Name: Washington livestock auction prices — 2025-03-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago slaughter cows, bulls lightly tested, replacements steady, 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 $305.81/cwt on 10 head. That ranks 1 of 16 comparable sales and sits −86.89 against this barn's trailing median of $392.70.

Average price

$305.81

10 head · 530 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,621

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$252

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

$19.46/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.97

vs GA average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	573	311.98	1,788	2thin
Medium and Large 2	518	308.18	1,595	6thin
Medium and Large 3	525	292.52	1,536	2thin

One grade step is worth $19.46/cwt here — about $252 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale10 hd

305.81

—

GA average14 barns · 297 hd

318.78

−12.97

This barn, trailing median16 sales

392.70

−86.89

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	1,520	178.62	2,715	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,230	150.20	1,847	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	978	113.74	1,112	4thin

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)	1,267	$1,827	7
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	952	$1,651	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,065	$2,194	8

Every lot, as filed

57 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
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	952	1,650.87/head	1,550.00–1,800.00	1,651	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,267	1,827.07/head	1,600.00–2,025.00	1,827	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,065	2,194.25/head	1,700.00–2,475.00	2,194	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	421.03/cwt	417.00–425.00	1,570	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	613	304.90/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,869	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	645	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,484	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	289.63/cwt	287.00–295.00	1,526	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	333	353.37/cwt	350.00–357.00	1,177	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	315	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,040	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	310	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,302	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	410.80/cwt	405.00–417.00	1,512	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,488	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	362	313.41/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,135	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	435	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,349	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	250	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	925	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	400	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,620	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,750	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	269.83/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,552	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	429	321.69/cwt	317.00–325.00	1,380	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	342.38/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,096	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,613	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,148	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	405	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,357	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	333.51/cwt	332.00–335.00	1,734	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	341.06/cwt	337.00–345.00	1,596	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	550	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,606	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	395.00/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,462	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,488	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	760	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,877	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	650	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,788	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	311.98/cwt	307.00–317.00	1,788	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	417	394.70/cwt	392.00–397.00	1,646	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	367.00/cwt	367.00–367.00	1,688	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,479	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,000	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,050	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	970	116.65/cwt	115.00–118.00	1,132	3
Bulls	—	—	1,520	178.62/cwt	177.00–180.00	2,715	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,270	153.06/cwt	150.00–158.00	1,944	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,179	146.62/cwt	142.00–149.00	1,729	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,596	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	628	279.86/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,758	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	393	380.03/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,494	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	292.52/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,536	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	312.42/cwt	307.00–315.00	1,593	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	458	345.03/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,580	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	340	392.00/cwt	392.00–392.00	1,333	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,360	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	483	331.19/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,600	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	555	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,593	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	718	255.03/cwt	253.00–257.00	1,831	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	402.10/cwt	397.00–407.00	1,520	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	540	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,188	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	450	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,350	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	663	250.91/cwt	246.00–256.00	1,664	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	259.61/cwt	256.00–267.00	1,610	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	333.62/cwt	330.00–337.00	1,244	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	413	336.02/cwt	335.00–337.00	1,388	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 Mar 25, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 113Last week 141Year ago 270

Slaughter CattleReceipts 35Last week 32Year ago 54

Replacement CattleReceipts 28Last week 28Year ago 13

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

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	1,550.00–1,800.00	1,650.87
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,267	1,600.00–2,025.00	1,827.07
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,065	1,700.00–2,475.00	2,194.25

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	435.00	435.00
2	350–400	373	417.00–425.00	421.03
3	400–450	417	392.00–397.00	394.70
1	450–500	460	367.00	367.00
2	550–600	573	307.00–317.00	311.98
2	600–650	613	300.00–310.00	304.90
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	392.00	392.00
2	350–400	393	375.00–385.00	380.03
4	450–500	483	330.00–335.00	331.19
2	500–550	525	290.00–295.00	292.52
1	600–650	645	230.00	230.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	425.00	425.00
2	350–400	378	397.00–407.00	402.10
1	400–450	420	380.00	380.00
2	450–500	458	340.00–350.00	345.03
5	500–550	510	307.00–315.00	312.42
1	550–600	555	287.00	287.00
2	600–650	628	275.00–285.00	279.86
1	650–700	650	275.00	275.00
2	700–750	718	253.00–257.00	255.03
1	750–800	760	247.00	247.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	370.00	370.00
2	300–350	333	350.00–357.00	353.37
2	400–450	413	335.00–337.00	336.02
3	450–500	465	320.00	320.00
3	500–550	527	287.00–295.00	289.63
1	550–600	550	292.00	292.00
3	600–650	620	256.00–267.00	259.61
2	650–700	663	246.00–256.00	250.91
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	330.00	330.00
3	350–400	362	310.00–320.00	313.41
2	400–450	435	310.00	310.00
1	450–500	450	300.00	300.00
1	500–550	540	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	320	340.00–345.00	342.38
2	350–400	373	330.00–337.00	333.62
4	400–450	429	317.00–325.00	321.69
2	550–600	575	265.00–275.00	269.83
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	420.00	420.00
2	350–400	368	405.00–417.00	410.80
1	400–450	400	405.00	405.00
2	450–500	468	337.00–345.00	341.06
2	500–550	520	332.00–335.00	333.51
1	600–650	625	280.00	280.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	410.00	410.00
2	350–400	370	390.00–400.00	395.00
1	400–450	430	375.00	375.00
1	450–500	465	320.00	320.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	335.00	335.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,000	105.00	105.00
3	—	970	115.00–118.00	116.65
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,270	150.00–158.00	153.06
8	—	1,179	142.00–149.00	146.62
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,520	177.00–180.00	178.62

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

Replacement Cattle

Feeder Cattle

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