Name: Washington livestock auction prices — 2024-03-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago slaughter cattle and bulls lightly tested, Replacement cattle also lightly tested, all classes of feeder cattle mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $245.23/cwt on 12 head. That ranks 1 of 20 comparable sales and sits −124.12 against this barn's trailing median of $369.35.

Average price

$245.23

12 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,324

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$130

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

$18.60/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.79

vs GA average

−26.68 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	552	248.60	1,372	6thin
Medium and Large 2	525	244.23	1,282	5thin
Medium and Large 3	540	230.00	1,242	1thin

One grade step is worth $18.60/cwt here — about $130 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

20 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $390.25, low $314.48, median $369.35 across 20 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale12 hd

245.23

—

GA average10 barns · 236 hd

250.02

−4.79

National average176 barns · 15,352 hd

271.91

−26.68

This barn, trailing median20 sales

369.35

−124.12

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

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	1,497	136.16	2,038	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,646	121.79	2,005	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,141	115.43	1,317	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	838	85.67	718	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)	815	$790	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	919	$1,554	3thin

Every lot, as filed

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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	333.04/cwt	332.00–335.00	1,399	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,404	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	331.85/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,576	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	532	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,516	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	443	327.41/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,450	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,491	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	341.70/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,257	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	345.98/cwt	345.00–347.00	1,446	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,302	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	335.97/cwt	335.00–337.00	1,109	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	929	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	363	341.51/cwt	340.00–343.00	1,240	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	574	243.90/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,400	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	363	277.38/cwt	275.00–282.00	1,007	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	355	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,189	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	790.00/head	790.00–790.00	790	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	1,675.00/head	1,675.00–1,675.00	1,675	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	265.40/cwt	262.00–272.00	1,250	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	868	1,492.80/head	1,400.00–1,600.00	1,493	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	508	257.99/cwt	255.00–261.00	1,311	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	599	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	1,743	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,597	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	641	224.55/cwt	220.00–226.00	1,439	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	790	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	672	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	745	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	574	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	980	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	931	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,798	117.94/cwt	117.00–119.00	2,121	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,240	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,550	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,219	118.80/cwt	117.00–120.00	1,448	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,526	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	505	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,414	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,465	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	999	107.98/cwt	105.00–110.00	1,079	4
Bulls	—	—	1,497	136.16/cwt	134.00–138.00	2,038	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,545	124.35/cwt	124.00–125.00	1,921	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	272	271.93/cwt	265.00–275.00	740	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	750	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,665	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	340	317.50/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,080	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	265.88/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,133	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	500	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,650	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	417	348.20/cwt	345.00–355.00	1,452	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	330	276.00/cwt	275.00–277.00	911	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	463	247.99/cwt	247.00–250.00	1,148	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	593	236.02/cwt	232.00–240.00	1,400	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	292.41/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,243	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	418	247.87/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,036	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	360	253.33/cwt	250.00–255.00	912	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	369	264.00/cwt	260.00–270.00	974	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	555	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,637	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	540	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,242	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	328	323.37/cwt	320.00–327.00	1,061	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	715	220.87/cwt	215.00–227.00	1,579	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	665	233.98/cwt	233.00–235.00	1,556	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	244.23/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,282	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	617	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,802	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	432	310.83/cwt	302.00–320.00	1,343	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	628	251.29/cwt	247.00–257.00	1,578	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	495	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	1,520	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,300	1

How this sale compares

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 Mar 5, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 197Last week 177Year ago 115

Slaughter CattleReceipts 29Last week 36Year ago 31

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 10Year ago 19

Compared to one week ago slaughter cattle and bulls lightly tested, Replacement cattle also lightly tested, all classes of feeder cattle mostly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	330	335.00–337.00	335.97
2	350–400	363	340.00–343.00	341.51
3	400–450	420	332.00–335.00	333.04
4	450–500	475	325.00–335.00	331.85
3	500–550	532	285.00	285.00
1	550–600	555	295.00	295.00
1	750–800	750	222.00	222.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	418	345.00–347.00	345.98
2	450–500	463	345.00	345.00
1	500–550	500	330.00	330.00
4	550–600	599	291.00	291.00
3	600–650	617	292.00	292.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	340	315.00–320.00	317.50
3	400–450	432	302.00–320.00	310.83
4	600–650	628	247.00–257.00	251.29
2	650–700	665	233.00–235.00	233.98
2	700–750	715	215.00–227.00	220.87
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	363	275.00–282.00	277.38
14	400–450	426	260.00–270.00	265.88
7	450–500	471	262.00–272.00	265.40
2	500–550	508	255.00–261.00	257.99
4	550–600	574	240.00–250.00	243.90
4	600–650	641	220.00–226.00	224.55
1	700–750	720	195.00	195.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	295.00	295.00
6	350–400	369	260.00–270.00	264.00
3	450–500	463	247.00–250.00	247.99
5	500–550	525	240.00–250.00	244.23
1	600–650	600	217.00	217.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	272	265.00–275.00	271.93
2	300–350	330	275.00–277.00	276.00
3	350–400	360	250.00–255.00	253.33
5	400–450	418	245.00–255.00	247.87
1	500–550	540	230.00	230.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	335.00	335.00
5	400–450	443	325.00–330.00	327.41
1	450–500	495	307.00	307.00
1	500–550	520	250.00	250.00
1	550–600	580	257.00	257.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	368	340.00–345.00	341.70
3	400–450	417	345.00–355.00	348.20
1	450–500	465	315.00	315.00
1	500–550	505	280.00	280.00
1	550–600	565	270.00	270.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	328	320.00–327.00	323.37
4	400–450	425	290.00–295.00	292.41
2	550–600	593	232.00–240.00	236.02

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	815	790.00	790.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,020	1,675.00	1,675.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	868	1,400.00–1,600.00	1,492.80

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	790	85.00	85.00
1	—	745	77.00	77.00
1	—	980	95.00	95.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,798	117.00–119.00	117.94
3	—	1,545	124.00–125.00	124.35
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,240	125.00	125.00
6	—	1,219	117.00–120.00	118.80
4	—	999	105.00–110.00	107.98
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,497	134.00–138.00	136.16

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.

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Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Wilkes County Stockyard - Washington, GA

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle