Name: Washington livestock auction prices — 2026-08-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago Slaughter Cows mostly steady, Slaughter Bulls lightly tested, Replacement cattle Steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder Cattle 3.00 to 5.00 lower.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $318.31/cwt on 9 head, down $31.45 from the prior sale (only 16 head in that comparison). That ranks 1 of 16 comparable sales and sits −74.39 against this barn's trailing median of $392.70.

Average price

$318.31

▼ 31.45 vs prior sale

9 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,762

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$7

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

$16.62/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.30

vs GA average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	537	327.54	1,757	4thin
Medium and Large 2	567	310.92	1,764	5thin

One grade step is worth $16.62/cwt here — about −$7 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

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 sale9 hd

318.31

—

GA average12 barns · 231 hd

331.61

−13.30

This barn, trailing median16 sales

392.70

−74.39

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	1,615	189.07	3,054	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,252	159.57	1,998	5thin

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)	1,165	$2,725	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,256	$2,220	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,244	$1,934	3thin

Every lot, as filed

49 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 1	250–300	295	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,534	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	300	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,470	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	325	342.85/cwt	335.00–350.00	1,114	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	360	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,350	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	328	458.72/cwt	455.00–465.00	1,505	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	360	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,188	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	490	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,666	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	563	329.99/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,858	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	450	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,755	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,597	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	330	357.84/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,181	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	339.90/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,733	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	345	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,639	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	518	321.40/cwt	315.00–327.50	1,665	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	353.49/cwt	347.50–360.00	1,679	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	467	323.78/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,512	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	317.44/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,803	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	382.50/cwt	375.00–390.00	1,396	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,764	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	424	338.97/cwt	327.50–355.00	1,437	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	640	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,856	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,706	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	332.55/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,713	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	265	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	994	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,207	167.13/cwt	165.00–170.00	2,017	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,320	148.22/cwt	143.00–152.00	1,957	2
Bulls	—	—	1,625	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	3,153	1
Bulls	—	—	1,612	187.42/cwt	185.00–189.00	3,021	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	995	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,083	1,926.10/head	1,900.00–1,950.00	1,926	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,595	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,428	2,514.71/head	2,400.00–2,650.00	2,515	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	1,068	1,601.64/head	1,500.00–1,700.00	1,602	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,335	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	365	329.93/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,204	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	725	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,740	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,674	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	342.32/cwt	325.00–355.00	1,626	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	442.60/cwt	435.00–450.00	1,615	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,721	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	595	302.50/cwt	295.00–310.00	1,800	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	405	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,438	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	419	307.70/cwt	295.00–315.00	1,289	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	578	307.40/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,777	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	558	322.53/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,800	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	458	382.46/cwt	375.00–390.00	1,752	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	545	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,581	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	514	326.23/cwt	322.50–332.50	1,677	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	400	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,640	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 Aug 18, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 86Last week 139Year ago 178

Slaughter CattleReceipts 10Last week 21Year ago 19

Replacement CattleReceipts 32Last week 32Year ago 22

Compared to a week ago Slaughter Cows mostly steady, Slaughter Bulls lightly tested, Replacement cattle Steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder Cattle 3.00 to 5.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	520.00	520.00
1	300–350	300	490.00	490.00
2	350–400	365	435.00–450.00	442.60
2	400–450	425	405.00	405.00
2	450–500	458	375.00–390.00	382.46
2	500–550	515	330.00–335.00	332.55
2	550–600	558	320.00–325.00	322.53
1	600–650	620	270.00	270.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	325	335.00–350.00	342.85
1	350–400	360	330.00	330.00
4	400–450	419	295.00–315.00	307.70
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	328	455.00–465.00	458.72
1	350–400	360	375.00	375.00
1	400–450	405	355.00	355.00
4	450–500	475	325.00–355.00	342.32
1	500–550	525	325.00	325.00
4	550–600	578	300.00–315.00	307.40
1	700–750	725	240.00	240.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	490	340.00	340.00
2	500–550	518	315.00–327.50	321.40
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	410.00	410.00
2	450–500	475	347.50–360.00	353.49
2	500–550	510	335.00–345.00	339.90
3	550–600	563	325.00–335.00	329.99
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	475.00	475.00
1	400–450	415	425.00	425.00
1	450–500	450	390.00	390.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	365	375.00–390.00	382.50
6	400–450	424	327.50–355.00	338.97
6	450–500	467	320.00–330.00	323.78
1	500–550	515	310.00	310.00
2	550–600	595	295.00–310.00	302.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	375.00	375.00
2	300–350	330	350.00–365.00	357.84
2	350–400	365	325.00–335.00	329.93
1	500–550	545	290.00	290.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	514	322.50–332.50	326.23
2	550–600	568	315.00–320.00	317.44
1	600–650	640	290.00	290.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,207	165.00–170.00	167.13
2	—	1,320	143.00–152.00	148.22
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,625	194.00	194.00
3	—	1,612	185.00–189.00	187.42

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	995	2,550.00	2,550.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,083	1,900.00–1,950.00	1,926.10
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,595	2,600.00	2,600.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,428	2,400.00–2,650.00	2,514.71
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,335	2,900.00	2,900.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,068	1,500.00–1,700.00	1,601.64

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

Replacement Cattle