Name: Washington livestock auction prices — 2024-06-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-06-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago Slaughter cattle 5.00 to 8.00 higher, slaughter bulls and replacements lightly tested, Feeder steers and bulls Steady, Feeder heifers 2.00 to 3.00 higher.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $252.30/cwt on 14 head. That ranks 1 of 16 comparable sales and sits −140.40 against this barn's trailing median of $392.70.

Average price

$252.30

14 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,364

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$122

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$29.92/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.96

vs GA average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	532	269.40	1,433	6thin
Medium and Large 3	547	239.48	1,311	8thin

One grade step is worth $29.92/cwt here — about $122 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

16 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $435.81, low $340.84, median $392.70 across 16 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 sale14 hd

252.30

—

GA average15 barns · 187 hd

265.27

−12.96

This barn, trailing median16 sales

392.70

−140.40

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	1,500	167.00	2,505	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,195	140.38	1,677	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,605	138.62	2,225	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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	985	$1,450	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,044	$1,411	4thin

Every lot, as filed

62 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	550–600	578	235.42/cwt	233.00–238.00	1,361	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,450	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,326	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	376	269.59/cwt	267.00–277.00	1,014	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	306.25/cwt	302.00–312.00	1,164	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	285.26/cwt	280.00–287.00	1,349	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,367	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	339.45/cwt	337.00–342.00	1,266	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	305	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	991	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	266.53/cwt	265.00–268.00	1,514	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	231.88/cwt	227.00–237.00	1,426	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	443	294.97/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,307	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	1,236	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,401	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	436	267.85/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,168	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,071	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,044	1,410.90/head	1,275.00–1,525.00	1,411	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	288	301.02/cwt	300.00–303.00	867	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	296.68/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,252	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	240.99/cwt	240.00–242.00	1,506	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	562	271.66/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,527	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	238.47/cwt	235.00–242.00	1,586	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	269.64/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,265	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	259.38/cwt	256.00–261.00	1,344	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,680	140.16/cwt	138.00–144.00	2,355	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,380	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,849	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,030	129.47/cwt	126.00–132.00	1,334	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,281	140.70/cwt	138.00–144.00	1,802	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,202	149.00/cwt	147.00–153.00	1,791	6
Bulls	—	—	1,500	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	2,505	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	1,262	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	300	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,125	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	246.09/cwt	244.00–255.00	1,538	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	287.27/cwt	280.00–295.00	934	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	275.21/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,417	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	667	228.04/cwt	225.00–231.00	1,521	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	528	242.98/cwt	242.00–245.00	1,283	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	559	237.38/cwt	232.00–240.00	1,327	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	540	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,307	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	325	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	926	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	460	248.48/cwt	247.00–250.00	1,143	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	570	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,254	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	480	271.39/cwt	267.00–275.00	1,303	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	387	255.00/cwt	250.00–260.00	987	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	260	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	702	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	252.96/cwt	252.00–254.00	1,323	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	435	271.00/cwt	267.00–275.00	1,179	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	333	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,066	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	643	214.02/cwt	210.00–218.00	1,376	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	369	291.68/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,076	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	514	270.83/cwt	267.00–276.00	1,392	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	472	257.06/cwt	253.00–260.00	1,213	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	590	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,298	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	505	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,162	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	450	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,202	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	355	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,101	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	750	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,425	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	612	227.98/cwt	226.00–230.00	1,395	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	433	252.46/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,093	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	410	283.46/cwt	280.00–287.00	1,162	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	333	279.67/cwt	275.00–282.00	931	4

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 Jun 4, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 170Last week 102Year ago 108

Slaughter CattleReceipts 32Last week 18Year ago 30

Replacement CattleReceipts 14Last week 15Year ago 18

Compared to one week ago Slaughter cattle 5.00 to 8.00 higher, slaughter bulls and replacements lightly tested, Feeder steers and bulls Steady, Feeder heifers 2.00 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	250–300	260	270.00	270.00
4	300–350	333	275.00–282.00	279.67
4	350–400	376	267.00–277.00	269.59
2	400–450	433	250.00–255.00	252.46
8	450–500	472	253.00–260.00	257.06
2	500–550	523	252.00–254.00	252.96
2	550–600	578	233.00–238.00	235.42
1	600–650	630	217.00	217.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	288	300.00–303.00	301.02
2	300–350	325	280.00–295.00	287.27
7	400–450	436	265.00–270.00	267.85
8	450–500	469	265.00–275.00	269.64
3	500–550	518	256.00–261.00	259.38
1	600–650	620	226.00	226.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	387	250.00–260.00	255.00
2	450–500	460	247.00–250.00	248.48
1	500–550	540	242.00	242.00
1	550–600	570	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	378	327.00	327.00
2	400–450	443	290.00–300.00	294.97
1	500–550	510	260.00	260.00
1	550–600	580	250.00	250.00
2	600–650	615	227.00–237.00	231.88
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	325.00	325.00
2	350–400	373	337.00–342.00	339.45
6	500–550	515	270.00–280.00	275.21
3	550–600	562	270.00–275.00	271.66
8	600–650	625	244.00–255.00	246.09
2	650–700	665	235.00–242.00	238.47
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	285.00	285.00
1	350–400	355	310.00	310.00
1	450–500	450	267.00	267.00
1	500–550	505	230.00	230.00
1	550–600	590	220.00	220.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	340.00	340.00
7	350–400	380	302.00–312.00	306.25
2	400–450	410	280.00–287.00	283.46
4	450–500	473	280.00–287.00	285.26
4	500–550	514	267.00–276.00	270.83
2	550–600	568	265.00–268.00	266.53
3	600–650	612	226.00–230.00	227.98
1	750–800	750	190.00	190.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	375.00	375.00
1	350–400	380	332.00	332.00
3	400–450	422	290.00–300.00	296.68
2	600–650	625	240.00–242.00	240.99
3	650–700	667	225.00–231.00	228.04
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	333	320.00	320.00
6	350–400	369	285.00–295.00	291.68
2	400–450	435	267.00–275.00	271.00
4	450–500	480	267.00–275.00	271.39
3	500–550	528	242.00–245.00	242.98
5	550–600	559	232.00–240.00	237.38
2	600–650	643	210.00–218.00	214.02

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,044	1,275.00–1,525.00	1,410.90
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	985	1,450.00	1,450.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,680	138.00–144.00	140.16
1	—	1,380	134.00	134.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,030	126.00–132.00	129.47
9	—	1,281	138.00–144.00	140.70
6	—	1,202	147.00–153.00	149.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,500	167.00	167.00

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

Bulls · 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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