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

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $377.21/cwt on 20 head, up $7.52 from the prior sale (only 13 head in that comparison). That ranks 15 of 20 comparable sales and sits +7.87 against this barn's trailing median of $369.35.

Average price

$377.21

▲ 7.52 vs prior sale

20 head · 532 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,008

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$106

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

$35.93/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−15.74

vs GA average

−43.75 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	522	390.93	2,041	11thin
Medium and Large 2	545	361.14	1,968	8thin
Medium and Large 3	545	355.00	1,935	1thin

One grade step is worth $35.93/cwt here — about $106 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 sale20 hd

377.21

—

GA average13 barns · 492 hd

392.96

−15.74

National average181 barns · 13,944 hd

420.96

−43.75

This barn, trailing median20 sales

369.35

+7.87

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	1,510	208.93	3,155	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,346	171.72	2,311	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,229	152.58	1,875	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
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,160	$2,900	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,228	$2,335	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	979	$2,078	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,023	$2,616	3thin

Every lot, as filed

94 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	400–450	420	423.55/cwt	420.00–425.00	1,779	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	620	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,046	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	428.59/cwt	420.00–440.00	1,629	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	265	565.19/cwt	560.00–570.00	1,498	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	660	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	2,158	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	368.79/cwt	360.00–377.00	2,084	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	685	300.99/cwt	300.00–302.00	2,062	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	224	554.92/cwt	550.00–560.00	1,243	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	470.07/cwt	465.00–475.00	1,716	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	482.98/cwt	480.00–492.00	2,236	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	406.25/cwt	397.00–412.00	2,519	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	378.49/cwt	377.00–380.00	2,555	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	300	510.00/cwt	505.00–515.00	1,530	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	349.06/cwt	345.00–352.00	2,007	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	506	399.23/cwt	390.00–410.00	2,020	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	410	452.47/cwt	450.00–455.00	1,855	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	662	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,503	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	513	445.12/cwt	440.00–450.00	2,283	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	735	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	2,514	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	435.11/cwt	430.00–440.00	2,023	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	555.00/cwt	555.00–555.00	2,081	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,811	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	340	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,700	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	285	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	1,468	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	220	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	1,430	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	213	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,278	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	473	450.03/cwt	445.00–455.00	2,129	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,950	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	695	357.00/cwt	357.00–357.00	2,481	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	372.00/cwt	372.00–372.00	2,362	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	469.00/cwt	460.00–475.00	2,251	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	550	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,475	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	384	499.97/cwt	490.00–510.00	1,920	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	514	462.99/cwt	460.00–470.00	2,380	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	413	528.52/cwt	525.00–532.00	2,183	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	215	670.00/cwt	670.00–670.00	1,441	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	508	485.07/cwt	480.00–490.00	2,464	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	578	416.88/cwt	412.00–427.00	2,410	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	273	539.86/cwt	535.00–545.00	1,474	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	436.00/cwt	435.00–437.00	2,442	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	410	492.28/cwt	480.00–500.00	2,018	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	213	625.29/cwt	620.00–630.00	1,332	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	650	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,503	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	372	519.89/cwt	515.00–525.00	1,934	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	300–350	315	565.00/cwt	565.00–565.00	1,780	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	640.00/cwt	640.00–640.00	1,728	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	558	452.02/cwt	447.00–457.00	2,522	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,377	173.82/cwt	170.00–179.00	2,394	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,145	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	2,141	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,305	163.21/cwt	156.00–167.00	2,130	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	660	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	891	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,223	159.51/cwt	159.00–160.00	1,951	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,423	153.81/cwt	150.00–157.00	2,189	3
Bulls	—	—	1,608	219.02/cwt	218.00–221.00	3,522	3
Bulls	—	—	1,413	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	2,755	2
Bulls	—	—	1,490	208.45/cwt	200.00–212.00	3,106	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	979	2,078.11/head	1,700.00–2,375.00	2,078	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,160	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,228	2,335.44/head	2,300.00–2,375.00	2,335	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,023	2,616.29/head	2,450.00–2,950.00	2,616	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	690	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,277	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	470	424.95/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,997	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	715	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,859	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	645	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,161	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	570	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,195	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	429	415.04/cwt	410.00–420.00	1,781	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	223	594.85/cwt	590.00–600.00	1,327	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	355.00/cwt	350.00–360.00	2,254	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	338	475.11/cwt	470.00–480.00	1,606	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	650	367.00/cwt	367.00–367.00	2,386	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	395	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,679	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	520	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,288	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	200–250	223	552.36/cwt	550.00–555.00	1,232	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	268	615.05/cwt	610.00–620.00	1,648	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,988	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	1,739	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	469.36/cwt	462.00–477.00	2,464	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	283	564.76/cwt	560.00–575.00	1,598	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	335	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,541	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	420	395.12/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,660	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	469	386.29/cwt	380.00–392.00	1,812	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	405	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,025	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	305	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,525	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	740	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,405	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	618	343.32/cwt	340.00–345.00	2,122	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	310	476.97/cwt	475.00–480.00	1,479	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	263	484.95/cwt	480.00–490.00	1,275	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	413.55/cwt	400.00–427.00	1,944	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,363	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	527	368.38/cwt	365.00–370.00	1,941	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	545	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,935	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	433.61/cwt	430.00–440.00	1,799	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	608	358.33/cwt	355.00–360.00	2,179	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	273	507.84/cwt	500.00–515.00	1,386	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 Mar 3, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 281Last week 94Year ago 220

Slaughter CattleReceipts 39Last week 48Year ago 25

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 13Year ago 83

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	224	550.00–560.00	554.92
2	250–300	273	500.00–515.00	507.84
5	300–350	310	475.00–480.00	476.97
6	350–400	380	420.00–440.00	428.59
9	400–450	420	420.00–425.00	423.55
16	450–500	470	400.00–427.00	413.55
5	500–550	527	365.00–370.00	368.38
3	550–600	575	345.00–352.00	349.06
3	600–650	618	340.00–345.00	343.32
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	263	480.00–490.00	484.95
2	300–350	335	460.00	460.00
2	400–450	420	390.00–400.00	395.12
5	450–500	469	380.00–392.00	386.29
1	500–550	545	355.00	355.00
1	600–650	620	330.00	330.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	213	600.00	600.00
2	250–300	265	560.00–570.00	565.19
2	300–350	300	505.00–515.00	510.00
2	350–400	365	465.00–475.00	470.07
11	400–450	415	430.00–440.00	433.61
2	450–500	465	430.00–440.00	435.11
8	500–550	506	390.00–410.00	399.23
3	550–600	565	360.00–377.00	368.79
3	600–650	608	355.00–360.00	358.33
2	650–700	685	300.00–302.00	300.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	660	327.00	327.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	670.00	670.00
2	250–300	273	535.00–545.00	539.86
1	350–400	375	555.00	555.00
2	400–450	413	525.00–532.00	528.52
4	450–500	463	480.00–492.00	482.98
2	500–550	508	480.00–490.00	485.07
1	550–600	550	450.00	450.00
3	600–650	620	397.00–412.00	406.25
2	650–700	675	377.00–380.00	378.49
1	700–750	735	342.00	342.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	500.00	500.00
6	350–400	384	490.00–510.00	499.97
2	400–450	410	450.00–455.00	452.47
2	450–500	473	445.00–455.00	450.03
2	500–550	513	440.00–450.00	445.12
3	550–600	578	412.00–427.00	416.88
4	650–700	662	227.00	227.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	650.00	650.00
1	250–300	285	515.00	515.00
1	300–350	345	525.00	525.00
2	350–400	375	520.00	520.00
3	400–450	410	480.00–500.00	492.28
5	450–500	480	460.00–475.00	469.00
4	500–550	514	460.00–470.00	462.99
2	550–600	560	435.00–437.00	436.00
1	600–650	635	372.00	372.00
1	650–700	695	357.00	357.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	213	620.00–630.00	625.29
1	250–300	270	640.00	640.00
1	300–350	325	535.00	535.00
3	350–400	372	515.00–525.00	519.89
2	400–450	405	500.00	500.00
2	500–550	525	462.00–477.00	469.36
2	550–600	558	447.00–457.00	452.02
1	650–700	650	385.00	385.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	565.00	565.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	223	550.00–555.00	552.36
3	250–300	283	560.00–575.00	564.76
2	300–350	338	470.00–480.00	475.11
1	350–400	395	425.00	425.00
4	400–450	429	410.00–420.00	415.04
2	450–500	470	420.00–430.00	424.95
1	500–550	520	440.00	440.00
1	550–600	570	385.00	385.00
1	600–650	645	335.00	335.00
1	650–700	690	330.00	330.00
1	700–750	715	260.00	260.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	223	590.00–600.00	594.85
2	250–300	268	610.00–620.00	615.05
1	300–350	305	500.00	500.00
2	400–450	423	470.00	470.00
1	500–550	525	450.00	450.00
2	600–650	635	350.00–360.00	355.00
1	650–700	650	367.00	367.00
1	700–750	740	325.00	325.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,377	170.00–179.00	173.82
1	—	1,145	187.00	187.00
5	—	1,305	156.00–167.00	163.21
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	660	135.00	135.00
2	—	1,223	159.00–160.00	159.51
3	—	1,423	150.00–157.00	153.81
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,608	218.00–221.00	219.02
2	—	1,413	195.00	195.00
5	—	1,490	200.00–212.00	208.45

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)	6	—	979	1,700.00–2,375.00	2,078.11
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,160	2,900.00	2,900.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,228	2,300.00–2,375.00	2,335.44
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,023	2,450.00–2,950.00	2,616.29

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

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Slaughter Cattle

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