Name: Washington livestock auction prices — 2026-02-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-02-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago slaughter cows and bulls 8.00 higher, Replacements steady, feeder steers lightly tested, feeder bulls and heifers 5.00 higher.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $389.00/cwt on 3 head, down $30.55 from the prior sale (only 17 head in that comparison). That ranks 8 of 16 comparable sales and sits −3.70 against this barn's trailing median of $392.70.

Average price

$389.00

▼ 30.55 vs prior sale

3 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,115

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−26.07

vs GA average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 3	544	389.00	2,115	3thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

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 sale3 hd

389.00

—

GA average13 barns · 294 hd

415.07

−26.07

This barn, trailing median16 sales

392.70

−3.70

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	—	High	1,657	214.62	3,556	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,695	175.75	2,979	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,349	173.92	2,347	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,164	160.71	1,871	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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,058	$2,224	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	780	$1,855	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	870	$1,802	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	997	$2,963	5

Every lot, as filed

71 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	553	378.52/cwt	375.00–382.00	2,093	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	355	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,509	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	428	401.69/cwt	400.00–405.00	1,719	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	240	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,224	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,960	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	555	362.00/cwt	362.00–362.00	2,009	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	465	388.77/cwt	380.00–397.00	1,808	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	368	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,472	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	522	386.35/cwt	385.00–387.00	2,017	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	333	487.48/cwt	485.00–490.00	1,623	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,142	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	735	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,205	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	235	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	1,257	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	450	447.00/cwt	447.00–447.00	2,012	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	393.50/cwt	392.00–395.00	2,066	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	325	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,333	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	612.16/cwt	607.00–617.00	1,928	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,066	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	690	410.20/cwt	369.00–452.00	2,830	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	471.02/cwt	470.00–472.00	2,463	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	433.47/cwt	430.00–437.00	2,666	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	745	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,012	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,095	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	461.02/cwt	457.00–465.00	2,596	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	595	412.00/cwt	412.00–412.00	2,451	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	448.00/cwt	448.00–448.00	2,576	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	2,063	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	414.94/cwt	410.00–420.00	1,784	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	595.00/cwt	595.00–595.00	1,993	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	750	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	2,078	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,562	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	362.00/cwt	362.00–362.00	2,407	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	305	635.00/cwt	635.00–635.00	1,937	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	408	488.96/cwt	485.00–495.00	1,995	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	388	540.02/cwt	535.00–545.00	2,095	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	985	150.27/cwt	149.00–152.00	1,480	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,195	158.88/cwt	158.00–160.00	1,899	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,224	164.19/cwt	163.00–166.00	2,010	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,615	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	2,697	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,815	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	3,321	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,675	176.50/cwt	176.00–177.00	2,956	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,382	170.64/cwt	163.00–173.00	2,358	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,386	185.55/cwt	182.00–188.00	2,572	4
Bulls	—	—	1,700	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	3,791	1
Bulls	—	—	1,635	210.43/cwt	204.00–215.00	3,441	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	780	1,855.45/head	1,800.00–1,900.00	1,855	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	870	1,801.72/head	1,650.00–1,950.00	1,802	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,285	2,472.64/head	2,350.00–2,525.00	2,473	4
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	603	1,727.18/head	1,700.00–1,750.00	1,727	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,132	3,124.89/head	1,800.00–4,250.00	3,125	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	795	2,720.91/head	2,375.00–3,000.00	2,721	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	533	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,132	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	680	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,312	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	373	455.23/cwt	450.00–460.00	1,698	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	200–250	220	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,188	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	1,885	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	463	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,037	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	417	473.24/cwt	470.00–475.00	1,973	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,208	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	345	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,898	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	415	457.53/cwt	455.00–460.00	1,899	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	463	455.02/cwt	450.00–460.00	2,107	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	565	367.00/cwt	367.00–367.00	2,074	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,947	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,948	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	285	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,568	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	366.37/cwt	362.00–372.00	2,271	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	735	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,852	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	369	521.24/cwt	520.00–525.00	1,923	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	556	345.24/cwt	342.00–347.00	1,920	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	535	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,926	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 Feb 17, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 106Last week 218Year ago 83

Slaughter CattleReceipts 28Last week 28Year ago 12

Replacement CattleReceipts 22Last week 5Year ago 7

Compared to one week ago slaughter cows and bulls 8.00 higher, Replacements steady, feeder steers lightly tested, feeder bulls and heifers 5.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	550.00	550.00
2	300–350	333	485.00–490.00	487.48
1	400–450	410	475.00	475.00
1	450–500	450	447.00	447.00
2	500–550	525	392.00–395.00	393.50
2	550–600	553	375.00–382.00	378.52
1	600–650	630	340.00	340.00
1	650–700	665	315.00	315.00
1	700–750	735	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	535.00	535.00
1	350–400	355	425.00	425.00
2	400–450	430	410.00–420.00	414.94
1	450–500	490	400.00	400.00
3	500–550	522	385.00–387.00	386.35
1	550–600	555	362.00	362.00
1	650–700	660	295.00	295.00
1	700–750	745	270.00	270.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	510.00	510.00
1	300–350	325	410.00	410.00
2	350–400	368	400.00	400.00
3	400–450	428	400.00–405.00	401.69
2	450–500	465	380.00–397.00	388.77
1	500–550	535	360.00	360.00
4	550–600	556	342.00–347.00	345.24
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	315	607.00–617.00	612.16
1	350–400	375	550.00	550.00
1	400–450	435	475.00	475.00
2	500–550	523	470.00–472.00	471.02
2	550–600	563	457.00–465.00	461.02
2	600–650	615	430.00–437.00	433.47
2	650–700	690	369.00–452.00	410.20
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	595	412.00	412.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	595.00	595.00
1	550–600	575	448.00	448.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	580.00	580.00
4	350–400	369	520.00–525.00	521.24
3	400–450	417	470.00–475.00	473.24
3	450–500	463	450.00–460.00	455.02
3	600–650	620	362.00–372.00	366.37
1	750–800	750	277.00	277.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	635.00	635.00
3	350–400	388	535.00–545.00	540.02
3	400–450	408	485.00–495.00	488.96
1	450–500	460	480.00	480.00
1	600–650	610	420.00	420.00
1	650–700	665	362.00	362.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	540.00	540.00
1	300–350	345	550.00	550.00
2	350–400	373	450.00–460.00	455.23
2	400–450	415	455.00–460.00	457.53
2	450–500	463	440.00	440.00
2	500–550	533	400.00	400.00
1	550–600	565	367.00	367.00
1	650–700	680	340.00	340.00
1	700–750	735	252.00	252.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	985	149.00–152.00	150.27
6	—	1,224	163.00–166.00	164.19
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,195	158.00–160.00	158.88
5	—	1,382	163.00–173.00	170.64
4	—	1,386	182.00–188.00	185.55
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,615	167.00	167.00
1	—	1,815	183.00	183.00
2	—	1,675	176.00–177.00	176.50
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,700	223.00	223.00
2	—	1,635	204.00–215.00	210.43

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	780	1,800.00–1,900.00	1,855.45
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	870	1,650.00–1,950.00	1,801.72
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	603	1,700.00–1,750.00	1,727.18
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,285	2,350.00–2,525.00	2,472.64
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,132	1,800.00–4,250.00	3,124.89
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	795	2,375.00–3,000.00	2,720.91

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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Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

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How it compared 500–600 lb

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How this sale compares

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