Name: Washington livestock auction prices — 2024-09-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago slaughter cows and bulls lightly tested, replacements firm, all classes of feeder cattle 5.00 to 7.00 lower.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $210.22/cwt on 13 head. That ranks 1 of 16 comparable sales and sits −182.49 against this barn's trailing median of $392.70.

Average price

$210.22

13 head · 534 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,123

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$194

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

$24.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.36

vs GA average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	555	224.33	1,246	3thin
Medium and Large 2	530	215.20	1,141	4thin
Medium and Large 3	526	199.83	1,052	6thin

One grade step is worth $24.50/cwt here — about $194 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

16 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $435.81, low $340.84, median $392.70 across 16 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

210.22

—

GA average14 barns · 377 hd

218.57

−8.36

This barn, trailing median16 sales

392.70

−182.49

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	1,550	163.00	2,527	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,191	124.54	1,483	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	978	101.56	993	12

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)	1,105	$1,516	7
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,099	$1,470	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	903	$944	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	845	$1,400	1thin

Every lot, as filed

79 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 1	400–450	412	256.29/cwt	252.00–262.00	1,056	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	184.59/cwt	180.00–189.00	1,154	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,128	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	380	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	798	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	432	229.62/cwt	225.00–235.00	992	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	500	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,000	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	640	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,286	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	583	187.77/cwt	185.00–191.00	1,095	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	479	224.82/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,077	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	471	203.53/cwt	200.00–211.00	959	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	358	228.43/cwt	225.00–232.00	818	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	200.99/cwt	200.00–202.00	1,427	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	427	219.75/cwt	212.00–225.00	938	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	561	212.26/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,191	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	375	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	900	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	485	230.00/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,116	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	595	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,142	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	413	279.58/cwt	277.00–282.00	1,155	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	600	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,062	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	393	265.03/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,042	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	945	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,343	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,140	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	750–800	775	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,178	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	750	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,523	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	241.68/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,160	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	333	275.75/cwt	270.00–280.00	918	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	395	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,015	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	616	197.50/cwt	193.00–202.00	1,217	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	226.61/cwt	221.00–233.00	1,394	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	259.85/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,099	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	320	228.85/cwt	225.00–235.00	732	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	505	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,061	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	790	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,185	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	422	226.64/cwt	220.00–230.00	956	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	275	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	701	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	685	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,226	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	625	185.40/cwt	182.00–189.00	1,159	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	735	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,220	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,014	107.52/cwt	105.00–110.00	1,090	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,266	131.33/cwt	129.00–135.00	1,663	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	905	89.64/cwt	85.00–95.00	811	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,129	115.23/cwt	110.00–119.00	1,301	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,173	125.47/cwt	120.00–128.00	1,472	9
Bulls	—	—	1,550	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	2,527	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,099	1,469.60/head	1,200.00–1,675.00	1,470	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	910	823.90/head	775.00–875.00	824	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	845	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,105	1,515.76/head	1,100.00–1,675.00	1,516	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	895	1,063.20/head	1,050.00–1,075.00	1,063	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	231.82/cwt	229.00–237.00	1,099	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	418	240.15/cwt	220.00–250.00	1,004	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	864	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,267	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	274.90/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,025	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	318	288.40/cwt	285.00–295.00	917	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,199	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	374	259.32/cwt	250.00–285.00	970	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	540	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,204	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	977	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	262.41/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,089	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	383	236.74/cwt	230.00–240.00	907	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	667	187.60/cwt	185.00–193.00	1,251	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	553	204.49/cwt	202.00–207.00	1,131	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	513	197.50/cwt	195.00–200.00	1,013	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	522	213.94/cwt	210.00–217.00	1,117	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	210	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	777	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	555	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,215	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	532	227.26/cwt	220.00–232.00	1,209	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	325	225.94/cwt	222.00–230.00	734	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	210.50/cwt	210.00–211.00	1,231	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	770	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	328	242.97/cwt	240.00–250.00	797	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	470	207.28/cwt	202.00–210.00	974	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	246.72/cwt	245.00–250.00	814	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	848	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	361	268.00/cwt	265.00–270.00	967	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	550	226.00/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,243	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	503	195.97/cwt	190.00–202.00	986	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 Sep 10, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 244Last week 122Year ago 116

Slaughter CattleReceipts 39Last week 19Year ago 30

Replacement CattleReceipts 21Last week 12Year ago 9

Compared to one week ago slaughter cows and bulls lightly tested, replacements firm, all classes of feeder cattle 5.00 to 7.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	265.00	265.00
4	350–400	361	265.00–270.00	268.00
3	400–450	412	252.00–262.00	256.29
7	500–550	532	220.00–232.00	227.26
3	550–600	550	220.00–230.00	226.00
1	600–650	640	201.00	201.00
3	650–700	667	185.00–193.00	187.60
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	330	245.00–250.00	246.72
2	350–400	358	225.00–232.00	228.43
3	400–450	432	225.00–235.00	229.62
7	450–500	479	220.00–230.00	224.82
1	500–550	515	219.00	219.00
2	550–600	585	210.00–211.00	210.50
3	600–650	625	180.00–189.00	184.59
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	325	222.00–230.00	225.94
1	350–400	380	210.00	210.00
7	400–450	427	212.00–225.00	219.75
4	450–500	471	200.00–211.00	203.53
2	500–550	503	190.00–202.00	195.97
4	550–600	583	185.00–191.00	187.77
1	600–650	600	177.00	177.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	320	225.00–235.00	228.85
1	350–400	375	240.00	240.00
3	450–500	485	225.00–235.00	230.00
1	500–550	500	200.00	200.00
1	550–600	595	192.00	192.00
1	750–800	775	152.00	152.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	300.00	300.00
2	350–400	393	260.00–270.00	265.03
2	400–450	413	277.00–282.00	279.58
3	500–550	518	220.00	220.00
3	600–650	615	221.00–233.00	226.61
1	650–700	655	205.00	205.00
2	700–750	710	200.00–202.00	200.99
1	750–800	750	203.00	203.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	333	270.00–280.00	275.75
1	350–400	395	257.00	257.00
2	400–450	423	255.00–265.00	259.85
3	450–500	480	240.00–245.00	241.68
1	500–550	505	210.00	210.00
4	550–600	561	210.00–215.00	212.26
4	600–650	616	193.00–202.00	197.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	370.00	370.00
1	250–300	270	320.00	320.00
1	300–350	315	310.00	310.00
2	350–400	373	270.00–280.00	274.90
2	400–450	415	260.00–265.00	262.41
11	450–500	474	229.00–237.00	231.82
1	500–550	540	223.00	223.00
2	550–600	563	225.00	225.00
1	750–800	790	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	255.00	255.00
4	300–350	328	240.00–250.00	242.97
3	350–400	383	230.00–240.00	236.74
6	400–450	422	220.00–230.00	226.64
3	450–500	470	202.00–210.00	207.28
4	500–550	513	195.00–200.00	197.50
2	550–600	553	202.00–207.00	204.49
3	600–650	625	182.00–189.00	185.40
1	650–700	685	179.00	179.00
1	700–750	735	166.00	166.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	280	275.00	275.00
3	300–350	318	285.00–295.00	288.40
7	350–400	374	250.00–285.00	259.32
4	400–450	418	220.00–250.00	240.15
3	500–550	522	210.00–217.00	213.94
1	550–600	555	219.00	219.00
1	600–650	615	195.00	195.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,014	105.00–110.00	107.52
4	—	905	85.00–95.00	89.64
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,266	129.00–135.00	131.33
6	—	1,129	110.00–119.00	115.23
9	—	1,173	120.00–128.00	125.47
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,550	163.00	163.00

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)	4	—	1,099	1,200.00–1,675.00	1,469.60
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,105	1,100.00–1,675.00	1,515.76
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	895	1,050.00–1,075.00	1,063.20
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	910	775.00–875.00	823.90
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	845	1,400.00	1,400.00

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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Bulls · 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

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Wilkes County Stockyard - Washington, GA

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