Name: Washington livestock auction prices — 2026-02-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-02-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

There are no trends available due to last week's market closure for inclement weather conditions.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $369.00/cwt on 13 head, up $29.57 from the prior sale. That ranks 10 of 20 comparable sales and sits −0.35 against this barn's trailing median of $369.35.

Average price

$369.00

▲ 29.57 vs prior sale

13 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,999

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$245

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

$57.12/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−25.24

vs GA average

−62.54 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	535	392.41	2,099	7thin
Medium and Large 2	543	354.50	1,923	2thin
Medium and Large 3	553	335.29	1,854	4thin

One grade step is worth $57.12/cwt here — about $245 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 sale13 hd

369.00

—

GA average11 barns · 357 hd

394.24

−25.24

National average145 barns · 12,920 hd

431.54

−62.54

This barn, trailing median20 sales

369.35

−0.35

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	1,388	219.80	3,050	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,391	176.05	2,450	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,249	165.13	2,062	11

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)	1,270	$2,325	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	935	$1,825	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,050	$2,600	1thin

Every lot, as filed

85 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
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,314	164.03/cwt	160.00–166.00	2,155	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,075	168.06/cwt	167.00–169.00	1,807	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,554	183.01/cwt	180.00–186.00	2,844	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,284	175.04/cwt	171.00–179.00	2,248	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,407	167.14/cwt	166.00–168.00	2,352	3
Bulls	—	—	1,277	221.17/cwt	213.00–228.00	2,824	7
Bulls	—	—	1,525	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	2,898	1
Bulls	—	—	2,025	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	4,860	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	1,825.00/head	1,825.00–1,825.00	1,825	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,270	2,325.00/head	2,325.00–2,325.00	2,325	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	725	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,284	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	523.54/cwt	520.00–527.00	2,199	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	554.91/cwt	550.00–560.00	2,025	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,494	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	2,017	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	310	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,535	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	560	397.00/cwt	397.00–397.00	2,223	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	617	344.69/cwt	340.00–352.00	2,127	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	433	444.97/cwt	440.00–450.00	1,927	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	700	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	2,219	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	477.38/cwt	475.00–480.00	1,804	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,074	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,995	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	357.00/cwt	357.00–357.00	1,999	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	750–800	770	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,617	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	730	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	2,205	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	438	428.33/cwt	425.00–430.00	1,876	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	408	468.16/cwt	460.00–480.00	1,910	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	640	372.00/cwt	372.00–372.00	2,381	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	268	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,340	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	573	333.58/cwt	330.00–337.00	1,911	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	533	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	1,796	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,000	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	360.98/cwt	360.00–362.00	2,058	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	405	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,985	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	558	427.03/cwt	417.00–437.00	2,383	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	473.07/cwt	467.00–477.00	2,238	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,375	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	457.00/cwt	457.00–457.00	2,376	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	490	449.71/cwt	440.00–457.00	2,204	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	615.00/cwt	615.00–615.00	1,937	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	362.50/cwt	357.00–368.00	2,465	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	1,898	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	260	645.00/cwt	645.00–645.00	1,677	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	628	398.49/cwt	397.00–400.00	2,503	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	486.00/cwt	482.00–490.00	2,236	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	735	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	2,550	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,622	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	563	398.51/cwt	397.00–400.00	2,244	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	250	595.00/cwt	595.00–595.00	1,488	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	444.28/cwt	440.00–452.00	2,279	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	424.31/cwt	417.00–435.00	2,431	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,491	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	2,081	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	370	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,795	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	555.00/cwt	555.00–555.00	2,098	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	343.50/cwt	340.00–347.00	2,319	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	498.51/cwt	497.00–500.00	2,109	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	624	391.49/cwt	385.00–397.00	2,443	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	476	470.18/cwt	465.00–472.00	2,238	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	620	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,201	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	340	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,700	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	453	433.49/cwt	432.00–435.00	1,964	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	445	442.50/cwt	440.00–445.00	1,969	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	428.60/cwt	427.00–432.00	2,263	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	589.87/cwt	585.00–595.00	1,876	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	478	416.41/cwt	415.00–422.00	1,990	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	493.97/cwt	492.00–497.00	2,327	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	790	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,568	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	387.50/cwt	385.00–390.00	2,034	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	1,848	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	265	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,378	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	381.63/cwt	380.00–385.00	1,965	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	530	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,332	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	660	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,815	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	285	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	1,781	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	457.48/cwt	455.00–460.00	1,729	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	615	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,845	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	240	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,176	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	390	437.53/cwt	435.00–440.00	1,706	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	735	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,168	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	285	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,340	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,059	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	628	336.34/cwt	335.00–337.00	2,112	3

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 Feb 3, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 179Last week 92Year ago 40

Slaughter CattleReceipts 47Last week 22Year ago 312

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 10Year ago 9

There are no trends available due to last week's market closure for inclement weather conditions.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,314	160.00–166.00	164.03
3	—	1,075	167.00–169.00	168.06
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,554	180.00–186.00	183.01
8	—	1,284	171.00–179.00	175.04
3	—	1,407	166.00–168.00	167.14
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,277	213.00–228.00	221.17
1	—	1,525	190.00	190.00
1	—	2,025	240.00	240.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,050	2,600.00	2,600.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	935	1,825.00	1,825.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,270	2,325.00	2,325.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	500.00	500.00
1	350–400	370	485.00	485.00
2	400–450	445	440.00–445.00	442.50
2	450–500	453	432.00–435.00	433.49
2	500–550	525	385.00–390.00	387.50
1	600–650	620	355.00	355.00
1	700–750	725	315.00	315.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	625.00	625.00
3	300–350	318	585.00–595.00	589.87
1	350–400	365	570.00	570.00
2	400–450	420	520.00–527.00	523.54
4	450–500	471	492.00–497.00	493.97
7	500–550	513	440.00–452.00	444.28
4	550–600	573	417.00–435.00	424.31
1	600–650	615	405.00	405.00
1	750–800	790	325.00	325.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	595.00	595.00
2	350–400	378	555.00	555.00
2	400–450	423	497.00–500.00	498.51
4	450–500	476	465.00–472.00	470.18
5	500–550	528	427.00–432.00	428.60
2	550–600	563	397.00–400.00	398.51
4	600–650	624	385.00–397.00	391.49
2	650–700	675	340.00–347.00	343.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	645.00	645.00
1	300–350	315	615.00	615.00
3	350–400	365	550.00–560.00	554.91
2	450–500	460	482.00–490.00	486.00
1	500–550	525	475.00	475.00
1	550–600	570	460.00	460.00
2	600–650	628	397.00–400.00	398.49
2	650–700	680	357.00–368.00	362.50
1	700–750	735	347.00	347.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	575.00	575.00
1	350–400	370	545.00	545.00
1	400–450	405	490.00	490.00
3	450–500	473	467.00–477.00	473.07
1	500–550	520	457.00	457.00
3	550–600	558	417.00–437.00	427.03
1	600–650	625	380.00	380.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	495.00	495.00
3	450–500	490	440.00–457.00	449.71
1	500–550	525	380.00	380.00
1	550–600	560	397.00	397.00
1	600–650	640	372.00	372.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	520.00	520.00
2	350–400	378	475.00–480.00	477.38
3	400–450	408	460.00–480.00	468.16
2	450–500	468	440.00	440.00
3	500–550	515	380.00–385.00	381.63
2	550–600	570	360.00–362.00	360.98
6	600–650	617	340.00–352.00	344.69
1	700–750	700	317.00	317.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	268	500.00	500.00
2	350–400	378	455.00–460.00	457.48
2	400–450	433	440.00–450.00	444.97
2	450–500	465	430.00	430.00
1	500–550	525	352.00	352.00
1	550–600	560	357.00	357.00
3	600–650	628	335.00–337.00	336.34
1	650–700	680	305.00	305.00
1	700–750	730	302.00	302.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	490.00	490.00
1	250–300	285	470.00	470.00
2	350–400	390	435.00–440.00	437.53
3	400–450	438	425.00–430.00	428.33
5	450–500	478	415.00–422.00	416.41
2	500–550	533	337.00	337.00
2	550–600	573	330.00–337.00	333.58
1	600–650	615	300.00	300.00
1	650–700	660	275.00	275.00
1	700–750	735	295.00	295.00
1	750–800	770	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	530	440.00	440.00

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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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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Feeder Cattle