Name: Washington livestock auction prices — 2025-12-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-12-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers and heifers lightly tested. Feeder bulls unevenly steady. Replacement cattle and slaughter cattle lightly tested.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $365.77/cwt on 17 head. That ranks 5 of 16 comparable sales and sits −26.93 against this barn's trailing median of $392.70.

Average price

$365.77

17 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,965

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$397

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

$69.10/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.40

vs GA average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	546	383.24	2,093	7thin
Medium and Large 2	527	370.43	1,952	7thin
Medium and Large 3	540	314.13	1,696	3thin

One grade step is worth $69.10/cwt here — about $397 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 sale17 hd

365.77

—

GA average13 barns · 320 hd

354.37

+11.40

This barn, trailing median16 sales

392.70

−26.93

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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,205	159.73	1,925	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	943	128.02	1,207	2thin

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,008	$2,275	2thin

Every lot, as filed

45 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 1	550–600	568	374.45/cwt	367.50–380.00	2,127	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	414	452.42/cwt	447.50–462.50	1,873	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	438.15/cwt	432.50–450.00	2,037	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	462.53/cwt	460.00–465.00	1,688	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	336.00/cwt	335.00–337.00	2,076	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	410	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,640	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	348.84/cwt	340.00–357.50	1,657	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	344.29/cwt	342.50–346.00	2,128	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	478	310.21/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,483	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	500	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,600	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	690	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,811	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	416.24/cwt	380.00–452.50	1,573	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	390	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,502	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	419.73/cwt	415.00–425.00	1,154	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	545	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,567	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,856	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	276.62/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,978	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	580	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,682	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,403	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	405	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,580	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	655	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,687	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	418	382.60/cwt	380.00–385.00	1,599	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,160	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	1,872	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	640	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,760	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	318	412.32/cwt	405.00–420.00	1,311	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	355	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,491	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	520	326.20/cwt	325.00–327.50	1,696	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	312	490.60/cwt	480.00–497.50	1,531	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	455	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,638	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	527	370.43/cwt	352.50–377.50	1,952	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	295	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,372	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	730	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,190	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	780	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	2,278	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	215	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,032	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	375	396.53/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,487	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	715	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	2,056	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	462.50/cwt	462.50–462.50	1,573	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	394.95/cwt	380.00–405.00	2,042	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,849	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	683	304.42/cwt	300.00–309.00	2,079	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	995	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,205	159.73/cwt	156.00–163.00	1,925	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	943	128.02/cwt	125.00–132.50	1,207	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 Dec 9, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 91Last week 380Year ago 170

Slaughter CattleReceipts 6Last week 41Year ago 18

Replacement CattleReceipts 21Last week 8Year ago 36

Compared to last week, feeder steers and heifers lightly tested. Feeder bulls unevenly steady. Replacement cattle and slaughter cattle lightly tested.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	312	480.00–497.50	490.60
2	350–400	365	460.00–465.00	462.53
4	400–450	414	447.50–462.50	452.42
3	450–500	465	432.50–450.00	438.15
3	500–550	517	380.00–405.00	394.95
4	550–600	568	367.50–380.00	374.45
2	600–650	618	335.00–337.00	336.00
1	650–700	675	320.00	320.00
1	700–750	730	300.00	300.00
1	750–800	780	292.00	292.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	480.00	480.00
1	250–300	295	465.00	465.00
1	300–350	340	462.50	462.50
3	350–400	378	380.00–452.50	416.24
1	400–450	410	400.00	400.00
2	450–500	468	395.00	395.00
7	500–550	527	352.50–377.50	370.43
1	600–650	600	312.00	312.00
2	650–700	683	300.00–309.00	304.42
1	700–750	715	287.50	287.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	318	405.00–420.00	412.32
3	350–400	375	390.00–400.00	396.53
2	400–450	418	380.00–385.00	382.60
1	450–500	455	360.00	360.00
2	500–550	520	325.00–327.50	326.20
1	550–600	580	290.00	290.00
1	600–650	640	275.00	275.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	275	415.00–425.00	419.73
1	400–450	405	390.00	390.00
2	450–500	475	340.00–357.50	348.84
1	500–550	500	320.00	320.00
1	650–700	690	262.50	262.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	385.00	385.00
2	400–450	425	330.00	330.00
3	450–500	478	300.00–320.00	310.21
1	500–550	545	287.50	287.50
1	650–700	655	257.50	257.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	420.00	420.00
1	550–600	580	320.00	320.00
3	700–750	715	270.00–280.00	276.62
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	618	342.50–346.00	344.29

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,020	2,700.00	2,700.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	995	1,850.00	1,850.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,205	156.00–163.00	159.73
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	943	125.00–132.50	128.02

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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