Name: Washington livestock auction prices — 2026-06-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-06-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends available due to lightly tested market last week.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $372.73/cwt on 13 head, up $18.14 from the prior sale (only 12 head in that comparison). That ranks 13 of 20 comparable sales and sits +3.38 against this barn's trailing median of $369.35.

Average price

$372.73

▲ 18.14 vs prior sale

13 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,008

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$315

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

$54.07/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.31

vs GA average

−32.03 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	531	396.80	2,107	4thin
Medium and Large 2	552	371.68	2,050	6thin
Medium and Large 3	523	342.73	1,792	3thin

One grade step is worth $54.07/cwt here — about $315 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 sale13 hd

372.73

—

GA average13 barns · 428 hd

375.04

−2.31

National average170 barns · 11,904 hd

404.76

−32.03

This barn, trailing median20 sales

369.35

+3.38

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	1,442	212.12	3,058	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,260	178.65	2,251	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,100	149.59	1,645	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)	1,120	$2,225	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,095	$2,150	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	935	$1,900	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,020	$2,350	6

Every lot, as filed

91 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 3	600–650	605	319.96/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,936	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	678	332.44/cwt	330.00–335.00	2,254	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	362.29/cwt	356.00–372.50	2,257	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	485	437.50/cwt	437.50–437.50	2,122	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,740	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	472.50/cwt	472.50–472.50	1,536	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	595	414.75/cwt	412.00–417.50	2,468	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	645	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	2,177	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	235	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	1,351	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	471	392.23/cwt	377.50–410.00	1,847	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	379	446.98/cwt	440.00–455.00	1,694	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	419	421.34/cwt	410.00–440.00	1,765	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	428.32/cwt	425.00–430.00	2,056	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	733	323.53/cwt	322.00–325.00	2,371	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	363.77/cwt	360.00–367.50	2,037	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	426	385.00/cwt	375.00–405.00	1,640	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	318	427.34/cwt	420.00–435.00	1,359	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	290	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,421	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	318	534.17/cwt	520.00–550.00	1,699	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	366.55/cwt	360.00–374.00	2,474	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	323	482.60/cwt	470.00–495.00	1,559	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	553	362.49/cwt	360.00–365.00	2,005	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	370	451.82/cwt	405.00–495.00	1,672	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	523	342.73/cwt	330.00–365.00	1,792	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	545	407.50/cwt	407.50–407.50	2,221	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	785	311.52/cwt	310.00–313.00	2,445	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	624	389.00/cwt	382.50–395.00	2,427	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	723	349.53/cwt	341.00–355.00	2,527	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	640	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,400	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	514	435.56/cwt	430.00–445.00	2,239	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	485	397.35/cwt	390.00–405.00	1,927	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	660	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,112	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	327.90/cwt	324.00–332.00	2,525	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	355	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,793	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	635	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	2,238	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,280	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	723	333.03/cwt	330.00–336.00	2,408	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	375	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,725	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	290	555.00/cwt	555.00–555.00	1,610	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	405	395.19/cwt	380.00–410.00	1,601	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	613	343.67/cwt	340.00–347.50	2,107	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	275	522.41/cwt	510.00–535.00	1,437	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	310	455.00/cwt	450.00–460.00	1,411	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	441.48/cwt	427.50–452.50	1,867	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	670	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,010	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,213	165.79/cwt	163.00–172.00	2,011	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,368	190.87/cwt	190.00–192.00	2,611	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,235	183.37/cwt	176.00–187.00	2,265	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	945	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,370	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,255	154.18/cwt	151.00–157.00	1,935	2
Bulls	—	—	1,475	223.79/cwt	219.00–228.00	3,301	2
Bulls	—	—	1,423	211.78/cwt	205.00–216.00	3,014	5
Bulls	—	—	1,455	201.31/cwt	200.00–203.00	2,929	2
Bred Cows	Small 2-3	—	795	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Bred Cows	Small 2-3	—	800	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,455	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,070	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,130	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	4
Bred Cows	Small 2-3	—	735	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,445	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	800	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	370	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,480	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	550.00/cwt	545.00–555.00	1,540	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	409.26/cwt	392.50–420.00	2,271	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,329	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	464	448.63/cwt	437.50–455.00	2,082	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	363	512.84/cwt	500.00–525.00	1,862	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,214	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	387.50/cwt	385.00–390.00	2,073	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	760	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,356	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	585	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,194	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	358	472.52/cwt	470.00–475.00	1,692	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	404.07/cwt	397.50–410.00	2,073	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	706	333.15/cwt	327.00–342.00	2,352	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	471.56/cwt	450.00–485.00	1,768	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	424.19/cwt	422.50–425.00	2,193	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	440.13/cwt	432.50–455.00	1,862	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	270	469.63/cwt	465.00–475.00	1,268	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	470	363.24/cwt	350.00–377.50	1,707	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	333	462.59/cwt	460.00–465.00	1,540	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	790	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,133	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	513	403.74/cwt	402.50–405.00	2,071	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	519	347.30/cwt	340.00–367.50	1,802	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	235	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,222	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	600	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,980	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	507.36/cwt	485.00–525.00	1,649	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	473.64/cwt	465.00–482.50	1,942	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	235	655.00/cwt	655.00–655.00	1,539	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	260	585.00/cwt	585.00–585.00	1,521	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	463	425.12/cwt	415.00–435.00	1,968	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	305	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,647	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 Jun 2, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 219Last week 146Year ago 208

Slaughter CattleReceipts 25Last week 47Year ago 33

Replacement CattleReceipts 17Last week 94Year ago 58

No trends available due to lightly tested market last week.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	520.00	520.00
2	250–300	270	465.00–475.00	469.63
4	300–350	318	420.00–435.00	427.34
2	350–400	370	405.00–495.00	451.82
4	400–450	426	375.00–405.00	385.00
4	450–500	470	350.00–377.50	363.24
3	500–550	523	330.00–365.00	342.73
2	600–650	605	315.00–325.00	319.96
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	575.00	575.00
1	250–300	290	490.00	490.00
2	300–350	333	460.00–465.00	462.59
5	350–400	379	440.00–455.00	446.98
5	400–450	419	410.00–440.00	421.34
5	450–500	471	377.50–410.00	392.23
2	500–550	535	385.00–390.00	387.50
4	550–600	560	360.00–367.50	363.77
1	600–650	645	337.50	337.50
2	650–700	678	330.00–335.00	332.44
2	700–750	733	322.00–325.00	323.53
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	600.00	600.00
1	300–350	325	472.50	472.50
2	350–400	358	470.00–475.00	472.52
4	400–450	423	432.50–455.00	440.13
1	450–500	485	437.50	437.50
3	500–550	513	397.50–410.00	404.07
1	550–600	585	375.00	375.00
8	600–650	623	356.00–372.50	362.29
5	700–750	706	327.00–342.00	333.15
1	750–800	760	310.00	310.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	514	430.00–445.00	435.56
2	550–600	595	412.00–417.50	414.75
5	600–650	624	382.50–395.00	389.00
6	650–700	675	360.00–374.00	366.55
5	700–750	723	341.00–355.00	349.53
2	750–800	770	324.00–332.00	327.90
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	318	520.00–550.00	534.17
1	350–400	355	505.00	505.00
3	450–500	480	425.00–430.00	428.32
1	500–550	545	407.50	407.50
1	550–600	570	400.00	400.00
1	600–650	640	375.00	375.00
2	700–750	723	330.00–336.00	333.03
2	750–800	785	310.00–313.00	311.52
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	555.00	555.00
2	300–350	323	470.00–495.00	482.60
1	350–400	375	460.00	460.00
2	450–500	485	390.00–405.00	397.35
2	550–600	553	360.00–365.00	362.49
1	600–650	635	352.50	352.50
1	650–700	660	320.00	320.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	275	510.00–535.00	522.41
2	300–350	310	450.00–460.00	455.00
1	350–400	370	400.00	400.00
2	400–450	405	380.00–410.00	395.19
5	500–550	519	340.00–367.50	347.30
1	600–650	600	330.00	330.00
1	650–700	670	300.00	300.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	280	545.00–555.00	550.00
3	300–350	325	485.00–525.00	507.36
5	350–400	375	450.00–485.00	471.56
5	400–450	423	427.50–452.50	441.48
6	450–500	463	415.00–435.00	425.12
2	500–550	513	402.50–405.00	403.74
1	550–600	575	385.00	385.00
2	600–650	613	340.00–347.50	343.67
1	750–800	790	270.00	270.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	655.00	655.00
1	250–300	260	585.00	585.00
1	300–350	305	540.00	540.00
4	350–400	363	500.00–525.00	512.84
2	400–450	410	465.00–482.50	473.64
4	450–500	464	437.50–455.00	448.63
3	500–550	517	422.50–425.00	424.19
3	550–600	555	392.50–420.00	409.26
1	600–650	605	385.00	385.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,213	163.00–172.00	165.79
2	—	1,368	190.00–192.00	190.87
3	—	1,235	176.00–187.00	183.37
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	945	145.00	145.00
2	—	1,255	151.00–157.00	154.18
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,475	219.00–228.00	223.79
5	—	1,423	205.00–216.00	211.78
2	—	1,455	200.00–203.00	201.31

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	795	1,550.00	1,550.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	800	1,750.00	1,750.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	735	1,500.00	1,500.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,455	2,800.00	2,800.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,445	2,900.00	2,900.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,070	2,050.00	2,050.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,130	2,500.00	2,500.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	800	2,050.00	2,050.00

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

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

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Slaughter Cattle

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