Name: Washington livestock auction prices — 2025-04-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-08

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

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $275.52/cwt on 13 head. That ranks 1 of 20 comparable sales and sits −93.83 against this barn's trailing median of $369.35.

Average price

$275.52

13 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,503

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$194

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

$39.98/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−23.86

vs GA average

−41.03 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	541	289.98	1,569	6thin
Medium and Large 2	549	272.98	1,499	4thin
Medium and Large 3	550	250.00	1,375	3thin

One grade step is worth $39.98/cwt here — about $194 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 sale13 hd

275.52

—

GA average14 barns · 371 hd

299.38

−23.86

National average178 barns · 10,561 hd

316.55

−41.03

This barn, trailing median20 sales

369.35

−93.83

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	2,008	162.00	3,253	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,412	125.56	1,773	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	805	84.07	677	2thin

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)	1,298	$2,369	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,221	$1,985	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,275	$3,000	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	905	$2,550	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,104	$2,536	16

Every lot, as filed

54 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	450–500	460	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	1,458	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	385	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,105	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	429	283.76/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,217	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	474	299.20/cwt	295.00–307.00	1,418	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	535	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,391	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	477	278.94/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,331	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	230	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	782	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,670	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,643	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	538	282.49/cwt	282.00–283.00	1,520	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	735	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,580	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	315	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	961	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	263.47/cwt	260.00–267.00	1,475	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	383	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,455	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	550	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,788	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,307	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	628	279.90/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,758	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	810	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,458	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	299.00/cwt	295.00–305.00	1,546	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	485	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,601	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	445	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,469	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	718	217.51/cwt	217.00–218.00	1,562	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	323.98/cwt	320.00–327.00	1,387	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	228.50/cwt	227.00–230.00	1,497	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	308	367.52/cwt	365.00–370.00	1,132	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	750	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,463	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	535	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,498	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	805	84.07/cwt	82.00–87.00	677	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,497	124.36/cwt	120.00–129.00	1,862	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,268	116.95/cwt	114.00–119.00	1,483	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,228	133.48/cwt	131.00–136.00	1,639	4
Bulls	—	—	2,008	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	3,253	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,221	1,984.62/head	1,675.00–2,425.00	1,985	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,298	2,368.68/head	1,875.00–2,625.00	2,369	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,275	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,104	2,535.64/head	1,900.00–3,175.00	2,536	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	255	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	842	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,360	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	523	231.00/cwt	230.00–232.00	1,208	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,364	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	545	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,390	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	445	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,313	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	730	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,825	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	280.96/cwt	279.00–282.00	1,587	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	488	302.46/cwt	295.00–310.00	1,476	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	450	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,238	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,387	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	321.69/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,512	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	270	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	837	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	580	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,334	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	307.43/cwt	305.00–310.00	1,316	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	270	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	864	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,155	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 8, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 100Last week 176Year ago 260

Slaughter CattleReceipts 23Last week 38Year ago 45

Replacement CattleReceipts 52Last week 35Year ago 55

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	340.00	340.00
1	450–500	460	317.00	317.00
3	500–550	517	295.00–305.00	299.00
3	550–600	565	279.00–282.00	280.96
1	600–650	620	265.00	265.00
1	650–700	655	255.00	255.00
1	700–750	730	250.00	250.00
1	800–850	810	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	310.00	310.00
1	300–350	315	305.00	305.00
1	350–400	385	287.00	287.00
4	400–450	429	280.00–290.00	283.76
3	450–500	477	275.00–285.00	278.94
2	500–550	535	260.00	260.00
1	550–600	580	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	270	320.00	320.00
1	350–400	385	300.00	300.00
2	400–450	428	305.00–310.00	307.43
4	450–500	474	295.00–307.00	299.20
2	500–550	538	282.00–283.00	282.49
2	550–600	560	260.00–267.00	263.47
1	700–750	735	215.00	215.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	390.00	390.00
2	350–400	383	380.00	380.00
1	400–450	445	330.00	330.00
1	450–500	485	330.00	330.00
1	550–600	550	325.00	325.00
2	600–650	628	275.00–285.00	279.90
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	308	365.00–370.00	367.52
1	350–400	380	365.00	365.00
4	450–500	470	320.00–325.00	321.69
1	500–550	535	280.00	280.00
1	550–600	555	245.00	245.00
2	650–700	655	227.00–230.00	228.50
2	700–750	718	217.00–218.00	217.51
1	750–800	750	195.00	195.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	330.00	330.00
3	400–450	428	320.00–327.00	323.98
2	450–500	488	295.00–310.00	302.46
1	500–550	545	255.00	255.00
1	600–650	620	220.00	220.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	295.00	295.00
1	450–500	450	275.00	275.00
2	500–550	523	230.00–232.00	231.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	805	82.00–87.00	84.07
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,497	120.00–129.00	124.36
2	—	1,268	114.00–119.00	116.95
4	—	1,228	131.00–136.00	133.48
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,008	162.00	162.00

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)	4	—	1,221	1,675.00–2,425.00	1,984.62
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,298	1,875.00–2,625.00	2,368.68
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	905	2,550.00	2,550.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,275	3,000.00	3,000.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	16	—	1,104	1,900.00–3,175.00	2,535.64

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

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

Replacement Cattle