Name: Washington livestock auction prices — 2024-06-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-06-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago Slaughter cows, bulls, and replacements steady, All classes of feeder cattle mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $231.93/cwt on 21 head. That ranks 1 of 20 comparable sales and sits −137.42 against this barn's trailing median of $369.35.

Average price

$231.93

21 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,256

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$208

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

$39.19/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−19.27

vs GA average

−35.29 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	534	250.21	1,337	8thin
Medium and Large 2	551	224.97	1,240	9thin
Medium and Large 3	535	211.02	1,129	4thin

One grade step is worth $39.19/cwt here — about $208 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale21 hd

231.93

—

GA average16 barns · 564 hd

251.20

−19.27

National average151 barns · 8,584 hd

267.22

−35.29

This barn, trailing median20 sales

369.35

−137.42

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	—	Low	1,612	154.56	2,491	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,165	132.58	1,544	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,853	132.40	2,453	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,100	103.98	1,144	5thin

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)	1,008	$1,509	10
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,004	$1,419	12
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	888	$1,238	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	964	$1,939	11

Every lot, as filed

84 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	350–400	360	318.48/cwt	317.00–320.00	1,147	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	422	280.93/cwt	277.00–287.00	1,186	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	294.65/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,075	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	221.01/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,282	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	229.93/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,184	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	574	258.57/cwt	255.00–259.00	1,484	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,037	1,576.43/head	1,200.00–1,775.00	1,576	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	318.98/cwt	317.00–320.00	1,005	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	685	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,439	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	521	262.29/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,367	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	218.00/cwt	217.00–219.00	1,308	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	418	275.65/cwt	275.00–277.00	1,152	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	277.31/cwt	233.00–300.00	882	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	225.93/cwt	222.00–230.00	1,389	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	279.53/cwt	277.00–282.00	1,342	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	710	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,612	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,576	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,004	1,418.69/head	1,200.00–1,525.00	1,419	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	248.98/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,277	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	888	1,238.38/head	1,000.00–1,325.00	1,238	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,111	2,252.47/head	2,050.00–2,475.00	2,252	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	2,425.00/head	2,425.00–2,425.00	2,425	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	400	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,088	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	885	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	606	231.30/cwt	225.00–233.00	1,402	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	358	297.45/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,065	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,258	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	458	283.99/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,301	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,213	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	1,112	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	720	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	252.26/cwt	247.00–255.00	1,438	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,436	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	450	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,292	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	740	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,517	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,532	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,015	91.71/cwt	90.00–93.00	931	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,157	112.16/cwt	110.00–116.00	1,298	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,853	132.40/cwt	127.00–138.00	2,453	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,129	123.10/cwt	121.00–126.00	1,390	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,270	145.15/cwt	143.00–147.00	1,843	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,137	132.93/cwt	130.00–136.00	1,511	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	535	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,578	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	825	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,667	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	277.36/cwt	272.00–285.00	1,451	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,224	2
Bulls	—	—	1,338	145.62/cwt	144.00–147.00	1,948	2
Bulls	—	—	1,885	163.49/cwt	163.00–164.00	3,082	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	320	268.80/cwt	265.00–275.00	860	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	350	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	928	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	275	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	743	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	429	241.69/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,037	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	650	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,690	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,593	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	320	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	950	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	622	203.66/cwt	202.00–207.00	1,267	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	693	233.49/cwt	232.00–235.00	1,618	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	469	232.21/cwt	227.00–237.00	1,089	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	655	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,441	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	520	211.36/cwt	207.00–215.00	1,099	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	595	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,428	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	370	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,080	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	474	264.20/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,252	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	423	249.25/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,054	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	573	220.97/cwt	220.00–222.00	1,266	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	750–800	765	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,454	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	244.94/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,526	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	520	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,310	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	365	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	967	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	745	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,378	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	695	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,369	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	580	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,218	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	252.41/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,073	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	431	259.32/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,118	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	710	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,399	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	605	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,422	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	750	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	877	1,753.65/head	1,525.00–1,900.00	1,754	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	578	238.99/cwt	237.00–240.00	1,381	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	244.58/cwt	240.00–247.00	1,174	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	371	274.40/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,018	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,310	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	310.97/cwt	310.00–312.00	1,026	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	505	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,323	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 Jun 18, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 218Last week 156Year ago 142

Slaughter CattleReceipts 35Last week 49Year ago 31

Replacement CattleReceipts 63Last week 19Year ago 18

Compared to one week ago Slaughter cows, 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
2	300–350	330	310.00–312.00	310.97
2	350–400	360	317.00–320.00	318.48
3	400–450	418	275.00–277.00	275.65
1	450–500	485	270.00	270.00
1	500–550	505	262.00	262.00
9	550–600	574	255.00–259.00	258.57
2	600–650	623	240.00–250.00	244.94
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	340.00	340.00
3	450–500	458	280.00–290.00	283.99
1	500–550	535	295.00	295.00
1	550–600	555	287.00	287.00
1	650–700	650	260.00	260.00
1	800–850	825	202.00	202.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	292.00	292.00
4	400–450	431	255.00–265.00	259.32
1	550–600	595	240.00	240.00
1	600–650	605	235.00	235.00
2	650–700	693	232.00–235.00	233.49
1	700–750	710	197.00	197.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	315	317.00–320.00	318.98
4	350–400	365	290.00–300.00	294.65
5	400–450	422	277.00–287.00	280.93
2	450–500	480	277.00–282.00	279.53
5	500–550	521	255.00–265.00	262.29
3	550–600	578	237.00–240.00	238.99
2	600–650	615	222.00–230.00	225.93
1	650–700	665	237.00	237.00
1	700–750	710	227.00	227.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	337.00	337.00
1	350–400	385	315.00	315.00
2	400–450	415	295.00	295.00
1	450–500	450	287.00	287.00
3	500–550	523	272.00–285.00	277.36
1	550–600	570	252.00	252.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	297.00	297.00
1	350–400	365	265.00	265.00
4	400–450	423	245.00–255.00	249.25
6	450–500	474	260.00–270.00	264.20
1	500–550	520	252.00	252.00
2	550–600	573	220.00–222.00	220.97
1	650–700	655	220.00	220.00
1	700–750	745	185.00	185.00
1	750–800	765	190.00	190.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	371	270.00–280.00	274.40
2	400–450	425	250.00–255.00	252.41
7	450–500	480	240.00–247.00	244.58
4	500–550	515	225.00–235.00	229.93
5	550–600	580	220.00–225.00	221.01
2	600–650	600	217.00–219.00	218.00
1	650–700	685	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	305.00	305.00
3	300–350	318	233.00–300.00	277.31
2	350–400	358	295.00–300.00	297.45
1	400–450	400	272.00	272.00
5	500–550	513	245.00–250.00	248.98
3	550–600	570	247.00–255.00	252.26
12	600–650	606	225.00–233.00	231.30
1	650–700	675	227.00	227.00
1	700–750	740	205.00	205.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	270.00	270.00
3	300–350	320	265.00–275.00	268.80
1	350–400	350	265.00	265.00
4	400–450	429	235.00–245.00	241.69
5	450–500	469	227.00–237.00	232.21
3	500–550	520	207.00–215.00	211.36
1	550–600	580	210.00	210.00
3	600–650	622	202.00–207.00	203.66
1	650–700	695	197.00	197.00

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)	9	—	1,037	1,200.00–1,775.00	1,576.43
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	—	1,004	1,200.00–1,525.00	1,418.69
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	888	1,000.00–1,325.00	1,238.38
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	750	900.00	900.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,111	2,050.00–2,475.00	2,252.47
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,050	2,425.00	2,425.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	720	1,125.00	1,125.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	877	1,525.00–1,900.00	1,753.65

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,015	90.00–93.00	91.71
3	—	1,157	110.00–116.00	112.16
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,853	127.00–138.00	132.40
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,129	121.00–126.00	123.10
5	—	1,270	143.00–147.00	145.15
10	—	1,137	130.00–136.00	132.93
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,338	144.00–147.00	145.62
2	—	1,885	163.00–164.00	163.49

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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