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Name: Washington livestock auction prices — 2026-07-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-14

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

● Final56 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1944

← Jul 7Jul 14Jul 21 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

102 head

▼ 171 vs last sale 273▼ 78 vs year ago 180 · −43.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

12 head

▼ 6 vs last sale 18▼ 9 vs year ago 21 · −42.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

20 head

▼ 18 vs last sale 38▲ 3 vs year ago 17 · +17.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Slaughter Cows and Bulls unevenly steady, Replacement Cattle mostly steady, Feeder Cattle 3.00 to 5.00 lower.

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 $340.84/cwt on 12 head, down $2.36 from the prior sale (only 18 head in that comparison). That ranks 7 of 18 comparable sales and sits −9.51 against this barn's trailing median of $350.35.

Average price

$340.84

▼ 2.36 vs prior sale

12 head · 560 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,909

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$179

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

$39.09/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−46.06

vs GA average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	548	362.50	1,985	2thin
Medium and Large 2	564	342.12	1,931	7thin
Medium and Large 3	558	323.41	1,806	3thin

One grade step is worth $39.09/cwt here — about $179 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 sale12 hd

340.84

—

GA average14 barns · 376 hd

386.90

−46.06

This barn, trailing median18 sales

350.35

−9.51

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

18 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $435.81, low $279.34, median $350.35 across 18 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	—	High	1,481	230.64	3,415	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,123	190.68	2,141	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,003	150.57	1,510	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)	1,240	$2,650	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,118	$2,383	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	855	$3,500	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,035	$3,000	2thin

Every lot

56 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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	345	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,691	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	355	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,438	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	433	430.12/cwt	425.00–435.00	1,862	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	450	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,980	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	460	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,932	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	535	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	2,020	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 1	563	381.13/cwt	372.50–390.00	2,146	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	585	359.96/cwt	355.00–365.00	2,106	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	600	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,860	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	615	340.09/cwt	330.00–345.00	2,092	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	650	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,308	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	713	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	2,371	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	745	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	2,440	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers10 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	290	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,363	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	335	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,508	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	380	427.43/cwt	425.00–430.00	1,624	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	414	393.55/cwt	385.00–400.00	1,629	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	418	364.84/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,525	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	470	376.05/cwt	370.00–382.50	1,767	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	402.49/cwt	400.00–405.00	1,904	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	532	360.00/cwt	352.50–367.50	1,915	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	595	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	2,068	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	600	337.50/cwt	335.00–340.00	2,025	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	315	549.52/cwt	540.00–560.00	1,731	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	360	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,422	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	375	436.23/cwt	430.00–445.00	1,636	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,828	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	427	408.20/cwt	400.00–425.00	1,743	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	427	353.07/cwt	345.00–365.00	1,508	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	459	422.00/cwt	415.00–440.00	1,937	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	480	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,656	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	484	384.11/cwt	365.00–397.50	1,859	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,950	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	540	327.62/cwt	315.00–340.00	1,769	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	543	355.05/cwt	345.00–365.00	1,928	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	573	336.95/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,931	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,013	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	595	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,874	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	620	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,108	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	638	327.49/cwt	325.00–330.00	2,089	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	660	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,211	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	695	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,155	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	775	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,170	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,293	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	2,922	2
Bulls	—	—	1,668	235.27/cwt	234.00–237.00	3,924	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,003	150.57/cwt	147.50–152.50	1,510	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,101	187.10/cwt	184.00–190.00	2,060	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,210	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	2,481	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	845	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,225	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,240	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,285	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	855	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,015	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,055	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	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 Jul 14, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 102Last week 273Year ago 180

Slaughter CattleReceipts 12Last week 18Year ago 21

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 38Year ago 17

Compared to last week, Slaughter Cows and Bulls unevenly steady, Replacement Cattle mostly steady, Feeder Cattle 3.00 to 5.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	395.00	395.00
3	400–450	427	345.00–365.00	353.07
1	450–500	480	345.00	345.00
2	500–550	540	315.00–340.00	327.62
1	550–600	595	315.00	315.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	375	430.00–445.00	436.23
3	400–450	427	400.00–425.00	408.20
4	450–500	484	365.00–397.50	384.11
2	500–550	543	345.00–365.00	355.05
5	550–600	573	330.00–340.00	336.95
3	600–650	638	325.00–330.00	327.49
1	650–700	695	310.00	310.00
1	750–800	775	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	315	540.00–560.00	549.52
2	400–450	425	430.00	430.00
5	450–500	459	415.00–440.00	422.00
1	500–550	520	375.00	375.00
1	550–600	575	350.00	350.00
1	600–650	620	340.00	340.00
1	650–700	660	335.00	335.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	470.00	470.00
1	300–350	335	450.00	450.00
2	350–400	380	425.00–430.00	427.43
7	400–450	414	385.00–400.00	393.55
2	450–500	470	370.00–382.50	376.05
3	500–550	532	352.50–367.50	360.00
1	550–600	595	347.50	347.50
2	600–650	600	335.00–340.00	337.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	418	360.00–375.00	364.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	473	400.00–405.00	402.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	450	440.00	440.00
2	550–600	563	372.50–390.00	381.13
1	650–700	650	355.00	355.00
2	700–750	713	332.50	332.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	405.00	405.00
1	550–600	550	345.00	345.00
1	600–650	600	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	490.00	490.00
3	400–450	433	425.00–435.00	430.12
1	450–500	460	420.00	420.00
1	500–550	535	377.50	377.50
2	550–600	585	355.00–365.00	359.96
4	600–650	615	330.00–345.00	340.09
1	700–750	745	327.50	327.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,225	3,000.00	3,000.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,240	2,650.00	2,650.00

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)	1	—	1,285	2,450.00	2,450.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	845	1,700.00	1,700.00

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	—	855	3,500.00	3,500.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,015	3,100.00	3,100.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,055	2,900.00	2,900.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,668	234.00–237.00	235.27
2	—	1,293	226.00	226.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,101	184.00–190.00	187.10
1	—	1,210	205.00	205.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,003	147.50–152.50	150.57

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.