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

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, all feeder steer classes lightly tested. Heifer and bull calves steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder heifers and bulls lightly tested. Slaughter cattle unevenly steady. Replacement cattle steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $306.07/cwt on 16 head. That ranks 1 of 20 comparable sales and sits −63.27 against this barn's trailing median of $369.35.

Average price

$306.07

16 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,661

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$202

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

$32.72/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−14.75

vs GA average

−57.89 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	539	318.00	1,714	4thin
Medium and Large 2	547	305.47	1,669	10thin
Medium and Large 3	530	285.28	1,512	2thin

One grade step is worth $32.72/cwt here — about $202 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

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 sale16 hd

306.07

—

GA average14 barns · 397 hd

320.83

−14.75

National average183 barns · 20,348 hd

363.96

−57.89

This barn, trailing median20 sales

369.35

−63.27

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	1,905	181.00	3,448	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,370	145.97	1,999	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,012	134.30	1,359	3thin

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)	1,150	$2,450	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,148	$2,175	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,040	$3,007	3thin

Every lot, as filed

53 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	650–700	660	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,881	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,905	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	3,350.00/head	3,350.00–3,350.00	3,350	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	296.57/cwt	290.00–305.00	1,690	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	341.71/cwt	340.00–342.50	1,640	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	350.98/cwt	350.00–352.00	1,853	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	355	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	1,269	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	314.36/cwt	310.00–319.00	1,644	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	390.11/cwt	385.00–395.00	1,463	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	465	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,558	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	990	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	270	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,269	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	1,434	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	326.32/cwt	320.00–337.50	1,560	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	400	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,440	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	530	285.28/cwt	270.00–300.00	1,512	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	470	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,481	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	517	306.52/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,585	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	418	336.53/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,407	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	645	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,806	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	342.55/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,809	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,012	134.30/cwt	131.00–140.00	1,359	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,328	135.85/cwt	132.00–141.00	1,804	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,230	155.01/cwt	154.00–156.00	1,907	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,415	146.24/cwt	142.00–152.00	2,069	8
Bulls	—	—	1,905	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	3,448	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	334.16/cwt	332.50–335.00	1,888	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	488	338.58/cwt	327.50–350.00	1,652	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	710	253.75/cwt	250.00–257.50	1,802	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	364	342.89/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,248	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	322	362.60/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,168	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	412	330.12/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,360	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	351.47/cwt	348.00–355.00	1,986	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	300	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,410	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,494	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	319.48/cwt	317.00–322.00	1,965	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,554	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,242	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	320.51/cwt	320.00–321.00	1,644	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	273	425.14/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,161	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,670	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	780	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,106	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	608	304.42/cwt	297.50–311.00	1,851	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	292.48/cwt	290.00–295.00	2,062	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,305	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	973	2,835.73/head	2,700.00–3,000.00	2,836	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,443	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	342.56/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,634	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	315.48/cwt	313.00–318.00	1,782	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	333	412.48/cwt	410.00–415.00	1,374	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	1,595	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	329.02/cwt	322.50–335.00	1,737	3

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 11, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 115Last week 374Year ago 138

Slaughter CattleReceipts 16Last week 57Year ago 29

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 60Year ago 9

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	333	410.00–415.00	412.48
3	350–400	375	385.00–395.00	390.11
1	400–450	440	362.50	362.50
3	450–500	480	340.00–342.50	341.71
3	500–550	528	322.50–335.00	329.02
1	600–650	635	300.00	300.00
1	650–700	660	285.00	285.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	418	330.00–350.00	336.53
1	450–500	465	335.00	335.00
3	500–550	517	300.00–310.00	306.52
1	600–650	645	280.00	280.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	460.00	460.00
1	350–400	360	415.00	415.00
1	400–450	420	370.00	370.00
3	450–500	477	350.00	350.00
3	500–550	528	340.00–345.00	342.55
3	550–600	565	332.50–335.00	334.16
2	600–650	615	317.00–322.00	319.48
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	372.50	372.50
1	400–450	400	360.00	360.00
9	450–500	478	320.00–337.50	326.32
5	500–550	523	310.00–319.00	314.36
5	550–600	570	290.00–305.00	296.57
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	322	360.00–370.00	362.60
7	350–400	364	330.00–350.00	342.89
3	400–450	412	320.00–340.00	330.12
1	450–500	470	315.00	315.00
2	500–550	530	270.00–300.00	285.28
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	273	420.00–430.00	425.14
1	350–400	370	390.00	390.00
3	450–500	477	340.00–345.00	342.56
2	500–550	513	320.00–321.00	320.51
2	550–600	565	313.00–318.00	315.48
3	600–650	608	297.50–311.00	304.42
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	470.00	470.00
1	350–400	355	357.50	357.50
2	500–550	528	350.00–352.00	350.98
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	488	327.50–350.00	338.58
2	700–750	710	250.00–257.50	253.75
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	470.00	470.00
2	550–600	565	348.00–355.00	351.47
2	700–750	705	290.00–295.00	292.48
1	750–800	780	270.00	270.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,175	3,350.00	3,350.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	973	2,700.00–3,000.00	2,835.73
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	990	1,850.00	1,850.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,305	2,500.00	2,500.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,150	2,450.00	2,450.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,012	131.00–140.00	134.30
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,328	132.00–141.00	135.85
2	—	1,230	154.00–156.00	155.01
8	—	1,415	142.00–152.00	146.24
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,905	181.00	181.00

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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle