Name: Washington livestock auction prices — 2025-01-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends available this week due to no market coverage last week.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $253.37/cwt on 31 head. That ranks 1 of 20 comparable sales and sits −115.98 against this barn's trailing median of $369.35.

Average price

$253.37

31 head · 532 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,349

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$86

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

$20.12/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−17.64

vs GA average

−51.27 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	529	261.14	1,381	12thin
Medium and Large 2	533	252.82	1,348	12thin
Medium and Large 3	537	241.02	1,295	7thin

One grade step is worth $20.12/cwt here — about $86 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 sale31 hd

253.37

—

GA average10 barns · 442 hd

271.02

−17.64

National average182 barns · 24,858 hd

304.64

−51.27

This barn, trailing median20 sales

369.35

−115.98

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	1,742	156.54	2,726	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,317	132.67	1,747	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,077	102.84	1,108	5thin

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)	928	$1,537	9
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	798	$1,162	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,258	$2,837	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	873	$1,900	2thin

Every lot, as filed

89 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	265	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,113	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	800–850	805	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,328	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	950–1000	960	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,536	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	480	323.61/cwt	320.00–327.00	1,553	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	420	325.06/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,365	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	583	234.98/cwt	231.00–239.00	1,370	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,502	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	519	243.43/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,263	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,020	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	465	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,070	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	246.01/cwt	245.00–247.00	1,415	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	820	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,681	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	254.18/cwt	250.00–257.00	1,334	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	830	188.40/cwt	180.00–197.00	1,564	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	390	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	936	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	438	253.77/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,112	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	223.47/cwt	220.00–227.00	1,363	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	431	267.27/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,152	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	381	269.87/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,028	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	234.97/cwt	232.00–237.00	1,457	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	265	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,100	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	252.03/cwt	250.00–254.00	1,205	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	270	268.63/cwt	230.00–285.00	725	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	745	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,706	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,670	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	400	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,580	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	1,691	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	533	299.75/cwt	295.00–305.00	1,598	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	610	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,537	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	750	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,703	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	576	292.12/cwt	287.00–297.00	1,683	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	455	345.96/cwt	342.00–350.00	1,574	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	805	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,691	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,632	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	905	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,738	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	512	315.66/cwt	315.00–317.00	1,616	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	346.09/cwt	342.00–350.00	1,505	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	333.52/cwt	332.00–335.00	1,578	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	650	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,593	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	265	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,193	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	631	233.51/cwt	230.00–237.00	1,473	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	378	360.07/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,361	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	416	312.30/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,299	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	200–250	205	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	779	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,301	136.24/cwt	136.00–137.00	1,772	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,158	93.72/cwt	90.00–97.00	1,085	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,023	108.92/cwt	107.00–110.00	1,114	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,338	127.90/cwt	127.00–129.00	1,711	3
Bulls	—	—	1,930	171.55/cwt	168.00–175.00	3,311	2
Bulls	—	—	1,553	141.53/cwt	138.00–144.00	2,198	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	989	1,532.79/head	1,300.00–1,875.00	1,533	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	661	896.35/head	700.00–1,075.00	896	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,021	1,712.07/head	1,275.00–2,125.00	1,712	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	603	924.07/head	850.00–1,000.00	924	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,258	2,837.13/head	2,775.00–2,900.00	2,837	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	873	1,899.86/head	1,700.00–2,150.00	1,900	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	422	349.84/cwt	340.00–355.00	1,476	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	725	224.41/cwt	220.00–229.00	1,627	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	367.00/cwt	367.00–367.00	1,596	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	612	258.01/cwt	257.00–260.00	1,579	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,551	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	355	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,473	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,414	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,513	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	512	266.74/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,366	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	284.67/cwt	282.00–287.00	1,472	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	572	261.66/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,497	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	450	362.00/cwt	362.00–362.00	1,629	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	700	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,330	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	785	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,609	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	305	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,129	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	230	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	966	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,485	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	347.42/cwt	345.00–350.00	1,616	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	470	285.54/cwt	280.00–295.00	1,342	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,102	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	269.13/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,284	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	324	282.47/cwt	280.00–285.00	915	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	374.87/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,425	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	300	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,200	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	960	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	516	262.64/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,355	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,555	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	321.75/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,014	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	669	227.74/cwt	225.00–237.00	1,524	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	567	256.62/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,455	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	705	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,537	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	870	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,653	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	268	317.43/cwt	315.00–320.00	851	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 28, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 261Last week 125Year ago 181

Slaughter CattleReceipts 17Last week 21Year ago 29

Replacement CattleReceipts 31Last week 3Year ago 11

No trends available this week due to no market coverage last week.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	420.00	420.00
1	350–400	385	390.00	390.00
1	400–450	400	395.00	395.00
2	450–500	455	342.00–350.00	345.96
1	550–600	560	302.00	302.00
1	650–700	655	255.00	255.00
1	700–750	745	229.00	229.00
1	750–800	750	227.00	227.00
1	800–850	805	210.00	210.00
1	900–950	905	192.00	192.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	420	320.00–330.00	325.06
2	450–500	480	320.00–327.00	323.61
4	500–550	533	295.00–305.00	299.75
1	600–650	610	252.00	252.00
1	800–850	805	165.00	165.00
1	950–1000	960	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	435	342.00–350.00	346.09
2	450–500	473	332.00–335.00	333.52
3	500–550	512	315.00–317.00	315.66
6	550–600	576	287.00–297.00	292.12
1	650–700	680	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	270	230.00–285.00	268.63
4	300–350	324	280.00–285.00	282.47
1	350–400	390	240.00	240.00
1	400–450	425	240.00	240.00
1	450–500	465	230.00	230.00
5	500–550	519	240.00–245.00	243.43
2	550–600	583	231.00–239.00	234.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	268	315.00–320.00	317.43
1	300–350	320	300.00	300.00
5	350–400	381	265.00–275.00	269.87
4	400–450	438	250.00–255.00	253.77
3	450–500	478	250.00–254.00	252.03
10	500–550	525	250.00–257.00	254.18
2	550–600	575	245.00–247.00	246.01
2	600–650	610	220.00–227.00	223.47
1	700–750	705	218.00	218.00
2	800–850	830	180.00–197.00	188.40
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	415.00	415.00
3	300–350	315	320.00–325.00	321.75
1	350–400	380	290.00	290.00
14	400–450	431	260.00–275.00	267.27
9	450–500	477	265.00–275.00	269.13
9	500–550	516	260.00–270.00	262.64
3	550–600	567	250.00–260.00	256.62
6	600–650	620	232.00–237.00	234.97
5	650–700	669	225.00–237.00	227.74
3	700–750	710	219.00	219.00
1	800–850	820	205.00	205.00
1	850–900	870	190.00	190.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	450.00	450.00
1	300–350	325	435.00	435.00
1	350–400	355	415.00	415.00
1	400–450	435	367.00	367.00
1	450–500	450	362.00	362.00
3	500–550	517	282.00–287.00	284.67
1	550–600	560	277.00	277.00
3	600–650	612	257.00–260.00	258.01
1	650–700	650	245.00	245.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	380.00	380.00
1	300–350	305	370.00	370.00
5	350–400	378	350.00–365.00	360.07
4	400–450	416	310.00–315.00	312.30
5	450–500	470	280.00–295.00	285.54
4	600–650	631	230.00–237.00	233.51
1	700–750	700	190.00	190.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	420.00	420.00
1	300–350	300	400.00	400.00
3	350–400	380	370.00–380.00	374.87
3	400–450	422	340.00–355.00	349.84
2	450–500	465	345.00–350.00	347.42
3	500–550	512	260.00–270.00	266.74
3	550–600	572	260.00–265.00	261.66
1	600–650	625	242.00	242.00
1	650–700	675	220.00	220.00
2	700–750	725	220.00–229.00	224.41
1	750–800	785	205.00	205.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,301	136.00–137.00	136.24
3	—	1,338	127.00–129.00	127.90
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,158	90.00–97.00	93.72
3	—	1,023	107.00–110.00	108.92
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,930	168.00–175.00	171.55
2	—	1,553	138.00–144.00	141.53

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)	5	—	989	1,300.00–1,875.00	1,532.79
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,021	1,275.00–2,125.00	1,712.07
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	661	700.00–1,075.00	896.35
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	603	850.00–1,000.00	924.07
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,258	2,775.00–2,900.00	2,837.13
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	873	1,700.00–2,150.00	1,899.86

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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle