Name: Washington livestock auction prices — 2026-04-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago slaughter cows and bulls 8.00 to 10.00 higher, replacements and feeder steers lightly tested, feeder bulls and heifers unevenly steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $417.54/cwt on 17 head, down $13.79 from the prior sale (only 12 head in that comparison). That ranks 12 of 16 comparable sales and sits +24.84 against this barn's trailing median of $392.70.

Average price

$417.54

▼ 13.79 vs prior sale

17 head · 534 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,231

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$325

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

$61.95/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.39

vs GA average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	527	435.74	2,297	11thin
Medium and Large 2	588	404.98	2,381	2thin
Medium and Large 3	528	373.79	1,972	4thin

One grade step is worth $61.95/cwt here — about $325 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale17 hd

417.54

—

GA average15 barns · 363 hd

422.94

−5.39

This barn, trailing median16 sales

392.70

+24.84

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	—	Low	1,339	207.95	2,784	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,648	184.67	3,043	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,265	183.57	2,322	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,251	147.24	1,842	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)	1,170	$2,625	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,050	$2,162	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	760	$1,689	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	780	$3,900	1thin

Every lot, as filed

53 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	350–400	383	460.10/cwt	455.00–465.00	1,762	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	550	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,035	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	387.52/cwt	385.00–390.00	2,151	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	434.88/cwt	430.00–440.00	1,805	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	650	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,373	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	430	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,763	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	372.55/cwt	370.00–375.00	2,135	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	562	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,967	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	469	437.27/cwt	430.00–445.00	2,051	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	205	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	964	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	472	422.43/cwt	410.00–442.00	1,994	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	550	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,283	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	490	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,107	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	439.02/cwt	437.00–440.00	2,472	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,193	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	505	457.00/cwt	457.00–457.00	2,308	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	333	469.89/cwt	465.00–475.00	1,565	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	463.47/cwt	462.00–465.00	2,225	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	505	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,894	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	640	382.00/cwt	382.00–382.00	2,445	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,494	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,136	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	405	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,823	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,838	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,318	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	305	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,540	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,319	154.05/cwt	135.00–161.00	2,032	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,160	138.15/cwt	135.00–140.00	1,603	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,648	184.67/cwt	181.00–189.00	3,043	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,273	182.85/cwt	177.00–188.00	2,328	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,207	169.15/cwt	163.00–174.00	2,042	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,293	195.81/cwt	190.00–201.00	2,532	4
Bulls	—	—	1,090	193.01/cwt	190.00–199.00	2,104	4
Bulls	—	—	1,588	222.89/cwt	215.00–234.00	3,539	4
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	800	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,540	3,400.00/head	3,400.00–3,400.00	3,400	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	760	1,689.14/head	1,250.00–2,000.00	1,689	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,365	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	893	2,093.00/head	2,000.00–2,200.00	2,093	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	780	3,900.00/head	3,900.00–3,900.00	3,900	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	432.00/cwt	427.00–437.00	2,398	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	300	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,320	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	520	375.05/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,950	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,450	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	432	428.36/cwt	420.00–435.00	1,851	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	285	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,382	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	285	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,368	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	483	405.84/cwt	375.00–437.00	1,960	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	328	477.21/cwt	470.00–485.00	1,565	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	588	404.98/cwt	400.00–410.00	2,381	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	436.57/cwt	430.00–440.00	2,275	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	453.29/cwt	450.00–460.00	1,677	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,716	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 Apr 14, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 99Last week 318Year ago 123

Slaughter CattleReceipts 40Last week 20Year ago 25

Replacement CattleReceipts 18Last week 31Year ago 32

Compared to one week ago slaughter cows and bulls 8.00 to 10.00 higher, replacements and feeder steers lightly tested, feeder bulls and heifers unevenly steady.

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	480.00	480.00
2	300–350	333	465.00–475.00	469.89
2	350–400	383	455.00–465.00	460.10
4	550–600	555	385.00–390.00	387.52
1	650–700	650	365.00	365.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	470.00	470.00
1	350–400	390	440.00	440.00
2	400–450	415	430.00–440.00	434.88
6	450–500	469	430.00–445.00	437.27
1	500–550	510	430.00	430.00
2	550–600	573	370.00–375.00	372.55
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	410.00	410.00
6	450–500	472	410.00–442.00	422.43
1	500–550	505	375.00	375.00
3	550–600	562	350.00	350.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	440.00	440.00
3	400–450	432	420.00–435.00	428.36
2	450–500	483	375.00–437.00	405.84
3	500–550	520	370.00–380.00	375.05
1	550–600	550	370.00	370.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	500.00	500.00
1	300–350	305	505.00	505.00
1	350–400	375	490.00	490.00
1	400–450	405	450.00	450.00
9	500–550	521	430.00–440.00	436.57
2	550–600	555	427.00–437.00	432.00
1	600–650	610	380.00	380.00
1	650–700	665	375.00	375.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	485.00	485.00
2	300–350	328	470.00–485.00	477.21
3	350–400	370	450.00–460.00	453.29
1	450–500	480	445.00	445.00
2	550–600	588	400.00–410.00	404.98
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	490	430.00	430.00
1	550–600	550	415.00	415.00
1	600–650	640	382.00	382.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	480	462.00–465.00	463.47
1	500–550	505	457.00	457.00
3	550–600	563	437.00–440.00	439.02

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,319	135.00–161.00	154.05
3	—	1,160	135.00–140.00	138.15
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,648	181.00–189.00	184.67
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,273	177.00–188.00	182.85
3	—	1,207	163.00–174.00	169.15
4	—	1,293	190.00–201.00	195.81
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,090	190.00–199.00	193.01
4	—	1,588	215.00–234.00	222.89

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	800	1,850.00	1,850.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	760	1,250.00–2,000.00	1,689.14
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	893	2,000.00–2,200.00	2,093.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,540	3,400.00	3,400.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,365	2,300.00	2,300.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	780	3,900.00	3,900.00

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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Reporter comment USDA

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

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Wilkes County Stockyard - Washington, GA

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

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