Name: Washington livestock auction prices — 2025-04-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago slaughter cows and 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 $307.64/cwt on 11 head. That ranks 1 of 16 comparable sales and sits −85.06 against this barn's trailing median of $392.70.

Average price

$307.64

11 head · 529 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,627

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$98

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$20.08/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.64

vs GA average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	520	317.48	1,651	4thin
Medium and Large 1	563	313.58	1,765	2thin
Medium and Large 3	522	297.40	1,552	5thin

One grade step is worth $20.08/cwt here — about $98 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale11 hd

307.64

—

GA average15 barns · 292 hd

319.29

−11.64

This barn, trailing median16 sales

392.70

−85.06

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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,200	141.55	1,699	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	884	103.13	911	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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,123	$1,709	6
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	979	$1,475	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	977	$1,468	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,003	$1,709	3thin

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 2	450–500	465	303.48/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,411	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	514	308.43/cwt	302.00–315.00	1,585	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	483	320.97/cwt	317.00–325.00	1,550	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	473	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,324	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,670	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,260	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	340	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,105	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	260	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	845	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	382	316.10/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,208	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	890	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	2,011	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	515	262.50/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,352	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,690	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,690	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,482	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,121	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	439	316.51/cwt	312.00–322.00	1,389	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,295	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	315.16/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,513	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,523	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,598	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	400	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,540	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	372	378.36/cwt	375.00–380.00	1,407	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	271.86/cwt	267.00–277.00	1,694	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	313.58/cwt	310.00–317.00	1,765	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	343	372.52/cwt	370.00–375.00	1,278	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	915	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,720	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,704	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	522	290.65/cwt	290.00–292.00	1,517	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	640	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,645	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	400	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	1,308	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,624	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	276.33/cwt	275.00–279.00	1,708	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	418	308.98/cwt	307.00–310.00	1,292	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,537	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	478	317.22/cwt	310.00–322.00	1,516	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	358.63/cwt	355.00–365.00	1,345	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	329.73/cwt	327.00–332.00	1,566	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	317.48/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,651	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,183	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	405	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,377	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	510	295.50/cwt	295.00–297.00	1,507	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	407	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,465	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	570	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,739	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	373	345.03/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,287	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	433	323.33/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,400	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	300	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,065	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,003	1,708.89/head	1,650.00–1,750.00	1,709	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	977	1,468.39/head	1,100.00–1,900.00	1,468	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,123	1,708.98/head	1,150.00–2,100.00	1,709	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	979	1,474.84/head	1,150.00–1,725.00	1,475	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,314	145.82/cwt	140.00–149.00	1,916	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,018	134.72/cwt	133.00–138.00	1,371	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	843	106.69/cwt	100.00–112.00	899	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	965	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	926	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 15, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 123Last week 100Year ago 149

Slaughter CattleReceipts 25Last week 23Year ago 43

Replacement CattleReceipts 32Last week 52Year ago 25

Compared to one week ago slaughter cows and 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 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	345.00	345.00
4	400–450	439	312.00–322.00	316.51
3	450–500	465	300.00–310.00	303.48
3	500–550	522	290.00–292.00	290.65
1	550–600	580	265.00	265.00
1	600–650	630	265.00	265.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	450.00	450.00
1	350–400	370	350.00	350.00
1	400–450	400	327.00	327.00
4	450–500	483	317.00–325.00	320.97
4	500–550	514	302.00–315.00	308.43
1	550–600	580	280.00	280.00
3	600–650	618	275.00–279.00	276.33
1	850–900	890	226.00	226.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	325.00	325.00
1	300–350	340	325.00	325.00
5	350–400	382	310.00–320.00	316.10
3	400–450	418	307.00–310.00	308.98
2	450–500	473	280.00	280.00
2	500–550	515	260.00–265.00	262.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	380	390.00	390.00
1	400–450	400	385.00	385.00
1	450–500	470	340.00	340.00
2	500–550	528	320.00	320.00
1	600–650	610	277.00	277.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	350.00	350.00
2	450–500	480	310.00–320.00	315.16
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	343	370.00–375.00	372.52
3	350–400	372	375.00–380.00	378.36
3	400–450	407	360.00	360.00
2	550–600	563	310.00–317.00	313.58
2	600–650	623	267.00–277.00	271.86
1	700–750	725	235.00	235.00
1	900–950	915	188.00	188.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	430.00	430.00
4	350–400	375	355.00–365.00	358.63
1	400–450	405	340.00	340.00
4	450–500	475	327.00–332.00	329.73
4	500–550	520	315.00–325.00	317.48
1	600–650	640	257.00	257.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	355.00	355.00
2	350–400	373	340.00–350.00	345.03
6	400–450	433	320.00–325.00	323.33
3	450–500	478	310.00–322.00	317.22
4	500–550	510	295.00–297.00	295.50
1	550–600	570	305.00	305.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,003	1,650.00–1,750.00	1,708.89
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	977	1,100.00–1,900.00	1,468.39
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	1,123	1,150.00–2,100.00	1,708.98
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	979	1,150.00–1,725.00	1,474.84

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,314	140.00–149.00	145.82
5	—	1,018	133.00–138.00	134.72
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	843	100.00–112.00	106.69
1	—	965	96.00	96.00

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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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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle