Name: Washington livestock auction prices — 2025-10-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady. Feeder steers steady to 5.00 lower. Heifers and bulls unevenly steady. Replacement cattle steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $289.95/cwt on 19 head. That ranks 1 of 20 comparable sales and sits −79.40 against this barn's trailing median of $369.35.

Average price

$289.95

19 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,556

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$45

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$23.77/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−43.93

vs GA average

−100.87 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	519	304.96	1,583	7thin
Medium and Large 2	547	281.19	1,538	12thin

One grade step is worth $23.77/cwt here — about $45 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 sale19 hd

289.95

—

GA average14 barns · 359 hd

333.88

−43.93

National average186 barns · 24,193 hd

390.82

−100.87

This barn, trailing median20 sales

369.35

−79.40

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	—	High	1,573	183.46	2,886	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,231	153.69	1,892	20

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)	940	$1,774	7
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	893	$1,526	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,040	$1,150	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	840	$2,250	2thin

Every lot, as filed

74 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	Small 1-2	—	893	1,627.73/head	1,550.00–1,700.00	1,628	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,144	134.14/cwt	130.00–137.50	1,535	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,298	163.94/cwt	160.00–169.00	2,128	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,207	153.22/cwt	145.00–158.00	1,849	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,397	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	673	295.01/cwt	288.00–302.50	1,985	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	297.42/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,859	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	306.35/cwt	295.00–327.50	1,608	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	735	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,782	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,734	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	230	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	1,231	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	402.42/cwt	400.00–405.00	1,501	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	278	459.68/cwt	455.00–465.00	1,278	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	235	670.00/cwt	670.00–670.00	1,575	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	346.51/cwt	335.00–355.00	1,317	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	337.41/cwt	332.00–342.50	1,900	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	367	378.08/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,388	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	283.22/cwt	272.00–292.50	1,467	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	339.95/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,734	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,568	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,860	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	453.19/cwt	435.00–475.00	1,441	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	268	546.71/cwt	500.00–580.00	1,465	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	303.70/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,558	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	348.27/cwt	340.00–365.00	1,428	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	333.45/cwt	322.50–345.00	1,561	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	514	339.31/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,744	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	840	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	2
Bred Cows	Small 2-3	—	758	1,386.47/head	1,300.00–1,500.00	1,386	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	306	413.76/cwt	410.00–415.00	1,266	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,210	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	384.48/cwt	375.00–400.00	1,607	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,546	3
Bred Cows	Small 2-3	—	562	1,534.42/head	1,400.00–1,650.00	1,534	3
Bulls	—	—	1,493	190.49/cwt	190.00–191.00	2,844	2
Bulls	—	—	1,620	185.63/cwt	181.00–188.00	3,007	3
Bulls	—	—	1,583	173.18/cwt	170.00–176.00	2,741	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	357.29/cwt	347.50–367.50	1,679	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	215	710.00/cwt	710.00–710.00	1,527	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,165	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,360	2,334.10/head	2,100.00–2,550.00	2,334	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,040	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,088	1,574.94/head	1,550.00–1,600.00	1,575	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	655	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,310	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	528	284.35/cwt	277.50–290.00	1,501	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	435	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,327	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	430	277.65/cwt	265.00–290.00	1,194	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	319	385.51/cwt	360.00–395.00	1,230	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	583	286.28/cwt	285.00–287.50	1,669	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	750–800	790	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,738	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	720	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,764	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	338	349.33/cwt	320.00–380.00	1,181	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	283	367.57/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,040	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	468	284.40/cwt	275.00–297.00	1,331	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	678	256.66/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,740	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	240	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,200	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	469	305.87/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,435	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	358	367.69/cwt	340.00–395.00	1,316	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	476	275.12/cwt	265.00–290.00	1,310	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	293	384.74/cwt	355.00–415.00	1,127	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	470	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,269	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	304.55/cwt	295.00–310.00	1,745	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	400	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,320	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	635	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,651	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	700	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,834	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	215	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	882	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	313	402.56/cwt	400.00–405.00	1,260	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	467	315.02/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,471	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	432	349.33/cwt	332.50–360.00	1,509	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	576	279.16/cwt	270.00–287.50	1,608	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	673	269.83/cwt	265.00–280.00	1,816	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	275.76/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,682	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	318	423.32/cwt	415.00–425.00	1,346	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	285	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,211	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 Oct 21, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 202Last week 217Year ago 154

Slaughter CattleReceipts 29Last week 18Year ago 34

Replacement CattleReceipts 26Last week 21Year ago 21

Compared to last week, slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady. Feeder steers steady to 5.00 lower. Heifers and bulls unevenly steady. Replacement cattle steady.

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	893	1,550.00–1,700.00	1,627.73
Bred Cows — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	758	1,300.00–1,500.00	1,386.47
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	562	1,400.00–1,650.00	1,534.42
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,165	1,600.00	1,600.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,360	2,100.00–2,550.00	2,334.10
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,040	1,150.00	1,150.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,088	1,550.00–1,600.00	1,574.94
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	840	2,250.00	2,250.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,144	130.00–137.50	134.14
8	—	1,298	160.00–169.00	163.94
8	—	1,207	145.00–158.00	153.22
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,493	190.00–191.00	190.49
3	—	1,620	181.00–188.00	185.63
2	—	1,583	170.00–176.00	173.18

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	405.00	405.00
2	500–550	510	335.00–345.00	339.95
1	550–600	570	275.00	275.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	470	270.00	270.00
1	700–750	700	262.00	262.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	670.00	670.00
2	250–300	278	455.00–465.00	459.68
6	300–350	318	415.00–425.00	423.32
2	350–400	373	400.00–405.00	402.42
5	400–450	432	332.50–360.00	349.33
5	450–500	467	300.00–330.00	315.02
6	500–550	525	295.00–327.50	306.35
5	550–600	573	295.00–310.00	304.55
2	600–650	625	295.00–300.00	297.42
2	650–700	673	288.00–302.50	295.01
1	700–750	735	242.50	242.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	710.00	710.00
3	250–300	268	500.00–580.00	546.71
3	300–350	318	435.00–475.00	453.19
3	350–400	377	410.00	410.00
4	400–450	418	375.00–400.00	384.48
2	450–500	470	347.50–367.50	357.29
4	500–550	514	330.00–350.00	339.31
4	550–600	563	332.00–342.50	337.41
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	293	355.00–415.00	384.74
4	300–350	319	360.00–395.00	385.51
2	350–400	358	340.00–395.00	367.69
1	400–450	435	305.00	305.00
5	450–500	468	275.00–297.00	284.40
4	500–550	528	277.50–290.00	284.35
2	550–600	583	285.00–287.50	286.28
1	650–700	655	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	535.00	535.00
1	250–300	275	440.00	440.00
4	300–350	306	410.00–415.00	413.76
5	350–400	367	375.00–385.00	378.08
6	400–450	410	340.00–365.00	348.27
2	450–500	468	322.50–345.00	333.45
6	500–550	513	300.00–315.00	303.70
1	550–600	555	312.50	312.50
1	600–650	615	302.50	302.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	500.00	500.00
1	250–300	285	425.00	425.00
2	300–350	313	400.00–405.00	402.56
3	350–400	380	335.00–355.00	346.51
2	400–450	400	330.00	330.00
7	450–500	469	300.00–315.00	305.87
6	500–550	518	272.00–292.50	283.22
6	550–600	576	270.00–287.50	279.16
3	600–650	610	270.00–280.00	275.76
3	650–700	673	265.00–280.00	269.83
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	410.00	410.00
2	250–300	283	360.00–375.00	367.57
2	300–350	338	320.00–380.00	349.33
2	400–450	430	265.00–290.00	277.65
9	450–500	476	265.00–290.00	275.12
1	600–650	635	260.00	260.00
3	650–700	678	250.00–260.00	256.66
1	700–750	720	245.00	245.00
1	750–800	790	220.00	220.00

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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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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