.34/cwt	395.00–425.00	1,740	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	516	385.28/cwt	370.00–397.50	1,988	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	362.02/cwt	352.00–370.00	2,245	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	343.65/cwt	327.50–360.00	2,320	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	505	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,843	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	472	382.08/cwt	372.50–390.00	1,803	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	366.25/cwt	357.50–377.50	2,095	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	550	421.25/cwt	420.00–422.50	2,317	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	505	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,172	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	416	459.13/cwt	445.00–470.00	1,910	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	578	371.89/cwt	367.50–375.00	2,150	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	519	388.37/cwt	375.00–400.00	2,016	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	665	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	2,444	1

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 Sep 2, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 345Last week 141Year ago 122

Slaughter CattleReceipts 16Last week 12Year ago 19

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 21Year ago 12

Compared to last week, slaughter and replacement cattle lightly tested. All feeder steer classes lightly tested. All feeder heifer and bull classes sharply higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	450.00	450.00
4	400–450	410	430.00–442.50	436.24
1	450–500	455	422.50	422.50
1	500–550	545	420.00	420.00
4	550–600	559	382.50–395.00	387.47
1	650–700	665	367.50	367.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	321	400.00–435.00	423.10
9	350–400	376	390.00–410.00	399.85
6	400–450	423	365.00–390.00	380.35
2	450–500	488	375.00	375.00
6	500–550	520	340.00–367.50	354.32
6	550–600	580	330.00–357.50	349.95
4	600–650	625	327.00–335.00	331.76
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	390.00	390.00
4	300–350	314	375.00–395.00	384.64
1	350–400	370	360.00	360.00
2	450–500	478	330.00–350.00	339.63
4	550–600	573	317.50–327.50	322.57
1	650–700	695	309.00	309.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	378	425.00–435.00	430.88
14	400–450	423	395.00–425.00	411.34
17	450–500	474	380.00–415.00	396.18
11	500–550	516	370.00–397.50	385.28
13	550–600	572	357.50–377.50	366.25
7	600–650	620	352.00–370.00	362.02
5	650–700	675	327.50–360.00	343.65
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	366	440.00–455.00	446.48
3	400–450	430	430.00–437.50	434.22
7	450–500	472	372.50–390.00	382.08
1	500–550	505	365.00	365.00
1	550–600	595	340.00	340.00
1	600–650	600	335.00	335.00
3	650–700	662	290.00–305.00	298.29
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	460.00	460.00
3	300–350	323	430.00–445.00	438.12
2	350–400	383	390.00–400.00	395.10
1	400–450	410	365.00	365.00
1	450–500	475	362.50	362.50
1	500–550	505	335.00	335.00
1	550–600	575	325.00	325.00
2	600–650	628	302.50–310.00	306.26
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	278	520.00–530.00	524.68
2	300–350	310	490.00–495.00	492.50
1	350–400	365	462.50	462.50
6	400–450	416	445.00–470.00	459.13
3	450–500	478	405.00–435.00	418.78
2	500–550	510	377.50–382.50	379.95
3	550–600	563	360.00–375.00	367.34
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	400–450	428	425.00–455.00	440.11
11	450–500	470	412.50–435.00	424.85
9	500–550	519	375.00–400.00	388.37
4	550–600	578	367.50–375.00	371.89
1	600–650	630	352.50	352.50
1	650–700	695	342.50	342.50
1	800–850	800	297.50	297.50
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	450.00	450.00
2	350–400	355	435.00–440.00	437.46
4	400–450	410	390.00–420.00	405.17
1	450–500	490	380.00	380.00
1	600–650	605	330.00	330.00
1	700–750	715	310.00	310.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	328	520.00–535.00	527.44
3	350–400	377	495.00–515.00	503.54
5	400–450	421	465.00–495.00	477.68
9	450–500	466	440.00–470.00	453.65
13	500–550	518	402.50–427.50	414.38
20	550–600	572	377.50–405.00	389.64
16	600–650	618	370.00–400.00	378.89
4	650–700	664	362.50–375.00	368.71
3	700–750	707	333.00–338.00	335.33
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	505	430.00	430.00
2	550–600	550	420.00–422.50	421.25

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,298	2,550.00–3,075.00	2,877.75
Bred Cows — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	640	1,250.00	1,250.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,005	190.00	190.00
1	—	1,910	220.00	220.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,045	157.00	157.00
4	—	1,251	164.00–170.00	166.04
2	—	1,323	174.00–177.00	175.54
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,035	158.00	158.00
1	—	1,090	147.50	147.50

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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Replacement Cattle

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