Name: Washington livestock auction prices — 2026-04-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers lightly tested. Feeder heifers steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder bulls steady to 4.00 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 $373.76/cwt on 17 head, down $3.53 from the prior sale (only 11 head in that comparison). That ranks 14 of 20 comparable sales and sits +4.41 against this barn's trailing median of $369.35.

Average price

$373.76

▼ 3.53 vs prior sale

17 head · 528 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,975

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$100

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

$22.22/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−23.49

vs GA average

−50.31 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	526	382.91	2,016	10thin
Medium and Large 3	531	360.69	1,916	7thin

One grade step is worth $22.22/cwt here — about $100 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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

373.76

—

GA average14 barns · 426 hd

397.26

−23.49

National average166 barns · 11,250 hd

424.07

−50.31

This barn, trailing median20 sales

369.35

+4.41

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	1,493	216.25	3,229	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,375	167.22	2,300	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	979	154.14	1,509	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,155	$3,325	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,173	$2,525	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,210	$2,000	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,078	$3,100	4thin

Every lot, as filed

58 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
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	443.22/cwt	437.50–447.50	2,296	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	555	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,054	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,095	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	471	405.63/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,911	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	603	403.72/cwt	397.50–410.00	2,434	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,070	2,950.00/head	2,950.00–2,950.00	2,950	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	200	640.00/cwt	640.00–640.00	1,280	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	255	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,199	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	635	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	2,334	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,752	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	467	441.04/cwt	437.50–445.00	2,060	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	323	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,534	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	610	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	2,181	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	528	362.89/cwt	360.00–372.50	1,916	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	415	449.76/cwt	440.00–460.00	1,867	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,210	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,030	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	550	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	1,911	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	523	427.39/cwt	425.00–430.00	2,235	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	250	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,263	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	393	456.23/cwt	452.50–460.00	1,793	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,806	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	670	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	2,261	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,040	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,664	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	945	144.52/cwt	140.00–149.00	1,366	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	985	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	1,650	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,340	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	2,144	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,384	169.02/cwt	167.00–171.00	2,339	4
Bulls	—	—	1,648	222.01/cwt	219.00–225.00	3,659	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	467	418.45/cwt	410.00–425.00	1,954	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	455	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,957	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	545	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	2,194	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	430	412.41/cwt	410.00–415.00	1,773	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	608	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	2,022	2
Bulls	—	—	1,338	210.48/cwt	205.00–215.00	2,816	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,085	3,250.00/head	3,250.00–3,250.00	3,250	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	268	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,474	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,782	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	447.50/cwt	447.50–447.50	2,506	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	407.50/cwt	407.50–407.50	2,506	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	391	428.07/cwt	420.00–440.00	1,674	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	368.72/cwt	365.00–372.50	2,065	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	265	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	1,365	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	562	424.93/cwt	415.00–430.00	2,388	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	455	435.00/cwt	430.00–445.00	1,979	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,215	3,650.00/head	3,650.00–3,650.00	3,650	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,315	3,050.00/head	3,050.00–3,050.00	3,050	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	446.30/cwt	440.00–450.00	2,075	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	386.46/cwt	377.50–395.00	2,002	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	455	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,048	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	487.14/cwt	480.00–495.00	1,793	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	429.65/cwt	420.00–440.00	2,449	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	436.42/cwt	425.00–450.00	1,833	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	457.38/cwt	455.00–460.00	1,921	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	493.81/cwt	490.00–500.00	1,605	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	553	397.51/cwt	395.00–400.00	2,198	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,215	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	328	504.81/cwt	500.00–510.00	1,656	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 Apr 28, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 125Last week 189Year ago 117

Slaughter CattleReceipts 16Last week 25Year ago 19

Replacement CattleReceipts 21Last week 27Year ago 21

Compared to last week, feeder steers lightly tested. Feeder heifers steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder bulls steady to 4.00 higher. Slaughter and replacement cattle lightly tested.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	465	440.00–450.00	446.30
3	500–550	518	437.50–447.50	443.22
2	550–600	570	420.00–440.00	429.65
2	600–650	603	397.50–410.00	403.72
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	415	440.00–460.00	449.76
1	450–500	455	430.00	430.00
2	500–550	523	425.00–430.00	427.39
1	600–650	635	367.50	367.50
1	650–700	670	337.50	337.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	560	447.50	447.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	505.00	505.00
2	300–350	323	475.00	475.00
2	350–400	393	452.50–460.00	456.23
1	400–450	425	425.00	425.00
3	450–500	467	410.00–425.00	418.45
1	500–550	545	402.50	402.50
1	550–600	555	370.00	370.00
1	600–650	610	357.50	357.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	640.00	640.00
1	250–300	265	515.00	515.00
2	300–350	328	500.00–510.00	504.81
1	350–400	365	480.00	480.00
2	400–450	420	455.00–460.00	457.38
5	450–500	467	437.50–445.00	441.04
2	500–550	515	430.00	430.00
2	550–600	553	395.00–400.00	397.51
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	268	550.00	550.00
1	350–400	360	495.00	495.00
1	450–500	455	450.00	450.00
3	550–600	562	415.00–430.00	424.93
1	600–650	615	407.50	407.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	325	490.00–500.00	493.81
5	400–450	420	425.00–450.00	436.42
8	450–500	471	400.00–420.00	405.63
8	500–550	518	377.50–395.00	386.46
2	550–600	560	365.00–372.50	368.72
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	470.00	470.00
5	350–400	391	420.00–440.00	428.07
2	400–450	430	410.00–415.00	412.41
6	500–550	528	360.00–372.50	362.89
1	550–600	550	347.50	347.50
2	600–650	608	332.50	332.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	368	480.00–495.00	487.14
3	450–500	455	430.00–445.00	435.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,095	3,000.00	3,000.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,210	2,000.00	2,000.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,030	2,000.00	2,000.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,215	3,650.00	3,650.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,315	3,050.00	3,050.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,070	2,950.00	2,950.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,085	3,250.00	3,250.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,040	160.00	160.00
2	—	945	140.00–149.00	144.52
1	—	985	167.50	167.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,340	160.00	160.00
4	—	1,384	167.00–171.00	169.02
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,648	219.00–225.00	222.01
2	—	1,338	205.00–215.00	210.48

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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle