Name: Washington livestock auction prices — 2025-03-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $272.20/cwt on 9 head. That ranks 1 of 20 comparable sales and sits −97.15 against this barn's trailing median of $369.35.

Average price

$272.20

9 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,487

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$122

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

$15.42/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.34

vs GA average

−42.76 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	554	280.76	1,555	4thin
Medium and Large 2	540	265.35	1,433	5thin

One grade step is worth $15.42/cwt here — about $122 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

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 sale9 hd

272.20

—

GA average15 barns · 302 hd

284.54

−12.34

National average179 barns · 17,787 hd

314.96

−42.76

This barn, trailing median20 sales

369.35

−97.15

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	—	Average	1,685	168.00	2,831	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,237	143.39	1,774	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	984	106.48	1,048	7thin

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)	1,284	$1,916	7
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,160	$1,775	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,267	$1,698	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	950	$2,275	1thin

Every lot, as filed

58 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	650–700	665	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,576	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	360	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,188	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,224	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	500	273.50/cwt	270.00–277.00	1,368	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	650	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,625	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	310	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,008	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	355	412.00/cwt	412.00–412.00	1,463	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	640	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,824	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	567	259.91/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,474	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	617	255.32/cwt	252.00–262.00	1,575	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	230	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	736	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	395	296.00/cwt	295.00–297.00	1,169	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	324.62/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,698	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	488	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,659	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	484	293.22/cwt	290.00–297.00	1,419	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	421	298.80/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,258	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	740	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,806	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	397.00/cwt	397.00–397.00	1,370	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,106	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	392.53/cwt	390.00–395.00	1,708	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	405.52/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,318	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	274.51/cwt	274.00–275.00	1,834	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	395	392.50/cwt	390.00–395.00	1,550	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	619	275.87/cwt	270.00–282.00	1,708	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,586	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	413	352.58/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,456	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	388	393.53/cwt	392.00–395.00	1,527	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	360	376.76/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,356	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	470	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	1,396	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,274	145.21/cwt	140.00–148.00	1,850	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,099	135.74/cwt	129.00–138.00	1,492	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,385	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	2,133	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,130	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	961	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	960	110.06/cwt	105.00–116.00	1,057	6
Bulls	—	—	1,685	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	2,831	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,128	1,376.44/head	1,325.00–1,425.00	1,376	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,160	1,775.00/head	1,775.00–1,775.00	1,775	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,284	1,915.85/head	1,500.00–2,125.00	1,916	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,405	2,019.35/head	1,875.00–2,150.00	2,019	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	2,275.00/head	2,275.00–2,275.00	2,275	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,675	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	319.86/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,695	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	550	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,788	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	413	363.97/cwt	360.00–367.00	1,503	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	277.47/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,609	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	483	312.69/cwt	305.00–320.00	1,510	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	500	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,450	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,515	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	420	283.46/cwt	282.00–285.00	1,191	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	320	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	960	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	220	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	704	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	485	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,392	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	459	303.43/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,393	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	326	350.11/cwt	340.00–355.00	1,141	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	562	279.35/cwt	276.00–282.00	1,570	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,530	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	311.36/cwt	310.00–312.00	1,301	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,511	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 Mar 11, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 111Last week 220Year ago 165

Slaughter CattleReceipts 29Last week 25Year ago 25

Replacement CattleReceipts 14Last week 83Year ago 5

Compared to one week ago slaughter cows, 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	300–350	310	325.00	325.00
1	350–400	360	330.00	330.00
4	400–450	421	295.00–300.00	298.80
8	450–500	484	290.00–297.00	293.22
2	500–550	500	270.00–277.00	273.50
3	550–600	567	255.00–265.00	259.91
1	650–700	665	237.00	237.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	326	340.00–355.00	350.11
1	350–400	360	340.00	340.00
3	400–450	418	310.00–312.00	311.36
5	450–500	459	300.00–310.00	303.43
1	500–550	530	285.00	285.00
3	550–600	562	276.00–282.00	279.35
3	600–650	617	252.00–262.00	255.32
1	650–700	650	250.00	250.00
1	700–750	705	217.00	217.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	320.00	320.00
1	300–350	320	300.00	300.00
2	350–400	395	295.00–297.00	296.00
2	400–450	420	282.00–285.00	283.46
2	450–500	485	287.00	287.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	325	400.00–410.00	405.52
1	350–400	355	412.00	412.00
2	400–450	435	390.00–395.00	392.53
1	600–650	640	285.00	285.00
2	650–700	668	274.00–275.00	274.51
1	700–750	740	244.00	244.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	320.00	320.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	395.00	395.00
1	300–350	345	397.00	397.00
2	350–400	395	390.00–395.00	392.50
2	450–500	488	340.00	340.00
3	500–550	523	320.00–330.00	324.62
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	415.00	415.00
1	400–450	435	385.00	385.00
2	500–550	530	315.00–325.00	319.86
1	550–600	550	325.00	325.00
4	600–650	619	270.00–282.00	275.87
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	388	392.00–395.00	393.53
3	400–450	413	360.00–367.00	363.97
2	450–500	483	305.00–320.00	312.69
1	500–550	500	290.00	290.00
4	550–600	580	275.00–280.00	277.47
1	600–650	610	260.00	260.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	360	370.00–380.00	376.76
2	400–450	413	350.00–355.00	352.58
1	450–500	470	297.00	297.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,274	140.00–148.00	145.21
4	—	1,099	129.00–138.00	135.74
1	—	1,385	154.00	154.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,130	85.00	85.00
6	—	960	105.00–116.00	110.06
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,685	168.00	168.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,128	1,325.00–1,425.00	1,376.44
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,160	1,775.00	1,775.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,284	1,500.00–2,125.00	1,915.85
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,405	1,875.00–2,150.00	2,019.35
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	950	2,275.00	2,275.00

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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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

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