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Name: Washington livestock auction prices — 2026-09-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-08

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Washington, Georgia · Tue, Sep 8

● Final49 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1944

← Sep 1Sep 8Sep 15 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

101 head

▼ 247 vs last sale 348▼ 57 vs year ago 158 · −36.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

13 head

▼ 14 vs last sale 27▼ 22 vs year ago 35 · −62.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

22 head

▼ 1 vs last sale 23▼ 2 vs year ago 24 · −8.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago, Slaughter Cows 3.00 to 5.00 lower, Slaughter Bulls steady, Replacement Cattle lightly tested, Feeder Steers mostly steady, Feeder Bulls and Heifers 3.00 to 5.00 lower.

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 $278.50/cwt on 20 head, down $23.70 from the prior sale. That ranks 1 of 23 comparable sales and sits −66.54 against this barn's trailing median of $345.04.

Average price

$278.50

▼ 23.70 vs prior sale

20 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,539

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$195

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

$22.97/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−31.24

vs GA average

−59.29 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	565	285.47	1,613	6thin
Medium and Large 2	548	276.51	1,514	13thin
Medium and Large 3	540	262.50	1,418	1thin

One grade step is worth $22.97/cwt here — about $195 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 sale20 hd

278.50

—

GA average13 barns · 397 hd

309.74

−31.24

National average138 barns · 5,113 hd

337.79

−59.29

This barn, trailing median23 sales

345.04

−66.54

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	1,705	183.00	3,120	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,254	145.43	1,824	8thin

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,179	$2,165	5
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,010	$1,942	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,038	$1,789	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,129	$2,650	4thin

Every lot

49 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 · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	470	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,457	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	475	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,568	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	515	323.09/cwt	320.00–327.50	1,664	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	535	336.26/cwt	335.00–337.50	1,799	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	565	323.74/cwt	322.50–325.00	1,829	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	565	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,667	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	615	306.64/cwt	290.00–315.00	1,886	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	640	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,840	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	650	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,674	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	674	284.54/cwt	272.50–290.00	1,918	5
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	735	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,985	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	345	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,242	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	390	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,209	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	420	303.25/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,274	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	464	303.05/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,406	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	495	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,361	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	530	284.05/cwt	280.00–287.50	1,505	8
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	540	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,418	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	565	285.47/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,613	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	576	264.44/cwt	257.50–275.00	1,523	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	600	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,380	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	660	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,683	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	665	268.73/cwt	267.50–270.00	1,787	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	713	248.79/cwt	245.00–252.50	1,774	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 2	220	380.11/cwt	375.00–385.00	836	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	325	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,089	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	328	353.25/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,159	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	350	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,208	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	400	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,300	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	418	303.83/cwt	295.00–310.00	1,270	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	450	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,485	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	473	315.13/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,491	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	495	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,460	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	500	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,300	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	510	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,556	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	516	289.16/cwt	275.00–300.00	1,492	6
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	628	255.02/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,602	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	628	230.10/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,445	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	685	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,644	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,705	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	3,120	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,035	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,439	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,274	143.81/cwt	140.00–148.00	1,832	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,313	152.70/cwt	150.00–156.00	2,005	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	988	1,973.27/head	1,850.00–2,150.00	1,973	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,010	1,942.41/head	1,875.00–2,000.00	1,942	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,038	1,788.67/head	1,750.00–1,825.00	1,789	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,465	2,452.05/head	2,400.00–2,500.00	2,452	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,110	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,185	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	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 8, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 101Last week 348Year ago 158

Slaughter CattleReceipts 13Last week 27Year ago 35

Replacement CattleReceipts 22Last week 23Year ago 24

Compared to a week ago, Slaughter Cows 3.00 to 5.00 lower, Slaughter Bulls steady, Replacement Cattle lightly tested, Feeder Steers mostly steady, Feeder Bulls and Heifers 3.00 to 5.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	450	330.00	330.00
2	500–550	510	305.00	305.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	335.00	335.00
4	400–450	418	295.00–310.00	303.83
1	450–500	495	295.00	295.00
1	500–550	500	260.00	260.00
2	600–650	628	225.00–235.00	230.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	220	375.00–385.00	380.11
3	300–350	328	350.00–360.00	353.25
1	350–400	350	345.00	345.00
1	400–450	400	325.00	325.00
2	450–500	473	310.00–320.00	315.13
6	500–550	516	275.00–300.00	289.16
2	600–650	628	250.00–260.00	255.02
1	650–700	685	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	475	330.00	330.00
4	500–550	515	320.00–327.50	323.09
4	600–650	615	290.00–315.00	306.64
5	650–700	674	272.50–290.00	284.54
1	700–750	735	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	535	335.00–337.50	336.26
2	550–600	565	322.50–325.00	323.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	470	310.00	310.00
1	550–600	565	295.00	295.00
1	600–650	640	287.50	287.50
1	650–700	650	257.50	257.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	360.00	360.00
4	450–500	464	300.00–310.00	303.05
6	550–600	565	280.00–300.00	285.47
2	650–700	665	267.50–270.00	268.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	310.00	310.00
3	400–450	420	300.00–310.00	303.25
8	500–550	530	280.00–287.50	284.05
5	550–600	576	257.50–275.00	264.44
1	650–700	660	255.00	255.00
2	700–750	713	245.00–252.50	248.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	495	275.00	275.00
1	500–550	540	262.50	262.50
1	600–650	600	230.00	230.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	988	1,850.00–2,150.00	1,973.27
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,038	1,750.00–1,825.00	1,788.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,010	1,875.00–2,000.00	1,942.41

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)	2	—	1,465	2,400.00–2,500.00	2,452.05

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	3	—	1,110	2,650.00	2,650.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,185	2,650.00	2,650.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,035	139.00	139.00
2	—	1,313	150.00–156.00	152.70
5	—	1,274	140.00–148.00	143.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,705	183.00	183.00

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.