Name: Washington livestock auction prices — 2024-11-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-11-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago slaughter cows, bulls, and replacements lightly tested, Feeder steers 8.00 higher, feeder bulls and heifers 8.00 to 10.00 higher.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $236.11/cwt on 17 head. That ranks 1 of 16 comparable sales and sits −156.59 against this barn's trailing median of $392.70.

Average price

$236.11

17 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,290

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$133

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

$30.84/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.86

vs GA average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	539	240.84	1,299	12thin
Medium and Large 2	565	228.45	1,291	4thin
Medium and Large 3	555	210.00	1,166	1thin

One grade step is worth $30.84/cwt here — about $133 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale17 hd

236.11

—

GA average14 barns · 270 hd

239.97

−3.86

This barn, trailing median16 sales

392.70

−156.59

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	1,240	137.00	1,699	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,165	112.11	1,306	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,025	95.00	974	1thin

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)	1,100	$1,238	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,055	$1,175	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,090	$1,388	2thin

Every lot, as filed

55 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 2	300–350	341	253.79/cwt	250.00–260.00	865	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	243.68/cwt	240.00–247.00	1,148	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	431	233.45/cwt	230.00–237.00	1,006	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	480	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,061	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,267	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	630	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,134	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,138	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	205	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	472	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,230	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	522	252.66/cwt	250.00–256.00	1,319	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	243.70/cwt	240.00–247.00	1,019	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	936	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,283	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	273.26/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,167	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,225	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	608	222.00/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,350	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	963	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	523	207.31/cwt	203.00–212.00	1,084	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	595	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,363	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	225	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	518	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	255.46/cwt	251.00–260.00	1,418	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	317.39/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,206	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	555	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,166	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	243.04/cwt	240.00–246.00	1,266	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	419	256.22/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,074	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	450	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,035	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	335	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,022	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,218	121.69/cwt	119.00–126.00	1,482	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	974	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,225	94.31/cwt	92.00–97.00	1,155	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,144	112.64/cwt	108.00–116.00	1,289	13
Bulls	—	—	1,240	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,699	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	980	1,025.00/head	1,025.00–1,025.00	1,025	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	995	975.00/head	975.00–975.00	975	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,185	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,055	1,175.00/head	1,175.00–1,175.00	1,175	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,220	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	243.55/cwt	240.00–247.00	1,169	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	237.76/cwt	235.00–242.00	1,343	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,292	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	251.70/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,203	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	418	300.82/cwt	295.00–307.00	1,257	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	963	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	535	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,241	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	618	191.01/cwt	190.00–192.00	1,180	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	362.54/cwt	360.00–365.00	1,051	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	577	226.26/cwt	224.00–230.00	1,306	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	600	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,320	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,246	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	408	223.56/cwt	220.00–227.00	912	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	695	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,126	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	585	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,193	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	345	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	938	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	365	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	1,084	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,190	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 Nov 12, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 138Last week 82Year ago 97

Slaughter CattleReceipts 29Last week 37Year ago 37

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 16Year ago 10

Compared to one week ago slaughter cows, bulls, and replacements lightly tested, Feeder steers 8.00 higher, feeder bulls and heifers 8.00 to 10.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	341	250.00–260.00	253.79
1	350–400	390	247.00	247.00
4	400–450	431	230.00–237.00	233.45
2	450–500	480	237.00	237.00
1	650–700	665	185.00	185.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	272.00	272.00
1	350–400	360	260.00	260.00
9	400–450	418	240.00–247.00	243.70
7	450–500	471	240.00–247.00	243.68
1	500–550	535	232.00	232.00
1	650–700	660	192.00	192.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	230.00	230.00
2	400–450	408	220.00–227.00	223.56
1	450–500	480	221.00	221.00
2	500–550	523	203.00–212.00	207.31
1	550–600	585	204.00	204.00
1	600–650	630	180.00	180.00
1	650–700	695	162.00	162.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	490	250.00	250.00
3	500–550	522	250.00–256.00	252.66
1	550–600	595	229.00	229.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	427	270.00–275.00	273.26
2	450–500	475	270.00	270.00
2	550–600	555	251.00–260.00	255.46
4	600–650	608	220.00–225.00	222.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	230.00	230.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	350.00	350.00
3	350–400	380	310.00–325.00	317.39
2	400–450	418	295.00–307.00	300.82
4	450–500	480	240.00–247.00	243.55
1	500–550	530	235.00	235.00
3	550–600	577	224.00–230.00	226.26
2	600–650	630	205.00	205.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	305.00	305.00
1	350–400	365	297.00	297.00
4	400–450	419	250.00–260.00	256.22
1	450–500	450	230.00	230.00
1	550–600	555	210.00	210.00
3	600–650	618	190.00–192.00	191.01
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	290	360.00–365.00	362.54
1	300–350	340	350.00	350.00
7	450–500	478	250.00–260.00	251.70
7	500–550	521	240.00–246.00	243.04
5	550–600	565	235.00–242.00	237.76
1	600–650	600	220.00	220.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,218	119.00–126.00	121.69
2	—	1,225	92.00–97.00	94.31
13	—	1,144	108.00–116.00	112.64
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,025	95.00	95.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,240	137.00	137.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	980	1,025.00	1,025.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,055	1,175.00	1,175.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,220	1,450.00	1,450.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	995	975.00	975.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,185	1,800.00	1,800.00

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

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

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Wilkes County Stockyard - Washington, GA

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Slaughter Cattle

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