Name: Washington livestock auction prices — 2024-03-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago slaughter cattle, Bulls and Replacement cattle Lightly tested, All classes of feeder cattle steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $244.29/cwt on 9 head. That ranks 1 of 20 comparable sales and sits −125.06 against this barn's trailing median of $369.35.

Average price

$244.29

9 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,313

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$132

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

$29.78/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.52

vs GA average

−31.88 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	523	258.33	1,352	3thin
Medium and Large 2	555	245.99	1,366	3thin
Medium and Large 3	534	228.55	1,220	3thin

One grade step is worth $29.78/cwt here — about $132 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 sale9 hd

244.29

—

GA average14 barns · 355 hd

251.81

−7.52

National average176 barns · 16,729 hd

276.17

−31.88

This barn, trailing median20 sales

369.35

−125.06

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	1,535	137.00	2,103	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,064	123.08	1,309	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	954	99.35	948	4thin

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	983	$1,202	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	885	$985	1thin

Every lot, as filed

52 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 3	550–600	575	252.57/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,452	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	473	285.97/cwt	285.00–287.00	1,353	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,276	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	312	335.56/cwt	332.00–340.00	1,047	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	516	276.49/cwt	275.00–277.00	1,427	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	388	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,242	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	215.97/cwt	215.00–217.00	1,339	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	578	243.99/cwt	241.00–247.00	1,410	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	885	985.00/head	985.00–985.00	985	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	983	1,201.53/head	1,100.00–1,275.00	1,202	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	505	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,313	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	453	273.52/cwt	270.00–277.00	1,239	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	274.88/cwt	270.00–277.00	1,154	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	363	272.33/cwt	270.00–275.00	989	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	405	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,316	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	333	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	932	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	443	302.46/cwt	295.00–310.00	1,340	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,325	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	383	332.48/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,273	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	330.75/cwt	327.00–335.00	1,075	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	855	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	975	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	887	97.46/cwt	96.00–100.00	864	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,129	128.63/cwt	126.00–130.00	1,452	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,034	118.40/cwt	116.00–122.00	1,224	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,155	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,213	1
Bulls	—	—	1,535	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	2,103	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	255.63/cwt	255.00–257.00	1,222	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,481	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,593	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,275	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	515	259.90/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,338	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	478	273.98/cwt	272.00–275.00	1,310	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	311	270.51/cwt	270.00–272.00	841	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	505	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,364	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	518	226.83/cwt	222.00–232.00	1,175	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	325	263.42/cwt	260.00–267.00	856	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	373	262.38/cwt	260.00–265.00	979	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	725	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,392	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	455	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,124	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	360	277.53/cwt	275.00–280.00	999	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	440	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,131	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	600	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,410	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	570	246.65/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,406	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	345	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,070	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	435	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,283	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	565	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,311	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	640	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,664	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	285.13/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,064	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	429	281.10/cwt	279.00–287.00	1,206	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,428	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	505	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,465	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	658	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,500	2

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 12, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 165Last week 197Year ago 98

Slaughter CattleReceipts 25Last week 29Year ago 14

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 4Year ago 16

Compared to one week ago slaughter cattle, Bulls and Replacement cattle Lightly tested, All classes of feeder cattle steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	473	285.00–287.00	285.97
1	500–550	505	270.00	270.00
2	550–600	575	250.00–255.00	252.57
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	312	332.00–340.00	335.56
1	400–450	440	290.00	290.00
1	450–500	470	315.00	315.00
2	550–600	575	277.00	277.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	325.00	325.00
1	500–550	505	290.00	290.00
1	600–650	640	260.00	260.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	388	320.00	320.00
2	400–450	443	295.00–310.00	302.46
1	450–500	465	285.00	285.00
4	500–550	516	275.00–277.00	276.49
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	325	327.00–335.00	330.75
2	350–400	383	330.00–335.00	332.48
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	310.00	310.00
2	350–400	360	275.00–280.00	277.53
2	400–450	435	295.00	295.00
3	450–500	478	272.00–275.00	273.98
2	500–550	515	255.00–265.00	259.90
3	550–600	570	245.00–250.00	246.65
1	600–650	600	235.00	235.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	311	270.00–272.00	270.51
6	350–400	363	270.00–275.00	272.33
6	400–450	420	270.00–277.00	274.88
3	450–500	478	255.00–257.00	255.63
1	500–550	510	250.00	250.00
2	550–600	578	241.00–247.00	243.99
2	600–650	620	215.00–217.00	215.97
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	333	280.00	280.00
4	350–400	373	280.00–290.00	285.13
7	400–450	429	279.00–287.00	281.10
2	450–500	453	270.00–277.00	273.52
2	500–550	505	260.00	260.00
1	550–600	560	255.00	255.00
2	650–700	658	228.00	228.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	325	260.00–267.00	263.42
2	350–400	373	260.00–265.00	262.38
1	400–450	440	257.00	257.00
1	450–500	455	247.00	247.00
2	500–550	518	222.00–232.00	226.83
1	550–600	565	232.00	232.00
1	700–750	725	192.00	192.00

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	—	885	985.00	985.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	983	1,100.00–1,275.00	1,201.53

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	855	114.00	114.00
5	—	1,129	126.00–130.00	128.63
4	—	1,034	116.00–122.00	118.40
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	887	96.00–100.00	97.46
1	—	1,155	105.00	105.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,535	137.00	137.00

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.

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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

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