Name: Washington livestock auction prices — 2025-11-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-11-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, all feeder steer classes lightly tested. Heifer calves 5.00 - 7.00 lower. Feeder heifers lightly tested. All bull feeder classes steady to 5.00 higher. Slaughter and replacement cattle unevenly steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $316.33/cwt on 22 head. That ranks 1 of 16 comparable sales and sits −76.37 against this barn's trailing median of $392.70.

Average price

$316.33

22 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,714

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$226

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

$33.39/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−19.09

vs GA average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	565	334.13	1,888	3thin
Medium and Large 2	525	325.02	1,707	10thin
Medium and Large 3	553	300.74	1,662	9thin

One grade step is worth $33.39/cwt here — about $226 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

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 sale22 hd

316.33

—

GA average14 barns · 343 hd

335.43

−19.09

This barn, trailing median16 sales

392.70

−76.37

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	1,473	169.39	2,494	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,325	144.82	1,919	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,015	125.00	1,269	1thin

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	920	$1,663	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,005	$1,563	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	950	$2,950	1thin

Every lot, as filed

67 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
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,929	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,924	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	735	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,617	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	368	383.97/cwt	375.00–395.00	1,413	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,349	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	326.69/cwt	317.50–335.00	1,692	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	785	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,923	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,386	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	526	331.26/cwt	330.00–332.50	1,742	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,295	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	960	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	377	354.35/cwt	340.00–365.00	1,336	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	230	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	863	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	339.99/cwt	335.00–350.00	1,608	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	491	326.32/cwt	310.00–332.50	1,602	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	310	377.42/cwt	375.00–380.00	1,170	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	531	305.48/cwt	300.00–312.50	1,622	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	350	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,190	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	617	279.07/cwt	270.00–287.50	1,722	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	570	296.95/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,693	5
Bred Cows	Small 2-3	—	715	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	380	364.93/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,387	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	422	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,350	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	345	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,225	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	378	326.01/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,232	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	418	342.81/cwt	335.00–350.00	1,433	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	880	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,368	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	2,052	2
Bulls	—	—	1,640	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	3,083	1
Bulls	—	—	1,245	155.29/cwt	147.00–163.00	1,933	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,338	144.17/cwt	142.00–147.00	1,929	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,150	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,599	1
Bulls	—	—	1,760	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	3,150	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	423	335.18/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,418	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	275	413.45/cwt	410.00–415.00	1,137	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	750–800	760	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,406	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	555	282.50/cwt	275.00–290.00	1,568	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	473	307.41/cwt	305.00–310.00	1,454	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,015	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,269	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	358.07/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,515	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	363.71/cwt	360.00–367.50	1,728	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	255	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,250	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	310	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,519	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	422.98/cwt	412.50–430.00	1,557	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	500	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,488	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,860	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	334.13/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,888	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	303.00/cwt	303.00–303.00	1,833	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	377.60/cwt	370.00–385.00	1,416	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	404.64/cwt	390.00–420.00	1,699	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,995	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	285	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,297	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	700	263.75/cwt	260.00–267.50	1,846	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	230	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,104	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	2,950.00/head	2,950.00–2,950.00	2,950	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	295	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,151	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,664	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	397.50/cwt	397.50–397.50	1,709	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	343	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,269	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	414	373.51/cwt	360.00–385.00	1,546	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	790	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,738	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,873	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	590	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,829	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	1,842	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	321.68/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,528	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,547	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	285.00/cwt	275.00–295.00	1,781	2

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 18, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 187Last week 115Year ago 180

Slaughter CattleReceipts 20Last week 16Year ago 38

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 12Year ago 33

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	340	455.00	455.00
1	400–450	430	397.50	397.50
1	500–550	530	347.50	347.50
1	550–600	580	332.50	332.50
1	650–700	675	285.00	285.00
1	750–800	785	245.00	245.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	380	360.00–370.00	364.93
2	400–450	418	335.00–350.00	342.81
4	500–550	526	330.00–332.50	331.26
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	665	300.00	300.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	275	410.00–415.00	413.45
2	300–350	310	375.00–380.00	377.42
1	350–400	350	340.00	340.00
3	400–450	423	320.00–350.00	335.18
4	450–500	491	310.00–332.50	326.32
4	500–550	531	300.00–312.50	305.48
5	550–600	570	290.00–300.00	296.95
3	600–650	617	270.00–287.50	279.07
2	700–750	735	220.00	220.00
1	750–800	760	185.00	185.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	230	480.00	480.00
1	250–300	285	455.00	455.00
1	300–350	325	415.00	415.00
6	350–400	368	375.00–395.00	383.97
8	400–450	414	360.00–385.00	373.51
6	450–500	473	335.00–350.00	339.99
9	500–550	518	317.50–335.00	326.69
1	550–600	590	310.00	310.00
1	650–700	675	277.50	277.50
1	750–800	790	220.00	220.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	490.00	490.00
1	300–350	310	490.00	490.00
4	350–400	368	412.50–430.00	422.98
5	400–450	420	390.00–420.00	404.64
2	450–500	475	360.00–367.50	363.71
3	550–600	565	330.00–340.00	334.13
1	600–650	605	303.00	303.00
2	700–750	700	260.00–267.50	263.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	230	375.00	375.00
2	300–350	343	370.00	370.00
6	350–400	377	340.00–365.00	354.35
5	400–450	420	330.00	330.00
6	450–500	475	320.00–325.00	321.68
2	600–650	625	275.00–295.00	285.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	355.00	355.00
5	350–400	378	320.00–330.00	326.01
3	400–450	422	320.00	320.00
2	450–500	473	305.00–310.00	307.41
1	500–550	500	297.50	297.50
2	550–600	555	275.00–290.00	282.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	390.00	390.00
2	350–400	375	370.00–385.00	377.60
3	400–450	423	350.00–365.00	358.07
2	500–550	520	320.00	320.00
1	600–650	620	300.00	300.00

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)	1	—	1,295	2,000.00	2,000.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	960	1,700.00	1,700.00
Bred Cows — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	715	1,125.00	1,125.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	880	1,625.00	1,625.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	950	2,950.00	2,950.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,368	150.00	150.00
7	—	1,338	142.00–147.00	144.17
1	—	1,150	139.00	139.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,015	125.00	125.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,640	188.00	188.00
2	—	1,245	147.00–163.00	155.29
1	—	1,760	179.00	179.00

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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Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

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How it compared 500–600 lb

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Wilkes County Stockyard - Washington, GA

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