Name: Washington livestock auction prices — 2026-04-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago slaughter cows, bulls and replacements lightly tested, all classes of Feeder cattle steady to 4.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $390.25/cwt on 17 head, up $23.51 from the prior sale (only 17 head in that comparison). That ranks 20 of 20 comparable sales and sits +20.91 against this barn's trailing median of $369.35.

Average price

$390.25

▲ 23.51 vs prior sale

17 head · 532 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,076

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$228

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

$34.81/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.93

vs GA average

−38.11 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	536	406.00	2,175	5thin
Medium and Large 2	536	396.19	2,124	6thin
Medium and Large 3	525	371.20	1,947	6thin

One grade step is worth $34.81/cwt here — about $228 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 sale17 hd

390.25

—

GA average14 barns · 371 hd

403.18

−12.93

National average175 barns · 10,626 hd

428.36

−38.11

This barn, trailing median20 sales

369.35

+20.91

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	1,233	191.68	2,362	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,320	172.03	2,271	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,670	165.50	2,764	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,044	136.24	1,422	4thin

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,042	$2,391	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,135	$2,368	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,121	$2,126	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	839	$2,755	4thin

Every lot, as filed

101 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	250–300	293	527.48/cwt	525.00–530.00	1,546	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	483	408.76/cwt	400.00–425.00	1,974	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	655	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,096	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	428	433.42/cwt	430.00–445.00	1,855	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	635	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,159	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	356	448.77/cwt	445.00–455.00	1,598	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	285	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,454	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	558	393.34/cwt	390.00–395.00	2,195	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	295	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,623	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	527	440.59/cwt	430.00–447.00	2,322	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,572	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	500–550	529	408.03/cwt	400.00–417.00	2,158	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	532	360.70/cwt	355.00–367.00	1,919	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	265	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,352	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	369	448.80/cwt	440.00–455.00	1,656	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	465.18/cwt	460.00–470.00	1,930	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	340	454.98/cwt	450.00–460.00	1,547	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	465	428.93/cwt	425.00–435.00	1,995	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	275	498.77/cwt	495.00–500.00	1,372	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	367	465.98/cwt	420.00–480.00	1,710	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,683	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	423	439.01/cwt	430.00–445.00	1,857	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	200–250	240	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,200	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	515	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,086	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	428.47/cwt	427.00–430.00	2,399	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	782	2,640.41/head	2,000.00–3,250.00	2,640	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,135	2,367.73/head	2,300.00–2,450.00	2,368	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	883	1,726.49/head	1,550.00–1,900.00	1,726	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,358	2,525.60/head	2,500.00–2,550.00	2,526	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	860	2,366.86/head	1,800.00–2,800.00	2,367	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,223	2,414.42/head	2,400.00–2,425.00	2,414	2
Bulls	—	—	1,050	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	2,121	1
Bulls	—	—	1,060	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,908	1
Bulls	—	—	1,410	192.35/cwt	190.00–194.00	2,712	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,285	165.58/cwt	165.00–166.00	2,128	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,408	188.17/cwt	185.00–191.00	2,649	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,605	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	2,825	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	930	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,181	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,082	139.32/cwt	139.00–140.00	1,507	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,735	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	2,689	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	265	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,590	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	745	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,086	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	350	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,960	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	200	670.00/cwt	670.00–670.00	1,340	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	688	338.49/cwt	337.00–340.00	2,329	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	446.68/cwt	445.00–450.00	2,166	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	500–550	540	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,484	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	450–500	470	475.78/cwt	470.00–480.00	2,236	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	448.37/cwt	445.00–450.00	1,861	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	400–450	445	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,092	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	522	496.71/cwt	490.00–505.00	2,593	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	470	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,350	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	763	345.02/cwt	340.00–350.00	2,633	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,337	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	605	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,662	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	516	441.00/cwt	440.00–442.00	2,276	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	605	472.00/cwt	472.00–472.00	2,856	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	445	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	2,247	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	265	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,391	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,545	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	465	426.59/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,984	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	442.55/cwt	440.00–445.00	2,058	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	432.54/cwt	430.00–435.00	2,262	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	700	362.00/cwt	362.00–362.00	2,534	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,890	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	285	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,411	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	364.59/cwt	360.00–367.00	2,242	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	673	392.49/cwt	390.00–395.00	2,641	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,755	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	310	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,550	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	765	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	2,310	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	321	479.45/cwt	470.00–485.00	1,539	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	720	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,124	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	326	495.05/cwt	490.00–510.00	1,614	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	340	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,564	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	460	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,978	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	225	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	1,373	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,041	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	360	465.14/cwt	460.00–470.00	1,675	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	215	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,183	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	500	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,050	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	505	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,222	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	405	465.06/cwt	460.00–470.00	1,883	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	495	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,277	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	210	660.00/cwt	660.00–660.00	1,386	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,052	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	381.02/cwt	380.00–382.00	2,400	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	629	410.91/cwt	377.00–427.00	2,585	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	260	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,170	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	467	453.36/cwt	450.00–455.00	2,117	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Value Added	500–550	517	381.69/cwt	380.00–385.00	1,973	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	484.86/cwt	480.00–490.00	1,745	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	610	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,471	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	538	428.54/cwt	420.00–437.00	2,306	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	565	417.50/cwt	410.00–425.00	2,359	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	390	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,677	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	420	429.99/cwt	425.00–435.00	1,806	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	422	445.10/cwt	440.00–455.00	1,878	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	310	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,318	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	576	445.21/cwt	440.00–455.00	2,564	9

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 Apr 7, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 318Last week 200Year ago 100

Slaughter CattleReceipts 20Last week 33Year ago 23

Replacement CattleReceipts 31Last week 38Year ago 52

Compared to one week ago slaughter cows, bulls and replacements lightly tested, all classes of Feeder cattle steady to 4.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	610.00	610.00
2	250–300	293	525.00–530.00	527.48
8	300–350	321	470.00–485.00	479.45
2	350–400	360	460.00–470.00	465.14
6	400–450	422	440.00–455.00	445.10
1	450–500	460	430.00	430.00
1	500–550	530	385.00	385.00
1	550–600	570	360.00	360.00
2	600–650	630	380.00–382.00	381.02
1	700–750	720	295.00	295.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	215	550.00	550.00
1	250–300	285	510.00	510.00
1	300–350	340	460.00	460.00
4	350–400	356	445.00–455.00	448.77
6	400–450	428	430.00–445.00	433.42
9	450–500	483	400.00–425.00	408.76
3	500–550	532	355.00–367.00	360.70
1	600–650	635	340.00	340.00
1	650–700	655	320.00	320.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	660.00	660.00
1	250–300	295	550.00	550.00
6	300–350	326	490.00–510.00	495.05
2	350–400	360	480.00–490.00	484.86
2	400–450	405	460.00–470.00	465.06
1	450–500	495	460.00	460.00
1	500–550	500	410.00	410.00
3	550–600	558	390.00–395.00	393.34
3	600–650	615	360.00–367.00	364.59
2	650–700	668	385.00	385.00
1	750–800	765	302.00	302.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	529	400.00–417.00	408.03
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	505	440.00	440.00
1	600–650	610	405.00	405.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	517	380.00–385.00	381.69
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	510.00	510.00
1	300–350	340	495.00	495.00
6	350–400	367	420.00–480.00	465.98
2	400–450	415	460.00–470.00	465.18
3	450–500	485	445.00–450.00	446.68
3	500–550	527	430.00–447.00	440.59
2	550–600	560	427.00–430.00	428.47
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	500.00	500.00
4	250–300	275	495.00–500.00	498.77
3	300–350	340	450.00–460.00	454.98
4	350–400	369	440.00–455.00	448.80
5	400–450	423	430.00–445.00	439.01
3	450–500	465	425.00–435.00	428.93
1	500–550	515	405.00	405.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	670.00	670.00
1	250–300	265	600.00	600.00
1	350–400	350	560.00	560.00
2	650–700	688	337.00–340.00	338.49
2	700–750	745	280.00	280.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	470.00	470.00
3	450–500	470	470.00–480.00	475.78
1	500–550	540	460.00	460.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	495.00	495.00
1	300–350	310	500.00	500.00
1	350–400	390	450.00	450.00
3	400–450	415	445.00–450.00	448.37
2	450–500	465	440.00–445.00	442.55
2	500–550	523	430.00–435.00	432.54
1	550–600	585	435.00	435.00
1	600–650	605	440.00	440.00
2	650–700	673	390.00–395.00	392.49
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	505.00	505.00
2	450–500	470	500.00	500.00
3	500–550	522	490.00–505.00	496.71
1	600–650	605	472.00	472.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	525.00	525.00
1	350–400	360	525.00	525.00
3	450–500	467	450.00–455.00	453.36
6	500–550	516	440.00–442.00	441.00
9	550–600	576	440.00–455.00	445.21
1	600–650	615	380.00	380.00
1	700–750	700	362.00	362.00
2	750–800	763	340.00–350.00	345.02
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	450.00	450.00
1	300–350	310	425.00	425.00
1	350–400	390	430.00	430.00
5	400–450	420	425.00–435.00	429.99
3	450–500	465	420.00–430.00	426.59
2	500–550	538	420.00–437.00	428.54
2	550–600	565	410.00–425.00	417.50
4	600–650	629	377.00–427.00	410.91

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	3	—	782	2,000.00–3,250.00	2,640.41
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,010	3,100.00	3,100.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,135	2,300.00–2,450.00	2,367.73
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,358	2,500.00–2,550.00	2,525.60
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,223	2,400.00–2,425.00	2,414.42
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	883	1,550.00–1,900.00	1,726.49
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	860	1,800.00–2,800.00	2,366.86

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,050	202.00	202.00
1	—	1,060	180.00	180.00
2	—	1,410	190.00–194.00	192.35
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,285	165.00–166.00	165.58
2	—	1,408	185.00–191.00	188.17
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,605	176.00	176.00
1	—	1,735	155.00	155.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	930	127.00	127.00
3	—	1,082	139.00–140.00	139.32

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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