Name: Washington livestock auction prices — 2026-09-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago Slaughter Cows steady, Slaughter Bulls lightly tested, Replacement Cattle lightly tested, Feeder Bulls and Heifers sharply higher, Feeder steers lightly tested.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $336.16/cwt on 14 head, up $56.82 from the prior sale (only 16 head in that comparison). That ranks 4 of 18 comparable sales and sits −48.75 against this barn's trailing median of $384.91.

Average price

$336.16

▲ 56.82 vs prior sale

14 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,833

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$11

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

$18.47/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.55

vs GA average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	522	349.36	1,825	4thin
Medium and Large 2	555	330.89	1,835	10thin

One grade step is worth $18.47/cwt here — about −$11 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

18 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $435.81, low $279.34, median $384.91 across 18 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 sale14 hd

336.16

—

GA average14 barns · 374 hd

332.62

+3.55

This barn, trailing median18 sales

384.91

−48.75

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	1,315	178.00	2,341	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,184	147.74	1,749	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	890	118.28	1,053	3thin

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	823	$1,753	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	850	$1,950	1thin

Every lot, as filed

51 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	550–600	563	280.11/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,577	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,425	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	608	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,946	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	351.48/cwt	345.00–360.00	1,483	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,497	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	349.87/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,364	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	740	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	2,128	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	613	303.76/cwt	302.50–305.00	1,862	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	250	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	875	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	785	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	2,139	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	750	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,838	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	333	389.55/cwt	370.00–410.00	1,297	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,818	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	540	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,769	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,632	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,373	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,588	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	317.51/cwt	312.50–320.00	1,819	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	323.79/cwt	320.00–327.50	1,538	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	355	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,260	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	431.74/cwt	415.00–445.00	1,382	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	400	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,320	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	272	453.47/cwt	440.00–465.00	1,233	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	200–250	245	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,029	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	350.81/cwt	347.50–352.50	1,800	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	297.55/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,562	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	332.46/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,583	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,386	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	250	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,025	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	567	326.51/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,851	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	653	297.49/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,943	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	319	392.51/cwt	375.00–400.00	1,252	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	785	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,237	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,679	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	536	337.45/cwt	330.00–342.50	1,809	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	550	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,898	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	245	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,164	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	305.94/cwt	290.00–320.00	1,882	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	410	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,230	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	215	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,064	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,809	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	476	349.00/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,661	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	395	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,481	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	770	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,752	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,628	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	850	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	823	1,752.51/head	1,675.00–1,800.00	1,753	2
Bulls	—	—	1,315	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	2,341	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,190	154.61/cwt	150.00–160.00	1,840	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,180	143.62/cwt	140.00–148.00	1,695	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	890	118.28/cwt	115.00–125.00	1,053	3

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 15, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 103Last week 101Year ago 139

Slaughter CattleReceipts 13Last week 13Year ago 21

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 22Year ago 21

Compared to a week ago Slaughter Cows steady, Slaughter Bulls lightly tested, Replacement Cattle lightly tested, Feeder Bulls and Heifers sharply higher, Feeder steers 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	250–300	250	350.00	350.00
1	400–450	410	300.00	300.00
2	500–550	525	295.00–300.00	297.55
2	550–600	563	275.00–285.00	280.11
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	380.00	380.00
3	400–450	422	345.00–360.00	351.48
6	450–500	476	330.00–335.00	332.46
1	500–550	540	327.50	327.50
2	600–650	608	320.00	320.00
1	700–750	740	287.50	287.50
1	750–800	785	285.00	285.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	410.00	410.00
2	300–350	333	370.00–410.00	389.55
2	350–400	390	340.00–360.00	349.87
1	400–450	420	330.00	330.00
2	450–500	475	320.00–327.50	323.79
3	550–600	573	312.50–320.00	317.51
2	600–650	613	302.50–305.00	303.76
1	650–700	655	277.50	277.50
1	750–800	785	272.50	272.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	323	425.00	425.00
1	350–400	365	410.00	410.00
1	450–500	480	340.00	340.00
1	750–800	750	245.00	245.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	435.00	435.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	420.00	420.00
4	300–350	319	375.00–400.00	392.51
1	350–400	355	355.00	355.00
1	400–450	400	330.00	330.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	475.00	475.00
3	250–300	272	440.00–465.00	453.47
6	300–350	320	415.00–445.00	431.74
1	350–400	395	375.00	375.00
2	400–450	440	370.00	370.00
9	450–500	476	340.00–360.00	349.00
4	500–550	536	330.00–342.50	337.45
6	550–600	567	320.00–335.00	326.51
6	600–650	615	290.00–320.00	305.94
1	650–700	670	270.00	270.00
1	750–800	770	227.50	227.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	495.00	495.00
1	450–500	460	365.00	365.00
3	500–550	513	347.50–352.50	350.81
1	550–600	550	345.00	345.00
2	650–700	653	295.00–300.00	297.49

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	850	1,950.00	1,950.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	823	1,675.00–1,800.00	1,752.51

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,315	178.00	178.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,190	150.00–160.00	154.61
5	—	1,180	140.00–148.00	143.62
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	890	115.00–125.00	118.28

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

Replacement Cattle

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