Name: Washington livestock auction prices — 2025-12-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-12-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers lightly tested. Feeder heifers 10.00 - 15.00 higher. Feeder bulls 4.00 - 7.00 higher. Slaughter cattle and replacement cattle lightly tested.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $360.31/cwt on 9 head. That ranks 5 of 16 comparable sales and sits −32.39 against this barn's trailing median of $392.70.

Average price

$360.31

9 head · 555 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,998

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$130

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$8.47/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.88

vs GA average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	567	365.02	2,071	4thin
Medium and Large 2	544	356.55	1,941	5thin

One grade step is worth $8.47/cwt here — about $130 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 sale9 hd

360.31

—

GA average13 barns · 253 hd

365.20

−4.88

This barn, trailing median16 sales

392.70

−32.39

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	1,462	181.75	2,656	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,423	154.20	2,194	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,067	146.01	1,557	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)	1,214	$1,938	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,170	$1,850	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,025	$1,645	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,065	$3,100	1thin

Every lot, as filed

60 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	—	—	1,550	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	2,790	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,020	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,357	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,445	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	2,355	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,396	154.12/cwt	150.00–160.00	2,152	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,615	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	2,358	1
Bulls	—	—	1,510	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	2,945	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,170	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	995	1,607.79/head	1,375.00–1,800.00	1,608	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,025	1,645.24/head	1,600.00–1,700.00	1,645	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	270	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,215	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	305	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,190	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	410	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,620	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,064	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	780	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,067	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	411.24/cwt	410.00–412.50	1,966	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	405	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,559	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,025	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	230	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,104	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	373.06/cwt	360.00–382.50	1,746	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	413.07/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,570	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	678	323.60/cwt	318.00–329.00	2,194	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	578	341.40/cwt	330.00–352.50	1,973	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,591	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	583	327.45/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,909	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	345.00/cwt	337.50–352.50	1,829	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	235	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	1,257	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	332	423.39/cwt	415.00–435.00	1,406	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	775	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,286	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	341.22/cwt	340.00–342.50	2,126	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	270	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,215	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	273	415.14/cwt	400.00–430.00	1,133	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	530	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,696	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	395	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,541	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	450	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	1,744	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,090	152.52/cwt	151.00–154.00	1,662	2
Bulls	—	—	1,393	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	2,452	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	535	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,006	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	1,499	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,974	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	727	299.11/cwt	295.00–305.00	2,175	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	440	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,672	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	605	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,936	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,128	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	442.50/cwt	442.50–442.50	2,124	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,974	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,479	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	361.69/cwt	355.00–365.00	2,091	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	515.00/cwt	510.00–525.00	1,622	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	400	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,620	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,653	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	477.93/cwt	460.00–505.00	1,792	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	334.00/cwt	334.00–334.00	2,188	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,845	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	685	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,295	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	522	366.65/cwt	365.00–370.00	1,914	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,440	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	384	442.32/cwt	420.00–452.50	1,699	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,433	2,268.46/head	2,175.00–2,350.00	2,268	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,065	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	635	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	2,048	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 16, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 130Last week 91Year ago 299

Slaughter CattleReceipts 25Last week 6Year ago 51

Replacement CattleReceipts 49Last week 21Year ago 18

Compared to last week, feeder steers lightly tested. Feeder heifers 10.00 - 15.00 higher. Feeder bulls 4.00 - 7.00 higher. Slaughter cattle and replacement cattle lightly tested.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,550	180.00	180.00
1	—	1,510	195.00	195.00
2	—	1,393	176.00	176.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,020	133.00	133.00
2	—	1,090	151.00–154.00	152.52
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,445	163.00	163.00
8	—	1,396	150.00–160.00	154.12
1	—	1,615	146.00	146.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,170	1,850.00	1,850.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	995	1,375.00–1,800.00	1,607.79
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,025	1,600.00–1,700.00	1,645.24
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,433	2,175.00–2,350.00	2,268.46
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,065	3,100.00	3,100.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	450.00	450.00
1	300–350	305	390.00	390.00
1	400–450	410	395.00	395.00
1	450–500	450	387.50	387.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	535.00	535.00
1	300–350	320	450.00	450.00
4	350–400	384	420.00–452.50	442.32
2	450–500	478	410.00–412.50	411.24
3	500–550	522	365.00–370.00	366.65
2	550–600	578	330.00–352.50	341.40
1	600–650	635	325.00	325.00
1	750–800	780	265.00	265.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	545.00	545.00
3	300–350	315	510.00–525.00	515.00
4	350–400	375	460.00–505.00	477.93
1	400–450	410	450.00	450.00
1	450–500	470	420.00	420.00
1	500–550	535	375.00	375.00
3	550–600	578	355.00–365.00	361.69
1	650–700	655	334.00	334.00
3	700–750	727	295.00–305.00	299.11
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	480.00	480.00
1	250–300	270	450.00	450.00
3	300–350	332	415.00–435.00	423.39
5	350–400	380	400.00–420.00	413.07
1	400–450	405	385.00	385.00
3	450–500	468	360.00–382.50	373.06
2	500–550	530	337.50–352.50	345.00
2	550–600	583	325.00–330.00	327.45
1	650–700	675	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	273	400.00–430.00	415.14
1	350–400	395	390.00	390.00
1	400–450	440	380.00	380.00
1	500–550	530	320.00	320.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	325	455.00	455.00
1	350–400	380	435.00	435.00
1	400–450	400	405.00	405.00
1	600–650	635	322.50	322.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	475.00	475.00
2	600–650	623	340.00–342.50	341.22
2	650–700	678	318.00–329.00	323.60
1	750–800	775	295.00	295.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	605	320.00	320.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	470.00	470.00
1	450–500	480	442.50	442.50
1	550–600	560	380.00	380.00
1	650–700	685	335.00	335.00

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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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