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Washington

Name: Washington livestock auction prices — 2026-08-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-25

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Washington, Georgia · Tue, Aug 25

● Final59 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1944

← Aug 18Aug 25Sep 1 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

123 head

▲ 37 vs last sale 86▼ 18 vs year ago 141 · −12.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

13 head

▲ 3 vs last sale 10▲ 1 vs year ago 12 · +8.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

8 head

▼ 24 vs last sale 32▼ 13 vs year ago 21 · −61.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago, Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 higher, Slaughter bulls steady to 4.00 higher, Replacement cows mostly steady, Feeder steers unevenly steady, Feeder heifers steady to 2.00 higher, Feeder bulls steady to 3.00 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 $282.21/cwt on 33 head, down $32.27 from the prior sale (only 10 head in that comparison). That ranks 2 of 23 comparable sales and sits −62.83 against this barn's trailing median of $345.04.

Average price

$282.21

▼ 32.27 vs prior sale

33 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,560

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$170

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

$28.34/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−28.96

vs GA average

−55.81 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	555	300.05	1,665	3thin
Medium and Large 2	554	286.24	1,586	18thin
Medium and Large 3	551	271.71	1,496	12thin

One grade step is worth $28.34/cwt here — about $170 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 sale33 hd

282.21

—

GA average13 barns · 316 hd

311.17

−28.96

National average160 barns · 6,296 hd

338.02

−55.81

This barn, trailing median23 sales

345.04

−62.83

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	—	Low	2,008	194.25	3,899	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,404	164.38	2,308	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,500	150.00	2,250	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,245	144.02	1,793	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,350	$2,700	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,053	$2,425	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,025	$2,200	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	980	$2,400	2thin

Every lot

59 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	200–250	Medium and Large 1	215	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,043	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	355	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,491	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	429	361.20/cwt	355.00–365.00	1,550	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	455	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,547	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	505	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,603	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	570	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,881	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	570	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,682	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	572	319.01/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,825	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	645	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,871	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	663	282.42/cwt	275.00–290.00	1,872	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	715	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,966	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	755	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,076	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	790	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	2,034	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	360	382.50/cwt	380.00–385.00	1,377	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	370	399.73/cwt	390.00–410.00	1,479	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	377	331.81/cwt	325.00–345.00	1,251	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	405	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,377	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	420	301.61/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,267	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	476	303.91/cwt	297.50–310.00	1,447	9
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	482	274.01/cwt	265.00–280.00	1,321	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	520	300.40/cwt	290.00–310.00	1,562	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	523	278.42/cwt	267.50–285.00	1,456	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	535	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,672	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	565	293.82/cwt	290.00–297.50	1,660	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	571	279.16/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,594	12
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	578	264.99/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,532	6
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	620	274.36/cwt	272.50–277.50	1,701	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	620	263.19/cwt	260.00–267.50	1,632	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	695	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,755	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	725	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,885	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	775	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,938	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	310	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,101	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	338	464.93/cwt	455.00–475.00	1,571	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	365	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,278	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	368	447.52/cwt	445.00–450.00	1,647	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	420	332.50/cwt	325.00–340.00	1,397	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	428	358.58/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,535	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	455	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,638	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	470	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,645	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	475	320.75/cwt	317.50–325.00	1,524	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	510	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,683	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	525	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,575	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	528	313.10/cwt	307.50–317.50	1,653	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	580	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,740	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	605	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,755	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	627	276.57/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,734	3
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	705	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,763	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,905	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	3,600	1
Bulls	—	—	1,970	192.49/cwt	190.00–195.00	3,792	2
Bulls	—	—	2,185	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	4,436	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,245	144.02/cwt	140.00–147.00	1,793	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,313	159.54/cwt	159.00–160.00	2,095	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,465	167.60/cwt	166.00–170.00	2,455	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,500	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	2,250	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	980	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	895	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,025	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,210	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,350	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	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 Aug 25, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 123Last week 86Year ago 141

Slaughter CattleReceipts 13Last week 10Year ago 12

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 32Year ago 21

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	377	325.00–345.00	331.81
3	400–450	420	300.00–305.00	301.61
3	450–500	482	265.00–280.00	274.01
6	500–550	523	267.50–285.00	278.42
6	550–600	578	260.00–270.00	264.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	370	390.00–410.00	399.73
1	500–550	535	312.50	312.50
2	550–600	565	290.00–297.50	293.82
4	600–650	620	272.50–277.50	274.36
1	700–750	725	260.00	260.00
1	750–800	775	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	360	380.00–385.00	382.50
1	400–450	405	340.00	340.00
9	450–500	476	297.50–310.00	303.91
6	500–550	520	290.00–310.00	300.40
12	550–600	571	275.00–285.00	279.16
4	600–650	620	260.00–267.50	263.19
1	650–700	695	252.50	252.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	420.00	420.00
4	400–450	429	355.00–365.00	361.20
1	450–500	455	340.00	340.00
1	500–550	505	317.50	317.50
3	550–600	572	310.00–325.00	319.01
1	600–650	645	290.00	290.00
2	650–700	663	275.00–290.00	282.42
1	750–800	790	257.50	257.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	485.00	485.00
1	550–600	570	330.00	330.00
1	700–750	715	275.00	275.00
1	750–800	755	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	570	295.00	295.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	428	350.00–365.00	358.58
1	450–500	470	350.00	350.00
4	500–550	528	307.50–317.50	313.10
1	550–600	580	300.00	300.00
3	600–650	627	270.00–280.00	276.57
1	700–750	705	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	355.00	355.00
1	350–400	365	350.00	350.00
2	400–450	420	325.00–340.00	332.50
3	450–500	475	317.50–325.00	320.75
1	500–550	525	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	338	455.00–475.00	464.93
2	350–400	368	445.00–450.00	447.52
1	450–500	455	360.00	360.00
1	500–550	510	330.00	330.00
1	600–650	605	290.00	290.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	2	—	980	2,400.00	2,400.00

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)	1	—	1,350	2,700.00	2,700.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,210	2,600.00	2,600.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,025	2,200.00	2,200.00

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	—	895	2,250.00	2,250.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,905	189.00	189.00
2	—	1,970	190.00–195.00	192.49
1	—	2,185	203.00	203.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,465	166.00–170.00	167.60
2	—	1,313	159.00–160.00	159.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,500	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,245	140.00–147.00	144.02

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.