Name: Washington livestock auction prices — 2025-01-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

There are no trends available this week due to the market being closed for the holidays.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $244.65/cwt on 15 head. That ranks 1 of 16 comparable sales and sits −148.05 against this barn's trailing median of $392.70.

Average price

$244.65

15 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,328

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$115

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

$27.85/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−32.93

vs GA average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	535	259.20	1,388	5thin
Medium and Large 2	543	243.39	1,322	5thin
Medium and Large 3	550	231.35	1,273	5thin

One grade step is worth $27.85/cwt here — about $115 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 sale15 hd

244.65

—

GA average11 barns · 241 hd

277.58

−32.93

This barn, trailing median16 sales

392.70

−148.05

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	1,964	147.82	2,903	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,229	116.80	1,436	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,118	92.20	1,030	6thin

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)	1,248	$1,452	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	935	$1,000	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	895	$1,225	1thin

Every lot, as filed

64 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	500–550	503	252.49/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,270	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	490	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,103	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	375	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	863	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,209	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	949	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	237.51/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,235	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	578	225.98/cwt	222.00–230.00	1,306	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	575	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,380	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	545	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,455	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,054	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	244.93/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,139	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,342	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,100	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	567	267.21/cwt	264.00–271.00	1,515	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	445	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,446	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	328	242.48/cwt	240.00–245.00	795	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,161	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	355	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,207	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	295.05/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,401	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,548	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	650	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,541	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	415	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	975	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	565	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,158	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,449	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	284.72/cwt	282.00–287.00	1,489	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	540	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,593	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	248.98/cwt	247.00–250.00	1,302	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	668	212.51/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,420	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	616	222.49/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,371	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	490	240.05/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,176	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	335	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	921	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	360	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,008	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	558	241.97/cwt	240.00–244.00	1,350	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	661	219.53/cwt	215.00–222.00	1,451	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	285	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	912	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	395	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	988	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	695	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,369	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,246	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	505	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,111	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	630	201.00/cwt	200.00–202.00	1,266	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	682	169.01/cwt	165.00–175.00	1,153	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	585	223.51/cwt	222.00–225.00	1,308	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	285	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,097	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	270.32/cwt	267.00–277.00	1,398	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,370	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	527	236.58/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,247	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	722	183.97/cwt	180.00–190.00	1,328	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	675	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,323	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,316	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	242.53/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,365	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,347	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	805	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,264	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	277.62/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,180	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	307.24/cwt	300.00–312.00	1,260	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	410	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,025	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	895	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,248	1,452.10/head	1,300.00–1,575.00	1,452	2
Bulls	—	—	2,013	153.73/cwt	151.00–157.00	3,095	2
Bulls	—	—	1,865	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	2,536	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,065	87.59/cwt	87.00–88.00	933	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	690	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	897	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,144	94.50/cwt	90.00–97.00	1,081	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,259	116.07/cwt	113.00–119.00	1,461	18

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 Jan 7, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 126Last week 299Year ago 120

Slaughter CattleReceipts 33Last week 51Year ago 31

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 18Year ago 16

There are no trends available this week due to the market being closed for the holidays.

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	285	320.00	320.00
1	300–350	340	310.00	310.00
1	400–450	430	270.00	270.00
1	450–500	465	260.00	260.00
2	500–550	503	250.00–255.00	252.49
2	550–600	558	240.00–244.00	241.97
4	650–700	661	215.00–222.00	219.53
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	328	240.00–245.00	242.48
1	350–400	375	230.00	230.00
1	400–450	415	235.00	235.00
1	450–500	490	225.00	225.00
1	500–550	505	220.00	220.00
1	550–600	565	205.00	205.00
2	600–650	630	200.00–202.00	201.00
3	650–700	682	165.00–175.00	169.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	275.00	275.00
1	350–400	395	250.00	250.00
1	400–450	440	250.00	250.00
4	450–500	465	240.00–250.00	244.93
4	500–550	520	235.00–240.00	237.51
3	550–600	578	222.00–230.00	225.98
1	600–650	610	220.00	220.00
1	650–700	695	197.00	197.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	475	305.00	305.00
1	500–550	545	267.00	267.00
1	550–600	575	240.00	240.00
1	650–700	650	237.00	237.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	523	282.00–287.00	284.72
5	550–600	567	264.00–271.00	267.21
1	600–650	600	258.00	258.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	340.00	340.00
1	400–450	445	325.00	325.00
2	450–500	475	290.00–300.00	295.05
1	500–550	540	295.00	295.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	385.00	385.00
2	400–450	425	275.00–280.00	277.62
1	450–500	470	265.00	265.00
3	500–550	523	247.00–250.00	248.98
2	550–600	573	235.00	235.00
4	600–650	616	220.00–225.00	222.49
2	650–700	668	210.00–215.00	212.51
1	800–850	805	157.00	157.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	275.00	275.00
1	350–400	360	280.00	280.00
1	400–450	410	250.00	250.00
2	450–500	490	235.00–245.00	240.05
3	500–550	527	235.00–240.00	236.58
2	550–600	585	222.00–225.00	223.51
1	650–700	675	196.00	196.00
5	700–750	722	180.00–190.00	183.97
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	415.00	415.00
3	400–450	410	300.00–312.00	307.24
1	450–500	470	280.00	280.00
3	500–550	517	267.00–277.00	270.32
2	550–600	563	240.00–245.00	242.53

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	895	1,225.00	1,225.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	935	1,000.00	1,000.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,248	1,300.00–1,575.00	1,452.10

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,013	151.00–157.00	153.73
1	—	1,865	136.00	136.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,065	87.00–88.00	87.59
4	—	1,144	90.00–97.00	94.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	690	130.00	130.00
18	—	1,259	113.00–119.00	116.07

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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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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