Name: Washington livestock auction prices — 2024-12-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-12-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago slaughter cows and bulls lightly tested, replacement cattle steady, Feeder steers lightly tested, Feeder bulls and heifers unevenly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $219.92/cwt on 35 head. That ranks 1 of 20 comparable sales and sits −149.43 against this barn's trailing median of $369.35.

Average price

$219.92

35 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,201

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$154

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

$30.82/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−31.74

vs GA average

−65.03 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	538	242.00	1,302	4thin
Medium and Large 2	551	224.23	1,236	14thin
Medium and Large 3	543	211.18	1,148	17thin

One grade step is worth $30.82/cwt here — about $154 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 sale35 hd

219.92

—

GA average16 barns · 586 hd

251.66

−31.74

National average180 barns · 17,940 hd

284.95

−65.03

This barn, trailing median20 sales

369.35

−149.43

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	2,250	140.00	3,150	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,268	110.82	1,405	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,059	91.23	967	9thin

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)	1,166	$1,310	7
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	998	$1,065	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,080	$2,200	1thin

Every lot, as filed

75 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	250–300	250	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	863	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	375	344.53/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,292	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	423	300.21/cwt	292.00–307.00	1,270	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	613	204.52/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,254	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	263.76/cwt	260.00–274.00	1,253	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	675	196.57/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,327	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	410	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,107	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	285.09/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,320	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,313	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	272.36/cwt	270.00–277.00	1,321	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	588	237.47/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,396	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	725	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,581	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	633	219.02/cwt	217.00–221.00	1,386	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	335	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,072	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	485	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,246	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	815	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,516	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,400	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	785	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,641	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	574	199.32/cwt	195.00–205.00	1,144	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	283	302.57/cwt	300.00–310.00	856	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	474	221.54/cwt	215.00–226.00	1,050	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,103	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	440	296.00/cwt	295.00–297.00	1,302	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	393	323.51/cwt	322.00–325.00	1,271	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	372	265.80/cwt	260.00–272.00	989	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	328	280.78/cwt	275.00–287.00	921	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	382	252.26/cwt	250.00–257.00	964	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,351	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,373	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	522	219.48/cwt	215.00–228.00	1,146	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	362	278.96/cwt	275.00–282.00	1,010	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	210	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	693	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,386	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	614	200.78/cwt	195.00–207.00	1,233	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	427	255.94/cwt	250.00–262.00	1,093	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	673	193.61/cwt	190.00–196.00	1,303	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	810	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,458	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,285	113.55/cwt	110.00–118.00	1,459	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,243	106.72/cwt	104.00–109.00	1,327	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	900	82.82/cwt	79.00–87.00	745	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,105	93.63/cwt	91.00–97.00	1,035	7
Bulls	—	—	2,250	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	3,150	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	970	925.00/head	925.00–925.00	925	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,098	1,227.96/head	1,125.00–1,375.00	1,228	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	897	901.43/head	880.00–925.00	901	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,199	1,373.97/head	1,270.00–1,450.00	1,374	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	466	285.36/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,330	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	340	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,122	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	357	370.09/cwt	365.00–375.00	1,321	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	412	336.37/cwt	332.00–340.00	1,386	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,376	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	633	232.01/cwt	230.00–234.00	1,469	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	305	407.50/cwt	405.00–410.00	1,243	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	576	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,325	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	278	387.84/cwt	380.00–395.00	1,078	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,471	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,386	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	755	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,397	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	414	269.39/cwt	267.00–270.00	1,115	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	700	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,400	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	218.90/cwt	215.00–225.00	1,379	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	410	321.15/cwt	315.00–327.00	1,317	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	563	252.26/cwt	250.00–257.00	1,420	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	222.87/cwt	217.00–229.00	1,493	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	519	233.76/cwt	230.00–237.00	1,213	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	569	218.93/cwt	215.00–225.00	1,246	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	318	357.44/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,137	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	254.78/cwt	252.00–257.00	1,338	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	250	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	863	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	508	250.99/cwt	250.00–252.00	1,275	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	260	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	837	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	471	233.38/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,099	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	233.01/cwt	230.00–236.00	1,323	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	432	233.31/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,008	6

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 Dec 17, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 299Last week 170Year ago 122

Slaughter CattleReceipts 51Last week 18Year ago 69

Replacement CattleReceipts 18Last week 36Year ago 12

Compared to one week ago slaughter cows and bulls lightly tested, replacement cattle steady, Feeder steers lightly tested, Feeder bulls and heifers unevenly steady.

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	250	345.00	345.00
1	300–350	340	330.00	330.00
6	350–400	375	340.00–350.00	344.53
6	400–450	423	292.00–307.00	300.21
17	450–500	475	260.00–274.00	263.76
5	500–550	525	252.00–257.00	254.78
4	550–600	576	230.00	230.00
6	600–650	613	200.00–210.00	204.52
3	650–700	675	190.00–200.00	196.57
1	700–750	700	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	278	380.00–395.00	387.84
2	300–350	318	350.00–365.00	357.44
3	350–400	357	365.00–375.00	370.09
2	400–450	410	315.00–327.00	321.15
5	450–500	466	280.00–290.00	285.36
1	500–550	525	262.00	262.00
4	550–600	563	250.00–257.00	252.26
3	600–650	630	215.00–225.00	218.90
1	750–800	755	185.00	185.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	305	405.00–410.00	407.50
1	350–400	360	385.00	385.00
3	400–450	412	332.00–340.00	336.37
1	550–600	555	265.00	265.00
2	600–650	633	230.00–234.00	232.01
2	650–700	670	217.00–229.00	222.87
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	350.00	350.00
1	400–450	410	270.00	270.00
3	450–500	485	270.00–277.00	272.36
1	500–550	525	250.00	250.00
2	550–600	588	235.00–240.00	237.47
1	700–750	725	218.00	218.00
1	750–800	785	209.00	209.00
1	800–850	815	186.00	186.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	370.00	370.00
2	400–450	440	295.00–297.00	296.00
3	450–500	463	280.00–290.00	285.09
2	500–550	528	260.00	260.00
1	550–600	560	250.00	250.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	320.00	320.00
2	350–400	393	322.00–325.00	323.51
1	450–500	485	257.00	257.00
2	600–650	633	217.00–221.00	219.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	283	300.00–310.00	302.57
3	350–400	382	250.00–257.00	252.26
6	400–450	432	230.00–240.00	233.31
4	450–500	474	215.00–226.00	221.54
10	500–550	522	215.00–228.00	219.48
7	550–600	574	195.00–205.00	199.32
5	600–650	614	195.00–207.00	200.78
3	650–700	673	190.00–196.00	193.61
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	330.00	330.00
1	250–300	260	322.00	322.00
8	300–350	328	275.00–287.00	280.78
6	350–400	372	260.00–272.00	265.80
13	400–450	427	250.00–262.00	255.94
8	450–500	471	230.00–240.00	233.38
5	500–550	519	230.00–237.00	233.76
9	550–600	569	215.00–225.00	218.93
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	345.00	345.00
3	350–400	362	275.00–282.00	278.96
5	400–450	414	267.00–270.00	269.39
2	500–550	508	250.00–252.00	250.99
2	550–600	568	230.00–236.00	233.01
1	750–800	770	180.00	180.00
1	800–850	810	180.00	180.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,285	110.00–118.00	113.55
6	—	1,243	104.00–109.00	106.72
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	900	79.00–87.00	82.82
7	—	1,105	91.00–97.00	93.63
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,250	140.00	140.00

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	—	970	925.00	925.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	897	880.00–925.00	901.43
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,098	1,125.00–1,375.00	1,227.96
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,199	1,270.00–1,450.00	1,373.97
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,080	2,200.00	2,200.00

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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Slaughter Cattle

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