Name: Washington livestock auction prices — 2025-04-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago slaughter cows and bulls 5.00 to 8.00 lower, replacements steady, all classes of feeder cattle unevenly steady, all value-added calves were weaned and vaccinated.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $328.34/cwt on 20 head. That ranks 1 of 10 comparable sales and sits −80.77 against this barn's trailing median of $409.11.

Average price

$328.34

20 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,802

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$88

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

$15.40/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−19.09

vs GA average

−40.67 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	535	332.19	1,778	15thin
Medium and Large 2	589	316.79	1,866	5thin

One grade step is worth $15.40/cwt here — about −$88 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

10 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $450.73, low $345.87, median $409.11 across 10 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 sale20 hd

328.34

—

GA average13 barns · 279 hd

347.44

−19.09

National average168 barns · 11,835 hd

369.01

−40.67

This barn, trailing median10 sales

409.11

−80.77

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	1,432	163.03	2,334	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,195	135.61	1,620	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	955	110.45	1,055	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,327	$2,029	12
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,090	$1,781	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,011	$1,386	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,072	$2,298	9

Every lot, as filed

84 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 2Value Added	400–450	414	322.94/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,337	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	356.58/cwt	355.00–360.00	981	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	335.97/cwt	335.00–337.00	1,260	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,802	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,782	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	600–650	615	273.01/cwt	270.00–277.00	1,679	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	550–600	572	284.66/cwt	284.00–285.00	1,628	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	500–550	517	300.69/cwt	297.00–305.00	1,555	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	300–350	330	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,106	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	472	326.64/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,542	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	375	339.51/cwt	339.00–340.00	1,273	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	470	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	1,513	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	445	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	1,433	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	453	353.73/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,602	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	553	331.00/cwt	330.00–332.00	1,830	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	750–800	775	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,093	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	660	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	2,125	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,840	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	331.17/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,735	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	630	274.52/cwt	272.00–277.00	1,729	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	323.46/cwt	322.00–325.00	1,828	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	690	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,898	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	710	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,903	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	342.40/cwt	340.00–347.00	1,630	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	483	344.95/cwt	335.00–355.00	1,666	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	413.78/cwt	380.00–445.00	1,316	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,320	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	378.98/cwt	375.00–382.00	1,414	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	426	348.86/cwt	340.00–355.00	1,486	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	530	337.39/cwt	337.00–339.00	1,788	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	625	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	1,994	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	350–400	378	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,361	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,929	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	600–650	610	299.48/cwt	297.00–302.00	1,827	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	361.67/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,530	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	550–600	589	316.79/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,866	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	300–350	315	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,197	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	405	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,478	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	2,016	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	695	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,953	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	795	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	2,115	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	319.10/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,659	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	858	102.40/cwt	100.00–105.00	879	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,028	116.49/cwt	114.00–118.00	1,198	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,313	134.77/cwt	130.00–139.00	1,770	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	950	122.25/cwt	120.00–125.00	1,161	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	961	143.29/cwt	140.00–145.00	1,377	5
Bulls	—	—	1,635	166.04/cwt	164.00–168.00	2,715	2
Bulls	—	—	1,025	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,609	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,011	1,386.12/head	1,075.00–1,700.00	1,386	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090	1,780.54/head	1,650.00–1,875.00	1,781	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,327	2,028.95/head	1,925.00–2,175.00	2,029	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,072	2,298.26/head	1,900.00–2,375.00	2,298	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,554	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,670	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	640	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,696	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	580	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,549	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	443	332.51/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,473	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	488	304.92/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,488	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,251	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,357	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	336.28/cwt	332.00–340.00	1,574	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	330	375.00/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,238	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	588	313.51/cwt	310.00–317.00	1,843	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	323.57/cwt	320.00–327.00	1,521	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	288	314.87/cwt	310.00–320.00	907	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,565	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	535	300.96/cwt	297.00–305.00	1,610	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	342.59/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,456	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	390	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,463	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,344	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	330	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,023	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	690	249.96/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,725	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	538	276.01/cwt	275.00–277.00	1,485	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	674	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	419	302.10/cwt	285.00–312.00	1,266	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	388	306.31/cwt	290.00–322.00	1,188	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	458	319.51/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,463	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,418	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	330.42/cwt	330.00–332.00	1,371	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	708	234.98/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,664	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	304.88/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,265	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	322.53/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,242	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	615	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,722	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 Apr 1, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 176Last week 113Year ago 166

Slaughter CattleReceipts 38Last week 35Year ago 71

Replacement CattleReceipts 35Last week 28Year ago 17

Compared to one week ago slaughter cows and bulls 5.00 to 8.00 lower, replacements steady, all classes of feeder cattle unevenly steady, all value-added calves were weaned and vaccinated.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	335.00	335.00
4	400–450	414	320.00–325.00	322.94
3	500–550	517	297.00–305.00	300.69
3	550–600	572	284.00–285.00	284.66
3	600–650	615	270.00–277.00	273.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	275	355.00–360.00	356.58
2	350–400	375	335.00–337.00	335.97
5	400–450	415	330.00–332.00	330.42
8	450–500	458	315.00–325.00	319.51
2	500–550	535	297.00–305.00	300.96
1	550–600	555	282.00	282.00
1	650–700	660	270.00	270.00
1	700–750	715	252.00	252.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	375	339.00–340.00	339.51
3	450–500	472	325.00–330.00	326.64
1	600–650	615	280.00	280.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	288	310.00–320.00	314.87
1	300–350	330	310.00	310.00
2	350–400	388	290.00–322.00	306.31
4	400–450	419	285.00–312.00	302.10
2	500–550	538	275.00–277.00	276.01
2	650–700	690	245.00–255.00	249.96
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	245.00	245.00
2	350–400	385	320.00–325.00	322.53
2	400–450	415	300.00–310.00	304.88
1	500–550	525	270.00	270.00
2	700–750	708	230.00–240.00	234.98
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	322.00	322.00
1	450–500	470	322.00	322.00
2	600–650	630	272.00–277.00	274.52
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	453	350.00–365.00	353.73
5	500–550	530	337.00–339.00	337.39
2	550–600	553	330.00–332.00	331.00
1	600–650	625	319.00	319.00
1	650–700	660	322.00	322.00
1	750–800	775	270.00	270.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	426	340.00–355.00	348.86
2	450–500	483	335.00–355.00	344.95
3	600–650	630	292.00	292.00
1	650–700	690	275.00	275.00
1	700–750	710	268.00	268.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	455.00	455.00
2	300–350	318	380.00–445.00	413.78
3	350–400	373	375.00–382.00	378.98
6	400–450	423	360.00–370.00	361.67
7	450–500	476	340.00–347.00	342.40
6	500–550	524	330.00–335.00	331.17
2	550–600	565	322.00–325.00	323.46
1	650–700	665	290.00	290.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	378	360.00	360.00
5	550–600	589	310.00–320.00	316.79
2	600–650	610	297.00–302.00	299.48
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	380.00	380.00
1	400–450	405	365.00	365.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	455.00	455.00
1	300–350	320	420.00	420.00
1	350–400	390	375.00	375.00
2	400–450	425	340.00–345.00	342.59
3	450–500	468	332.00–340.00	336.28
3	500–550	520	310.00–325.00	319.10
2	550–600	588	310.00–317.00	313.51
1	650–700	695	281.00	281.00
1	700–750	705	286.00	286.00
1	750–800	795	266.00	266.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	405.00	405.00
2	400–450	443	330.00–335.00	332.51
2	450–500	470	320.00–327.00	323.57
1	500–550	530	315.00	315.00
1	600–650	640	265.00	265.00
1	650–700	670	232.00	232.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	330	370.00–380.00	375.00
2	450–500	488	300.00–310.00	304.92
1	550–600	580	267.00	267.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	858	100.00–105.00	102.40
4	—	1,028	114.00–118.00	116.49
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,313	130.00–139.00	134.77
2	—	950	120.00–125.00	122.25
5	—	961	140.00–145.00	143.29
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,635	164.00–168.00	166.04
1	—	1,025	157.00	157.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,011	1,075.00–1,700.00	1,386.12
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,090	1,650.00–1,875.00	1,780.54
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	12	—	1,327	1,925.00–2,175.00	2,028.95
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	9	—	1,072	1,900.00–2,375.00	2,298.26

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

Steers · 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

Replacement Cattle