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Name: Washington livestock auction prices — 2025-10-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-14

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Washington, Georgia · Tue, Oct 14

● Final74 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1944

← Oct 7Oct 14Oct 21 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

217 head

▼ 203 vs last sale 420▲ 96 vs year ago 121 · +79.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

18 head

▼ 8 vs last sale 26▼ 8 vs year ago 26 · −30.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

21 head

▼ 10 vs last sale 31▲ 13 vs year ago 8 · +162.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers unevenly steady. Feeder heifers and bulls 5.00 - 7.00 higher. Slaughter and replacement cattle unevenly steady.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $337.55/cwt on 19 head. That ranks 7 of 17 comparable sales and sits −12.20 against this barn's trailing median of $349.75.

Average price

$337.55

19 head · 534 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,802

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$201

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

$36.06/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.34

vs GA average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	535	358.43	1,918	5thin
Medium and Large 2	534	340.40	1,819	6thin
Medium and Large 3	533	322.36	1,717	8thin

One grade step is worth $36.06/cwt here — about $201 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

337.55

—

GA average14 barns · 422 hd

337.21

+0.34

This barn, trailing median17 sales

349.75

−12.20

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

17 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $435.81, low $279.35, median $349.75 across 17 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	—	Low	1,587	186.68	2,963	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,527	157.15	2,400	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,243	131.79	1,638	2thin

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)	1,224	$2,229	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,031	$2,198	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,057	$1,892	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,145	$3,400	1thin

Every lot

74 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	295	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,549	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	310	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,519	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	340	432.50/cwt	430.00–435.00	1,471	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	380	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,596	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	423	399.98/cwt	390.00–405.00	1,692	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	450	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,800	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	455	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,593	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	487	377.46/cwt	375.00–380.00	1,838	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	517	371.02/cwt	365.00–375.00	1,918	7
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	555	360.98/cwt	359.00–363.00	2,003	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	563	349.41/cwt	340.00–355.00	1,967	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	595	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	2,005	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	635	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	2,102	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	660	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,178	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	715	316.50/cwt	316.00–317.00	2,263	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	770	303.40/cwt	297.50–313.00	2,336	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	255	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,007	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	280	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,176	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	313	445.20/cwt	440.00–450.00	1,393	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	330	412.39/cwt	410.00–415.00	1,361	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	338	382.44/cwt	375.00–390.00	1,293	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	380	393.73/cwt	392.50–395.00	1,496	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	420	368.21/cwt	362.50–372.50	1,546	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	429	348.54/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,495	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	471	353.44/cwt	350.00–357.50	1,665	8
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	479	342.81/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,642	9
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	485	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	1,855	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	523	338.62/cwt	332.50–345.00	1,771	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	528	315.41/cwt	307.50–325.00	1,665	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	563	353.83/cwt	350.00–357.50	1,992	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	567	294.45/cwt	282.00–300.00	1,670	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	573	324.72/cwt	315.00–330.00	1,861	8
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	600	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,620	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	623	324.01/cwt	321.00–327.00	2,019	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	668	304.41/cwt	299.00–309.00	2,033	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	670	282.35/cwt	277.50–287.50	1,892	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	740	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	2,017	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	240	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,188	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	305	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,434	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	327	438.24/cwt	430.00–450.00	1,433	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	360	439.86/cwt	430.00–450.00	1,583	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	373	412.61/cwt	405.00–420.00	1,539	6
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	373	389.84/cwt	375.00–400.00	1,454	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	415	410.06/cwt	405.00–415.00	1,702	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	419	386.24/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,618	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	434	357.61/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,552	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	460	386.06/cwt	377.50–395.00	1,776	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	469	340.74/cwt	330.00–355.00	1,598	9
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	485	368.31/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,786	6
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	513	330.25/cwt	320.00–337.50	1,694	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	515	348.18/cwt	342.50–355.00	1,793	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	365.71/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,920	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	550	347.50/cwt	345.00–350.00	1,911	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	565	309.22/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,747	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	573	324.85/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,861	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	608	306.01/cwt	303.00–309.00	1,861	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	625	293.43/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,834	7
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	663	297.09/cwt	292.50–300.00	1,970	4
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 3	680	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,717	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	710	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,988	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,305	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	2,205	1
Bulls	—	—	1,576	183.47/cwt	180.00–187.00	2,891	4
Bulls	—	—	1,750	201.93/cwt	195.00–208.00	3,534	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,243	131.79/cwt	125.00–136.00	1,638	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,463	155.92/cwt	152.00–162.00	2,281	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,513	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	2,270	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,638	166.15/cwt	164.00–168.00	2,722	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	945	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,003	1,686.53/head	1,500.00–1,900.00	1,687	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,013	2,498.27/head	2,400.00–2,600.00	2,498	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,048	1,897.61/head	1,700.00–2,150.00	1,898	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,110	2,096.85/head	2,000.00–2,200.00	2,097	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,363	2,518.35/head	2,370.00–2,700.00	2,518	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,145	3,400.00/head	3,400.00–3,400.00	3,400	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 Oct 14, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 217Last week 420Year ago 121

Slaughter CattleReceipts 18Last week 26Year ago 26

Replacement CattleReceipts 21Last week 31Year ago 8

Compared to last week, feeder steers unevenly steady. Feeder heifers and bulls 5.00 - 7.00 higher. Slaughter and replacement cattle unevenly steady.

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	327	430.00–450.00	438.24
6	350–400	373	405.00–420.00	412.61
4	400–450	419	380.00–390.00	386.24
6	450–500	485	360.00–375.00	368.31
4	500–550	515	342.50–355.00	348.18
2	550–600	573	320.00–330.00	324.85
2	600–650	608	303.00–309.00	306.01
4	650–700	663	292.50–300.00	297.09
1	700–750	710	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	373	375.00–400.00	389.84
4	400–450	434	350.00–365.00	357.61
9	450–500	469	330.00–355.00	340.74
5	500–550	513	320.00–337.50	330.25
3	550–600	565	300.00–315.00	309.22
7	600–650	625	280.00–300.00	293.43
1	650–700	680	252.50	252.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	495.00	495.00
1	300–350	305	470.00	470.00
2	350–400	360	430.00–450.00	439.86
3	400–450	415	405.00–415.00	410.06
2	450–500	460	377.50–395.00	386.06
3	500–550	525	360.00–370.00	365.71
2	550–600	550	345.00–350.00	347.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	420.00	420.00
2	300–350	330	410.00–415.00	412.39
2	350–400	380	392.50–395.00	393.73
3	400–450	420	362.50–372.50	368.21
8	450–500	471	350.00–357.50	353.44
5	500–550	523	332.50–345.00	338.62
8	550–600	573	315.00–330.00	324.72
2	650–700	670	277.50–287.50	282.35
1	700–750	740	272.50	272.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	395.00	395.00
2	300–350	338	375.00–390.00	382.44
4	400–450	429	340.00–360.00	348.54
9	450–500	479	335.00–345.00	342.81
6	500–550	528	307.50–325.00	315.41
5	550–600	567	282.00–300.00	294.45
1	600–650	600	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	313	440.00–450.00	445.20
1	450–500	485	382.50	382.50
2	550–600	563	350.00–357.50	353.83
2	600–650	623	321.00–327.00	324.01
3	650–700	668	299.00–309.00	304.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	340	430.00–435.00	432.50
1	350–400	380	420.00	420.00
3	400–450	423	390.00–405.00	399.98
3	450–500	487	375.00–380.00	377.46
4	550–600	563	340.00–355.00	349.41
1	600–650	635	331.00	331.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	455	350.00	350.00
1	550–600	595	337.00	337.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	525.00	525.00
1	300–350	310	490.00	490.00
1	450–500	450	400.00	400.00
7	500–550	517	365.00–375.00	371.02
2	550–600	555	359.00–363.00	360.98
1	650–700	660	330.00	330.00
2	700–750	715	316.00–317.00	316.50
3	750–800	770	297.50–313.00	303.40

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)	2	—	1,048	1,700.00–2,150.00	1,897.61
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	945	1,650.00	1,650.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,003	1,500.00–1,900.00	1,686.53

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,363	2,370.00–2,700.00	2,518.35
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,110	2,000.00–2,200.00	2,096.85
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,013	2,400.00–2,600.00	2,498.27

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)	Open	1	—	1,145	3,400.00	3,400.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,305	169.00	169.00
2	—	1,750	195.00–208.00	201.93
4	—	1,576	180.00–187.00	183.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,463	152.00–162.00	155.92
2	—	1,513	150.00	150.00
2	—	1,638	164.00–168.00	166.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,243	125.00–136.00	131.79

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.