Name: Washington livestock auction prices — 2024-08-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle mostly steady; Feeder cattle mostly steady; Replacement cattle mostly steady

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $214.96/cwt on 15 head. That ranks 1 of 20 comparable sales and sits −154.39 against this barn's trailing median of $369.35.

Average price

$214.96

15 head · 559 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,201

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$160

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

$17.88/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.98

vs GA average

−29.45 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	585	226.49	1,325	2thin
Medium and Large 2	545	223.48	1,218	4thin
Medium and Large 3	559	208.61	1,165	9thin

One grade step is worth $17.88/cwt here — about $160 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale15 hd

214.96

—

GA average16 barns · 531 hd

228.94

−13.98

National average171 barns · 9,778 hd

244.41

−29.45

This barn, trailing median20 sales

369.35

−154.39

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	1,450	171.00	2,480	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,378	147.45	2,032	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,151	136.30	1,568	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	943	113.87	1,074	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,260	$1,752	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,116	$1,512	7
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	945	$1,277	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	945	$1,575	1thin

Every lot, as filed

60 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	600–650	635	197.99/cwt	197.00–199.00	1,257	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	585	243.49/cwt	242.00–245.00	1,424	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	440	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,100	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	585	226.49/cwt	225.00–228.00	1,325	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	240	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	756	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	482	243.94/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,176	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	242.97/cwt	240.00–246.00	1,300	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	690	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,497	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	640	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,466	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	201.50/cwt	201.00–202.00	1,280	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,056	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	945	1,575.00/head	1,575.00–1,575.00	1,575	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	226.64/cwt	225.00–229.00	1,201	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	433	261.32/cwt	260.00–262.00	1,132	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	232.47/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,127	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	590	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,263	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	690	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,366	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	440	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,078	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	200–250	240	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	768	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	580	215.99/cwt	215.00–217.00	1,253	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	290	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	870	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	635	203.47/cwt	200.00–207.00	1,292	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,075	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	750–800	790	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,264	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	430	234.63/cwt	232.00–237.00	1,009	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	740	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,406	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	390	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	956	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	488	222.22/cwt	220.00–229.00	1,084	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	690	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,359	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,055	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	971	1
Bulls	—	—	1,650	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	2,937	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,003	118.24/cwt	117.00–120.00	1,186	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	710	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	902	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,378	147.45/cwt	145.00–150.00	2,032	2
Bulls	—	—	1,250	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	2,050	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	440	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,100	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	340	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	867	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	573	205.27/cwt	201.00–210.00	1,176	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,156	129.60/cwt	128.00–132.00	1,498	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,175	152.37/cwt	149.00–156.00	1,790	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,141	137.93/cwt	134.00–141.00	1,574	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	490	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,250	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	440	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,197	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	957	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	530	215.29/cwt	212.00–219.00	1,141	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	535	223.47/cwt	220.00–227.00	1,196	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	282.47/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,088	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,088	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	685	203.47/cwt	200.00–207.00	1,394	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	290	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	899	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,123	1,572.66/head	1,450.00–1,775.00	1,573	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,260	1,751.95/head	1,500.00–1,900.00	1,752	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	1,276.98/head	1,200.00–1,350.00	1,277	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	540	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,350	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	790	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,548	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	234.98/cwt	233.00–237.00	1,375	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	640	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,376	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,073	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,003	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	884	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 Aug 20, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 105Last week 287Year ago 119

Slaughter CattleReceipts 26Last week 21Year ago 14

Replacement CattleReceipts 13Last week 6Year ago 21

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle mostly steady; Feeder cattle mostly steady; Replacement cattle 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	300–350	340	255.00	255.00
1	350–400	390	245.00	245.00
3	400–450	430	232.00–237.00	234.63
4	450–500	488	220.00–229.00	222.22
3	500–550	530	212.00–219.00	215.29
6	550–600	573	201.00–210.00	205.27
2	600–650	635	197.00–199.00	197.99
1	750–800	790	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	315.00	315.00
1	400–450	440	250.00	250.00
2	550–600	585	225.00–228.00	226.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	260.00	260.00
2	400–450	440	240.00	240.00
2	450–500	485	230.00–235.00	232.47
3	500–550	530	225.00–229.00	226.64
1	550–600	590	214.00	214.00
2	600–650	635	201.00–202.00	201.50
1	650–700	690	198.00	198.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	540	250.00	250.00
2	550–600	585	242.00–245.00	243.49
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	535	240.00–246.00	242.97
2	550–600	585	233.00–237.00	234.98
1	600–650	640	229.00	229.00
1	650–700	690	217.00	217.00
1	750–800	790	196.00	196.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	250.00	250.00
1	700–750	740	190.00	190.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	310.00	310.00
1	300–350	340	295.00	295.00
1	350–400	390	275.00	275.00
3	400–450	433	260.00–262.00	261.32
5	450–500	482	240.00–250.00	243.94
1	600–650	640	215.00	215.00
2	650–700	685	200.00–207.00	203.47
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	320.00	320.00
1	250–300	290	300.00	300.00
1	400–450	440	245.00	245.00
2	500–550	535	220.00–227.00	223.47
3	550–600	580	215.00–217.00	215.99
2	600–650	635	200.00–207.00	203.47
1	650–700	690	197.00	197.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	330.00	330.00
2	300–350	340	320.00	320.00
2	350–400	385	280.00–285.00	282.47
1	400–450	440	272.00	272.00
1	450–500	490	255.00	255.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	945	1,575.00	1,575.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,075	1,150.00	1,150.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,123	1,450.00–1,775.00	1,572.66
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,260	1,500.00–1,900.00	1,751.95
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	945	1,200.00–1,350.00	1,276.98

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,055	92.00	92.00
2	—	1,003	117.00–120.00	118.24
1	—	710	127.00	127.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,378	145.00–150.00	147.45
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,156	128.00–132.00	129.60
2	—	1,175	149.00–156.00	152.37
9	—	1,141	134.00–141.00	137.93
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,650	178.00	178.00
1	—	1,250	164.00	164.00

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

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

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