Name: Washington livestock auction prices — 2026-03-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers and bulls steady to 3.00 lower. Feeder heifer steady to 5.00 higher. Slaughter and replacement cattle lightly tested.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $352.53/cwt on 11 head, down $24.68 from the prior sale. That ranks 6 of 20 comparable sales and sits −16.82 against this barn's trailing median of $369.35.

Average price

$352.53

▼ 24.68 vs prior sale

11 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,932

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$131

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$27.57/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−33.58

vs GA average

−61.25 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	545	367.57	2,003	5thin
Medium and Large 3	551	340.00	1,872	6thin

One grade step is worth $27.57/cwt here — about $131 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale11 hd

352.53

—

GA average13 barns · 332 hd

386.11

−33.58

National average182 barns · 10,991 hd

413.78

−61.25

This barn, trailing median20 sales

369.35

−16.82

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	1,850	182.50	3,376	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,326	161.38	2,141	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,124	145.93	1,641	6thin

Every lot, as filed

63 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	500–550	528	379.28/cwt	365.00–397.50	2,003	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,430	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	450	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,115	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	412	470.75/cwt	460.00–490.00	1,939	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,311	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	427.46/cwt	420.00–435.00	2,022	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	640	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,368	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	527	413.29/cwt	410.00–420.00	2,178	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	338	504.89/cwt	500.00–510.00	1,707	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	418	465.59/cwt	450.00–485.00	1,946	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	427	395.16/cwt	385.00–405.00	1,687	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	273	507.16/cwt	495.00–520.00	1,385	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	495	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,079	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	329.82/cwt	325.00–335.00	2,055	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	2,129	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,914	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	429	434.87/cwt	410.00–445.00	1,866	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	378	470.50/cwt	455.00–485.00	1,778	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	523	350.04/cwt	337.50–360.00	1,831	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	437.46/cwt	430.00–445.00	2,069	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	502.18/cwt	490.00–515.00	1,933	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	476.20/cwt	460.00–495.00	1,738	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	300	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,485	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	290	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,378	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	350	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,453	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,198	140.62/cwt	135.00–147.50	1,685	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	755	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,302	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,222	167.34/cwt	164.00–173.00	2,045	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,401	157.12/cwt	154.00–162.00	2,201	7
Bulls	—	—	1,975	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	3,871	1
Bulls	—	—	1,725	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	2,915	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	479	375.04/cwt	360.00–390.00	1,796	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	331	456.27/cwt	445.00–470.00	1,510	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	578	329.96/cwt	327.50–332.50	1,907	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	479	392.53/cwt	375.00–400.00	1,880	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	426	416.35/cwt	405.00–425.00	1,774	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	393	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,788	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	565.00/cwt	565.00–565.00	1,836	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	355	508.68/cwt	500.00–525.00	1,806	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	2,413	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	405	474.94/cwt	470.00–480.00	1,924	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	582.46/cwt	580.00–585.00	1,689	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	422.50/cwt	422.50–422.50	2,408	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	650	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,178	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	305	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,540	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	2,407	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,240	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,115	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	565.00/cwt	565.00–565.00	1,780	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	534.55/cwt	525.00–555.00	1,791	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	468.96/cwt	455.00–480.00	1,773	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	424	442.02/cwt	420.00–455.00	1,874	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	608	356.00/cwt	356.00–356.00	2,164	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	445.89/cwt	440.00–447.00	2,118	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	634	378.17/cwt	372.50–385.00	2,398	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	350.00/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,995	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	328	490.11/cwt	485.00–495.00	1,608	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	750	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,213	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	555.00/cwt	555.00–555.00	2,026	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	452.50/cwt	437.50–460.00	2,308	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	2,221	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	405.00/cwt	400.00–410.00	2,309	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	407.37/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,894	4

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 10, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 170Last week 281Year ago 111

Slaughter CattleReceipts 28Last week 39Year ago 29

Compared to last week, feeder steers and bulls steady to 3.00 lower. Feeder heifer steady to 5.00 higher. Slaughter and replacement 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
2	300–350	328	485.00–495.00	490.11
8	350–400	378	455.00–480.00	468.96
5	400–450	424	420.00–455.00	442.02
4	450–500	465	400.00–420.00	407.37
3	500–550	528	365.00–397.50	379.28
2	550–600	570	340.00–360.00	350.00
2	600–650	623	325.00–335.00	329.82
1	650–700	660	322.50	322.50
1	750–800	750	295.00	295.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	505.00	505.00
6	400–450	412	460.00–490.00	470.75
6	450–500	475	440.00–447.00	445.89
7	600–650	608	356.00	356.00
1	650–700	650	335.00	335.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	331	445.00–470.00	456.27
1	350–400	350	415.00	415.00
3	400–450	427	385.00–405.00	395.16
5	450–500	479	360.00–390.00	375.04
3	500–550	523	337.50–360.00	350.04
3	550–600	578	327.50–332.50	329.96
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	565.00	565.00
1	350–400	365	555.00	555.00
3	400–450	423	525.00	525.00
1	450–500	450	470.00	470.00
3	500–550	510	437.50–460.00	452.50
1	550–600	565	430.00	430.00
1	650–700	655	367.50	367.50
3	700–750	715	337.50	337.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	335	525.00–555.00	534.55
2	350–400	385	490.00–515.00	502.18
5	400–450	418	450.00–485.00	465.59
2	450–500	473	430.00–445.00	437.46
2	550–600	570	400.00–410.00	405.00
5	600–650	640	370.00	370.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	273	495.00–520.00	507.16
1	300–350	300	495.00	495.00
2	350–400	378	455.00–485.00	470.50
4	400–450	429	410.00–445.00	434.87
1	450–500	495	420.00	420.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	338	500.00–510.00	504.89
4	350–400	365	460.00–495.00	476.20
1	400–450	435	440.00	440.00
2	450–500	473	420.00–435.00	427.46
3	500–550	527	410.00–420.00	413.29
1	550–600	585	395.00	395.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	475.00	475.00
2	350–400	393	455.00	455.00
4	400–450	426	405.00–425.00	416.35
4	450–500	479	375.00–400.00	392.53
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	290	580.00–585.00	582.46
1	300–350	315	565.00	565.00
4	350–400	355	500.00–525.00	508.68
2	400–450	405	470.00–480.00	474.94
1	450–500	470	450.00	450.00
1	500–550	515	435.00	435.00
1	550–600	570	422.50	422.50
4	600–650	634	372.50–385.00	378.17

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,198	135.00–147.50	140.62
1	—	755	172.50	172.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,222	164.00–173.00	167.34
7	—	1,401	154.00–162.00	157.12
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,975	196.00	196.00
1	—	1,725	169.00	169.00

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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