Name: Washington livestock auction prices — 2026-03-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends available.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $418.59/cwt on 9 head, up $1.36 from the prior sale (only 11 head in that comparison). That ranks 13 of 16 comparable sales and sits +25.89 against this barn's trailing median of $392.70.

Average price

$418.59

▲ 1.36 vs prior sale

9 head · 532 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,229

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$234

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

$45.53/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.20

vs GA average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	544	430.53	2,342	4thin
Medium and Large 2	507	425.07	2,155	3thin
Medium and Large 3	548	385.00	2,108	2thin

One grade step is worth $45.53/cwt here — about $234 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

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 sale9 hd

418.59

—

GA average13 barns · 301 hd

425.79

−7.20

This barn, trailing median16 sales

392.70

+25.89

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	1,579	215.35	3,400	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,286	177.51	2,283	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,069	152.86	1,634	7thin

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)	1,080	$2,656	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,213	$2,375	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,133	$2,270	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	840	$1,900	1thin

Every lot, as filed

74 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	300–350	313	497.83/cwt	490.00–510.00	1,558	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	433	442.85/cwt	440.00–455.00	1,918	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	458	442.54/cwt	440.00–445.00	2,027	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	375	453.42/cwt	450.00–460.00	1,700	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	2,134	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	635	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,032	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	390.66/cwt	387.00–395.00	2,090	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	270	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,283	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	487.38/cwt	485.00–490.00	1,818	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	2,191	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	578	340.59/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,969	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	612	333.37/cwt	330.00–335.00	2,040	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	510	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,862	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	476	407.48/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,940	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	635	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,778	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	433	429.86/cwt	425.00–435.00	1,861	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	328	472.44/cwt	470.00–475.00	1,550	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	408	497.34/cwt	495.00–500.00	2,029	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	1,728	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	272	528.47/cwt	525.00–530.00	1,437	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	489.94/cwt	485.00–495.00	1,886	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,077	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	455	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,957	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	540	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,484	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	658	348.52/cwt	347.00–350.00	2,293	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	424	452.48/cwt	450.00–455.00	1,919	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	545	442.00/cwt	442.00–442.00	2,409	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	575	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,725	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	495	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,030	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	617	405.68/cwt	400.00–410.00	2,503	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	800	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	2,376	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	579.82/cwt	575.00–585.00	1,623	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	305	526.64/cwt	525.00–530.00	1,606	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	210	660.00/cwt	660.00–660.00	1,386	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	481.98/cwt	480.00–485.00	2,044	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	512.20/cwt	505.00–520.00	1,946	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	438.52/cwt	437.00–440.00	2,250	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,356	182.97/cwt	180.00–187.00	2,481	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,163	146.16/cwt	140.00–149.00	1,700	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,310	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	2,135	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,305	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	2,192	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,244	175.74/cwt	172.00–178.00	2,186	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	895	156.19/cwt	155.00–157.00	1,398	3
Bulls	—	—	1,579	215.35/cwt	210.00–220.00	3,400	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	840	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	905	1,863.19/head	1,850.00–1,875.00	1,863	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,418	2,716.57/head	2,400.00–3,000.00	2,717	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	2,656.02/head	2,000.00–3,300.00	2,656	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,133	2,269.54/head	2,100.00–2,400.00	2,270	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	507	425.07/cwt	420.00–430.00	2,155	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	505	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,045	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	422.54/cwt	420.00–425.00	2,430	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	665	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,361	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	460	408.33/cwt	395.00–415.00	1,878	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	327	509.82/cwt	505.00–515.00	1,667	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	450	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,115	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	597.50/cwt	595.00–600.00	1,613	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	295	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,564	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	483	447.03/cwt	440.00–455.00	2,159	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	413	464.96/cwt	460.00–470.00	1,920	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	380	460.07/cwt	455.00–465.00	1,748	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	350	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,768	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	486.17/cwt	480.00–495.00	1,823	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	382.00/cwt	382.00–382.00	2,368	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	228	601.75/cwt	600.00–605.00	1,372	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	424	449.97/cwt	440.00–455.00	1,908	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	590	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,154	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,279	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	400	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,880	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	245	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,225	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	424	423.76/cwt	415.00–435.00	1,797	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,782	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	365.31/cwt	360.00–370.00	2,093	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	582	351.35/cwt	350.00–352.00	2,045	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 Mar 24, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 209Last week 170Year ago 113

Slaughter CattleReceipts 19Last week 28Year ago 35

Replacement CattleReceipts 25Last week 0Year ago 28

No trends available.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	272	525.00–530.00	528.47
5	300–350	313	490.00–510.00	497.83
2	350–400	373	485.00–490.00	487.38
7	400–450	433	440.00–455.00	442.85
1	450–500	455	430.00	430.00
3	500–550	535	387.00–395.00	390.66
3	550–600	582	350.00–352.00	351.35
3	600–650	612	330.00–335.00	333.37
1	650–700	660	332.00	332.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	323	535.00	535.00
1	350–400	350	505.00	505.00
1	400–450	400	470.00	470.00
2	450–500	458	440.00–445.00	442.54
1	500–550	530	430.00	430.00
6	550–600	573	360.00–370.00	365.31
1	600–650	615	347.00	347.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	500.00	500.00
1	250–300	270	475.00	475.00
2	300–350	328	470.00–475.00	472.44
3	350–400	375	450.00–460.00	453.42
4	400–450	424	415.00–435.00	423.76
4	450–500	476	400.00–410.00	407.48
1	500–550	510	365.00	365.00
3	550–600	578	335.00–345.00	340.59
1	600–650	635	320.00	320.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	433	425.00–435.00	429.86
1	450–500	495	410.00	410.00
1	550–600	575	300.00	300.00
1	600–650	635	280.00	280.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	408	495.00–500.00	497.34
1	500–550	540	460.00	460.00
3	600–650	617	400.00–410.00	405.68
2	650–700	658	347.00–350.00	348.52
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	385	485.00–495.00	489.94
4	400–450	424	450.00–455.00	452.48
1	500–550	545	442.00	442.00
1	550–600	585	355.00	355.00
1	800–850	800	297.00	297.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	228	600.00–605.00	601.75
2	250–300	280	575.00–585.00	579.82
3	300–350	305	525.00–530.00	526.64
4	350–400	375	480.00–495.00	486.17
5	400–450	413	460.00–470.00	464.96
6	450–500	483	440.00–455.00	447.03
3	500–550	507	420.00–430.00	425.07
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	660.00	660.00
2	250–300	270	595.00–600.00	597.50
1	300–350	330	540.00	540.00
5	350–400	380	505.00–520.00	512.20
5	400–450	424	480.00–485.00	481.98
1	450–500	450	470.00	470.00
2	500–550	513	437.00–440.00	438.52
2	550–600	575	420.00–425.00	422.54
1	600–650	620	382.00	382.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	530.00	530.00
3	300–350	327	505.00–515.00	509.82
2	350–400	380	455.00–465.00	460.07
7	400–450	424	440.00–455.00	449.97
3	450–500	460	395.00–415.00	408.33
1	500–550	505	405.00	405.00
1	550–600	590	365.00	365.00
1	650–700	665	355.00	355.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,356	180.00–187.00	182.97
1	—	1,305	168.00	168.00
7	—	1,244	172.00–178.00	175.74
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,163	140.00–149.00	146.16
1	—	1,310	163.00	163.00
3	—	895	155.00–157.00	156.19
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,579	210.00–220.00	215.35

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	—	840	1,900.00	1,900.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	905	1,850.00–1,875.00	1,863.19
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,418	2,400.00–3,000.00	2,716.57
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,080	2,000.00–3,300.00	2,656.02
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,133	2,100.00–2,400.00	2,269.54

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

What quality paid 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Wilkes County Stockyard - Washington, GA

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