Name: Washington livestock auction prices — 2025-10-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, replacement and slaughter cattle unevenly steady. Feeder steers 5.00-10.00 higher. Feeder heifers sharply higher. Feeder bulls 10.00-12.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $351.71/cwt on 27 head. That ranks 6 of 20 comparable sales and sits −17.64 against this barn's trailing median of $369.35.

Average price

$351.71

27 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,929

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$266

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

$58.22/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+17.65

vs GA average

−32.68 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	549	376.56	2,066	10thin
Medium and Large 2	545	341.10	1,859	14thin
Medium and Large 3	565	318.34	1,800	3thin

One grade step is worth $58.22/cwt here — about $266 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale27 hd

351.71

—

GA average14 barns · 547 hd

334.06

+17.65

National average182 barns · 15,418 hd

384.39

−32.68

This barn, trailing median20 sales

369.35

−17.64

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	1,670	189.54	3,166	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,324	150.73	1,995	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,146	140.04	1,605	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)	1,155	$2,366	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	995	$1,900	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	998	$1,733	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	843	$1,419	2thin

Every lot, as filed

103 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
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	967	2,120.95/head	2,050.00–2,200.00	2,121	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	995	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	376	397.30/cwt	385.00–405.00	1,494	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	342	415.02/cwt	405.00–420.00	1,419	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	424	385.24/cwt	370.00–400.00	1,633	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	653	301.99/cwt	299.00–305.00	1,972	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	336.09/cwt	320.00–345.00	1,916	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	377	418.26/cwt	410.00–425.00	1,577	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	390.84/cwt	380.00–405.00	1,653	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	700	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,960	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	680	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	2,227	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	288	448.85/cwt	440.00–455.00	1,293	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	571	337.33/cwt	331.00–342.50	1,926	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	377.39/cwt	375.00–380.00	1,774	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	324.50/cwt	320.00–329.00	1,996	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	519	344.87/cwt	337.50–350.00	1,790	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	480	344.02/cwt	332.50–355.00	1,651	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	760	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	2,261	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	471	399.62/cwt	392.50–407.50	1,882	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	376	397.82/cwt	390.00–405.00	1,496	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	358.34/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,695	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	368.53/cwt	360.00–385.00	1,946	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	607	317.55/cwt	310.00–322.50	1,928	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	713	332.45/cwt	327.50–337.50	2,370	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	349.74/cwt	345.00–355.00	2,168	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,127	1,686.17/head	1,550.00–1,900.00	1,686	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	625	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,813	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	375	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,519	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	230	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,265	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	424	362.80/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,538	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	750–800	780	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,028	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	665	280.61/cwt	272.50–285.00	1,866	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	295	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,239	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	467	360.79/cwt	357.50–365.00	1,685	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	283	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,415	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	474	342.57/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,624	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	331	394.89/cwt	390.00–405.00	1,307	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	558	332.55/cwt	330.00–337.50	1,856	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	843	1,419.44/head	1,275.00–1,550.00	1,419	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	368	378.03/cwt	365.00–385.00	1,391	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	433	347.52/cwt	345.00–350.00	1,505	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	578	312.51/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,806	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	750–800	780	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,794	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	521	351.55/cwt	345.00–355.00	1,832	5
Bred Cows	Small 2-3	—	660	1,468.31/head	1,350.00–1,550.00	1,468	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,082	134.24/cwt	130.00–137.00	1,452	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,403	144.37/cwt	140.00–148.00	2,026	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,276	154.55/cwt	151.00–160.00	1,972	5
Bulls	—	—	1,718	181.42/cwt	180.00–185.00	3,117	4
Bulls	—	—	1,905	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	4,001	1
Bulls	—	—	1,458	195.54/cwt	195.00–196.00	2,851	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	629	301.14/cwt	292.50–315.00	1,894	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	571	315.76/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,803	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	520	327.42/cwt	317.50–335.00	1,703	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	540	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,782	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	725	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,921	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,210	145.83/cwt	142.00–149.00	1,765	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	576	392.78/cwt	382.50–402.50	2,262	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	625	377.61/cwt	372.50–385.00	2,360	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	668	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	2,355	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	578	377.74/cwt	377.50–378.00	2,183	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	408	425.09/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,734	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	225	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	956	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	662	356.57/cwt	342.50–365.00	2,360	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	550	417.50/cwt	415.00–420.00	2,296	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	617	360.82/cwt	360.00–362.50	2,226	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	437.33/cwt	430.00–450.00	1,837	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	402.05/cwt	395.00–420.00	2,063	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	450	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,890	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	220	640.00/cwt	640.00–640.00	1,408	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	605	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	2,344	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	364	415.91/cwt	410.00–420.00	1,514	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	713	309.07/cwt	300.00–317.50	2,204	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	590	367.50/cwt	365.00–370.00	2,168	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	260	494.90/cwt	490.00–500.00	1,287	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	2,261	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	368.61/cwt	362.50–380.00	2,285	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	424	379.71/cwt	367.50–385.00	1,610	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	750	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,931	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	728	279.79/cwt	277.50–282.00	2,037	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,261	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	348.08/cwt	335.00–357.50	1,827	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	263	502.48/cwt	500.00–505.00	1,322	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	415.02/cwt	410.00–420.00	1,722	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	366	447.36/cwt	435.00–460.00	1,637	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	456	389.39/cwt	385.00–392.50	1,776	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	588	358.82/cwt	350.00–372.50	2,110	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,625	2,665.00/head	2,665.00–2,665.00	2,665	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,342	2,611.86/head	2,500.00–2,800.00	2,612	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	332	438.27/cwt	430.00–445.00	1,455	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	760	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,280	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	305	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,342	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	230	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,265	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	535	422.50/cwt	422.50–422.50	2,260	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	351.22/cwt	350.00–352.50	1,995	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	479.95/cwt	475.00–485.00	1,526	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	510	397.50/cwt	397.50–397.50	2,027	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	402.17/cwt	390.00–410.00	1,705	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	372	440.13/cwt	430.00–445.00	1,637	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	525.37/cwt	520.00–530.00	1,418	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	405	420.12/cwt	410.00–430.00	1,701	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	378.64/cwt	370.00–395.00	1,795	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	375.53/cwt	367.50–387.50	1,983	5

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 Oct 7, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 420Last week 172Year ago 119

Slaughter CattleReceipts 26Last week 37Year ago 32

Replacement CattleReceipts 31Last week 13Year ago 13

Compared to last week, replacement and slaughter cattle unevenly steady. Feeder steers 5.00-10.00 higher. Feeder heifers sharply higher. Feeder bulls 10.00-12.00 higher.

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	—	967	2,050.00–2,200.00	2,120.95
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	995	1,900.00	1,900.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,127	1,550.00–1,900.00	1,686.17
Bred Cows — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	660	1,350.00–1,550.00	1,468.31
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,625	2,665.00	2,665.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,342	2,500.00–2,800.00	2,611.86
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	843	1,275.00–1,550.00	1,419.44

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	342	405.00–420.00	415.02
9	350–400	376	385.00–405.00	397.30
7	400–450	424	350.00–375.00	362.80
17	450–500	480	332.50–355.00	344.02
7	500–550	520	317.50–335.00	327.42
8	550–600	571	300.00–325.00	315.76
5	600–650	629	292.50–315.00	301.14
4	650–700	665	272.50–285.00	280.61
1	750–800	780	260.00	260.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	550.00	550.00
2	250–300	263	500.00–505.00	502.48
3	300–350	332	430.00–445.00	438.27
6	350–400	377	410.00–425.00	418.26
6	400–450	423	380.00–405.00	390.84
2	450–500	470	375.00–380.00	377.39
10	500–550	525	335.00–357.50	348.08
3	550–600	570	320.00–345.00	336.09
2	600–650	615	320.00–329.00	324.50
2	650–700	653	299.00–305.00	301.99
2	700–750	728	277.50–282.00	279.79
1	750–800	760	300.00	300.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	270	520.00–530.00	525.37
3	300–350	318	475.00–485.00	479.95
5	350–400	372	430.00–445.00	440.13
2	400–450	405	410.00–430.00	420.12
4	450–500	456	385.00–392.50	389.39
2	550–600	568	350.00–352.50	351.22
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	550.00	550.00
2	250–300	283	500.00	500.00
1	350–400	375	405.00	405.00
4	400–450	424	370.00–400.00	385.24
3	450–500	467	357.50–365.00	360.79
5	500–550	521	345.00–355.00	351.55
3	550–600	558	330.00–337.50	332.55
1	650–700	680	327.50	327.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	366	435.00–460.00	447.36
3	400–450	415	410.00–420.00	415.02
8	450–500	471	392.50–407.50	399.62
8	500–550	528	360.00–385.00	368.53
9	550–600	588	350.00–372.50	358.82
6	600–650	620	345.00–355.00	349.74
1	650–700	665	340.00	340.00
2	700–750	713	327.50–337.50	332.45
1	750–800	760	297.50	297.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	420	430.00–450.00	437.33
1	450–500	450	420.00	420.00
5	500–550	513	395.00–420.00	402.05
7	550–600	576	382.50–402.50	392.78
6	600–650	620	362.50–380.00	368.61
3	650–700	662	342.50–365.00	356.57
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	535	422.50	422.50
2	550–600	550	415.00–420.00	417.50
1	600–650	605	387.50	387.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	288	440.00–455.00	448.85
7	350–400	376	390.00–405.00	397.82
7	400–450	424	367.50–385.00	379.71
9	450–500	473	350.00–365.00	358.34
7	500–550	519	337.50–350.00	344.87
7	550–600	571	331.00–342.50	337.33
3	600–650	607	310.00–322.50	317.55
1	700–750	700	280.00	280.00
1	750–800	750	257.50	257.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	425.00	425.00
1	250–300	295	420.00	420.00
4	300–350	331	390.00–405.00	394.89
12	350–400	368	365.00–385.00	378.03
3	400–450	433	345.00–350.00	347.52
4	450–500	474	335.00–345.00	342.57
1	500–550	540	330.00	330.00
2	550–600	578	310.00–315.00	312.51
1	600–650	625	290.00	290.00
1	700–750	725	265.00	265.00
1	750–800	780	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	408	420.00–430.00	425.09
1	500–550	510	397.50	397.50
2	550–600	578	377.50–378.00	377.74
3	600–650	625	372.50–385.00	377.61
2	650–700	668	352.50	352.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	640.00	640.00
2	250–300	260	490.00–500.00	494.90
1	300–350	305	440.00	440.00
5	350–400	364	410.00–420.00	415.91
5	400–450	424	390.00–410.00	402.17
5	450–500	474	370.00–395.00	378.64
5	500–550	528	367.50–387.50	375.53
2	550–600	590	365.00–370.00	367.50
3	600–650	617	360.00–362.50	360.82
1	650–700	670	337.50	337.50
3	700–750	713	300.00–317.50	309.07

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,082	130.00–137.00	134.24
3	—	1,210	142.00–149.00	145.83
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,403	140.00–148.00	144.37
5	—	1,276	151.00–160.00	154.55
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,718	180.00–185.00	181.42
1	—	1,905	210.00	210.00
2	—	1,458	195.00–196.00	195.54

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