Name: Washington livestock auction prices — 2026-09-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago, Slaughter Cows 3.00 to 5.00 lower, Slaughter Bulls steady, Replacement Cattle lightly tested, Feeder Steers mostly steady, Feeder Bulls and Heifers 3.00 to 5.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $278.50/cwt on 20 head, down $23.70 from the prior sale. That ranks 1 of 22 comparable sales and sits −87.03 against this barn's trailing median of $365.53.

Average price

$278.50

▼ 23.70 vs prior sale

20 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,539

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$195

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

$22.97/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−31.24

vs GA average

−59.29 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	565	285.47	1,613	6thin
Medium and Large 2	548	276.51	1,514	13thin
Medium and Large 3	540	262.50	1,418	1thin

One grade step is worth $22.97/cwt here — about $195 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

22 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $390.25, low $278.50, median $365.53 across 22 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 sale20 hd

278.50

—

GA average13 barns · 397 hd

309.74

−31.24

National average138 barns · 5,113 hd

337.79

−59.29

This barn, trailing median22 sales

365.53

−87.03

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	1,705	183.00	3,120	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,254	145.43	1,824	8thin

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)	1,179	$2,165	5
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,010	$1,942	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,038	$1,789	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,129	$2,650	4thin

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	450–500	450	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,485	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,556	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	418	303.83/cwt	295.00–310.00	1,270	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	685	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,644	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	325	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,089	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	495	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,460	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	306.64/cwt	290.00–315.00	1,886	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	323.74/cwt	322.50–325.00	1,829	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	323.09/cwt	320.00–327.50	1,664	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	565	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,667	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	640	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,840	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	674	284.54/cwt	272.50–290.00	1,918	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	535	336.26/cwt	335.00–337.50	1,799	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	650	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,674	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	735	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,985	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	285.47/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,613	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	713	248.79/cwt	245.00–252.50	1,774	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	268.73/cwt	267.50–270.00	1,787	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	470	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,457	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	576	264.44/cwt	257.50–275.00	1,523	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	600	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,380	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	540	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,418	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	303.25/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,274	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,209	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,568	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	345	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,242	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	464	303.05/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,406	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	500	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,300	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	350	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,208	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	315.13/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,491	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	220	380.11/cwt	375.00–385.00	836	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,683	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	495	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,361	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	628	230.10/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,445	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	516	289.16/cwt	275.00–300.00	1,492	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	628	255.02/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,602	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	400	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,300	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	328	353.25/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,159	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	284.05/cwt	280.00–287.50	1,505	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	988	1,973.27/head	1,850.00–2,150.00	1,973	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,038	1,788.67/head	1,750.00–1,825.00	1,789	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,110	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,185	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,465	2,452.05/head	2,400.00–2,500.00	2,452	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,010	1,942.41/head	1,875.00–2,000.00	1,942	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,035	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,439	1
Bulls	—	—	1,705	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	3,120	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,313	152.70/cwt	150.00–156.00	2,005	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,274	143.81/cwt	140.00–148.00	1,832	5

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 8, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 101Last week 348Year ago 158

Slaughter CattleReceipts 13Last week 27Year ago 35

Replacement CattleReceipts 22Last week 23Year ago 24

Compared to a week ago, Slaughter Cows 3.00 to 5.00 lower, Slaughter Bulls steady, Replacement Cattle lightly tested, Feeder Steers mostly steady, Feeder Bulls and Heifers 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	450–500	450	330.00	330.00
2	500–550	510	305.00	305.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	335.00	335.00
4	400–450	418	295.00–310.00	303.83
1	450–500	495	295.00	295.00
1	500–550	500	260.00	260.00
2	600–650	628	225.00–235.00	230.10
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	220	375.00–385.00	380.11
3	300–350	328	350.00–360.00	353.25
1	350–400	350	345.00	345.00
1	400–450	400	325.00	325.00
2	450–500	473	310.00–320.00	315.13
6	500–550	516	275.00–300.00	289.16
2	600–650	628	250.00–260.00	255.02
1	650–700	685	240.00	240.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	475	330.00	330.00
4	500–550	515	320.00–327.50	323.09
4	600–650	615	290.00–315.00	306.64
5	650–700	674	272.50–290.00	284.54
1	700–750	735	270.00	270.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	535	335.00–337.50	336.26
2	550–600	565	322.50–325.00	323.74
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	470	310.00	310.00
1	550–600	565	295.00	295.00
1	600–650	640	287.50	287.50
1	650–700	650	257.50	257.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	360.00	360.00
4	450–500	464	300.00–310.00	303.05
6	550–600	565	280.00–300.00	285.47
2	650–700	665	267.50–270.00	268.73
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	310.00	310.00
3	400–450	420	300.00–310.00	303.25
8	500–550	530	280.00–287.50	284.05
5	550–600	576	257.50–275.00	264.44
1	650–700	660	255.00	255.00
2	700–750	713	245.00–252.50	248.79
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	495	275.00	275.00
1	500–550	540	262.50	262.50
1	600–650	600	230.00	230.00

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)	3	—	988	1,850.00–2,150.00	1,973.27
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,038	1,750.00–1,825.00	1,788.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,010	1,875.00–2,000.00	1,942.41
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,465	2,400.00–2,500.00	2,452.05
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,110	2,650.00	2,650.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,185	2,650.00	2,650.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,035	139.00	139.00
2	—	1,313	150.00–156.00	152.70
5	—	1,274	140.00–148.00	143.81
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,705	183.00	183.00

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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle