Name: Washington livestock auction prices — 2024-04-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago slaughter cattle, bulls and replacements steady, all classes of feeder cattle mostly steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $289.68/cwt on 6 head. That ranks 1 of 10 comparable sales and sits −119.43 against this barn's trailing median of $409.11.

Average price

$289.68

6 head · 522 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,513

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$49

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$11.52/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.22

vs GA average

−15.79 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	521	293.53	1,529	4thin
Medium and Large 2	525	282.00	1,481	2thin

One grade step is worth $11.52/cwt here — about $49 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

10 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $450.73, low $345.87, median $409.11 across 10 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 sale6 hd

289.68

—

GA average13 barns · 269 hd

298.90

−9.22

National average170 barns · 11,306 hd

305.47

−15.79

This barn, trailing median10 sales

409.11

−119.43

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	—	High	1,467	151.48	2,223	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,138	132.97	1,513	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	924	101.93	942	9thin

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)	1,023	$1,504	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	962	$1,279	6
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	938	$1,247	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	849	$1,594	9

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	500–550	525	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,481	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	317	335.37/cwt	332.00–337.00	1,063	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	483	274.57/cwt	272.00–277.00	1,326	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	264.68/cwt	262.00–267.00	1,112	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	308	324.52/cwt	322.00–327.00	1,000	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	505	276.51/cwt	275.00–278.00	1,396	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,023	1,503.71/head	1,125.00–1,700.00	1,504	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,333	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	555	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,232	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	223.45/cwt	220.00–227.00	1,157	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	455	293.54/cwt	290.00–297.00	1,336	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	243.02/cwt	240.00–247.00	1,166	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	313.48/cwt	312.00–315.00	1,451	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	270.03/cwt	265.00–275.00	994	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	299.64/cwt	295.00–302.00	1,393	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	316.38/cwt	315.00–317.00	1,186	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	283	318.29/cwt	315.00–320.00	901	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	962	1,278.57/head	1,125.00–1,475.00	1,279	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	716	1,620.81/head	1,325.00–1,775.00	1,621	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,016	1,560.55/head	1,400.00–1,800.00	1,561	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	283	337.27/cwt	335.00–340.00	954	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,170	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	310	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,023	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	860	111.57/cwt	110.00–115.00	960	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	958	100.20/cwt	98.00–101.00	960	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	953	90.93/cwt	90.00–92.00	867	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,207	133.80/cwt	131.00–136.00	1,615	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	984	124.99/cwt	122.00–128.00	1,230	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,158	141.39/cwt	139.00–144.00	1,637	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,419	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	507	248.97/cwt	247.00–253.00	1,262	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	361	330.00/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,191	6
Bulls	—	—	1,190	157.65/cwt	155.00–160.00	1,876	2
Bulls	—	—	2,060	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	3,152	1
Bulls	—	—	1,448	144.56/cwt	144.00–145.00	2,093	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	369	308.09/cwt	305.00–312.00	1,137	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	508	250.02/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,270	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	427	233.30/cwt	230.00–235.00	996	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	267.45/cwt	263.00–272.00	1,230	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	508	294.70/cwt	292.00–300.00	1,497	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,624	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	360	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,008	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	318.05/cwt	315.00–322.00	1,209	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	705	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,622	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,199	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	320	269.95/cwt	265.00–275.00	864	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	385	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	951	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	575	243.44/cwt	240.00–247.00	1,400	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	411	314.71/cwt	312.00–317.00	1,293	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	468	291.60/cwt	287.00–297.00	1,365	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	633	224.06/cwt	220.00–227.00	1,418	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	245	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	686	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	472	228.66/cwt	227.00–232.00	1,079	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	254.77/cwt	250.00–260.00	963	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	938	1,246.68/head	1,060.00–1,475.00	1,247	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	330	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	908	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	285	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	832	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	428	296.61/cwt	292.00–302.00	1,269	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	275	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	825	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 Apr 9, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 260Last week 166Year ago 162

Slaughter CattleReceipts 45Last week 71Year ago 10

Replacement CattleReceipts 55Last week 17Year ago 50

Compared to one week ago slaughter cattle, bulls and replacements steady, 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
6	350–400	380	315.00–322.00	318.05
4	400–450	411	312.00–317.00	314.71
4	450–500	465	295.00–302.00	299.64
2	500–550	525	282.00	282.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	317	332.00–337.00	335.37
6	350–400	361	325.00–335.00	330.00
1	400–450	410	325.00	325.00
2	450–500	463	312.00–315.00	313.48
3	500–550	508	292.00–300.00	294.70
1	550–600	560	290.00	290.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	369	305.00–312.00	308.09
6	400–450	428	292.00–302.00	296.61
5	450–500	468	287.00–297.00	291.60
1	700–750	705	230.00	230.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	300.00	300.00
1	300–350	330	275.00	275.00
1	350–400	360	280.00	280.00
2	400–450	425	282.00	282.00
2	450–500	483	272.00–277.00	274.57
2	500–550	508	245.00–255.00	250.02
2	550–600	575	240.00–247.00	243.44
3	600–650	633	220.00–227.00	224.06
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	283	315.00–320.00	318.29
2	300–350	308	322.00–327.00	324.52
3	350–400	375	315.00–317.00	316.38
2	450–500	455	290.00–297.00	293.54
2	500–550	505	275.00–278.00	276.51
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	283	335.00–340.00	337.27
1	300–350	310	330.00	330.00
1	350–400	360	325.00	325.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	350–400	378	250.00–260.00	254.77
3	400–450	420	262.00–267.00	264.68
3	450–500	480	240.00–247.00	243.02
2	500–550	518	220.00–227.00	223.45
1	550–600	555	222.00	222.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	368	265.00–275.00	270.03
2	450–500	460	263.00–272.00	267.45
3	500–550	507	247.00–253.00	248.97
1	550–600	570	249.00	249.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	280.00	280.00
1	250–300	285	292.00	292.00
3	300–350	320	265.00–275.00	269.95
1	350–400	385	247.00	247.00
3	400–450	427	230.00–235.00	233.30
3	450–500	472	227.00–232.00	228.66

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,023	1,125.00–1,700.00	1,503.71
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	962	1,125.00–1,475.00	1,278.57
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	938	1,060.00–1,475.00	1,246.68
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	716	1,325.00–1,775.00	1,620.81
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,016	1,400.00–1,800.00	1,560.55

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	860	110.00–115.00	111.57
4	—	958	98.00–101.00	100.20
2	—	953	90.00–92.00	90.93
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,207	131.00–136.00	133.80
4	—	984	122.00–128.00	124.99
3	—	1,158	139.00–144.00	141.39
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,190	155.00–160.00	157.65
1	—	2,060	153.00	153.00
2	—	1,448	144.00–145.00	144.56

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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Steers · 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

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