Name: Washington livestock auction prices — 2024-06-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-06-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $282.41/cwt on 20 head. That ranks 1 of 10 comparable sales and sits −126.71 against this barn's trailing median of $409.11.

Average price

$282.41

20 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,544

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$139

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

$41.32/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.13

vs GA average

−17.01 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	534	297.57	1,588	8thin
Medium and Large 2	550	280.31	1,542	8thin
Medium and Large 3	566	256.26	1,449	4thin

One grade step is worth $41.32/cwt here — about $139 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale20 hd

282.41

—

GA average13 barns · 428 hd

283.53

−1.13

National average149 barns · 7,793 hd

299.42

−17.01

This barn, trailing median10 sales

409.11

−126.71

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	1,610	159.00	2,560	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,657	140.35	2,326	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,231	126.86	1,562	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	935	102.27	957	3thin

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)	1,224	$1,642	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,117	$1,483	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	923	$1,323	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,173	$2,211	7

Every lot, as filed

68 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	400–450	438	295.98/cwt	295.00–297.00	1,296	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	410	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,115	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	569	243.87/cwt	240.00–247.00	1,388	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	488	254.73/cwt	250.00–259.00	1,243	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	508	271.00/cwt	270.00–272.00	1,377	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,224	1,641.70/head	1,575.00–1,725.00	1,642	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	500	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,225	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,090	1,724.89/head	1,700.00–1,750.00	1,725	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,700	3,228.38/head	3,175.00–3,275.00	3,228	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	238.56/cwt	235.00–242.00	1,467	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,488	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,509	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	895	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,450	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	534	280.91/cwt	277.00–287.00	1,500	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	363	293.26/cwt	287.00–297.00	1,065	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	392	320.67/cwt	320.00–322.00	1,257	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,349	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,513	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,117	1,483.35/head	1,250.00–1,625.00	1,483	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,354	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	231.00/cwt	230.00–232.00	1,543	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	603	277.51/cwt	276.00–279.00	1,673	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	305.98/cwt	302.00–310.00	1,310	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	345	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,001	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	516	295.57/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,525	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,503	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1	—	877	1,857.13/head	1,725.00–1,975.00	1,857	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	923	1,323.17/head	1,225.00–1,400.00	1,323	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,020	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	836	1
Bulls	—	—	1,610	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	2,560	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,665	137.80/cwt	134.00–142.00	2,294	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,646	143.86/cwt	143.00–146.00	2,368	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,232	127.96/cwt	125.00–131.00	1,576	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	893	112.40/cwt	111.00–114.00	1,004	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	400	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,280	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	533	257.63/cwt	252.00–261.00	1,373	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	1,450	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,166	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,155	119.31/cwt	116.00–124.00	1,378	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,307	133.56/cwt	132.00–137.00	1,746	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	490	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,250	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	428	250.99/cwt	250.00–252.00	1,074	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	720	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,404	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	615	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,353	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	300.91/cwt	297.00–307.00	1,694	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	247.11/cwt	242.00–252.00	1,656	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	420	279.22/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,173	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	482	263.98/cwt	260.00–267.00	1,272	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	373	259.90/cwt	255.00–265.00	969	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	735	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,029	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	588	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,388	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	538	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,345	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,080	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	642	221.67/cwt	220.00–223.00	1,423	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	760	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,292	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	577	279.32/cwt	273.00–285.00	1,612	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	690	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,463	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	458	236.02/cwt	232.00–240.00	1,081	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,306	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	261.04/cwt	258.00–265.00	1,462	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	605	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,452	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	685	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,541	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	550	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,463	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	593	262.51/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,557	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	780	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,537	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	725	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,124	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	422	297.98/cwt	297.00–300.00	1,257	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	614	252.52/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,550	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 11, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 156Last week 170Year ago 142

Slaughter CattleReceipts 49Last week 32Year ago 31

Replacement CattleReceipts 19Last week 14Year ago 18

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	438	295.00–297.00	295.98
1	450–500	480	282.00	282.00
5	500–550	534	277.00–287.00	280.91
3	550–600	577	273.00–285.00	279.32
4	600–650	614	245.00–255.00	252.52
1	650–700	665	226.00	226.00
1	850–900	895	162.00	162.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	272.00	272.00
1	450–500	490	255.00	255.00
2	500–550	538	250.00	250.00
2	550–600	593	260.00–265.00	262.51
1	600–650	615	220.00	220.00
1	650–700	690	212.00	212.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	315.00	315.00
2	400–450	428	302.00–310.00	305.98
1	450–500	480	302.00	302.00
5	500–550	516	290.00–300.00	295.57
3	550–600	563	297.00–307.00	300.91
2	600–650	603	276.00–279.00	277.51
2	650–700	670	242.00–252.00	247.11
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	277.00	277.00
4	450–500	488	250.00–259.00	254.73
1	500–550	500	245.00	245.00
6	550–600	569	240.00–247.00	243.87
3	600–650	642	220.00–223.00	221.67
1	650–700	685	225.00	225.00
1	750–800	760	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	290.00	290.00
4	350–400	363	287.00–297.00	293.26
3	500–550	533	252.00–261.00	257.63
1	550–600	565	267.00	267.00
2	600–650	615	235.00–242.00	238.56
2	650–700	668	230.00–232.00	231.00
1	700–750	705	211.00	211.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	428	250.00–252.00	250.99
4	450–500	458	232.00–240.00	236.02
2	550–600	588	236.00	236.00
1	700–750	720	195.00	195.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	422	297.00–300.00	297.98
2	450–500	480	272.00	272.00
4	500–550	508	270.00–272.00	271.00
3	550–600	560	258.00–265.00	261.04
1	600–650	605	240.00	240.00
1	700–750	725	155.00	155.00
1	750–800	780	197.00	197.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	392	320.00–322.00	320.67
1	400–450	400	320.00	320.00
2	450–500	465	290.00	290.00
1	600–650	605	250.00	250.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	373	255.00–265.00	259.90
4	400–450	420	275.00–285.00	279.22
3	450–500	482	260.00–267.00	263.98
1	550–600	550	266.00	266.00
1	700–750	735	140.00	140.00

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)	4	—	1,224	1,575.00–1,725.00	1,641.70
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,117	1,250.00–1,625.00	1,483.35
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	923	1,225.00–1,400.00	1,323.17
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,090	1,700.00–1,750.00	1,724.89
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,700	3,175.00–3,275.00	3,228.38
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	877	1,725.00–1,975.00	1,857.13

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,020	82.00	82.00
2	—	893	111.00–114.00	112.40
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,665	134.00–142.00	137.80
8	—	1,646	143.00–146.00	143.86
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,232	125.00–131.00	127.96
9	—	1,155	116.00–124.00	119.31
9	—	1,307	132.00–137.00	133.56
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,610	159.00	159.00

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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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

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