Name: Washington livestock auction prices — 2024-07-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-07-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cattle mostly steady. Feeder cattle unevenly steady with a higher undertone. Replacement cows mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $230.42/cwt on 13 head. That ranks 1 of 20 comparable sales and sits −138.93 against this barn's trailing median of $369.35.

Average price

$230.42

13 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,246

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$96

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

$19.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−20.17

vs GA average

−27.38 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	550	239.00	1,315	3thin
Medium and Large 2	534	229.93	1,227	8thin
Medium and Large 3	555	219.50	1,218	2thin

One grade step is worth $19.50/cwt here — about $96 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 sale13 hd

230.42

—

GA average17 barns · 744 hd

250.58

−20.17

National average156 barns · 7,883 hd

257.80

−27.38

This barn, trailing median20 sales

369.35

−138.93

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	1,364	162.84	2,220	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,121	135.11	1,515	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	930	110.20	1,025	9thin
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,187	106.13	1,259	6thin

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)	1,085	$1,566	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	925	$1,490	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,308	$1,388	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	960	$1,800	2thin

Every lot, as filed

64 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 3	550–600	575	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,231	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	370	253.73/cwt	250.00–257.50	939	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	991	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	516	261.25/cwt	260.00–262.50	1,348	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,064	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,337	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	935	1,372.86/head	1,275.00–1,475.00	1,373	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,078	1,376.24/head	1,250.00–1,475.00	1,376	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	360	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	936	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	418	255.49/cwt	254.00–257.50	1,068	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	429	262.91/cwt	260.00–267.50	1,128	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,236	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	482	271.27/cwt	270.00–272.50	1,308	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,300	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	265	319.91/cwt	315.00–325.00	848	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	450	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,181	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	281.20/cwt	280.00–282.50	1,189	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	231.40/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,215	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	990	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	550	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,315	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,092	1,755.84/head	1,675.00–1,825.00	1,756	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,730	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	417	273.32/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,140	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	383	294.26/cwt	290.00–297.50	1,127	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,137	135.25/cwt	133.00–138.00	1,538	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	980	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,264	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,120	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,568	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	918	119.25/cwt	117.50–122.00	1,095	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	886	108.72/cwt	105.00–114.00	963	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,038	99.58/cwt	98.00–101.00	1,034	2
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,105	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	884	1
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,090	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,264	1
Bulls	—	—	1,453	155.68/cwt	152.00–159.00	2,262	3
Bulls	—	—	1,770	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	2,991	2
Bulls	—	—	1,209	164.15/cwt	160.00–167.00	1,985	7
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,231	110.20/cwt	105.00–113.00	1,357	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,443	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	376	302.44/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,137	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,200	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,431	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	312.61/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,047	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	445	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,157	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	340	261.64/cwt	260.00–265.00	890	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	535	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,204	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	660	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,320	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	470	243.91/cwt	240.00–247.50	1,146	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	373	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,026	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	478	263.10/cwt	260.00–267.50	1,258	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	438	271.65/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,190	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	620	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,426	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	587	242.67/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,424	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	450	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,035	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	645	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,348	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	569	224.66/cwt	220.00–229.00	1,278	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	620	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,333	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,221	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	205	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	574	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	428	241.29/cwt	240.00–242.50	1,033	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	885	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	253.75/cwt	250.00–257.50	1,243	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	240.34/cwt	240.00–241.00	1,125	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	225.50/cwt	225.00–226.00	1,263	2

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 Jul 16, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 203Last week 180Year ago 132

Slaughter CattleReceipts 13Last week 42Year ago 17

Replacement CattleReceipts 48Last week 24Year ago 17

Compared to last week: Slaughter cattle mostly steady. Feeder cattle unevenly steady with a higher undertone. Replacement cows mostly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	280.00	280.00
3	300–350	340	260.00–265.00	261.64
6	350–400	370	250.00–257.50	253.73
2	400–450	428	240.00–242.50	241.29
1	450–500	450	230.00	230.00
1	500–550	535	225.00	225.00
1	550–600	575	214.00	214.00
1	600–650	645	209.00	209.00
1	650–700	660	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	260.00	260.00
3	400–450	418	254.00–257.50	255.49
3	450–500	468	240.00–241.00	240.34
6	500–550	525	230.00–235.00	231.40
2	550–600	560	225.00–226.00	225.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	260.00	260.00
1	450–500	480	250.00	250.00
3	550–600	550	239.00	239.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	305.00	305.00
2	400–450	423	280.00–282.50	281.20
2	450–500	482	270.00–272.50	271.27
4	500–550	516	260.00–262.50	261.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	335	310.00–315.00	312.61
4	350–400	376	300.00–305.00	302.44
2	450–500	460	282.50	282.50
4	500–550	530	270.00	270.00
1	550–600	555	260.00	260.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	438	270.00–275.00	271.65
4	450–500	478	260.00–267.50	263.10
3	550–600	587	240.00–245.00	242.67
1	600–650	620	230.00	230.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	280.00	280.00
6	400–450	429	260.00–267.50	262.91
2	450–500	490	250.00–257.50	253.75
2	500–550	515	240.00	240.00
1	550–600	575	232.50	232.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	265	315.00–325.00	319.91
2	300–350	330	300.00	300.00
3	350–400	383	290.00–297.50	294.26
3	400–450	417	270.00–280.00	273.32
1	450–500	450	262.50	262.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	373	275.00	275.00
2	450–500	470	240.00–247.50	243.91
1	500–550	525	232.50	232.50
4	550–600	569	220.00–229.00	224.66
1	600–650	620	215.00	215.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	935	1,275.00–1,475.00	1,372.86
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,078	1,250.00–1,475.00	1,376.24
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	885	1,275.00	1,275.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	905	1,725.00	1,725.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,092	1,675.00–1,825.00	1,755.84
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,730	1,500.00	1,500.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	960	1,800.00	1,800.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,137	133.00–138.00	135.25
1	—	980	129.00	129.00
1	—	1,120	140.00	140.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	918	117.50–122.00	119.25
4	—	886	105.00–114.00	108.72
2	—	1,038	98.00–101.00	99.58
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,105	80.00	80.00
1	—	1,090	116.00	116.00
4	—	1,231	105.00–113.00	110.20
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,453	152.00–159.00	155.68
2	—	1,770	169.00	169.00
7	—	1,209	160.00–167.00	164.15

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