Name: Washington livestock auction prices — 2026-09-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago, Slaughter Cows unevenly steady, Slaughter Bulls steady to 3.00 lower, Replacement Cattle mostly steady, Feeder Cattle mostly steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $320.47/cwt on 49 head, down $25.40 from the prior sale (only 14 head in that comparison). That ranks 1 of 10 comparable sales and sits −85.11 against this barn's trailing median of $405.58.

Average price

$320.47

▼ 25.40 vs prior sale

49 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,744

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$366

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

$56.05/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−28.66

vs GA average

−50.92 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	567	337.04	1,912	17thin
Medium and Large 2	529	317.35	1,678	27
Medium and Large 3	550	280.98	1,546	5thin

One grade step is worth $56.05/cwt here — about $366 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

10 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $450.73, low $320.47, median $405.58 across 10 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 sale49 hd

320.47

—

GA average13 barns · 332 hd

349.13

−28.66

National average157 barns · 5,984 hd

371.39

−50.92

This barn, trailing median10 sales

405.58

−85.11

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	1,582	184.06	2,912	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,735	168.00	2,915	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,299	150.69	1,957	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,081	136.11	1,471	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)	1,003	$1,750	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,015	$2,175	2thin

Every lot, as filed

73 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 2	600–650	626	266.91/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,671	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	350	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,225	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	659	295.34/cwt	265.00–305.00	1,946	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	688	251.26/cwt	250.00–252.50	1,729	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	700	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,750	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,697	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	402	307.99/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,238	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	363	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,180	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	635	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,556	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	488	299.13/cwt	290.00–310.00	1,460	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	280.83/cwt	270.00–287.50	1,587	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	723	259.94/cwt	257.50–262.50	1,879	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	517	321.39/cwt	300.00–335.00	1,662	21
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	474	309.34/cwt	290.00–325.00	1,466	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	676	260.45/cwt	252.50–265.00	1,761	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	565	277.41/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,567	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	528	286.34/cwt	282.50–290.00	1,512	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	303.23/cwt	295.00–315.00	1,728	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	260	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,326	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	626	289.57/cwt	275.00–305.00	1,813	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	426	365.35/cwt	355.00–375.00	1,556	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	729	276.31/cwt	272.50–280.00	2,014	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	414	388.72/cwt	385.00–395.00	1,609	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	653	272.51/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,779	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	331.59/cwt	330.00–337.50	1,568	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	423	338.43/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,432	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	569	335.60/cwt	325.00–357.50	1,910	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	540	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,944	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	302.74/cwt	280.00–315.00	2,037	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	385	355.06/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,367	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	255.57/cwt	250.00–267.50	1,597	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	570	256.81/cwt	250.00–262.50	1,464	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	373	342.55/cwt	335.00–350.00	1,278	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	410	363.50/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,490	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	423	329.91/cwt	310.00–340.00	1,396	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	628	227.65/cwt	215.00–240.00	1,430	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	624	320.46/cwt	315.00–325.00	2,000	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	341.11/cwt	337.50–345.00	1,613	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	626	286.22/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,792	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	250	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	875	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	291.04/cwt	280.00–302.50	1,537	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,456	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,224	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	713	226.36/cwt	220.00–232.50	1,614	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	517	274.16/cwt	260.00–285.00	1,417	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	265	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,060	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	586	328.47/cwt	310.00–334.00	1,925	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	340	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,105	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	550	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,430	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	287.87/cwt	275.00–300.00	1,649	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	321	376.25/cwt	375.00–380.00	1,208	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	384.88/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,636	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	285	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,183	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	473	299.98/cwt	285.00–310.00	1,419	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	533	307.39/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,638	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	450	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	1,676	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	663	244.50/cwt	237.50–255.00	1,621	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,736	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,591	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	208	665.54/cwt	650.00–680.00	1,384	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,488	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,060	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	945	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,195	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	835	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Bulls	—	—	1,647	184.10/cwt	181.00–187.00	3,032	3
Bulls	—	—	1,585	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	3,043	1
Bulls	—	—	1,385	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	2,438	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,735	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	2,915	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,081	136.11/cwt	133.00–139.00	1,471	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,397	155.26/cwt	150.00–159.00	2,169	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,435	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	2,296	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,181	144.80/cwt	140.00–149.00	1,710	7

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 Sep 1, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 348Last week 123Year ago 345

Slaughter CattleReceipts 27Last week 13Year ago 16

Replacement CattleReceipts 23Last week 8Year ago 15

Compared to a week ago, Slaughter Cows unevenly steady, Slaughter Bulls steady to 3.00 lower, Replacement Cattle mostly steady, Feeder Cattle mostly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	350.00	350.00
1	300–350	340	360.00	360.00
1	350–400	350	350.00	350.00
5	400–450	402	300.00–330.00	307.99
3	450–500	488	290.00–310.00	299.13
13	500–550	528	280.00–302.50	291.04
6	550–600	565	270.00–287.50	280.83
4	600–650	626	260.00–270.00	266.91
2	650–700	688	250.00–252.50	251.26
1	700–750	700	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	415.00	415.00
1	400–450	410	355.00	355.00
2	450–500	473	337.50–345.00	341.11
12	550–600	586	310.00–334.00	328.47
4	600–650	626	280.00–300.00	286.22
15	650–700	659	265.00–305.00	295.34
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	325.00	325.00
2	350–400	363	325.00	325.00
1	550–600	550	260.00	260.00
1	600–650	635	245.00	245.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	510.00	510.00
4	400–450	414	385.00–395.00	388.72
1	450–500	465	365.00	365.00
1	500–550	540	360.00	360.00
16	550–600	569	325.00–357.50	335.60
6	600–650	624	315.00–325.00	320.46
10	650–700	673	280.00–315.00	302.74
4	700–750	729	272.50–280.00	276.31
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	426	355.00–375.00	365.35
8	450–500	473	330.00–337.50	331.59
21	500–550	517	300.00–335.00	321.39
6	550–600	570	295.00–315.00	303.23
9	600–650	626	275.00–305.00	289.57
2	650–700	653	270.00–275.00	272.51
2	700–750	723	257.50–262.50	259.94
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	385	350.00–360.00	355.06
3	400–450	423	330.00–345.00	338.43
9	450–500	474	290.00–325.00	309.34
2	500–550	528	282.50–290.00	286.34
3	550–600	565	270.00–290.00	277.41
5	650–700	676	252.50–265.00	260.45
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	400.00	400.00
4	300–350	321	375.00–380.00	376.25
3	400–450	410	350.00–375.00	363.50
2	450–500	465	320.00	320.00
2	500–550	533	300.00–315.00	307.39
5	550–600	573	275.00–300.00	287.87
4	600–650	625	250.00–267.50	255.57
5	650–700	663	237.50–255.00	244.50
2	700–750	713	220.00–232.50	226.36
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	373	335.00–350.00	342.55
4	400–450	423	310.00–340.00	329.91
3	450–500	473	285.00–310.00	299.98
6	500–550	517	260.00–285.00	274.16
3	550–600	570	250.00–262.50	256.81
2	600–650	628	215.00–240.00	227.65
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	208	650.00–680.00	665.54
1	300–350	335	475.00	475.00
2	400–450	425	380.00–390.00	384.88
1	450–500	450	372.50	372.50
1	600–650	620	280.00	280.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,060	2,000.00	2,000.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	945	1,500.00	1,500.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,195	2,150.00	2,150.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	835	2,200.00	2,200.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,647	181.00–187.00	184.10
1	—	1,585	192.00	192.00
1	—	1,385	176.00	176.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,735	168.00	168.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,081	133.00–139.00	136.11
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,397	150.00–159.00	155.26
1	—	1,435	160.00	160.00
7	—	1,181	140.00–149.00	144.80

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

Steers · 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