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Name: Washington livestock auction prices — 2025-09-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-23

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Washington, Georgia · Tue, Sep 23

● Final80 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1944

← Sep 16Sep 23Sep 30 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

200 head

▲ 61 vs last sale 139▲ 49 vs year ago 151 · +32.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

21 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 21▼ 17 vs year ago 38 · −44.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

39 head

▲ 18 vs last sale 21▲ 19 vs year ago 20 · +95.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cattle unevenly steady. Replacement cattle lightly tested. Feeder steers lightly tested. Feeder heifers and bulls sharply higher.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $339.06/cwt on 19 head. That ranks 12 of 23 comparable sales and sits −5.98 against this barn's trailing median of $345.04.

Average price

$339.06

19 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,840

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$323

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

$54.65/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.67

vs GA average

−26.79 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	545	357.53	1,947	10thin
Medium and Large 2	547	338.12	1,848	4thin
Medium and Large 3	536	302.88	1,624	5thin

One grade step is worth $54.65/cwt here — about $323 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale19 hd

339.06

—

GA average14 barns · 487 hd

336.39

+2.67

National average172 barns · 11,458 hd

365.85

−26.79

This barn, trailing median23 sales

345.04

−5.98

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

23 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $390.25, low $278.50, median $345.04 across 23 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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	1,362	185.71	2,529	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,454	158.37	2,302	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,107	155.09	1,717	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,017	138.91	1,412	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,251	$2,319	12
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,160	$2,288	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	888	$1,919	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,095	$3,250	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	835	$2,700	1thin

Every lot

80 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	330	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,485	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	365	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,515	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	432	403.20/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,742	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	440	382.59/cwt	375.00–390.00	1,683	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	530	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	2,054	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	545	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	1,948	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	550	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,898	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	570	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	2,009	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	613	367.00/cwt	366.00–368.00	2,250	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	645	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,193	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	659	355.31/cwt	352.00–358.00	2,341	5
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	705	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,291	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	725	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	2,193	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	245	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,090	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	270	405.59/cwt	390.00–415.00	1,095	3
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	273	430.58/cwt	420.00–445.00	1,175	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	318	447.68/cwt	440.00–455.00	1,424	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	372	431.64/cwt	425.00–445.00	1,606	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	377	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,489	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	383	369.84/cwt	365.00–375.00	1,416	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	428	384.91/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,647	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	428	356.26/cwt	340.00–367.50	1,525	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	466	336.00/cwt	320.00–345.00	1,566	8
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	479	360.38/cwt	355.00–365.00	1,726	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	482	374.14/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,803	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,900	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	515	304.80/cwt	297.50–315.00	1,570	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	518	351.24/cwt	350.00–352.50	1,819	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	362.45/cwt	355.00–377.50	1,885	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	568	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,704	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	573	349.10/cwt	345.00–352.50	2,000	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	575	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,869	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	620	341.92/cwt	335.00–350.00	2,120	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	633	291.22/cwt	282.50–300.00	1,843	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	672	326.39/cwt	320.00–337.00	2,193	5
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	672	294.88/cwt	285.00–305.00	1,982	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	730	290.00/cwt	285.00–295.00	2,117	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	220	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	1,430	1
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 3	225	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,080	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	265	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	1,418	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	325	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,593	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	328	446.75/cwt	440.00–455.00	1,465	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	337	418.54/cwt	410.00–425.00	1,410	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	360	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,674	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	376	426.75/cwt	420.00–435.00	1,605	6
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	382	391.01/cwt	380.00–405.00	1,494	6
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	413	397.82/cwt	380.00–410.00	1,643	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	416	421.41/cwt	415.00–430.00	1,753	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	435	366.66/cwt	355.00–375.00	1,595	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	460	412.47/cwt	410.00–415.00	1,897	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	468	366.15/cwt	362.50–370.00	1,714	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	475	339.95/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,615	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	515	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,712	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	528	355.03/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,875	6
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	550	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	2,076	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	571	345.66/cwt	340.00–352.50	1,974	7
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	605	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,815	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	623	322.37/cwt	316.00–329.00	2,008	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 3	673	279.85/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,883	3
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	735	279.97/cwt	275.00–285.00	2,058	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	795	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	2,087	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,203	167.43/cwt	165.00–170.00	2,014	2
Bulls	—	—	1,380	190.14/cwt	182.00–196.00	2,624	3
Bulls	—	—	1,625	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	3,396	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,000	144.31/cwt	140.00–147.50	1,443	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,028	135.31/cwt	130.00–138.00	1,391	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,043	158.98/cwt	155.00–163.00	1,658	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,235	147.30/cwt	145.00–150.00	1,819	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,375	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	2,076	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,493	162.06/cwt	160.00–164.00	2,420	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	798	2,091.07/head	1,950.00–2,250.00	2,091	2
Bred Cows	—	Small 2-3	843	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	2
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	873	2,083.38/head	1,750.00–2,400.00	2,083	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,023	2,365.04/head	2,200.00–2,500.00	2,365	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,119	1,874.87/head	1,500.00–2,005.00	1,875	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,250	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,346	2,637.06/head	2,400.00–3,000.00	2,637	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,403	2,736.63/head	2,650.00–2,850.00	2,737	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	835	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,095	3,250.00/head	3,250.00–3,250.00	3,250	1

This sale against other markets

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 23, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 200Last week 139Year ago 151

Slaughter CattleReceipts 21Last week 21Year ago 38

Replacement CattleReceipts 39Last week 21Year ago 20

Compared to last week, slaughter cattle unevenly steady. Replacement cattle lightly tested. Feeder steers lightly tested. Feeder heifers and bulls sharply higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	328	440.00–455.00	446.75
6	350–400	376	420.00–435.00	426.75
4	400–450	413	380.00–410.00	397.82
2	450–500	468	362.50–370.00	366.15
6	500–550	528	350.00–360.00	355.03
7	550–600	571	340.00–352.50	345.66
2	600–650	623	316.00–329.00	322.37
2	700–750	735	275.00–285.00	279.97
1	750–800	795	262.50	262.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	480.00	480.00
3	300–350	337	410.00–425.00	418.54
6	350–400	382	380.00–405.00	391.01
6	400–450	435	355.00–375.00	366.66
2	450–500	475	335.00–345.00	339.95
1	500–550	515	332.50	332.50
1	600–650	605	300.00	300.00
3	650–700	673	270.00–290.00	279.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	650.00	650.00
1	250–300	265	535.00	535.00
1	300–350	325	490.00	490.00
1	350–400	360	465.00	465.00
4	400–450	416	415.00–430.00	421.41
2	450–500	460	410.00–415.00	412.47
1	550–600	550	377.50	377.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	445.00	445.00
3	250–300	273	420.00–445.00	430.58
3	350–400	377	395.00	395.00
6	450–500	479	355.00–365.00	360.38
2	500–550	518	350.00–352.50	351.24
2	550–600	575	325.00	325.00
3	650–700	672	285.00–305.00	294.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	270	390.00–415.00	405.59
2	350–400	383	365.00–375.00	369.84
3	400–450	428	340.00–367.50	356.26
8	450–500	466	320.00–345.00	336.00
3	500–550	515	297.50–315.00	304.80
2	550–600	568	300.00	300.00
2	600–650	633	282.50–300.00	291.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	318	440.00–455.00	447.68
3	350–400	372	425.00–445.00	431.64
2	400–450	428	380.00–390.00	384.91
3	450–500	482	370.00–380.00	374.14
4	500–550	520	355.00–377.50	362.45
5	550–600	573	345.00–352.50	349.10
4	600–650	620	335.00–350.00	341.92
5	650–700	672	320.00–337.00	326.39
2	700–750	730	285.00–295.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	500	380.00	380.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	450.00	450.00
3	400–450	432	400.00–410.00	403.20
1	550–600	570	352.50	352.50
1	600–650	645	340.00	340.00
1	700–750	725	302.50	302.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	415.00	415.00
2	400–450	440	375.00–390.00	382.59
1	500–550	545	357.50	357.50
1	550–600	550	345.00	345.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	530	387.50	387.50
2	600–650	613	366.00–368.00	367.00
5	650–700	659	352.00–358.00	355.31
2	700–750	705	325.00	325.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,119	1,500.00–2,005.00	1,874.87
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,250	1,800.00	1,800.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	798	1,950.00–2,250.00	2,091.07
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	873	1,750.00–2,400.00	2,083.38

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	843	1,300.00	1,300.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,023	2,200.00–2,500.00	2,365.04
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,403	2,650.00–2,850.00	2,736.63
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,346	2,400.00–3,000.00	2,637.06

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	—	835	2,700.00	2,700.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,095	3,250.00	3,250.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,028	130.00–138.00	135.31
2	—	1,000	140.00–147.50	144.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,375	151.00	151.00
2	—	1,493	160.00–164.00	162.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,235	145.00–150.00	147.30
4	—	1,043	155.00–163.00	158.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,380	182.00–196.00	190.14
2	—	1,203	165.00–170.00	167.43
1	—	1,625	209.00	209.00

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.