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Washington

Name: Washington livestock auction prices — 2026-05-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-05

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Washington, Georgia · Tue, May 5

● Final93 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1944

← Apr 28May 5May 12 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

260 head

▲ 135 vs last sale 125▲ 1 vs year ago 259 · +0.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

31 head

▲ 15 vs last sale 16▼ 2 vs year ago 33 · −6.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

21 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 21▼ 9 vs year ago 30 · −30.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago slaguhter cows bulls and replacements lightly tested, All classes of feeder cattle steady.

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 $381.56/cwt on 21 head, up $7.80 from the prior sale (only 17 head in that comparison). That ranks 21 of 23 comparable sales and sits +36.52 against this barn's trailing median of $345.04.

Average price

$381.56

▲ 7.80 vs prior sale

21 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,108

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$200

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

$27.38/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−15.48

vs GA average

−46.34 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	558	394.52	2,202	9thin
Medium and Large 2	554	381.25	2,112	4thin
Medium and Large 3	545	367.14	2,001	8thin

One grade step is worth $27.38/cwt here — about $200 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 sale21 hd

381.56

—

GA average13 barns · 460 hd

397.05

−15.48

National average182 barns · 12,459 hd

427.90

−46.34

This barn, trailing median23 sales

345.04

+36.52

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	1,970	201.00	3,960	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,427	168.42	2,403	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,056	144.19	1,523	14

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)	1,088	$1,880	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	715	$1,125	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,186	$3,353	4thin

Every lot

93 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 · Steers29 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	290	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	1,653	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	300	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,500	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	315	565.00/cwt	565.00–565.00	1,780	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	325	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,641	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	365	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	2,081	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	372	550.59/cwt	545.00–552.00	2,048	5
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	383	490.33/cwt	480.00–500.00	1,878	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	415	471.63/cwt	465.00–475.00	1,957	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	419	476.24/cwt	465.00–490.00	1,995	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	426	532.48/cwt	532.00–535.00	2,268	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	458	416.07/cwt	412.00–420.00	1,906	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Value Added	460	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	2,438	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	505.48/cwt	442.00–511.00	2,391	14
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3Value Added	475	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,138	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2Value Added	482	506.95/cwt	502.00–512.00	2,443	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	487	483.63/cwt	480.00–492.00	2,355	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	511	475.95/cwt	472.00–477.00	2,432	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	523	460.63/cwt	450.00–470.00	2,409	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	523	424.20/cwt	422.00–430.00	2,219	7
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	525	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	2,599	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	581	439.73/cwt	432.00–447.00	2,555	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	623	422.57/cwt	420.00–425.00	2,633	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	640	399.68/cwt	397.00–402.00	2,558	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	650	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,503	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	685	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,466	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	725	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,719	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	762	352.77/cwt	352.00–355.00	2,688	4
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	790	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,607	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	825	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	2,863	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers32 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	295	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,490	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2Value Added	300	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,245	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	305	522.50/cwt	515.00–530.00	1,594	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	325	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,576	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350	517.00/cwt	517.00–517.00	1,810	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	368	445.18/cwt	440.00–450.00	1,638	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	377	488.98/cwt	482.00–495.00	1,843	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	381	464.97/cwt	460.00–475.00	1,772	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	400	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,740	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Value Added	405	497.50/cwt	495.00–500.00	2,015	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	419	469.20/cwt	460.00–477.00	1,966	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2Value Added	433	476.45/cwt	472.00–480.00	2,063	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3Value Added	435	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	2,023	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	436	451.34/cwt	447.00–457.00	1,968	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	458	404.97/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,855	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3Value Added	460	445.05/cwt	440.00–455.00	2,047	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2Value Added	466	454.97/cwt	450.00–462.00	2,120	10
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	468	446.61/cwt	440.00–455.00	2,090	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Value Added	470	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	2,280	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	478	425.12/cwt	420.00–435.00	2,032	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500	457.00/cwt	457.00–457.00	2,285	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	523	397.49/cwt	395.00–400.00	2,079	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3Value Added	532	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,075	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	535	365.71/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,957	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	540	422.00/cwt	422.00–422.00	2,279	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	569	381.67/cwt	372.00–387.00	2,172	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	580	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,943	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	585	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,135	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	600	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,040	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	632	361.33/cwt	360.00–367.00	2,284	5
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	657	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,464	5
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	800	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,240	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	210	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,176	1
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 2	245	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,274	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	345	572.50/cwt	570.00–575.00	1,975	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	350	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,663	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,969	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	408	517.55/cwt	510.00–525.00	2,112	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	418	451.61/cwt	450.00–455.00	1,888	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	424	478.07/cwt	470.00–485.00	2,027	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	471	458.04/cwt	450.00–465.00	2,157	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	475	439.11/cwt	430.00–447.00	2,086	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	509	432.24/cwt	427.00–435.00	2,200	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	515	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,292	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	565	425.09/cwt	420.00–430.00	2,402	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	575	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,386	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	620	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,170	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	630	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,457	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	630	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	2,123	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	665	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,195	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	673	360.13/cwt	350.00–370.00	2,424	4
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	720	325.99/cwt	325.00–327.00	2,347	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	770	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,541	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,970	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	3,960	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	899	143.76/cwt	137.00–146.00	1,292	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	913	126.86/cwt	122.00–130.00	1,158	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,275	176.95/cwt	175.00–179.00	2,256	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,331	155.09/cwt	150.00–162.00	2,064	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,416	169.70/cwt	164.00–175.00	2,403	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,628	154.15/cwt	148.00–159.00	2,510	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	715	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,088	1,880.46/head	1,750.00–2,000.00	1,880	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	745	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,333	3,737.25/head	3,400.00–4,350.00	3,737	3

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 May 5, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 260Last week 125Year ago 259

Slaughter CattleReceipts 31Last week 16Year ago 33

Replacement CattleReceipts 21Last week 21Year ago 30

Compared to one week ago slaguhter cows bulls and replacements lightly tested, All classes of feeder cattle steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	305	515.00–530.00	522.50
3	350–400	377	482.00–495.00	488.98
6	400–450	419	460.00–477.00	469.20
4	450–500	468	440.00–455.00	446.61
1	500–550	540	422.00	422.00
7	550–600	569	372.00–387.00	381.67
5	650–700	657	375.00	375.00
1	800–850	800	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	415.00	415.00
4	400–450	433	472.00–480.00	476.45
10	450–500	466	450.00–462.00	454.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	465.00	465.00
3	450–500	460	440.00–455.00	445.05
3	500–550	532	390.00	390.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	505.00	505.00
1	300–350	325	485.00	485.00
7	350–400	381	460.00–475.00	464.97
7	400–450	436	447.00–457.00	451.34
3	450–500	478	420.00–435.00	425.12
2	500–550	523	395.00–400.00	397.49
2	550–600	585	365.00	365.00
5	600–650	632	360.00–367.00	361.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	517.00	517.00
2	400–450	405	495.00–500.00	497.50
1	450–500	470	485.00	485.00
1	500–550	500	457.00	457.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	368	440.00–450.00	445.18
1	400–450	400	435.00	435.00
2	450–500	458	400.00–410.00	404.97
3	500–550	535	360.00–370.00	365.71
2	550–600	580	335.00	335.00
1	600–650	600	340.00	340.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	500.00	500.00
2	350–400	383	480.00–500.00	490.33
3	400–450	415	465.00–475.00	471.63
2	450–500	458	412.00–420.00	416.07
7	500–550	523	422.00–430.00	424.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	505.00	505.00
5	350–400	372	545.00–552.00	550.59
4	400–450	419	465.00–490.00	476.24
5	450–500	487	480.00–492.00	483.63
6	500–550	523	450.00–470.00	460.63
3	600–650	640	397.00–402.00	399.68
1	650–700	685	360.00	360.00
1	750–800	790	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	570.00	570.00
2	300–350	315	565.00	565.00
1	350–400	365	570.00	570.00
6	400–450	426	532.00–535.00	532.48
14	450–500	473	442.00–511.00	505.48
5	500–550	511	472.00–477.00	475.95
4	550–600	581	432.00–447.00	439.73
2	600–650	623	420.00–425.00	422.57
1	650–700	650	385.00	385.00
1	700–750	725	375.00	375.00
4	750–800	762	352.00–355.00	352.77
1	800–850	825	347.00	347.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	482	502.00–512.00	506.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	460	530.00	530.00
1	500–550	525	495.00	495.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	475	450.00	450.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	560.00	560.00
2	300–350	345	570.00–575.00	572.50
1	350–400	375	525.00	525.00
2	400–450	408	510.00–525.00	517.55
5	450–500	471	450.00–465.00	458.04
1	600–650	630	390.00	390.00
4	650–700	673	350.00–370.00	360.13
2	700–750	720	325.00–327.00	325.99
1	750–800	770	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	418	450.00–455.00	451.61
3	450–500	475	430.00–447.00	439.11
4	500–550	509	427.00–435.00	432.24
1	550–600	575	415.00	415.00
1	600–650	630	337.00	337.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	520.00	520.00
1	350–400	350	475.00	475.00
4	400–450	424	470.00–485.00	478.07
1	500–550	515	445.00	445.00
2	550–600	565	420.00–430.00	425.09
1	600–650	620	350.00	350.00
1	650–700	665	330.00	330.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,628	148.00–159.00	154.15
2	—	1,275	175.00–179.00	176.95
9	—	1,416	164.00–175.00	169.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	899	137.00–146.00	143.76
3	—	913	122.00–130.00	126.86
5	—	1,331	150.00–162.00	155.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,970	201.00	201.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	715	1,125.00	1,125.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,088	1,750.00–2,000.00	1,880.46

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	—	745	2,200.00	2,200.00

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)	Open	3	—	1,333	3,400.00–4,350.00	3,737.25

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.