Name: Washington livestock auction prices — 2025-04-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago slaughter cows, bulls steady, replacements unevenly steady, feeder steers lightly tested, feeder heifers and bulls 8.00 higher.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $328.71/cwt on 9 head. That ranks 1 of 16 comparable sales and sits −63.99 against this barn's trailing median of $392.70.

Average price

$328.71

9 head · 531 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,747

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$192

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

$26.49/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.39

vs GA average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	534	336.42	1,798	6thin
Medium and Large 2	540	320.00	1,728	1thin
Medium and Large 3	518	309.93	1,605	2thin

One grade step is worth $26.49/cwt here — about $192 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 sale9 hd

328.71

—

GA average13 barns · 279 hd

323.32

+5.39

This barn, trailing median16 sales

392.70

−63.99

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	—	Low	1,460	165.03	2,409	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,215	141.07	1,713	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	875	97.00	849	1thin

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)	1,142	$1,899	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	750	$1,050	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	779	$926	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	595	$1,325	1thin

Every lot, as filed

52 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	650–700	685	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,863	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	350	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,348	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,736	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,674	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,922	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	505	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	1,752	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,411	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,704	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	403	332.33/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,339	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,481	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	583	280.98/cwt	280.00–282.00	1,638	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	550	336.00/cwt	336.00–336.00	1,848	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,005	1,338.62/head	1,225.00–1,450.00	1,339	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	337.90/cwt	335.00–342.00	1,757	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	295	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,047	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,872	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	595	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	688	760.61/head	600.00–1,000.00	761	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,405	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	302.96/cwt	300.00–308.00	1,554	6
Bulls	—	—	1,480	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	2,294	1
Bulls	—	—	1,420	165.55/cwt	165.00–167.00	2,351	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	875	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	849	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,444	145.90/cwt	142.00–149.00	2,107	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,031	137.21/cwt	133.00–139.00	1,415	5
Bulls	—	—	1,600	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	2,768	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	298.03/cwt	294.00–302.00	1,803	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	333.47/cwt	332.00–335.00	1,877	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	362.47/cwt	360.00–365.00	1,486	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	735	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,838	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,142	1,899.05/head	1,675.00–2,025.00	1,899	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	315.78/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,342	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	315	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,134	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	381	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,372	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	423	323.01/cwt	317.00–327.00	1,366	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	327	373.27/cwt	370.00–375.00	1,221	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	371	353.39/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,311	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,827	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	534	294.01/cwt	290.00–297.00	1,570	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	405	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,418	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	481	341.74/cwt	337.00–345.00	1,644	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	518	309.93/cwt	305.00–315.00	1,605	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	379	338.27/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,282	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,728	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,703	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	367	373.02/cwt	370.00–375.00	1,369	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	334	351.22/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,173	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	380	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,387	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	585	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,580	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,348	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,463	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 29, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 117Last week 201Year ago 131

Slaughter CattleReceipts 19Last week 19Year ago 17

Replacement CattleReceipts 21Last week 15Year ago 13

Compared to one week ago slaughter cows, bulls steady, replacements unevenly steady, feeder steers lightly tested, feeder heifers and bulls 8.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	355.00	355.00
1	350–400	385	365.00	365.00
1	400–450	405	350.00	350.00
6	500–550	513	300.00–308.00	302.96
2	550–600	583	280.00–282.00	280.98
1	600–650	615	277.00	277.00
1	650–700	685	272.00	272.00
1	700–750	720	260.00	260.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	334	350.00–355.00	351.22
1	350–400	385	350.00	350.00
3	400–450	403	330.00–335.00	332.33
2	450–500	470	315.00	315.00
4	500–550	534	290.00–297.00	294.01
1	600–650	620	270.00	270.00
1	650–700	655	260.00	260.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	379	335.00–345.00	338.27
3	400–450	423	317.00–327.00	323.01
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	385.00	385.00
1	500–550	505	347.00	347.00
2	550–600	550	336.00	336.00
1	700–750	720	267.00	267.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	375.00	375.00
1	550–600	560	310.00	310.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	365.00	365.00
1	550–600	585	270.00	270.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	415.00	415.00
5	350–400	367	370.00–375.00	373.02
2	400–450	410	360.00–365.00	362.47
4	500–550	520	335.00–342.00	337.90
2	550–600	563	332.00–335.00	333.47
2	600–650	605	294.00–302.00	298.03
1	700–750	735	250.00	250.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	360.00	360.00
5	350–400	371	350.00–355.00	353.39
3	400–450	425	310.00–320.00	315.78
2	500–550	518	305.00–315.00	309.93
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	327	370.00–375.00	373.27
4	350–400	381	360.00	360.00
4	450–500	481	337.00–345.00	341.74
1	500–550	540	320.00	320.00
1	600–650	630	290.00	290.00

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)	2	—	1,005	1,225.00–1,450.00	1,338.62
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	750	1,050.00	1,050.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,142	1,675.00–2,025.00	1,899.05
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	688	600.00–1,000.00	760.61
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	595	1,325.00	1,325.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,480	155.00	155.00
4	—	1,420	165.00–167.00	165.55
1	—	1,600	173.00	173.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	875	97.00	97.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,444	142.00–149.00	145.90
5	—	1,031	133.00–139.00	137.21

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

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