Name: Washington livestock auction prices — 2025-02-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago slaughter cows and replacements steady, All classes of feeder cattle steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $246.41/cwt on 18 head. That ranks 1 of 20 comparable sales and sits −122.93 against this barn's trailing median of $369.35.

Average price

$246.41

18 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,344

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$175

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

$43.08/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−19.02

vs GA average

−52.45 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	543	256.55	1,392	9thin
Medium and Large 2	542	242.79	1,315	7thin
Medium and Large 3	570	213.47	1,217	2thin

One grade step is worth $43.08/cwt here — about $175 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 sale18 hd

246.41

—

GA average16 barns · 574 hd

265.44

−19.02

National average192 barns · 21,303 hd

298.86

−52.45

This barn, trailing median20 sales

369.35

−122.93

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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,172	134.13	1,572	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	908	103.35	939	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	952	$1,044	5
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,010	$806	2thin

Every lot, as filed

76 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	528	257.83/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,361	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	728	211.50/cwt	210.00–217.00	1,540	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	305.54/cwt	300.00–317.00	1,268	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	306.19/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,127	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	830	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,453	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	313.71/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,013	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	765	207.00/cwt	202.00–212.00	1,584	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	293	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,143	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	253.99/cwt	252.00–255.00	1,453	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	570	213.47/cwt	210.00–217.00	1,217	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	629	224.14/cwt	220.00–229.00	1,410	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	624	233.99/cwt	230.00–237.00	1,460	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	241.93/cwt	237.00–247.00	1,386	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	293.13/cwt	282.00–297.00	1,093	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	330	272.47/cwt	270.00–275.00	899	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	755	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,548	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	488	251.64/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,228	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	306.94/cwt	300.00–315.00	844	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	529	243.14/cwt	237.00–247.00	1,286	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	476	272.60/cwt	270.00–277.00	1,298	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	230	297.66/cwt	295.00–300.00	685	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	980	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,539	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	287.70/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,237	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	212.54/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,424	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,202	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	512	323.78/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,658	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	310	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,225	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	600	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,500	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	301.21/cwt	297.00–305.00	1,702	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	520	298.40/cwt	295.00–302.00	1,552	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	300	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,065	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,638	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	405	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,499	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	324.71/cwt	320.00–329.00	1,526	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	387.47/cwt	385.00–390.00	1,395	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	1,680	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	340	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,275	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	468	293.87/cwt	287.00–297.00	1,375	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	628	242.40/cwt	235.00–247.00	1,522	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	570	266.75/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,520	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	295	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,195	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	424	313.68/cwt	310.00–317.00	1,330	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,183	135.17/cwt	129.00–138.00	1,599	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,141	120.34/cwt	116.00–126.00	1,373	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,174	147.98/cwt	145.00–152.00	1,737	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,005	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	905	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	884	106.69/cwt	100.00–110.00	943	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	952	1,044.38/head	875.00–1,225.00	1,044	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,010	805.94/head	725.00–875.00	806	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	318	391.04/cwt	380.00–395.00	1,244	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	534	283.01/cwt	277.00–287.00	1,511	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	765	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,737	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,695	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	422	324.19/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,368	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	245	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,078	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	379	354.22/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,342	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	200–250	235	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	987	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	394.80/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,481	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	516	292.99/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,512	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	306.31/cwt	302.00–312.00	1,562	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	312	401.63/cwt	400.00–405.00	1,253	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	273	436.59/cwt	435.00–440.00	1,192	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	382	376.61/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,439	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	334.88/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,390	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	561	283.13/cwt	277.00–287.00	1,588	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,543	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	317.81/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,503	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	664	223.47/cwt	222.00–225.00	1,484	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,588	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	665	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,330	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	277	281.99/cwt	275.00–285.00	781	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	361	264.31/cwt	260.00–275.00	954	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	435	270.11/cwt	267.00–277.00	1,175	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	289.61/cwt	285.00–297.00	1,347	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,533	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	287.42/cwt	285.00–290.00	934	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 Feb 4, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 40Last week 261Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 312Last week 17Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 31Year ago 0

Compared to one week ago slaughter cows and replacements steady, All classes of feeder cattle steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	293	390.00	390.00
8	300–350	323	310.00–320.00	313.71
4	350–400	368	300.00–310.00	306.19
4	400–450	415	300.00–317.00	305.54
3	450–500	465	285.00–297.00	289.61
6	500–550	528	255.00–265.00	257.83
3	550–600	572	252.00–255.00	253.99
5	600–650	624	230.00–237.00	233.99
1	650–700	655	234.00	234.00
6	700–750	728	210.00–217.00	211.50
2	750–800	765	202.00–212.00	207.00
1	800–850	830	175.00	175.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	230	295.00–300.00	297.66
3	250–300	277	275.00–285.00	281.99
6	300–350	330	270.00–275.00	272.47
8	350–400	361	260.00–275.00	264.31
6	400–450	435	267.00–277.00	270.11
3	450–500	488	250.00–255.00	251.64
2	550–600	570	210.00–217.00	213.47
1	650–700	665	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	275	300.00–315.00	306.94
2	300–350	325	285.00–290.00	287.42
8	350–400	373	282.00–297.00	293.13
7	400–450	430	280.00–290.00	287.70
8	450–500	476	270.00–277.00	272.60
5	500–550	529	237.00–247.00	243.14
2	550–600	573	237.00–247.00	241.93
5	600–650	629	220.00–229.00	224.14
2	650–700	670	210.00–215.00	212.54
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	445.00	445.00
1	300–350	310	395.00	395.00
2	350–400	360	385.00–390.00	387.47
1	400–450	405	370.00	370.00
3	450–500	470	320.00–329.00	324.71
5	500–550	512	320.00–330.00	323.78
5	550–600	565	297.00–305.00	301.21
1	750–800	755	205.00	205.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	535	314.00	314.00
1	550–600	585	280.00	280.00
1	950–1000	980	157.00	157.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	355.00	355.00
2	500–550	520	295.00–302.00	298.40
1	600–650	600	250.00	250.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	420.00	420.00
2	250–300	295	405.00	405.00
1	300–350	340	375.00	375.00
6	350–400	379	350.00–360.00	354.22
6	400–450	424	310.00–317.00	313.68
6	450–500	468	287.00–297.00	293.87
12	500–550	534	277.00–287.00	283.01
5	550–600	570	260.00–270.00	266.75
3	600–650	628	235.00–247.00	242.40
4	650–700	664	222.00–225.00	223.47
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	318	380.00–395.00	391.04
7	350–400	382	370.00–380.00	376.61
8	400–450	422	320.00–330.00	324.19
5	450–500	473	315.00–325.00	317.81
7	500–550	516	290.00–300.00	292.99
5	550–600	561	277.00–287.00	283.13
2	600–650	630	252.00	252.00
1	650–700	665	232.00	232.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	440.00	440.00
3	250–300	273	435.00–440.00	436.59
3	300–350	312	400.00–405.00	401.63
2	350–400	375	390.00–400.00	394.80
2	400–450	415	330.00–340.00	334.88
3	500–550	510	302.00–312.00	306.31
1	700–750	715	237.00	237.00
1	750–800	765	227.00	227.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,183	129.00–138.00	135.17
5	—	1,141	116.00–126.00	120.34
4	—	1,174	145.00–152.00	147.98
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,005	90.00	90.00
4	—	884	100.00–110.00	106.69

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	—	952	875.00–1,225.00	1,044.38
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,010	725.00–875.00	805.94

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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