Name: Washington livestock auction prices — 2024-07-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-07-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $230.36/cwt on 8 head. That ranks 1 of 20 comparable sales and sits −138.99 against this barn's trailing median of $369.35.

Average price

$230.36

8 head · 535 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,233

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$135

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

$29.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.90

vs GA average

−34.27 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	540	250.00	1,350	1thin
Medium and Large 2	528	230.17	1,216	5thin
Medium and Large 3	550	221.00	1,216	2thin

One grade step is worth $29.00/cwt here — about $135 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

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

230.36

—

GA average13 barns · 552 hd

242.25

−11.90

National average157 barns · 8,958 hd

264.63

−34.27

This barn, trailing median20 sales

369.35

−138.99

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	1,772	169.56	3,005	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,176	128.61	1,512	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,203	88.50	1,064	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,238	$1,703	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,075	$1,345	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	959	$1,283	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	725	$1,425	1thin

Every lot, as filed

72 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	550–600	565	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,384	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	230.21/cwt	227.00–237.00	1,204	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	250.62/cwt	247.00–255.00	947	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	277.50/cwt	275.00–280.00	874	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	413	293.56/cwt	290.00–297.00	1,212	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	374	318.03/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,189	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	1,345.31/head	1,225.00–1,475.00	1,345	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	483	254.01/cwt	250.00–257.00	1,227	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	203.98/cwt	201.00–207.00	1,377	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	239.28/cwt	222.00–247.00	1,263	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	265	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	875	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	410	272.30/cwt	270.00–277.00	1,116	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	290.25/cwt	287.00–297.00	1,384	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,022	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	240	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	792	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	555	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,288	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,001	1,421.04/head	1,225.00–1,675.00	1,421	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,238	1,702.93/head	1,525.00–1,850.00	1,703	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	283	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	849	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	245	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	882	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,568	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	740	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,569	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	537	271.76/cwt	265.00–274.00	1,459	4
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	810	800.00/head	625.00–925.00	800	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,221	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	265.97/cwt	265.00–267.00	1,237	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	540	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,350	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	417	265.32/cwt	262.00–270.00	1,106	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	366	268.51/cwt	265.00–272.00	983	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,191	123.85/cwt	120.00–127.00	1,475	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,245	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,183	1
Bulls	—	—	1,710	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	2,839	1
Bulls	—	—	1,793	170.74/cwt	170.00–172.00	3,061	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,160	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	951	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,167	131.26/cwt	129.00–136.00	1,532	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	255	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	880	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	295.39/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,252	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	504	252.98/cwt	250.00–257.00	1,275	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	485	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	1,402	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,292	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,073	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	575	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,248	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	565	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,254	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	535	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,177	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	323	287.48/cwt	285.00–290.00	929	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	422	229.92/cwt	225.00–235.00	970	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	368	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	883	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	468	241.01/cwt	237.00–247.00	1,128	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	695	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,251	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	375	306.69/cwt	305.00–310.00	1,150	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	630	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,260	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	460	262.47/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,207	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	750–800	790	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,225	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	274.42/cwt	272.00–277.00	1,303	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	200–250	220	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	671	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	505	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,136	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	430	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,183	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	290	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	783	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	415	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,079	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	433	245.52/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,063	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	327	256.84/cwt	250.00–260.00	840	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	480	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,248	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	645	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,193	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	270	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	761	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	614	215.23/cwt	210.00–218.00	1,322	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	715	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,359	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	368	295.03/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,086	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	700	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,400	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,338	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	550	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,265	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	674	207.63/cwt	205.00–209.00	1,399	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 Jul 23, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 179Last week 203Year ago 145

Slaughter CattleReceipts 30Last week 13Year ago 29

Replacement CattleReceipts 13Last week 48Year ago 23

Compared to one week ago Slaughter cows, bulls, and replacements lightly tested, 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
1	200–250	240	330.00	330.00
1	250–300	265	330.00	330.00
1	300–350	335	305.00	305.00
2	350–400	368	290.00–300.00	295.03
3	400–450	410	270.00–277.00	272.30
2	450–500	475	272.00–277.00	274.42
1	500–550	535	250.00	250.00
1	550–600	565	245.00	245.00
1	700–750	700	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	360.00	360.00
1	250–300	255	345.00	345.00
2	350–400	370	330.00	330.00
3	450–500	477	287.00–297.00	290.25
4	500–550	537	265.00–274.00	271.76
2	600–650	615	255.00	255.00
1	700–750	740	212.00	212.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	323	285.00–290.00	287.48
1	400–450	415	260.00	260.00
1	450–500	480	260.00	260.00
1	600–650	645	185.00	185.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	282.00	282.00
2	300–350	315	275.00–280.00	277.50
3	350–400	378	247.00–255.00	250.62
6	400–450	433	240.00–250.00	245.52
3	450–500	483	250.00–257.00	254.01
4	500–550	523	227.00–237.00	230.21
1	550–600	550	230.00	230.00
4	600–650	614	210.00–218.00	215.23
2	650–700	675	201.00–207.00	203.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	283	300.00	300.00
4	350–400	366	265.00–272.00	268.51
5	400–450	417	262.00–270.00	265.32
2	450–500	465	265.00–267.00	265.97
1	500–550	540	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	270.00	270.00
3	300–350	327	250.00–260.00	256.84
2	350–400	368	240.00	240.00
6	400–450	422	225.00–235.00	229.92
8	450–500	468	237.00–247.00	241.01
1	500–550	535	220.00	220.00
1	550–600	565	222.00	222.00
1	650–700	695	180.00	180.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	374	315.00–320.00	318.03
2	400–450	413	290.00–297.00	293.56
6	500–550	528	222.00–247.00	239.28
1	550–600	555	232.00	232.00
3	650–700	674	205.00–209.00	207.63
1	700–750	715	190.00	190.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	370.00	370.00
1	350–400	380	340.00	340.00
5	400–450	424	290.00–300.00	295.39
1	450–500	485	289.00	289.00
4	500–550	504	250.00–257.00	252.98
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	305.00	305.00
3	350–400	375	305.00–310.00	306.69
1	400–450	430	275.00	275.00
2	450–500	460	260.00–265.00	262.47
1	500–550	505	225.00	225.00
1	550–600	575	217.00	217.00
2	600–650	630	200.00	200.00
1	750–800	790	155.00	155.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,075	1,225.00–1,475.00	1,345.31
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,001	1,225.00–1,675.00	1,421.04
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,238	1,525.00–1,850.00	1,702.93
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	810	625.00–925.00	800.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	725	1,425.00	1,425.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,191	120.00–127.00	123.85
9	—	1,167	129.00–136.00	131.26
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,245	95.00	95.00
1	—	1,160	82.00	82.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,710	166.00	166.00
3	—	1,793	170.00–172.00	170.74

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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