Name: Washington livestock auction prices — 2025-03-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago slaughter cows, bulls, and replacements steady, steer calves lightly tested, bull calves and heifer calves steady.

Added value on weaned and vaccinated feeder cattle.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $257.76/cwt on 27 head. That ranks 1 of 20 comparable sales and sits −111.59 against this barn's trailing median of $369.35.

Average price

$257.76

27 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,418

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$161

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

$37.88/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−21.14

vs GA average

−47.26 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	538	270.80	1,457	11thin
Medium and Large 2	559	252.46	1,411	13thin
Medium and Large 3	557	232.91	1,297	3thin

One grade step is worth $37.88/cwt here — about $161 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale27 hd

257.76

—

GA average16 barns · 414 hd

278.90

−21.14

National average185 barns · 16,988 hd

305.02

−47.26

This barn, trailing median20 sales

369.35

−111.59

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	1,630	167.12	2,725	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,284	142.09	1,824	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,077	113.89	1,227	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,285	$1,677	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,051	$1,524	11
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	912	$1,378	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,028	$2,339	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	921	$2,242	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	968	$1,962	17

Every lot, as filed

91 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	506	276.00/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,397	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	285.28/cwt	280.00–295.00	1,341	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	275	290.36/cwt	285.00–295.00	798	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	773	218.53/cwt	210.00–227.00	1,689	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	510	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,199	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	625	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,406	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	257.43/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,467	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	719	222.75/cwt	216.00–225.00	1,602	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	628	257.36/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,616	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	363	315.20/cwt	310.00–322.00	1,144	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	277.33/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,206	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,222	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	580	231.87/cwt	227.00–237.00	1,345	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	388	278.52/cwt	275.00–282.00	1,081	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	390	372.00/cwt	372.00–372.00	1,451	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	312.54/cwt	310.00–315.00	985	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	440	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	1,549	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	600–650	633	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,532	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	700–750	705	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,678	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	500–550	515	266.02/cwt	265.00–267.00	1,370	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	340.29/cwt	335.00–344.00	1,804	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	576	247.87/cwt	245.00–252.00	1,428	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	440	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,628	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	490	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,666	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	671	284.67/cwt	270.00–292.00	1,910	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	895	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,897	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	600–650	630	301.95/cwt	299.00–305.00	1,902	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	900–950	915	217.49/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,990	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	555	357.00/cwt	357.00–357.00	1,981	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	625	322.50/cwt	320.00–325.00	2,016	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	1,733	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	573	331.00/cwt	330.00–332.00	1,897	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	370	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,332	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	285.12/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,782	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	400–450	440	372.53/cwt	370.00–375.00	1,639	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	650–700	683	276.33/cwt	275.00–277.00	1,887	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	390	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,599	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	420	392.28/cwt	390.00–395.00	1,648	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	750–800	775	243.98/cwt	240.00–247.00	1,891	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	285.04/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,796	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	660	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,452	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	400	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,380	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	560	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,484	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	470	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,528	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	330	362.61/cwt	360.00–365.00	1,197	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,165	136.30/cwt	135.00–137.00	1,588	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,845	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	2,934	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,233	142.21/cwt	140.00–145.00	1,753	4
Bulls	—	—	1,680	173.32/cwt	172.00–175.00	2,912	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,077	113.89/cwt	112.00–116.00	1,227	3
Bulls	—	—	1,609	164.46/cwt	160.00–168.00	2,646	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,285	1,677.04/head	1,500.00–1,825.00	1,677	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	912	1,377.92/head	1,000.00–1,625.00	1,378	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	921	2,241.90/head	1,800.00–2,600.00	2,242	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	2,082.77/head	1,875.00–2,275.00	2,083	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,028	2,338.58/head	1,975.00–2,675.00	2,339	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,183	1,772.74/head	1,675.00–2,000.00	1,773	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	892	1,226.40/head	1,150.00–1,325.00	1,226	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	890	1,398.31/head	1,300.00–1,650.00	1,398	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	700	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,610	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,558	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,121	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,323	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	685	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,726	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	392.58/cwt	390.00–395.00	1,256	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,620	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	346.00/cwt	345.00–347.00	1,626	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	650	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,801	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	503	297.51/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,496	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	445	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,647	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	358	362.55/cwt	360.00–365.00	1,298	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	720	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,440	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	840	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,823	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	600	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,512	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,595	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,653	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,482	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	655	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,670	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	515	284.43/cwt	282.00–287.00	1,465	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	225	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	664	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	627	236.68/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,484	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	395.97/cwt	395.00–397.00	1,505	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	745	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,617	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	240.49/cwt	240.00–241.00	1,479	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	294.35/cwt	290.00–312.00	1,245	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	244.55/cwt	242.00–247.00	1,646	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	775	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,821	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	678	235.35/cwt	232.00–239.00	1,596	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	575	263.68/cwt	262.00–267.00	1,516	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	403	255.03/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,028	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	543	255.66/cwt	255.00–257.00	1,388	3

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 Mar 4, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 220Last week 160Year ago 197

Slaughter CattleReceipts 25Last week 42Year ago 29

Replacement CattleReceipts 83Last week 31Year ago 4

Compared to one week ago slaughter cows, bulls, and replacements steady, steer calves lightly tested, bull calves and heifer calves steady.

Added value on weaned and vaccinated feeder cattle.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	363	310.00–322.00	315.20
8	400–450	423	290.00–312.00	294.35
8	450–500	470	280.00–295.00	285.28
4	500–550	506	270.00–280.00	276.00
2	550–600	570	255.00–260.00	257.43
2	600–650	615	240.00–241.00	240.49
2	650–700	673	242.00–247.00	244.55
1	750–800	775	235.00	235.00
1	800–850	840	217.00	217.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	295.00	295.00
2	250–300	275	285.00–295.00	290.36
2	350–400	388	275.00–282.00	278.52
2	400–450	403	250.00–260.00	255.03
1	500–550	510	235.00	235.00
2	550–600	580	227.00–237.00	231.87
1	600–650	625	225.00	225.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	315	310.00–315.00	312.54
6	400–450	435	270.00–285.00	277.33
1	450–500	470	260.00	260.00
3	500–550	543	255.00–257.00	255.66
8	550–600	576	245.00–252.00	247.87
3	600–650	627	235.00–240.00	236.68
3	650–700	678	232.00–239.00	235.35
4	700–750	719	216.00–225.00	222.75
2	750–800	773	210.00–227.00	218.53
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	515	282.00–287.00	284.43
3	550–600	575	262.00–267.00	263.68
3	600–650	628	255.00–260.00	257.36
1	650–700	655	255.00	255.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	515	265.00–267.00	266.02
2	600–650	633	242.00	242.00
1	700–750	705	238.00	238.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	372.00	372.00
1	400–450	440	370.00	370.00
1	450–500	490	340.00	340.00
3	500–550	530	335.00–344.00	340.29
8	650–700	671	270.00–292.00	284.67
1	850–900	895	212.00	212.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	360.00	360.00
1	400–450	440	352.00	352.00
2	550–600	573	330.00–332.00	331.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	440	370.00–375.00	372.53
2	600–650	630	299.00–305.00	301.95
3	650–700	683	275.00–277.00	276.33
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	410.00	410.00
3	400–450	420	390.00–395.00	392.28
1	550–600	555	357.00	357.00
2	600–650	625	320.00–325.00	322.50
4	750–800	775	240.00–247.00	243.98
2	900–950	915	215.00–220.00	217.49
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	530	327.00	327.00
2	600–650	625	280.00–290.00	285.12
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	415.00	415.00
1	300–350	335	395.00	395.00
1	350–400	380	410.00	410.00
1	400–450	445	370.00	370.00
2	450–500	470	345.00–347.00	346.00
2	500–550	503	295.00–300.00	297.51
1	550–600	580	285.00	285.00
2	600–650	630	280.00–290.00	285.04
1	650–700	650	277.00	277.00
1	700–750	700	230.00	230.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	330	360.00–365.00	362.61
2	350–400	358	360.00–365.00	362.55
1	400–450	400	345.00	345.00
1	450–500	470	325.00	325.00
1	550–600	560	265.00	265.00
1	600–650	600	252.00	252.00
1	650–700	660	220.00	220.00
1	700–750	720	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	320	390.00–395.00	392.58
2	350–400	380	395.00–397.00	395.97
1	500–550	520	285.00	285.00
1	550–600	580	275.00	275.00
1	600–650	600	270.00	270.00
1	650–700	685	252.00	252.00
1	700–750	745	217.00	217.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,165	135.00–137.00	136.30
1	—	1,845	159.00	159.00
4	—	1,233	140.00–145.00	142.21
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,077	112.00–116.00	113.89
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,680	172.00–175.00	173.32
7	—	1,609	160.00–168.00	164.46

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,285	1,500.00–1,825.00	1,677.04
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	912	1,000.00–1,625.00	1,377.92
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,183	1,675.00–2,000.00	1,772.74
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	892	1,150.00–1,325.00	1,226.40
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	921	1,800.00–2,600.00	2,241.90
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	14	—	985	1,875.00–2,275.00	2,082.77
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	—	1,028	1,975.00–2,675.00	2,338.58
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	890	1,300.00–1,650.00	1,398.31

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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Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

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How it compared 500–600 lb

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How this sale compares

Wilkes County Stockyard - Washington, GA

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