Name: Washington livestock auction prices — 2025-01-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $244.20/cwt on 5 head. That ranks 1 of 20 comparable sales and sits −125.14 against this barn's trailing median of $369.35.

Average price

$244.20

5 head · 535 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,307

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$13

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 1

$25.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−22.63

vs GA average

−59.83 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	500	260.00	1,300	1thin
Medium and Large 3	528	246.01	1,299	2thin
Medium and Large 1	560	234.50	1,313	2thin

One grade step is worth $25.50/cwt here — about −$13 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 sale5 hd

244.20

—

GA average16 barns · 477 hd

266.83

−22.63

National average192 barns · 30,803 hd

304.03

−59.83

This barn, trailing median20 sales

369.35

−125.14

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	—	High	1,993	161.00	3,208	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,276	130.36	1,664	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,029	92.02	947	3thin

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)	1,120	$1,190	2thin

Every lot, as filed

62 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 3	400–450	426	275.10/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,172	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	375	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,106	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	213.34/cwt	210.00–218.00	1,440	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	374	312.01/cwt	305.00–315.00	1,167	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	366	348.29/cwt	340.00–352.00	1,275	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	313.99/cwt	312.00–315.00	1,319	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	339.50/cwt	337.00–342.00	1,222	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	240	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	780	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	487	262.37/cwt	260.00–267.00	1,278	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	338	297.48/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,005	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	363	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,343	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,534	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	500	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,300	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,586	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	420	318.33/cwt	315.00–322.00	1,337	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	330	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,172	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	1,483	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,482	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	528	246.01/cwt	245.00–247.00	1,299	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	345	427.00/cwt	427.00–427.00	1,473	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,008	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	260	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,118	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	367	399.04/cwt	390.00–407.00	1,464	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,275	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	245	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,103	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	590	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,487	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	230	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	966	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	542	265.67/cwt	265.00–267.00	1,440	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	386	348.77/cwt	342.00–352.00	1,346	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	473	301.35/cwt	300.00–302.00	1,425	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	440	313.54/cwt	310.00–317.00	1,380	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	975	137.23/cwt	135.00–140.00	1,338	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,333	129.72/cwt	127.00–133.00	1,729	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,310	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,611	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,050	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	935	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,018	93.53/cwt	90.00–97.00	952	2
Bulls	—	—	2,055	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	3,473	1
Bulls	—	—	1,930	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	2,953	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120	1,189.84/head	1,100.00–1,275.00	1,190	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	328	410.91/cwt	407.00–415.00	1,348	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	279.81/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,469	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	447.00/cwt	447.00–447.00	1,296	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	300	427.50/cwt	425.00–430.00	1,283	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	320	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,120	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	200–250	205	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	769	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	1,352	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	476	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,285	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	725	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,566	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,482	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	780	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,708	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,513	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	290	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	943	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	735	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,544	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,281	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	367.00/cwt	367.00–367.00	1,376	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	326.57/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,381	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	455	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,411	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	250	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	950	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	309	347.47/cwt	345.00–355.00	1,074	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	223.47/cwt	220.00–227.00	1,397	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	250	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	913	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	234.50/cwt	232.00–237.00	1,313	2

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 14, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 125Last week 126Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 21Last week 33Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 6Year ago 0

Compared to one week ago Slaughter cows, bulls, and replacements lightly tested, Feeder steers, 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 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	325.00	325.00
2	300–350	338	295.00–300.00	297.48
1	350–400	375	295.00	295.00
4	400–450	426	270.00–280.00	275.10
3	450–500	487	260.00–267.00	262.37
2	500–550	528	245.00–247.00	246.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	380.00	380.00
4	300–350	309	345.00–355.00	347.47
2	350–400	360	337.00–342.00	339.50
1	400–450	420	322.00	322.00
2	550–600	560	232.00–237.00	234.50
2	600–650	625	220.00–227.00	223.47
3	650–700	675	210.00–218.00	213.34
1	700–750	735	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	325.00	325.00
1	250–300	250	365.00	365.00
5	350–400	374	305.00–315.00	312.01
3	400–450	420	312.00–315.00	313.99
4	450–500	476	270.00	270.00
1	500–550	500	260.00	260.00
1	600–650	625	205.00	205.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	355.00	355.00
4	350–400	366	340.00–352.00	348.29
2	400–450	420	315.00–322.00	318.33
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	360.00	360.00
1	300–350	340	375.00	375.00
2	350–400	363	370.00	370.00
1	400–450	440	337.00	337.00
3	450–500	478	310.00	310.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	450.00	450.00
1	250–300	260	430.00	430.00
1	300–350	345	427.00	427.00
3	350–400	367	390.00–407.00	399.04
2	400–450	423	375.00	375.00
1	500–550	520	295.00	295.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	420.00	420.00
2	300–350	328	407.00–415.00	410.91
1	350–400	375	367.00	367.00
3	400–450	423	320.00–330.00	326.57
1	450–500	455	310.00	310.00
3	500–550	542	265.00–267.00	265.67
1	550–600	590	252.00	252.00
1	700–750	725	216.00	216.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	375.00	375.00
1	300–350	320	350.00	350.00
5	350–400	386	342.00–352.00	348.77
2	400–450	440	310.00–317.00	313.54
3	450–500	473	300.00–302.00	301.35
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	447.00	447.00
2	300–350	300	425.00–430.00	427.50
1	350–400	380	390.00	390.00
2	500–550	525	275.00–285.00	279.81
1	600–650	605	250.00	250.00
1	750–800	780	219.00	219.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	975	135.00–140.00	137.23
10	—	1,333	127.00–133.00	129.72
1	—	1,310	123.00	123.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,050	89.00	89.00
2	—	1,018	90.00–97.00	93.53
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,055	169.00	169.00
1	—	1,930	153.00	153.00

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)	2	—	1,120	1,100.00–1,275.00	1,189.84

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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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle