Name: Washington livestock auction prices — 2025-12-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-12-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

no trends available due to market being closed last week for Thanksgiving holiday.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $331.17/cwt on 33 head. That ranks 3 of 20 comparable sales and sits −38.18 against this barn's trailing median of $369.35.

Average price

$331.17

33 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,814

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$141

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

$21.04/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.44

vs GA average

−39.28 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	549	343.98	1,887	6thin
Medium and Large 2	551	331.49	1,828	17thin
Medium and Large 3	541	322.94	1,746	10thin

One grade step is worth $21.04/cwt here — about $141 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 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 sale33 hd

331.17

—

GA average9 barns · 260 hd

325.73

+5.44

National average194 barns · 19,992 hd

370.45

−39.28

This barn, trailing median20 sales

369.35

−38.18

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	1,785	182.60	3,259	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,273	146.60	1,867	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,570	145.65	2,287	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,110	122.46	1,359	8thin

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)	1,360	$2,082	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,065	$1,700	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	950	$1,050	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	955	$2,150	1thin

Every lot, as filed

99 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	340.97/cwt	335.00–347.00	1,920	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	760	277.45/cwt	270.00–285.00	2,109	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	583	343.99/cwt	340.00–347.00	2,005	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	521	344.01/cwt	340.00–347.00	1,792	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	481	392.21/cwt	390.00–397.00	1,887	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	284	476.38/cwt	472.00–485.00	1,353	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	681	328.79/cwt	322.00–333.00	2,239	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	312	423.91/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,323	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	279	457.07/cwt	450.00–465.00	1,275	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	650	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	1,996	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	713	301.49/cwt	301.00–302.00	2,150	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,820	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	382.54/cwt	380.00–385.00	2,020	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,441	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	324.66/cwt	315.00–329.00	1,844	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	205	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	953	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	785	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,978	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	758	310.48/cwt	308.00–313.00	2,353	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	326	449.37/cwt	447.00–450.00	1,465	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	326.41/cwt	321.00–331.00	2,040	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	383	435.24/cwt	430.00–437.00	1,667	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	422	375.86/cwt	370.00–387.00	1,586	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	368	434.55/cwt	432.00–437.00	1,599	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	477	373.95/cwt	350.00–385.00	1,784	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	273	467.34/cwt	465.00–470.00	1,276	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	417	398.78/cwt	392.00–410.00	1,663	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	427.36/cwt	420.00–435.00	1,175	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	391.77/cwt	390.00–395.00	2,033	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	358	449.20/cwt	445.00–455.00	1,608	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	622	324.53/cwt	320.00–327.00	2,019	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	465.31/cwt	460.00–477.00	1,489	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,814	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	350	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,470	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	325.62/cwt	319.00–329.00	2,165	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	458	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,924	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,360	2,082.26/head	1,850.00–2,325.00	2,082	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	350	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,575	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	462	393.80/cwt	390.00–397.00	1,819	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	430.50/cwt	430.00–432.00	1,804	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	564	358.01/cwt	355.00–364.00	2,019	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	375.65/cwt	372.00–380.00	1,916	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	225	472.50/cwt	470.00–475.00	1,063	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	708	316.04/cwt	312.00–320.00	2,238	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,104	139.58/cwt	136.00–142.00	1,541	5
Bulls	—	—	1,785	182.60/cwt	178.00–186.00	3,259	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,326	152.79/cwt	150.00–157.00	2,026	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,033	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,136	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,250	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,638	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,113	125.73/cwt	122.00–128.00	1,399	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	718	332.01/cwt	331.00–333.00	2,384	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	955	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,065	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,338	147.07/cwt	145.00–149.00	1,968	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,570	145.65/cwt	141.00–150.00	2,287	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	693	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,079	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	625	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	1,919	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	675	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,789	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,969	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	550	377.00/cwt	377.00–377.00	2,074	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	418.54/cwt	417.00–420.00	1,716	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	382	379.02/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,448	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	474	350.41/cwt	347.00–355.00	1,661	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	520	337.84/cwt	330.00–347.00	1,757	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	725	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,175	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	750–800	785	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,570	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	360	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,476	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	386	421.23/cwt	415.00–425.00	1,626	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	225	401.67/cwt	400.00–405.00	904	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	618	262.43/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,622	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	595	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	1,975	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	529	327.28/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,731	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	315	386.53/cwt	380.00–395.00	1,218	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	285	432.41/cwt	430.00–435.00	1,232	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	409.88/cwt	405.00–415.00	1,291	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	583	338.65/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,974	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	285	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,297	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	2,089	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	424	396.04/cwt	390.00–405.00	1,679	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	432	417.94/cwt	412.00–422.00	1,806	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	368	402.06/cwt	395.00–407.00	1,480	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	678	304.44/cwt	300.00–313.00	2,064	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	367.00/cwt	367.00–367.00	1,743	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	372.00/cwt	372.00–372.00	1,767	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	568	312.82/cwt	307.00–319.00	1,777	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	537	366.34/cwt	365.00–367.00	1,967	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	215	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	925	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	800	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,040	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	678	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,695	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	750–800	760	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,672	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	355.49/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,511	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	467	360.97/cwt	359.00–365.00	1,686	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	730	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,825	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	325	423.28/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,376	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	270	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,080	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	200–250	240	444.90/cwt	440.00–450.00	1,068	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	750–800	773	282.01/cwt	272.00–287.00	2,180	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	760	295.03/cwt	290.00–300.00	2,242	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	595	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	1,969	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 Dec 2, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 380Last week 187Year ago 214

Slaughter CattleReceipts 41Last week 20Year ago 53

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 15Year ago 25

no trends available due to market being closed last week for Thanksgiving holiday.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	275	420.00–435.00	427.36
3	300–350	312	420.00–430.00	423.91
2	350–400	350	420.00	420.00
10	400–450	417	392.00–410.00	398.78
1	450–500	465	390.00	390.00
2	500–550	520	350.00	350.00
4	550–600	563	335.00–347.00	340.97
6	600–650	622	320.00–327.00	324.53
3	650–700	665	319.00–329.00	325.62
2	700–750	708	312.00–320.00	316.04
2	750–800	760	270.00–285.00	277.45
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	430.00	430.00
4	300–350	315	405.00–415.00	409.88
8	350–400	368	395.00–407.00	402.06
8	400–450	422	370.00–387.00	375.86
4	450–500	467	359.00–365.00	360.97
6	500–550	521	340.00–347.00	344.01
11	550–600	568	315.00–329.00	324.66
3	650–700	678	300.00–313.00	304.44
2	700–750	713	301.00–302.00	301.49
1	750–800	785	252.00	252.00
1	800–850	800	255.00	255.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	225	400.00–405.00	401.67
1	250–300	270	400.00	400.00
3	300–350	315	380.00–395.00	386.53
8	350–400	382	375.00–385.00	379.02
4	400–450	425	350.00–365.00	355.49
7	450–500	474	347.00–355.00	350.41
7	500–550	529	320.00–335.00	327.28
3	550–600	568	307.00–319.00	312.82
1	650–700	675	265.00	265.00
1	750–800	785	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	455.00	455.00
1	300–350	335	430.00	430.00
2	350–400	368	432.00–437.00	434.55
4	450–500	481	390.00–397.00	392.21
2	500–550	528	380.00–385.00	382.54
3	550–600	583	340.00–347.00	343.99
1	600–650	635	329.00	329.00
2	750–800	760	290.00–300.00	295.03
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	273	465.00–470.00	467.34
1	350–400	350	450.00	450.00
2	400–450	410	417.00–420.00	418.54
2	450–500	458	420.00	420.00
5	500–550	519	390.00–395.00	391.77
1	550–600	550	377.00	377.00
5	650–700	681	322.00–333.00	328.79
2	700–750	718	331.00–333.00	332.01
2	750–800	758	308.00–313.00	310.48
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	410.00	410.00
1	450–500	475	372.00	372.00
1	500–550	525	375.00	375.00
1	550–600	595	332.00	332.00
1	600–650	625	307.00	307.00
2	650–700	693	300.00	300.00
1	700–750	725	300.00	300.00
5	750–800	773	272.00–287.00	282.01
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	225	470.00–475.00	472.50
5	250–300	284	472.00–485.00	476.38
3	300–350	320	460.00–477.00	465.31
4	350–400	358	445.00–455.00	449.20
4	400–450	419	430.00–432.00	430.50
5	450–500	462	390.00–397.00	393.80
3	500–550	510	372.00–380.00	375.65
4	550–600	564	355.00–364.00	358.01
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	465.00	465.00
8	250–300	279	450.00–465.00	457.07
5	300–350	326	447.00–450.00	449.37
4	350–400	383	430.00–437.00	435.24
3	400–450	432	412.00–422.00	417.94
9	450–500	477	350.00–385.00	373.95
3	500–550	537	365.00–367.00	366.34
4	550–600	583	335.00–345.00	338.65
4	600–650	625	321.00–331.00	326.41
1	650–700	650	307.00	307.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	240	440.00–450.00	444.90
2	250–300	285	430.00–435.00	432.41
3	300–350	325	420.00–430.00	423.28
4	350–400	386	415.00–425.00	421.23
6	400–450	424	390.00–405.00	396.04
1	450–500	475	367.00	367.00
4	500–550	520	330.00–347.00	337.84
1	550–600	595	331.00	331.00
2	600–650	618	260.00–265.00	262.43
3	650–700	678	250.00	250.00
2	700–750	730	250.00	250.00
1	750–800	760	220.00	220.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,360	1,850.00–2,325.00	2,082.26
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,065	1,700.00	1,700.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	950	1,050.00	1,050.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	955	2,150.00	2,150.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,104	136.00–142.00	139.58
5	—	1,326	150.00–157.00	152.79
9	—	1,338	145.00–149.00	147.07
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,033	110.00	110.00
1	—	1,250	131.00	131.00
5	—	1,113	122.00–128.00	125.73
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,570	141.00–150.00	145.65
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,785	178.00–186.00	182.60

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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Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

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How this sale compares

Wilkes County Stockyard - Washington, GA

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