Name: Washington livestock auction prices — 2025-10-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers lightly tested. Feeder heifers 5.00 - 7.00 lower. Feeder bulls 8.00 - 10.00 lower. Slaughter cattle steady to 2.00 lower. Replacement cattle lightly tested.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $303.87/cwt on 9 head. That ranks 1 of 16 comparable sales and sits −88.83 against this barn's trailing median of $392.70.

Average price

$303.87

9 head · 531 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,614

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$150

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

$37.41/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−18.92

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	325.00	1,625	1thin
Medium and Large 2	543	305.77	1,659	6thin
Medium and Large 3	513	287.59	1,475	2thin

One grade step is worth $37.41/cwt here — about $150 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 sale9 hd

303.87

—

GA average13 barns · 321 hd

322.78

−18.92

This barn, trailing median16 sales

392.70

−88.83

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	1,710	180.00	3,078	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,349	153.34	2,068	22

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)	1,470	$2,500	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	780	$1,850	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	785	$1,500	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,045	$1,800	1thin

Every lot, as filed

43 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	—	—	1,710	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	3,078	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,430	158.06/cwt	157.00–160.00	2,260	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,245	138.09/cwt	132.00–142.00	1,719	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,183	149.26/cwt	146.00–156.00	1,766	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	395	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,462	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,595	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	780	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	635	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,651	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	340	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,122	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	260.00/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,742	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	508	316.70/cwt	310.00–322.50	1,609	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,045	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	785	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	635	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,572	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	690	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,622	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	388	352.45/cwt	345.00–360.00	1,368	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	483	302.56/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,461	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	377	337.59/cwt	335.00–342.50	1,273	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	513	287.59/cwt	270.00–305.00	1,475	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,848	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	321.29/cwt	320.00–322.50	1,494	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	628	269.89/cwt	262.50–280.00	1,695	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,275	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	295.50/cwt	295.00–296.00	1,581	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	370	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,203	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	289.80/cwt	287.50–292.00	1,661	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	321.34/cwt	317.50–325.00	1,350	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,436	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	1,770	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	310	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,147	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	618	281.66/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,741	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,960	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	433	348.64/cwt	342.50–355.00	1,510	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	455	322.47/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,467	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	310	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,194	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,568	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	577	294.84/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,701	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	490	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,446	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	415	313.86/cwt	305.00–322.50	1,303	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	570	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,511	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	460	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,288	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	500	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,625	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,470	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	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 28, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 64Last week 202Year ago 182

Slaughter CattleReceipts 22Last week 29Year ago 41

Replacement CattleReceipts 17Last week 26Year ago 19

Compared to last week, feeder steers lightly tested. Feeder heifers 5.00 - 7.00 lower. Feeder bulls 8.00 - 10.00 lower. Slaughter cattle steady to 2.00 lower. Replacement cattle lightly tested.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,710	180.00	180.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,430	157.00–160.00	158.06
3	—	1,245	132.00–142.00	138.09
5	—	1,183	146.00–156.00	149.26

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	370.00	370.00
1	550–600	555	319.00	319.00
1	650–700	670	292.50	292.50
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	330.00	330.00
1	450–500	460	280.00	280.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	660	280.00	280.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	370.00	370.00
1	400–450	435	330.00	330.00
2	450–500	455	320.00–325.00	322.47
2	500–550	523	305.00	305.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	490	295.00	295.00
1	550–600	570	265.00	265.00
1	600–650	635	260.00	260.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	377	335.00–342.50	337.59
2	400–450	420	317.50–325.00	321.34
2	450–500	483	300.00–305.00	302.56
2	500–550	535	295.00–296.00	295.50
2	550–600	573	287.50–292.00	289.80
3	600–650	618	280.00–285.00	281.66
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	375.00	375.00
2	350–400	388	345.00–360.00	352.45
2	450–500	465	320.00–322.50	321.29
3	500–550	508	310.00–322.50	316.70
3	550–600	577	285.00–300.00	294.84
3	600–650	628	262.50–280.00	269.89
2	650–700	670	250.00–270.00	260.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	325.00	325.00
2	400–450	415	305.00–322.50	313.86
2	500–550	513	270.00–305.00	287.59
1	600–650	635	247.50	247.50
1	650–700	690	235.00	235.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	385.00	385.00
2	400–450	433	342.50–355.00	348.64
1	450–500	475	330.00	330.00
1	500–550	500	325.00	325.00

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)	1	—	780	1,850.00	1,850.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	785	1,500.00	1,500.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,470	2,500.00	2,500.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,045	1,800.00	1,800.00

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

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

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Wilkes County Stockyard - Washington, GA

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