Name: Washington livestock auction prices — 2024-03-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago Slaughter cow 3.00 to 5.00 higher slaughter bulls 1.00 to 2.00 higher, Replacement cattle steady, Feeder steers lightly tested, Feeder bulls and heifers 1.00 to 3.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $242.00/cwt on 8 head. That ranks 1 of 20 comparable sales and sits −127.35 against this barn's trailing median of $369.35.

Average price

$242.00

8 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,319

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$91

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

$37.70/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.30

vs GA average

−35.22 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	525	260.00	1,365	2thin
Medium and Large 2	530	249.69	1,323	3thin
Medium and Large 3	573	222.30	1,274	3thin

One grade step is worth $37.70/cwt here — about $91 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.

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 sale8 hd

242.00

—

GA average15 barns · 574 hd

252.30

−10.30

National average179 barns · 15,589 hd

277.22

−35.22

This barn, trailing median20 sales

369.35

−127.35

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	1,365	135.76	1,854	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,546	135.70	2,098	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,148	125.90	1,446	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	953	111.35	1,061	16

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)	1,150	$1,500	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	971	$1,181	6
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	951	$1,063	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	931	$1,628	9

Every lot, as filed

58 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	379	268.03/cwt	265.00–272.00	1,016	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,076	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	608	231.78/cwt	227.00–237.00	1,409	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	421	259.65/cwt	255.00–267.00	1,093	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	483	295.99/cwt	295.00–297.00	1,430	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	570	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,402	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	720	218.50/cwt	217.00–220.00	1,573	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	408	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,102	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	951	1,062.89/head	1,000.00–1,185.00	1,063	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	414	301.25/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,247	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	364	307.83/cwt	302.00–315.00	1,121	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	325.19/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,050	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,586	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	603	247.49/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,492	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,365	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	945	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	555	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,499	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	458	268.48/cwt	265.00–272.00	1,230	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	800	1,064.38/head	1,025.00–1,100.00	1,064	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	968	1,788.54/head	1,600.00–2,075.00	1,789	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	633	254.50/cwt	254.00–255.00	1,611	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	347.48/cwt	345.00–350.00	1,122	2
Bulls	—	—	1,468	133.52/cwt	131.00–137.00	1,960	2
Bulls	—	—	1,413	146.89/cwt	144.00–150.00	2,076	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,069	116.78/cwt	112.00–119.00	1,248	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,240	136.92/cwt	134.00–140.00	1,698	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,142	124.95/cwt	122.00–129.00	1,427	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,008	102.33/cwt	100.00–107.00	1,031	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	450	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,350	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	2,065	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	2,953	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,442	134.24/cwt	132.00–137.00	1,936	5
Bulls	—	—	1,065	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,257	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	913	117.36/cwt	116.00–118.00	1,071	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	945	112.85/cwt	111.00–115.00	1,066	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	388	252.48/cwt	250.00–255.00	980	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,575	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,593	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,605	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	408	313.67/cwt	312.00–317.00	1,280	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	334.61/cwt	332.00–337.00	1,272	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	476	254.03/cwt	250.00–257.00	1,209	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	629	225.99/cwt	225.00–227.00	1,421	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	718	194.51/cwt	192.00–197.00	1,397	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	423	250.99/cwt	250.00–252.00	1,062	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	330	272.14/cwt	267.00–280.00	898	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	468	260.11/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,217	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	249.69/cwt	247.00–252.00	1,323	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	573	222.30/cwt	220.00–227.00	1,274	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	268	281.05/cwt	280.00–282.00	753	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	317	295.08/cwt	290.00–300.00	935	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	375	283.64/cwt	280.00–287.00	1,064	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	478	244.25/cwt	240.00–247.00	1,168	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	971	1,181.25/head	1,000.00–1,375.00	1,181	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	332	328.76/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,091	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	464	281.73/cwt	277.00–287.00	1,307	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	615	212.45/cwt	210.00–217.00	1,307	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	426	284.83/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,213	5

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 19, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 202Last week 165Year ago 98

Slaughter CattleReceipts 72Last week 25Year ago 14

Replacement CattleReceipts 66Last week 5Year ago 16

Compared to one week ago Slaughter cow 3.00 to 5.00 higher slaughter bulls 1.00 to 2.00 higher, Replacement cattle steady, Feeder steers lightly tested, Feeder bulls and heifers 1.00 to 3.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	300.00	300.00
7	350–400	379	265.00–272.00	268.03
9	400–450	421	255.00–267.00	259.65
4	450–500	476	250.00–257.00	254.03
3	500–550	530	247.00–252.00	249.69
5	600–650	608	227.00–237.00	231.78
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	323	320.00–330.00	325.19
1	350–400	375	287.00	287.00
2	400–450	408	270.00	270.00
2	450–500	458	265.00–272.00	268.48
2	500–550	525	260.00	260.00
2	600–650	603	245.00–250.00	247.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	268	280.00–282.00	281.05
3	300–350	330	267.00–280.00	272.14
2	350–400	388	250.00–255.00	252.48
4	400–450	423	250.00–252.00	250.99
4	450–500	478	240.00–247.00	244.25
3	550–600	573	220.00–227.00	222.30
3	600–650	615	210.00–217.00	212.45
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	483	295.00–297.00	295.99
1	550–600	570	246.00	246.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	555	287.00	287.00
1	600–650	630	250.00	250.00
1	650–700	655	245.00	245.00
1	700–750	705	225.00	225.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	555	270.00	270.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	332	325.00–335.00	328.76
6	350–400	364	302.00–315.00	307.83
4	400–450	414	300.00–305.00	301.25
5	450–500	464	277.00–287.00	281.73
2	700–750	720	217.00–220.00	218.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	323	345.00–350.00	347.48
3	350–400	380	332.00–337.00	334.61
3	400–450	408	312.00–317.00	313.67
1	450–500	450	300.00	300.00
2	600–650	633	254.00–255.00	254.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	317	290.00–300.00	295.08
2	350–400	375	280.00–287.00	283.64
5	400–450	426	280.00–290.00	284.83
4	450–500	468	255.00–265.00	260.11
4	600–650	629	225.00–227.00	225.99
2	700–750	718	192.00–197.00	194.51

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,150	1,500.00	1,500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	951	1,000.00–1,185.00	1,062.89
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	971	1,000.00–1,375.00	1,181.25
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	800	1,025.00–1,100.00	1,064.38
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	968	1,600.00–2,075.00	1,788.54

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,468	131.00–137.00	133.52
2	—	1,413	144.00–150.00	146.89
1	—	1,065	118.00	118.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,069	112.00–119.00	116.78
6	—	1,240	134.00–140.00	136.92
12	—	1,142	122.00–129.00	124.95
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,008	100.00–107.00	102.33
4	—	913	116.00–118.00	117.36
8	—	945	111.00–115.00	112.85
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,065	143.00	143.00
5	—	1,442	132.00–137.00	134.24

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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Replacement Cattle

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