Name: Washington livestock auction prices — 2024-05-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago Slaughter cows, Bulls and Replacements steady, all classes of feeder cattle unevenly steady

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $226.98/cwt on 8 head. That ranks 1 of 20 comparable sales and sits −142.37 against this barn's trailing median of $369.35.

Average price

$226.98

8 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,222

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$101

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

$19.77/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−17.10

vs GA average

−40.61 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	537	239.33	1,285	3thin
Medium and Large 2	539	219.56	1,184	5thin

One grade step is worth $19.77/cwt here — about $101 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

226.98

—

GA average16 barns · 398 hd

244.08

−17.10

National average178 barns · 10,823 hd

267.59

−40.61

This barn, trailing median20 sales

369.35

−142.37

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	1,185	138.00	1,635	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,530	127.72	1,954	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,215	120.11	1,460	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	860	90.00	774	2thin

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)	883	$958	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	858	$910	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	755	$700	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	500	$925	1thin

Every lot, as filed

63 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	445	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,233	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,300	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	358	254.97/cwt	250.00–260.00	913	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	260	252.50/cwt	250.00–255.00	657	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	700.00/head	700.00–700.00	700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	1,085.00/head	1,085.00–1,085.00	1,085	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	455	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,260	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	582	233.34/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,358	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	380	239.85/cwt	235.00–245.00	911	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	275	267.55/cwt	265.00–270.00	736	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	390	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	1,217	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	553	236.00/cwt	235.00–237.00	1,305	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	1,094	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	250	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	650	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	219.52/cwt	217.00–222.00	1,240	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	288	312.48/cwt	310.00–315.00	900	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,526	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	327.58/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,032	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	395	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,114	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,454	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	416	259.15/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,078	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,241	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	500	925.00/head	925.00–925.00	925	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	883	957.59/head	800.00–1,075.00	958	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	281.63/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,338	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	905	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	905	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,585	124.08/cwt	123.00–125.00	1,967	2
Bulls	—	—	1,290	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,883	1
Bulls	—	—	1,240	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,724	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,060	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,166	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,420	126.06/cwt	125.00–127.00	1,790	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,170	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	966	1
Bulls	—	—	1,025	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,322	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,139	120.71/cwt	118.00–124.00	1,375	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	815	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	652	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,420	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,917	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	330	291.30/cwt	290.00–292.00	961	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	660	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,320	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,155	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	505	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,242	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	462	258.40/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,194	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	508	275.03/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,397	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	460	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,196	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	350	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,015	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	428	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,156	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	635	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,365	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	466	258.97/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,207	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	415	261.77/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,086	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	705	735.00/head	735.00–735.00	735	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	244.00/cwt	240.00–247.00	1,183	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	338	272.48/cwt	270.00–275.00	921	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	245	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	711	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	337	265.07/cwt	260.00–270.00	893	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	730	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,168	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	522	219.59/cwt	217.00–222.00	1,146	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	368	281.79/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,037	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	368	262.62/cwt	260.00–265.00	966	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	436	240.09/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,047	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,244	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	328	302.48/cwt	300.00–305.00	992	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	482	275.64/cwt	275.00–277.00	1,329	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	352	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,056	3

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 May 7, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 132Last week 131Year ago 98

Slaughter CattleReceipts 19Last week 17Year ago 18

Replacement CattleReceipts 17Last week 13Year ago 26

Compared to one week ago Slaughter cows, Bulls and Replacements steady, all classes of feeder cattle unevenly steady

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	260.00	260.00
1	300–350	345	317.00	317.00
3	350–400	368	275.00–285.00	281.79
1	400–450	445	277.00	277.00
1	450–500	455	277.00	277.00
1	500–550	520	250.00	250.00
3	550–600	582	230.00–235.00	233.34
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	260	250.00–255.00	252.50
3	300–350	330	290.00–292.00	291.30
2	350–400	358	250.00–260.00	254.97
3	400–450	415	260.00–265.00	261.77
5	450–500	466	255.00–260.00	258.97
1	500–550	525	237.00	237.00
1	600–650	635	215.00	215.00
1	650–700	660	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	345.00	345.00
2	300–350	315	325.00–330.00	327.58
1	350–400	360	325.00	325.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	290.00	290.00
2	250–300	275	265.00–270.00	267.55
5	300–350	337	260.00–270.00	265.07
3	350–400	380	235.00–245.00	239.85
4	400–450	436	235.00–245.00	240.09
1	700–750	730	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	282.00	282.00
1	400–450	420	275.00	275.00
5	450–500	462	255.00–260.00	258.40
1	500–550	505	246.00	246.00
2	550–600	553	235.00–237.00	236.00
2	650–700	670	217.00	217.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	338	270.00–275.00	272.48
2	350–400	368	260.00–265.00	262.62
6	400–450	416	255.00–265.00	259.15
3	450–500	485	240.00–247.00	244.00
3	500–550	522	217.00–222.00	219.59
2	550–600	565	217.00–222.00	219.52
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	312.00	312.00
1	400–450	425	292.00	292.00
3	450–500	475	280.00–285.00	281.63
3	500–550	508	270.00–280.00	275.03
1	550–600	555	275.00	275.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	288	310.00–315.00	312.48
3	350–400	352	300.00	300.00
3	450–500	482	275.00–277.00	275.64
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	328	300.00–305.00	302.48
1	350–400	350	290.00	290.00
2	400–450	428	270.00	270.00
1	450–500	460	260.00	260.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	755	700.00	700.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,010	1,085.00	1,085.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	883	800.00–1,075.00	957.59
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	705	735.00	735.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	500	925.00	925.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	905	100.00	100.00
1	—	815	80.00	80.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,585	123.00–125.00	124.08
1	—	1,420	135.00	135.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,060	110.00	110.00
3	—	1,420	125.00–127.00	126.06
4	—	1,139	118.00–124.00	120.71
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,290	146.00	146.00
1	—	1,240	139.00	139.00
1	—	1,025	129.00	129.00

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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle