Name: Washington livestock auction prices — 2024-11-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-11-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $219.87/cwt on 14 head. That ranks 1 of 16 comparable sales and sits −172.83 against this barn's trailing median of $392.70.

Average price

$219.87

14 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,192

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$73

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

$27.08/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.87

vs GA average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	533	233.49	1,245	4thin
Medium and Large 2	524	222.43	1,166	5thin
Medium and Large 3	567	206.41	1,171	5thin

One grade step is worth $27.08/cwt here — about $73 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale14 hd

219.87

—

GA average14 barns · 337 hd

228.74

−8.87

This barn, trailing median16 sales

392.70

−172.83

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	1,455	132.00	1,921	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,158	116.81	1,353	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	950	93.13	885	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,090	$1,108	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	984	$1,101	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	880	$1,049	2thin

Every lot, as filed

48 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	410	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	943	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	505	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,061	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	635	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,143	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	524	222.43/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,166	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,138	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	607	202.66/cwt	200.00–206.00	1,230	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,336	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	550	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,315	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,415	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	355	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,065	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,136	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,239	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,152	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	410	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	943	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,232	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	355	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	966	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	300	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	720	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	440	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	902	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,162	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,128	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	891	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	887	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,008	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	460	217.33/cwt	215.00–222.00	1,000	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	963	81.33/cwt	76.00–85.00	783	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	918	104.95/cwt	103.00–107.00	963	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	959	95.47/cwt	92.00–99.00	916	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,357	123.30/cwt	121.00–125.00	1,673	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,059	113.56/cwt	110.00–118.00	1,203	10
Bulls	—	—	1,455	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,921	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	984	1,101.37/head	1,025.00–1,125.00	1,101	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090	1,107.91/head	1,075.00–1,150.00	1,108	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	1,049.29/head	1,025.00–1,075.00	1,049	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	260	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	728	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	583	205.51/cwt	205.00–207.00	1,198	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	244.60/cwt	242.00–247.00	1,035	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	305	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	961	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	533	233.49/cwt	230.00–239.00	1,245	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	247.68/cwt	247.00–249.00	1,152	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	451	203.75/cwt	200.00–205.00	919	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	380	223.29/cwt	220.00–225.00	849	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	675	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,094	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	685	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,336	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	400	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,040	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,139	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	240.29/cwt	237.00–247.00	925	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	224.59/cwt	222.00–227.00	955	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	482	222.92/cwt	220.00–227.00	1,074	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 Nov 5, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 82Last week 182Year ago 191

Slaughter CattleReceipts 37Last week 41Year ago 29

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 19Year ago 8

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	280.00	280.00
1	400–450	410	230.00	230.00
1	500–550	505	210.00	210.00
4	550–600	583	205.00–207.00	205.51
1	600–650	635	180.00	180.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	315.00	315.00
2	400–450	423	242.00–247.00	244.60
1	450–500	480	237.00	237.00
5	500–550	524	220.00–225.00	222.43
3	600–650	607	200.00–206.00	202.66
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	335.00	335.00
1	400–450	400	260.00	260.00
3	450–500	465	247.00–249.00	247.68
4	500–550	533	230.00–239.00	233.49
1	650–700	685	195.00	195.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	230.00	230.00
1	450–500	490	235.00	235.00
1	550–600	565	218.00	218.00
1	600–650	630	212.00	212.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	330.00	330.00
1	350–400	355	300.00	300.00
1	450–500	460	247.00	247.00
1	500–550	510	243.00	243.00
1	550–600	550	239.00	239.00
1	650–700	655	216.00	216.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	272.00	272.00
3	450–500	482	220.00–227.00	222.92
1	600–650	605	192.00	192.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	240.00	240.00
3	350–400	380	220.00–225.00	223.29
1	400–450	440	205.00	205.00
4	450–500	451	200.00–205.00	203.75
1	650–700	675	162.00	162.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	257.00	257.00
4	350–400	385	237.00–247.00	240.29
3	400–450	425	222.00–227.00	224.59
3	450–500	460	215.00–222.00	217.33
1	550–600	560	180.00	180.00
1	600–650	620	182.00	182.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	963	76.00–85.00	81.33
3	—	918	103.00–107.00	104.95
5	—	959	92.00–99.00	95.47
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,357	121.00–125.00	123.30
10	—	1,059	110.00–118.00	113.56
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,455	132.00	132.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	984	1,025.00–1,125.00	1,101.37
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,090	1,075.00–1,150.00	1,107.91
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	880	1,025.00–1,075.00	1,049.29

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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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