Name: Washington livestock auction prices — 2026-06-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-06-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers unevenly steady. Feeder heifers steady to 5.00 lower. Feeder bulls 2.00 - 6.00 lower. Slaughter cattle unevenly steady. Replacement cattle lightly tested.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $391.55/cwt on 11 head, up $3.75 from the prior sale (only 14 head in that comparison). That ranks 8 of 16 comparable sales and sits −1.15 against this barn's trailing median of $392.70.

Average price

$391.55

▲ 3.75 vs prior sale

11 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,141

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$38

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$20.23/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.42

vs GA average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	543	395.23	2,147	9thin
Medium and Large 2	563	375.00	2,109	2thin

One grade step is worth $20.23/cwt here — about $38 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale11 hd

391.55

—

GA average15 barns · 306 hd

382.14

+9.42

This barn, trailing median16 sales

392.70

−1.15

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	1,440	202.09	2,910	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,269	170.70	2,167	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,078	140.00	1,509	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)	1,131	$2,944	9
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	942	$2,192	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,142	$2,044	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,150	$3,700	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,050	$3,550	2thin

Every lot, as filed

59 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	500–550	505	351.26/cwt	350.00–352.50	1,774	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	275	445.18/cwt	440.00–450.00	1,224	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	285	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,382	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	245	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,115	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	2,009	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	570	334.87/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,909	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	2,055	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	308	478.41/cwt	470.00–485.00	1,474	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	466	426.25/cwt	425.00–430.00	1,986	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	622	360.05/cwt	357.50–365.00	2,240	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	443	407.51/cwt	405.00–410.00	1,805	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	410	377.47/cwt	375.00–380.00	1,548	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,710	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	440.10/cwt	430.00–450.00	1,430	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	382.34/cwt	370.00–387.50	2,198	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	308	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,309	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	617	390.09/cwt	380.00–397.50	2,407	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	505	427.50/cwt	427.50–427.50	2,159	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	410.94/cwt	395.00–420.00	2,157	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	555	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	2,040	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	413.09/cwt	410.00–417.50	2,396	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	368	424.48/cwt	424.00–425.00	1,562	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	473	395.60/cwt	382.50–410.00	1,871	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,160	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,117	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	545	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,098	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	403.40/cwt	400.00–407.50	1,908	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	342	431.54/cwt	425.00–445.00	1,476	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	488	368.88/cwt	360.00–377.50	1,800	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,075	136.40/cwt	131.00–141.00	1,466	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,085	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,617	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,172	159.33/cwt	158.00–161.00	1,867	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,318	176.38/cwt	169.00–180.00	2,325	6
Bulls	—	—	1,275	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	2,295	1
Bulls	—	—	1,495	209.45/cwt	206.00–214.00	3,131	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,335	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,078	1,824.88/head	1,475.00–2,000.00	1,825	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,265	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Bred Cows	Small 2-3	—	780	2,162.82/head	1,700.00–2,650.00	2,163	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,181	3,251.45/head	2,950.00–3,700.00	3,251	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,032	2,329.48/head	2,000.00–2,550.00	2,329	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	3,550.00/head	3,550.00–3,550.00	3,550	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	3,700.00/head	3,700.00–3,700.00	3,700	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	365	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,497	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,495	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	410	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,681	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	410.70/cwt	405.00–415.00	2,140	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	405	462.50/cwt	462.50–462.50	1,873	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,465	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	485	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,746	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	260	472.50/cwt	470.00–475.00	1,229	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	675	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,093	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	561	382.86/cwt	370.00–405.00	2,148	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	425.89/cwt	420.00–437.50	2,023	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	421.58/cwt	415.00–425.00	1,560	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	590	376.22/cwt	372.50–380.00	2,220	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	390.08/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,658	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	399.76/cwt	390.00–410.00	1,679	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	412.50/cwt	412.50–412.50	1,588	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 9, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 116Last week 219Year ago 109

Slaughter CattleReceipts 23Last week 25Year ago 23

Replacement CattleReceipts 25Last week 17Year ago 38

Compared to last week, feeder steers unevenly steady. Feeder heifers steady to 5.00 lower. Feeder bulls 2.00 - 6.00 lower. Slaughter cattle unevenly steady. Replacement cattle lightly tested.

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	245	455.00	455.00
2	250–300	275	440.00–450.00	445.18
2	300–350	308	425.00	425.00
2	400–450	410	375.00–380.00	377.47
1	450–500	485	360.00	360.00
2	500–550	505	350.00–352.50	351.26
2	550–600	570	330.00–340.00	334.87
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	485.00	485.00
3	300–350	325	430.00–450.00	440.10
1	350–400	385	412.50	412.50
3	400–450	420	390.00–410.00	399.76
1	550–600	570	352.50	352.50
1	600–650	600	342.50	342.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	308	470.00–485.00	478.41
1	350–400	380	450.00	450.00
2	550–600	590	372.50–380.00	376.22
3	600–650	622	357.50–365.00	360.05
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	466	425.00–430.00	426.25
3	500–550	525	395.00–420.00	410.94
4	550–600	575	370.00–387.50	382.34
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	368	424.00–425.00	424.48
2	400–450	443	405.00–410.00	407.51
2	450–500	473	382.50–410.00	395.60
1	550–600	555	367.50	367.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	505	427.50	427.50
4	550–600	580	410.00–417.50	413.09
3	600–650	617	380.00–397.50	390.09
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	260	470.00–475.00	472.50
1	300–350	325	460.00	460.00
3	350–400	370	415.00–425.00	421.58
1	400–450	410	410.00	410.00
3	450–500	473	400.00–407.50	403.40
1	500–550	545	385.00	385.00
1	550–600	580	365.00	365.00
1	600–650	600	360.00	360.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	342	425.00–445.00	431.54
1	350–400	365	410.00	410.00
3	400–450	425	380.00–400.00	390.08
2	450–500	488	360.00–377.50	368.88
1	650–700	675	310.00	310.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	505.00	505.00
1	400–450	405	462.50	462.50
3	450–500	475	420.00–437.50	425.89
4	500–550	521	405.00–415.00	410.70
5	550–600	561	370.00–405.00	382.86

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,075	131.00–141.00	136.40
2	—	1,085	149.00	149.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,172	158.00–161.00	159.33
6	—	1,318	169.00–180.00	176.38
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,275	180.00	180.00
3	—	1,495	206.00–214.00	209.45

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,335	2,700.00	2,700.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,181	2,950.00–3,700.00	3,251.45
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,078	1,475.00–2,000.00	1,824.88
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,265	2,250.00	2,250.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,032	2,000.00–2,550.00	2,329.48
Bred Cows — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	780	1,700.00–2,650.00	2,162.82
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,050	3,550.00	3,550.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,150	3,700.00	3,700.00

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

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Slaughter Cattle

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