Name: Washington livestock auction prices — 2026-01-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago slaughter cows and bulls steady, replacements and all classes of feeder cattle lightly tested

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $344.60/cwt on 8 head, up $5.17 from the prior sale. That ranks 5 of 20 comparable sales and sits −24.75 against this barn's trailing median of $369.35.

Average price

$344.60

▲ 5.17 vs prior sale

8 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,901

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$108

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

$26.13/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−20.85

vs GA average

−66.27 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	549	351.13	1,928	6thin
Medium and Large 2	560	325.00	1,820	2thin

One grade step is worth $26.13/cwt here — about $108 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

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 sale8 hd

344.60

—

GA average13 barns · 346 hd

365.45

−20.85

National average175 barns · 20,266 hd

410.87

−66.27

This barn, trailing median20 sales

369.35

−24.75

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	1,833	205.78	3,772	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,439	165.80	2,386	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,012	139.91	1,416	6thin

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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	700	$2,550	1thin

Every lot, as filed

62 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 2	350–400	370	403.47/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,493	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	585	344.97/cwt	340.00–350.00	2,018	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	400	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,900	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,692	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,377	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	340	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,343	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	379	429.39/cwt	420.00–437.00	1,627	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	225	630.00/cwt	630.00–630.00	1,418	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	585	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,048	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	395	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,699	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	835	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,712	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	215	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,129	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	825	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,393	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	745	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,459	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	432.00/cwt	432.00–432.00	2,246	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	795	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	2,631	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,789	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	357.29/cwt	355.00–360.00	1,833	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,670	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,658	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	330	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,419	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	417.00/cwt	417.00–417.00	2,252	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	426.13/cwt	420.00–432.00	2,024	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,838	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	945	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,410	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	479.83/cwt	475.00–485.00	1,766	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	900	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	2,313	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,957	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	250	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	1,450	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	493	422.49/cwt	420.00–425.00	2,083	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,269	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,605	171.82/cwt	170.00–174.00	2,758	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	997	133.26/cwt	129.00–139.00	1,329	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,027	146.56/cwt	141.00–149.00	1,505	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,452	165.85/cwt	164.00–168.00	2,408	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,133	156.53/cwt	156.00–157.00	1,773	2
Bulls	—	—	1,833	205.78/cwt	203.00–208.00	3,772	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	700	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	402.00/cwt	402.00–402.00	1,930	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	345	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,811	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	245	710.00/cwt	710.00–710.00	1,740	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	393.78/cwt	387.00–397.00	2,079	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	685	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,363	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	250	555.00/cwt	555.00–555.00	1,388	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	422.39/cwt	420.00–425.00	1,394	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	310	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,674	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	255	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,071	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	632	357.35/cwt	355.00–362.00	2,258	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	750–800	795	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,829	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	495	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,955	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,840	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	307	563.34/cwt	560.00–565.00	1,729	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	705	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,953	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,785	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	550	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,200	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	495	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,757	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,813	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	255	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,211	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	389.11/cwt	382.00–392.00	1,852	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	645	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,000	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	345	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,501	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	545	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,799	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 Jan 20, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 92Last week 177Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 22Last week 29Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 14Year ago 0

Compared to one week ago slaughter cows and bulls steady, replacements and all classes of feeder cattle lightly tested

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	525.00	525.00
1	250–300	255	475.00	475.00
2	300–350	330	420.00–425.00	422.39
3	350–400	370	400.00–410.00	403.47
1	450–500	490	370.00	370.00
1	500–550	545	330.00	330.00
1	550–600	575	320.00	320.00
1	600–650	645	310.00	310.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	630.00	630.00
1	250–300	270	510.00	510.00
1	300–350	345	435.00	435.00
6	350–400	379	420.00–437.00	429.39
4	400–450	423	400.00	400.00
4	450–500	476	382.00–392.00	389.11
3	500–550	513	355.00–360.00	357.29
3	550–600	585	340.00–350.00	344.97
1	700–750	710	252.00	252.00
1	800–850	835	205.00	205.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	395.00	395.00
1	450–500	495	355.00	355.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	530.00	530.00
2	350–400	375	490.00	490.00
1	400–450	400	475.00	475.00
2	450–500	475	420.00–432.00	426.13
1	500–550	520	432.00	432.00
1	700–750	745	330.00	330.00
1	750–800	795	331.00	331.00
1	800–850	825	290.00	290.00
1	900–950	945	255.00	255.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	430.00	430.00
1	350–400	395	430.00	430.00
1	400–450	425	390.00	390.00
1	550–600	585	350.00	350.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	540	417.00	417.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	710.00	710.00
1	250–300	250	580.00	580.00
3	300–350	307	560.00–565.00	563.34
2	350–400	368	475.00–485.00	479.83
1	400–450	430	455.00	455.00
2	450–500	493	420.00–425.00	422.49
3	500–550	528	387.00–397.00	393.78
1	550–600	550	400.00	400.00
1	600–650	605	375.00	375.00
1	900–950	900	257.00	257.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	555.00	555.00
1	300–350	310	540.00	540.00
1	450–500	480	402.00	402.00
1	500–550	510	350.00	350.00
3	600–650	632	355.00–362.00	357.35
1	650–700	685	345.00	345.00
1	700–750	705	277.00	277.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	420.00	420.00
1	300–350	345	525.00	525.00
1	450–500	495	395.00	395.00
1	750–800	795	230.00	230.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,605	170.00–174.00	171.82
9	—	1,452	164.00–168.00	165.85
2	—	1,133	156.00–157.00	156.53
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	997	129.00–139.00	133.26
3	—	1,027	141.00–149.00	146.56
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,833	203.00–208.00	205.78

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	700	2,550.00	2,550.00

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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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle