Name: Washington livestock auction prices — 2024-09-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week go slaughter cows, bulls, and replacements steady, all classes of feeder cattle 5.00 to 6.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $200.75/cwt on 15 head. That ranks 1 of 20 comparable sales and sits −168.60 against this barn's trailing median of $369.35.

Average price

$200.75

15 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,082

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$110

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

$23.36/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.39

vs GA average

−39.34 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	537	212.19	1,139	5thin
Medium and Large 2	534	201.23	1,075	5thin
Medium and Large 3	545	188.83	1,030	5thin

One grade step is worth $23.36/cwt here — about $110 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

200.75

—

GA average15 barns · 519 hd

212.14

−11.39

National average173 barns · 10,203 hd

240.09

−39.34

This barn, trailing median20 sales

369.35

−168.60

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	1,880	148.01	2,783	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,310	111.74	1,464	28
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,725	103.00	1,777	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,096	100.61	1,103	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,142	$1,512	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,190	$1,327	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	925	$1,114	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,300	$1,873	3thin

Every lot, as filed

70 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	300–350	329	225.11/cwt	222.00–230.00	741	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	229.76/cwt	225.00–235.00	850	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	201.70/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,029	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,258	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	527	190.45/cwt	187.00–197.00	1,004	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	685	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,110	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	380	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	779	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	637	179.68/cwt	179.00–180.00	1,145	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	483	182.39/cwt	180.00–187.00	881	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	825	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,642	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	708	195.01/cwt	192.00–198.00	1,381	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	443	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	886	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	479	201.07/cwt	192.00–205.00	963	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	209.00/cwt	207.00–211.00	1,066	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	413	227.42/cwt	225.00–235.00	939	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	516	228.75/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,180	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	235.69/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,096	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,314	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,025	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	214.32/cwt	210.00–218.00	1,189	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	210.98/cwt	210.00–212.00	1,013	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	728	202.51/cwt	202.00–203.00	1,474	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	220.00/cwt	219.00–221.00	1,481	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	204.43/cwt	200.00–209.00	1,247	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,020	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	722	170.60/cwt	167.00–172.00	1,232	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	418	210.24/cwt	207.00–214.00	879	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	360	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	720	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	220.82/cwt	217.00–224.00	1,259	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	505	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,086	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	795	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,272	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,187	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	550	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,128	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	355	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	710	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	705	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,142	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,296	112.07/cwt	109.00–116.00	1,452	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,297	106.45/cwt	105.00–108.00	1,381	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,725	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	1,777	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,394	118.18/cwt	117.00–121.00	1,647	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,120	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	1,075	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,088	102.14/cwt	99.00–105.00	1,111	3
Bulls	—	—	1,365	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,897	1
Bulls	—	—	2,138	152.52/cwt	152.00–153.00	3,261	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,142	1,512.37/head	1,475.00–1,575.00	1,512	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,270	1,561.71/head	1,325.00–1,700.00	1,562	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,070	975.00/head	975.00–975.00	975	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	950	1,253.29/head	1,225.00–1,275.00	1,253	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	875	835.00/head	835.00–835.00	835	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,300	1,873.14/head	1,850.00–1,900.00	1,873	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	255	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	701	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	432	220.68/cwt	215.00–225.00	953	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	278.38/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,030	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	921	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	295	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	885	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,254	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	471	201.25/cwt	200.00–205.00	948	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	663	172.47/cwt	170.00–175.00	1,143	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	220.97/cwt	220.00–222.00	1,023	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	615	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,058	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	488	212.54/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,037	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	513	206.17/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,058	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	228.50/cwt	227.00–230.00	640	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	345	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	725	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,044	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	252.62/cwt	250.00–255.00	821	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	573	186.40/cwt	184.00–189.00	1,068	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	630	165.69/cwt	160.00–170.00	1,044	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,190	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	295	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	708	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	200.52/cwt	200.00–201.00	1,143	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 24, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 151Last week 146Year ago 167

Slaughter CattleReceipts 38Last week 45Year ago 43

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 29Year ago 14

Compared to one week go slaughter cows, bulls, and replacements steady, all classes of feeder cattle 5.00 to 6.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	240.00	240.00
5	300–350	329	222.00–230.00	225.11
4	350–400	370	225.00–235.00	229.76
4	400–450	413	225.00–235.00	227.42
3	450–500	480	210.00–212.00	210.98
2	500–550	510	207.00–211.00	209.00
3	550–600	555	210.00–218.00	214.32
1	600–650	620	192.00	192.00
1	650–700	655	192.00	192.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	280	227.00–230.00	228.50
4	400–450	418	207.00–214.00	210.24
6	450–500	479	192.00–205.00	201.07
3	500–550	510	200.00–205.00	201.70
2	550–600	570	200.00–201.00	200.52
3	600–650	637	179.00–180.00	179.68
5	700–750	722	167.00–172.00	170.60
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	210.00	210.00
1	350–400	380	205.00	205.00
2	400–450	443	200.00	200.00
3	450–500	483	180.00–187.00	182.39
3	500–550	527	187.00–197.00	190.45
2	550–600	573	184.00–189.00	186.40
3	600–650	630	160.00–170.00	165.69
1	650–700	685	162.00	162.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	277.00	277.00
3	450–500	465	230.00–240.00	235.69
4	500–550	516	225.00–230.00	228.75
6	550–600	570	217.00–224.00	220.82
1	600–650	620	212.00	212.00
2	650–700	673	219.00–221.00	220.00
2	700–750	728	202.00–203.00	202.51
1	800–850	825	199.00	199.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	240.00	240.00
2	600–650	610	200.00–209.00	204.43
2	700–750	708	192.00–198.00	195.01
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	300.00	300.00
1	300–350	335	275.00	275.00
3	350–400	370	275.00–280.00	278.38
1	400–450	435	240.00	240.00
2	450–500	463	220.00–222.00	220.97
1	500–550	505	215.00	215.00
1	650–700	660	190.00	190.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	275.00	275.00
2	300–350	325	250.00–255.00	252.62
3	400–450	432	215.00–225.00	220.68
2	450–500	488	210.00–215.00	212.54
4	500–550	513	200.00–210.00	206.17
1	550–600	560	212.00	212.00
1	750–800	795	160.00	160.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	200.00	200.00
4	450–500	471	200.00–205.00	201.25
1	550–600	550	205.00	205.00
1	600–650	615	172.00	172.00
2	650–700	663	170.00–175.00	172.47
1	700–750	705	162.00	162.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,296	109.00–116.00	112.07
6	—	1,297	105.00–108.00	106.45
4	—	1,394	117.00–121.00	118.18
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,725	103.00	103.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,120	96.00	96.00
3	—	1,088	99.00–105.00	102.14
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,365	139.00	139.00
2	—	2,138	152.00–153.00	152.52

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,142	1,475.00–1,575.00	1,512.37
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,270	1,325.00–1,700.00	1,561.71
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	950	1,225.00–1,275.00	1,253.29
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,070	975.00	975.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	875	835.00	835.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,300	1,850.00–1,900.00	1,873.14

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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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

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Wilkes County Stockyard - Washington, GA

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