Name: Washington livestock auction prices — 2024-10-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No Trends available this week due to market being closed on 10-01-2024

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $199.13/cwt on 14 head. That ranks 1 of 20 comparable sales and sits −170.22 against this barn's trailing median of $369.35.

Average price

$199.13

14 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,080

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$111

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

$17.72/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−15.28

vs GA average

−53.55 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	551	207.34	1,142	6thin
Medium and Large 2	513	203.04	1,042	2thin
Medium and Large 3	544	189.62	1,032	6thin

One grade step is worth $17.72/cwt here — about $111 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

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 sale14 hd

199.13

—

GA average13 barns · 375 hd

214.41

−15.28

National average183 barns · 16,319 hd

252.68

−53.55

This barn, trailing median20 sales

369.35

−170.22

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	1,478	150.22	2,220	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,266	117.35	1,486	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	2,080	116.00	2,413	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,006	103.24	1,039	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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	995	$1,316	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,099	$1,118	5
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,025	$875	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,008	$1,675	2thin

Every lot, as filed

61 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	600–650	620	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,190	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	250	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	600	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	378	205.03/cwt	200.00–210.00	775	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	318	235.28/cwt	230.00–240.00	748	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	405	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	972	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	230	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	725	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	700	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,330	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	203.02/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,137	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	242.34/cwt	240.00–247.00	892	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	690	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,208	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	618	186.68/cwt	185.00–189.00	1,154	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	472	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	991	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	570	185.92/cwt	182.00–189.00	1,060	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	893	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	513	203.04/cwt	200.00–206.00	1,042	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	311.01/cwt	310.00–312.00	1,042	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	231.91/cwt	229.00–235.00	1,317	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,450	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,105	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	967	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,133	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,128	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	465	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	977	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	643	218.49/cwt	217.00–220.00	1,405	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	690	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,173	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	368	235.69/cwt	230.00–240.00	867	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	345	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	880	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	650	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,073	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	585	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,053	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	530	212.55/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,127	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	950	105.32/cwt	103.00–107.00	1,001	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,354	124.26/cwt	122.00–126.00	1,682	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,223	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,321	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,175	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	1,140	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	2,080	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	2,413	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,210	114.03/cwt	110.00–118.00	1,380	11
Bulls	—	—	1,478	150.22/cwt	147.00–153.00	2,220	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,099	1,118.18/head	975.00–1,350.00	1,118	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,008	1,675.00/head	1,675.00–1,675.00	1,675	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,025	875.00/head	875.00–875.00	875	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	995	1,315.77/head	1,100.00–1,475.00	1,316	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	935	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	355	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,065	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	383	247.52/cwt	245.00–250.00	948	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	550	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,249	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	455	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,138	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	280	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	770	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	460	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	920	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	201.22/cwt	195.00–217.00	1,153	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	621	174.95/cwt	170.00–180.00	1,086	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	700	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,050	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	240	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	732	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	191.67/cwt	190.00–193.00	1,188	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	518	193.31/cwt	190.00–195.00	1,001	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	255	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	574	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	850	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	750	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,440	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	505	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,111	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	455	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	956	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	542	211.66/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,147	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	313	253.40/cwt	250.00–260.00	793	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 Oct 8, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 119Last week 151Year ago 205

Slaughter CattleReceipts 32Last week 38Year ago 34

Replacement CattleReceipts 13Last week 20Year ago 8

No Trends available this week due to market being closed on 10-01-2024

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	315.00	315.00
3	300–350	313	250.00–260.00	253.40
3	350–400	368	240.00–247.00	242.34
1	400–450	405	240.00	240.00
3	500–550	542	210.00–215.00	211.66
3	550–600	560	200.00–205.00	203.02
1	600–650	620	192.00	192.00
1	700–750	700	190.00	190.00
1	750–800	750	192.00	192.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	240.00	240.00
2	300–350	318	230.00–240.00	235.28
1	400–450	425	210.00	210.00
3	450–500	472	210.00	210.00
2	500–550	513	200.00–206.00	203.04
3	600–650	618	185.00–189.00	186.68
1	650–700	690	175.00	175.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	225.00	225.00
2	350–400	378	200.00–210.00	205.03
1	400–450	425	200.00	200.00
2	450–500	460	200.00	200.00
3	500–550	518	190.00–195.00	193.31
3	550–600	570	182.00–189.00	185.92
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	335	310.00–312.00	311.01
1	400–450	425	260.00	260.00
1	450–500	470	240.00	240.00
2	550–600	568	229.00–235.00	231.91
2	600–650	643	217.00–220.00	218.49
1	700–750	725	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	265.00	265.00
1	500–550	515	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	465	210.00	210.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	275.00	275.00
2	350–400	383	245.00–250.00	247.52
1	500–550	505	220.00	220.00
5	550–600	573	195.00–217.00	201.22
4	600–650	621	170.00–180.00	174.95
1	650–700	690	170.00	170.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	275.00	275.00
1	300–350	345	255.00	255.00
4	350–400	368	230.00–240.00	235.69
1	450–500	455	210.00	210.00
2	500–550	530	210.00–215.00	212.55
1	550–600	585	180.00	180.00
1	650–700	650	165.00	165.00
1	700–750	700	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	305.00	305.00
1	350–400	355	300.00	300.00
1	450–500	455	250.00	250.00
1	550–600	550	227.00	227.00
3	600–650	620	190.00–193.00	191.67

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	950	103.00–107.00	105.32
1	—	1,175	97.00	97.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,354	122.00–126.00	124.26
2	—	1,223	108.00	108.00
11	—	1,210	110.00–118.00	114.03
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,080	116.00	116.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,478	147.00–153.00	150.22

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,099	975.00–1,350.00	1,118.18
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	995	1,100.00–1,475.00	1,315.77
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,025	875.00	875.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,008	1,675.00	1,675.00

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

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