Name: Washington livestock auction prices — 2025-02-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago slaughter cow, bulls, replacements, and all classes of feeder cattle lightly tested.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $259.35/cwt on 6 head. That ranks 1 of 16 comparable sales and sits −133.35 against this barn's trailing median of $392.70.

Average price

$259.35

6 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,420

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$149

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

$42.22/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−23.65

vs GA average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	530	290.00	1,537	1thin
Medium and Large 2	515	275.00	1,416	1thin
Medium and Large 3	560	247.78	1,388	4thin

One grade step is worth $42.22/cwt here — about $149 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 sale6 hd

259.35

—

GA average14 barns · 183 hd

283.00

−23.65

This barn, trailing median16 sales

392.70

−133.35

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	1,998	168.50	3,366	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,467	136.83	2,008	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)	960	$1,275	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,460	$1,250	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	710	$1,075	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,110	$1,425	1thin

Every lot, as filed

53 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 2	300–350	320	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	896	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,135	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	583	244.21/cwt	243.00–246.00	1,424	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	327.63/cwt	325.00–330.00	917	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	685	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,589	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	420	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,260	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,246	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,164	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	220	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	649	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	1,182	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	365	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	920	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	245.66/cwt	240.00–248.00	1,277	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	261.00/cwt	260.00–262.00	1,344	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,121	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,622	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,375	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,588	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	239.98/cwt	239.00–241.00	1,476	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	265	278.27/cwt	275.00–285.00	737	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,621	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	600	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,470	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	368.04/cwt	362.00–372.00	1,251	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,307	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	567	245.37/cwt	242.00–249.00	1,391	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	288	403.49/cwt	402.00–405.00	1,162	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	540	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,377	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,617	136.71/cwt	134.00–139.00	2,211	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,520	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	2,204	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	965	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,245	1
Bulls	—	—	1,990	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	3,443	1
Bulls	—	—	2,005	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	3,288	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,460	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	1,075.00/head	1,075.00–1,075.00	1,075	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,110	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	377	349.39/cwt	345.00–352.00	1,317	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	400	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,340	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	268	431.90/cwt	425.00–435.00	1,157	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,537	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	260	412.00/cwt	412.00–412.00	1,071	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,416	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	298.47/cwt	297.00–300.00	1,403	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	725	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,486	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	362.00/cwt	362.00–362.00	1,303	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	390	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,287	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	313	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,252	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,472	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	415	242.41/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,006	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	245	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	674	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	374	277.49/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,038	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,351	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,485	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	480	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,368	1

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 18, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 83Last week 243Year ago 211

Slaughter CattleReceipts 12Last week 55Year ago 71

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 33Year ago 11

Compared to one week ago slaughter cow, bulls, replacements, and all classes of feeder cattle lightly tested.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	295.00	295.00
3	250–300	265	275.00–285.00	278.27
3	300–350	320	280.00	280.00
4	350–400	374	275.00–280.00	277.49
1	450–500	475	245.00	245.00
4	500–550	520	240.00–248.00	245.66
1	550–600	570	237.00	237.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	280	325.00–330.00	327.63
1	350–400	385	307.00	307.00
1	400–450	425	267.00	267.00
1	450–500	470	265.00	265.00
2	500–550	515	260.00–262.00	261.00
5	550–600	583	243.00–246.00	244.21
2	600–650	615	239.00–241.00	239.98
1	650–700	685	232.00	232.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	275.00	275.00
1	350–400	365	252.00	252.00
2	400–450	415	240.00–245.00	242.41
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	288	402.00–405.00	403.49
1	350–400	390	330.00	330.00
2	400–450	420	300.00	300.00
1	450–500	480	285.00	285.00
1	500–550	540	255.00	255.00
3	550–600	567	242.00–249.00	245.37
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	268	425.00–435.00	431.90
3	300–350	313	400.00	400.00
1	350–400	360	362.00	362.00
1	400–450	400	335.00	335.00
1	450–500	460	320.00	320.00
1	500–550	530	290.00	290.00
1	600–650	600	245.00	245.00
1	650–700	675	220.00	220.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	412.00	412.00
3	300–350	340	362.00–372.00	368.04
5	350–400	377	345.00–352.00	349.39
1	400–450	415	315.00	315.00
2	450–500	470	297.00–300.00	298.47
1	500–550	515	275.00	275.00
1	700–750	725	205.00	205.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	345.00	345.00
2	550–600	563	282.00	282.00
1	650–700	670	242.00	242.00
1	700–750	705	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	625	220.00	220.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,617	134.00–139.00	136.71
1	—	1,520	145.00	145.00
1	—	965	129.00	129.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,990	173.00	173.00
1	—	2,005	164.00	164.00

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)	1	—	960	1,275.00	1,275.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,460	1,250.00	1,250.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	710	1,075.00	1,075.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,110	1,425.00	1,425.00

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

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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