Name: Washington livestock auction prices — 2026-06-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-06-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago slaughter cows, bulls, and replacements lightly tested, Feeder steers lightly tested, Feeder bulls and heifers 3 to 5 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $364.31/cwt on 11 head, down $8.42 from the prior sale (only 13 head in that comparison). That ranks 8 of 20 comparable sales and sits −5.04 against this barn's trailing median of $369.35.

Average price

$364.31

▼ 8.42 vs prior sale

11 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,971

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$52

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

$15.01/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−20.81

vs GA average

−51.52 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	521	372.50	1,941	5thin
Medium and Large 2	558	357.48	1,993	6thin

One grade step is worth $15.01/cwt here — about −$52 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 sale11 hd

364.31

—

GA average12 barns · 378 hd

385.12

−20.81

National average161 barns · 8,493 hd

415.83

−51.52

This barn, trailing median20 sales

369.35

−5.04

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	—	Average	1,835	214.00	3,927	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,180	179.27	2,115	14

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)	1,148	$2,257	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	880	$2,500	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	945	$2,150	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
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	377.52/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,982	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	564	356.48/cwt	345.00–362.50	2,011	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	400.11/cwt	390.00–410.00	1,861	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	250	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	1,425	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	295	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,475	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	310	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,535	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	435.25/cwt	420.00–445.00	2,037	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	630	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,079	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	367.39/cwt	365.00–370.00	1,745	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	225	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	1,294	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,776	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	1,903	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	400	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,480	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,755	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	460	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,748	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	433	417.57/cwt	415.00–420.00	1,808	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	354.89/cwt	340.00–370.00	2,325	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	388.70/cwt	385.00–392.50	2,188	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	945	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	875	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,203	2,408.44/head	2,150.00–2,550.00	2,408	5
Bulls	—	—	1,835	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	3,927	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,117	185.26/cwt	184.00–187.00	2,069	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,450	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	2,349	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,208	175.17/cwt	172.00–183.00	2,116	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	285	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	1,682	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	550	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,035	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	715	318.26/cwt	315.00–322.50	2,276	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	408.31/cwt	385.00–425.00	1,748	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	600	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	2,145	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	650	342.50/cwt	340.00–345.00	2,226	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	500	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,175	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	616	400.25/cwt	380.00–415.00	2,466	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	353.45/cwt	350.00–357.00	2,527	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	570	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,596	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	750	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,513	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	514	373.12/cwt	370.00–377.50	1,918	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	735	337.47/cwt	335.00–340.00	2,480	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	800	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,520	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	685	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	2,586	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	750	353.00/cwt	353.00–353.00	2,648	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	285	615.00/cwt	615.00–615.00	1,753	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	434.95/cwt	430.00–440.00	1,609	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	505	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,641	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	2,377	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	545	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,017	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	380	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,520	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	315	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,339	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,663	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	560	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,890	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	403	468.52/cwt	465.00–472.00	1,888	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,048	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 23, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 97Last week 110Year ago 155

Slaughter CattleReceipts 16Last week 25Year ago 20

Replacement CattleReceipts 27Last week 27Year ago 35

Compared to one week ago slaughter cows, bulls, and replacements lightly tested, Feeder steers lightly tested, Feeder bulls and heifers 3 to 5 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	450.00	450.00
2	400–450	433	415.00–420.00	417.57
1	450–500	460	380.00	380.00
4	500–550	525	370.00–380.00	377.52
2	650–700	655	340.00–370.00	354.89
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	403	465.00–472.00	468.52
4	450–500	468	420.00–445.00	435.25
1	500–550	525	390.00	390.00
2	550–600	563	385.00–392.50	388.70
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	425.00	425.00
1	350–400	380	400.00	400.00
1	400–450	400	370.00	370.00
1	450–500	475	350.00	350.00
1	550–600	560	337.50	337.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	500.00	500.00
1	300–350	310	495.00	495.00
3	350–400	370	430.00–440.00	434.95
5	400–450	428	385.00–425.00	408.31
2	450–500	475	365.00–370.00	367.39
1	500–550	525	362.50	362.50
5	550–600	564	345.00–362.50	356.48
2	650–700	650	340.00–345.00	342.50
3	700–750	715	315.00–322.50	318.26
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	575.00	575.00
1	250–300	250	570.00	570.00
1	350–400	370	480.00	480.00
2	450–500	465	390.00–410.00	400.11
4	500–550	514	370.00–377.50	373.12
1	550–600	550	370.00	370.00
1	600–650	600	357.50	357.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	630	330.00	330.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	590.00	590.00
1	500–550	545	370.00	370.00
1	650–700	665	357.50	357.50
2	700–750	735	335.00–340.00	337.47
1	750–800	750	335.00	335.00
1	800–850	800	315.00	315.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	615.00	615.00
1	500–550	500	435.00	435.00
4	600–650	616	380.00–415.00	400.25
1	650–700	685	377.50	377.50
2	700–750	715	350.00–357.00	353.45
1	750–800	750	353.00	353.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	505	325.00	325.00
1	550–600	570	280.00	280.00

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	1	—	945	2,150.00	2,150.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	880	2,500.00	2,500.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	875	1,500.00	1,500.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,203	2,150.00–2,550.00	2,408.44

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,835	214.00	214.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,117	184.00–187.00	185.26
1	—	1,450	162.00	162.00
6	—	1,208	172.00–183.00	175.17

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