Name: Washington livestock auction prices — 2025-11-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-11-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, all feeder steer classes lightly tested. Feeder heifers and bulls 10.00 - 15.00 higher. Slaughter cattle unevenly steady. Replacement cattle lightly tested.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $310.50/cwt on 34 head. That ranks 1 of 20 comparable sales and sits −58.85 against this barn's trailing median of $369.35.

Average price

$310.50

34 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,701

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$379

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

$87.17/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.60

vs GA average

−55.11 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	531	353.42	1,876	12thin
Medium and Large 2	553	304.44	1,684	12thin
Medium and Large 3	562	266.25	1,497	10thin

One grade step is worth $87.17/cwt here — about $379 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale34 hd

310.50

—

GA average15 barns · 544 hd

317.09

−6.60

National average198 barns · 25,157 hd

365.61

−55.11

This barn, trailing median20 sales

369.35

−58.85

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	1,479	180.77	2,673	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,565	150.19	2,350	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,312	147.92	1,940	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,122	131.43	1,475	9thin

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)	1,144	$1,957	13
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,074	$1,712	9
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	770	$1,452	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	977	$3,050	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	955	$2,630	3thin

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
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,445	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	529	326.57/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,728	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	645	297.50/cwt	290.00–305.00	1,919	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	356.17/cwt	352.50–360.00	1,674	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	583	332.61/cwt	327.50–337.50	1,939	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	572	309.85/cwt	302.50–317.50	1,772	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	534	306.69/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,638	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	371	422.30/cwt	405.00–432.50	1,567	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	238	505.16/cwt	500.00–510.00	1,202	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	327.05/cwt	320.00–345.00	1,553	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	374	377.47/cwt	372.50–380.00	1,412	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	758	271.24/cwt	270.00–272.50	2,056	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	658	258.75/cwt	257.50–260.00	1,703	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	421	364.04/cwt	357.50–370.00	1,533	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	284.64/cwt	270.00–300.00	1,779	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	771	242.09/cwt	222.50–280.00	1,867	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	343.89/cwt	340.00–355.00	1,609	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	572	302.19/cwt	290.00–312.50	1,729	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	685	279.05/cwt	260.00–307.50	1,911	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	703	248.75/cwt	247.50–250.00	1,749	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	685	270.50/cwt	220.00–322.50	1,853	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	580	287.62/cwt	275.00–295.00	1,668	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	580	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,624	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	388.07/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,253	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,110	1,691.84/head	1,600.00–1,850.00	1,692	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,067	1,747.74/head	1,500.00–1,950.00	1,748	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	535	284.91/cwt	275.00–295.00	1,524	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	280	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,050	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	750–800	780	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,560	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	380	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	1,416	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	434	341.70/cwt	335.00–350.00	1,483	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	293.55/cwt	285.00–305.00	1,541	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	325	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	1,211	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	520	322.25/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,676	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	569	261.59/cwt	250.00–275.00	1,488	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	385	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,309	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	670	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,776	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	430	327.06/cwt	290.00–340.00	1,406	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	850	2,620.59/head	2,500.00–2,750.00	2,621	2
Bred Cows	Small 2-3	—	830	1,576.96/head	1,550.00–1,600.00	1,577	2
Bred Cows	Small 2-3	—	758	1,401.98/head	1,350.00–1,450.00	1,402	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	423	339.94/cwt	320.00–355.00	1,438	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	473	301.59/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,427	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	380	361.20/cwt	350.00–367.50	1,373	3
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	820	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,053	118.91/cwt	117.50–120.00	1,252	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,113	133.68/cwt	130.00–137.00	1,488	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,315	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,880	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,385	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	2,008	1
Bulls	—	—	1,825	194.35/cwt	193.00–196.00	3,547	2
Bulls	—	—	1,360	183.34/cwt	178.00–187.50	2,493	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	295	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,151	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,587	150.84/cwt	148.00–156.00	2,394	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,248	137.79/cwt	131.00–142.00	1,720	3
Bulls	—	—	1,367	169.15/cwt	162.00–173.00	2,312	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,423	154.49/cwt	154.00–155.00	2,198	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,310	148.74/cwt	143.00–153.00	1,948	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	383.00/cwt	377.50–390.00	1,620	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	663	237.74/cwt	225.00–250.00	1,576	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	477	322.94/cwt	320.00–327.50	1,540	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	200–250	243	439.79/cwt	420.00–460.00	1,069	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	740	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,517	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	245	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,188	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	700	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,100	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,031	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	360.70/cwt	350.00–367.50	2,254	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	305.62/cwt	295.00–316.00	2,042	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	485	392.53/cwt	390.00–395.00	1,904	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	570	364.14/cwt	350.00–377.50	2,076	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	362.61/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,708	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	390	396.27/cwt	395.00–397.50	1,545	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	760	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,843	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	623	350.86/cwt	345.00–355.00	2,186	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	317.96/cwt	316.00–320.00	1,965	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	515	397.50/cwt	397.50–397.50	2,047	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	695	297.75/cwt	293.00–302.50	2,069	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	344.09/cwt	330.00–352.50	1,786	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,165	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	705	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,974	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	294.12/cwt	282.50–300.00	1,853	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	295	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,210	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	255	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,377	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	350	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,558	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	471.57/cwt	455.00–490.00	1,603	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	401.65/cwt	400.00–405.00	1,546	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	270	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,188	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	432	371.68/cwt	365.00–375.00	1,606	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	440	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,738	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	322.55/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,848	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	379.39/cwt	372.50–385.00	1,620	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	977	3,050.00/head	3,050.00–3,050.00	3,050	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,266	2,291.33/head	2,050.00–2,675.00	2,291	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,345	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	608	302.25/cwt	290.00–312.50	1,838	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,370	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	370.42/cwt	365.00–377.50	1,763	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	353.04/cwt	345.00–365.00	1,846	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	470	392.50/cwt	392.50–392.50	1,845	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	513	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,898	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,904	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	588	366.29/cwt	357.50–375.00	2,154	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	507	371.68/cwt	365.00–380.00	1,884	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	210	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,155	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 Nov 4, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 374Last week 64Year ago 82

Slaughter CattleReceipts 57Last week 22Year ago 37

Replacement CattleReceipts 60Last week 17Year ago 16

Compared to last week, all feeder steer classes lightly tested. Feeder heifers and bulls 10.00 - 15.00 higher. Slaughter cattle unevenly steady. Replacement cattle lightly tested.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	238	500.00–510.00	505.16
1	250–300	270	440.00	440.00
1	300–350	340	425.00	425.00
3	350–400	385	400.00–405.00	401.65
3	400–450	432	365.00–375.00	371.68
4	450–500	468	340.00–355.00	343.89
7	500–550	529	320.00–340.00	326.57
11	550–600	572	302.50–317.50	309.85
2	600–650	645	290.00–305.00	297.50
3	650–700	685	260.00–307.50	279.05
2	700–750	703	247.50–250.00	248.75
4	750–800	771	222.50–280.00	242.09
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	243	420.00–460.00	439.79
1	250–300	280	375.00	375.00
1	350–400	380	372.50	372.50
6	400–450	434	335.00–350.00	341.70
6	450–500	477	320.00–327.50	322.94
4	500–550	525	285.00–305.00	293.55
3	550–600	580	275.00–295.00	287.62
2	650–700	685	220.00–322.50	270.50
1	700–750	740	205.00	205.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	550.00	550.00
1	250–300	255	540.00	540.00
3	300–350	340	455.00–490.00	471.57
1	350–400	350	445.00	445.00
6	400–450	423	377.50–390.00	383.00
6	450–500	476	365.00–377.50	370.42
3	500–550	523	345.00–365.00	353.04
2	550–600	573	320.00–325.00	322.55
2	600–650	618	316.00–320.00	317.96
2	650–700	668	295.00–316.00	305.62
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	371	405.00–432.50	422.30
2	450–500	470	352.50–360.00	356.17
2	550–600	583	327.50–337.50	332.61
3	600–650	630	282.50–300.00	294.12
1	700–750	705	280.00	280.00
2	750–800	758	270.00–272.50	271.24
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	485.00	485.00
1	350–400	385	340.00	340.00
4	400–450	430	290.00–340.00	327.06
5	500–550	520	310.00–330.00	322.25
1	550–600	580	280.00	280.00
2	650–700	670	265.00	265.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	485	390.00–395.00	392.53
3	500–550	507	365.00–380.00	371.68
2	550–600	588	357.50–375.00	366.29
3	600–650	625	350.00–367.50	360.70
1	650–700	655	310.00	310.00
1	700–750	700	300.00	300.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	515	397.50	397.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	410.00	410.00
4	300–350	323	380.00–400.00	388.07
5	350–400	374	372.50–380.00	377.47
7	400–450	421	357.50–370.00	364.04
7	450–500	475	320.00–345.00	327.05
6	500–550	534	300.00–320.00	306.69
6	550–600	572	290.00–312.50	302.19
2	600–650	625	270.00–300.00	284.64
2	650–700	658	257.50–260.00	258.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	390.00	390.00
1	300–350	325	372.50	372.50
3	350–400	380	350.00–367.50	361.20
7	400–450	423	320.00–355.00	339.94
6	450–500	473	300.00–310.00	301.59
2	500–550	535	275.00–295.00	284.91
8	550–600	569	250.00–275.00	261.59
2	650–700	663	225.00–250.00	237.74
1	750–800	780	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	395.00	395.00
1	450–500	470	392.50	392.50
2	500–550	513	370.00	370.00
3	550–600	570	350.00–377.50	364.14
3	600–650	623	345.00–355.00	350.86
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	415.00	415.00
2	350–400	390	395.00–397.50	396.27
5	400–450	427	372.50–385.00	379.39
16	450–500	471	350.00–375.00	362.61
7	500–550	519	330.00–352.50	344.09
5	600–650	608	290.00–312.50	302.25
2	650–700	695	293.00–302.50	297.75
1	700–750	705	270.00	270.00
1	750–800	760	242.50	242.50

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,110	1,600.00–1,850.00	1,691.84
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	1,067	1,500.00–1,950.00	1,747.74
Bred Cows — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	830	1,550.00–1,600.00	1,576.96
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	758	1,350.00–1,450.00	1,401.98
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	820	1,650.00	1,650.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,266	2,050.00–2,675.00	2,291.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,345	2,100.00	2,100.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	850	2,500.00–2,750.00	2,620.59
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,165	2,650.00	2,650.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	977	3,050.00	3,050.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,053	117.50–120.00	118.91
6	—	1,113	130.00–137.00	133.68
1	—	1,315	143.00	143.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,385	145.00	145.00
8	—	1,587	148.00–156.00	150.84
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,248	131.00–142.00	137.79
2	—	1,423	154.00–155.00	154.49
21	—	1,310	143.00–153.00	148.74
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,825	193.00–196.00	194.35
3	—	1,360	178.00–187.50	183.34
3	—	1,367	162.00–173.00	169.15

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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