Name: Washington livestock auction prices — 2025-04-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $288.77/cwt on 18 head. That ranks 1 of 20 comparable sales and sits −80.58 against this barn's trailing median of $369.35.

Average price

$288.77

18 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,552

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$259

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

$52.47/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−22.22

vs GA average

−41.18 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	528	316.04	1,670	6thin
Medium and Large 2	547	283.38	1,551	7thin
Medium and Large 3	535	263.58	1,411	5thin

One grade step is worth $52.47/cwt here — about $259 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

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 sale18 hd

288.77

—

GA average14 barns · 406 hd

310.99

−22.22

National average175 barns · 11,256 hd

329.95

−41.18

This barn, trailing median20 sales

369.35

−80.58

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	1,555	172.00	2,675	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,148	138.01	1,585	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	863	105.34	909	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)	1,208	$1,908	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,103	$1,721	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,093	$1,914	2thin

Every lot, as filed

70 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 3	200–250	235	327.39/cwt	325.00–330.00	769	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	580	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,392	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	421	316.30/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,332	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	377	320.93/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,210	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	380	297.04/cwt	290.00–305.00	1,129	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	605	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,283	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	1,394	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,188	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	205	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	748	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	205	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	769	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	582	282.23/cwt	280.00–287.00	1,643	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,656	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	595	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,964	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	650	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,671	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	322.23/cwt	316.00–328.00	1,540	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	450	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,485	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	275.65/cwt	275.00–277.00	1,695	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	521	284.25/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,481	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	325	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,089	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	455	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	1,442	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	550	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,430	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,478	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	400	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,340	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	338.55/cwt	337.00–340.00	1,405	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	331.64/cwt	330.00–333.00	1,748	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	203	385.06/cwt	380.00–390.00	782	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	420	316.02/cwt	315.00–317.00	1,327	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	310	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,085	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	355	333.00/cwt	333.00–333.00	1,182	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	683	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,708	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,219	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,743	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	511	318.28/cwt	315.00–322.00	1,626	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,332	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	295	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,269	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	827	110.45/cwt	108.00–115.00	913	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	970	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	873	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,175	141.63/cwt	141.00–143.00	1,664	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,113	133.19/cwt	131.00–137.00	1,482	3
Bulls	—	—	1,555	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	2,675	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,103	1,721.45/head	1,475.00–1,800.00	1,721	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,208	1,908.05/head	1,650.00–2,050.00	1,908	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,093	1,914.36/head	1,475.00–2,275.00	1,914	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	438	321.91/cwt	317.00–327.00	1,410	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	590	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,634	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	383	318.35/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,219	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	240	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	936	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	376	344.91/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,297	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	426	304.04/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,295	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	717	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,577	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	477	322.27/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,537	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	200–250	220	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	770	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	464	296.13/cwt	290.00–305.00	1,374	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	640	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,600	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	563	300.02/cwt	295.00–305.00	1,689	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	300	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,110	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	331	333.89/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,105	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	302.52/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,543	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	290	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	986	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	310	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,256	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	322.27/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,537	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	430	283.58/cwt	280.00–287.00	1,219	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	553	320.01/cwt	318.00–322.00	1,770	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	265	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,007	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	524	269.47/cwt	262.00–272.00	1,412	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	319	323.04/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,030	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	265	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	808	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	471	298.81/cwt	290.00–307.00	1,407	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	319.25/cwt	312.00–325.00	1,666	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,680	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 22, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 201Last week 123Year ago 143

Slaughter CattleReceipts 19Last week 25Year ago 26

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 32Year ago 7

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	235	325.00–330.00	327.39
1	250–300	265	305.00	305.00
5	350–400	380	290.00–305.00	297.04
2	400–450	430	280.00–287.00	283.58
4	500–550	524	262.00–272.00	269.47
1	550–600	580	240.00	240.00
1	600–650	605	212.00	212.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	365.00	365.00
4	300–350	319	320.00–325.00	323.04
5	350–400	377	315.00–325.00	320.93
5	400–450	421	310.00–320.00	316.30
6	450–500	471	290.00–307.00	298.81
4	500–550	521	280.00–290.00	284.25
3	550–600	582	280.00–287.00	282.23
1	600–650	625	265.00	265.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	370.00	370.00
1	350–400	360	330.00	330.00
1	400–450	420	332.00	332.00
11	450–500	478	316.00–328.00	322.23
5	500–550	522	312.00–325.00	319.25
1	550–600	560	300.00	300.00
3	600–650	615	275.00–277.00	275.65
1	650–700	650	257.00	257.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	375.00	375.00
1	300–350	325	335.00	335.00
1	350–400	355	333.00	333.00
2	400–450	420	315.00–317.00	316.02
1	450–500	455	317.00	317.00
1	550–600	550	260.00	260.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	405.00	405.00
2	400–450	415	337.00–340.00	338.55
3	500–550	527	330.00–333.00	331.64
1	550–600	595	330.00	330.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	203	380.00–390.00	385.06
1	300–350	310	350.00	350.00
1	400–450	400	335.00	335.00
1	450–500	450	330.00	330.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	390.00	390.00
1	250–300	265	380.00	380.00
1	300–350	325	375.00	375.00
5	350–400	376	340.00–350.00	344.91
2	400–450	438	317.00–327.00	321.91
3	450–500	477	320.00–325.00	322.27
2	500–550	510	300.00–305.00	302.52
2	550–600	563	295.00–305.00	300.02
2	650–700	683	250.00	250.00
3	700–750	717	220.00	220.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	430.00	430.00
1	300–350	310	405.00	405.00
1	350–400	365	365.00	365.00
3	450–500	477	320.00–325.00	322.27
8	500–550	511	315.00–322.00	318.28
2	550–600	553	318.00–322.00	320.01
2	600–650	618	282.00	282.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	350.00	350.00
1	250–300	290	340.00	340.00
4	300–350	331	330.00–340.00	333.89
3	350–400	383	315.00–320.00	318.35
5	400–450	426	300.00–310.00	304.04
4	450–500	464	290.00–305.00	296.13
1	550–600	590	277.00	277.00
1	600–650	640	250.00	250.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	827	108.00–115.00	110.45
1	—	970	90.00	90.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,175	141.00–143.00	141.63
3	—	1,113	131.00–137.00	133.19
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,555	172.00	172.00

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)	3	—	1,103	1,475.00–1,800.00	1,721.45
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,208	1,650.00–2,050.00	1,908.05
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,093	1,475.00–2,275.00	1,914.36

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

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Slaughter Cattle

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