Name: Washington livestock auction prices — 2025-05-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago slaughter cow, bulls, and replacements steady, All classes of feeder cattle 10.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $338.82/cwt on 20 head. That ranks 4 of 20 comparable sales and sits −30.52 against this barn's trailing median of $369.35.

Average price

$338.82

20 head · 531 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,799

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$128

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

$32.77/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+27.01

vs GA average

+6.00 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	530	355.42	1,882	8thin
Medium and Large 3	508	337.97	1,717	4thin
Medium and Large 2	544	322.65	1,754	8thin

One grade step is worth $32.77/cwt here — about $128 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale20 hd

338.82

—

GA average13 barns · 434 hd

311.81

+27.01

National average172 barns · 12,542 hd

332.82

+6.00

This barn, trailing median20 sales

369.35

−30.52

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	1,410	163.33	2,303	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,551	144.89	2,247	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,125	136.09	1,531	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	895	91.66	821	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,184	$1,802	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,129	$1,777	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	735	$1,600	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	972	$2,110	7

Every lot, as filed

82 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,740	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	373.65/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,767	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	661	287.00/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,897	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	364.74/cwt	360.00–367.00	1,696	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	683	323.49/cwt	320.00–327.00	2,209	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	550–600	595	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,904	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	395	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,580	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	345	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,553	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	383.86/cwt	380.00–392.00	1,620	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	437.34/cwt	435.00–440.00	1,399	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,840	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	569	346.79/cwt	340.00–357.00	1,973	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	880	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,112	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	309.96/cwt	305.00–315.00	1,922	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	633	299.45/cwt	297.00–302.00	1,896	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	373.45/cwt	370.00–377.00	1,953	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	394.53/cwt	392.00–397.00	1,460	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	372	432.96/cwt	425.00–450.00	1,611	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	285	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,254	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	840	215.50/cwt	214.00–217.00	1,810	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	905	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,647	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	635	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,159	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	414	411.03/cwt	407.00–415.00	1,702	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	450	382.50/cwt	380.00–385.00	1,721	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,656	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	1,624	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	433	401.65/cwt	395.00–405.00	1,739	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	362.23/cwt	357.00–372.00	1,873	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	650	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	1,931	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,575	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	790	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	2,109	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,994	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	333	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,532	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	2,240	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,296	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	878	80.99/cwt	80.00–82.00	711	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	930	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,051	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,551	144.89/cwt	143.00–147.00	2,247	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,104	142.43/cwt	140.00–146.00	1,572	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,171	134.96/cwt	130.00–139.00	1,580	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	925	126.46/cwt	125.00–128.00	1,170	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,129	1,776.55/head	1,625.00–2,125.00	1,777	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,184	1,802.03/head	1,425.00–1,950.00	1,802	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	972	2,110.29/head	1,900.00–2,350.00	2,110	7
Bulls	—	—	1,505	166.99/cwt	162.00–171.00	2,513	2
Bulls	—	—	1,220	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,903	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	522	344.69/cwt	340.00–347.00	1,799	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	340	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,275	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	300	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,065	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	268	382.43/cwt	380.00–385.00	1,025	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	560	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,960	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	830	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	2,050	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Value Added	500–550	508	356.01/cwt	355.00–357.00	1,809	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	573	325.28/cwt	320.00–332.00	1,864	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	463	335.82/cwt	325.00–345.00	1,555	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	419	346.81/cwt	340.00–355.00	1,453	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	420	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,386	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	372	349.59/cwt	345.00–355.00	1,300	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	578	285.43/cwt	282.00–292.00	1,650	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	295	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,165	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	508	319.93/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,625	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	450	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,575	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	710	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,633	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	500	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	1,710	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	421	367.71/cwt	360.00–377.00	1,548	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	505	351.23/cwt	345.00–355.00	1,774	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	405	362.50/cwt	360.00–365.00	1,468	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	645	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,658	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,719	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	384	362.26/cwt	357.00–370.00	1,391	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	389.09/cwt	385.00–395.00	1,257	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	765	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,798	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	413	359.91/cwt	355.00–365.00	1,486	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	507	353.29/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,791	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	281.96/cwt	277.00–287.00	1,875	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	285	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,126	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	552	342.33/cwt	340.00–347.00	1,890	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	544	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,904	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	361.67/cwt	355.00–365.00	1,718	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,842	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,808	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 May 6, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 259Last week 117Year ago 132

Slaughter CattleReceipts 33Last week 19Year ago 19

Replacement CattleReceipts 30Last week 21Year ago 17

Compared to one week ago slaughter cow, bulls, and replacements steady, All classes of feeder cattle 10.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	320	435.00–440.00	437.34
1	400–450	435	400.00	400.00
3	450–500	465	360.00–367.00	364.74
2	500–550	544	350.00	350.00
3	550–600	552	340.00–347.00	342.33
1	600–650	630	287.00	287.00
2	650–700	665	277.00–287.00	281.96
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	333	460.00	460.00
1	350–400	375	420.00	420.00
4	400–450	414	407.00–415.00	411.03
2	450–500	450	380.00–385.00	382.50
2	600–650	620	305.00–315.00	309.96
1	650–700	650	297.00	297.00
1	700–750	720	277.00	277.00
1	750–800	790	267.00	267.00
2	800–850	840	214.00–217.00	215.50
1	900–950	905	182.00	182.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	375.00	375.00
2	400–450	405	360.00–365.00	362.50
2	450–500	450	350.00	350.00
6	500–550	522	340.00–347.00	344.69
6	550–600	573	320.00–332.00	325.28
1	600–650	645	257.00	257.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	440.00	440.00
1	300–350	320	405.00	405.00
2	350–400	370	392.00–397.00	394.53
5	400–450	422	380.00–392.00	383.86
6	450–500	473	370.00–380.00	373.65
6	500–550	517	357.00–372.00	362.23
1	550–600	575	320.00	320.00
2	600–650	633	297.00–302.00	299.45
5	650–700	661	285.00–290.00	287.00
1	700–750	720	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	595	320.00	320.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	268	380.00–385.00	382.43
1	300–350	300	355.00	355.00
6	400–450	419	340.00–355.00	346.81
6	450–500	463	325.00–345.00	335.82
2	500–550	508	315.00–325.00	319.93
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	560	350.00	350.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	508	355.00–357.00	356.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	395.00	395.00
3	300–350	323	385.00–395.00	389.09
4	350–400	384	357.00–370.00	362.26
7	400–450	421	360.00–377.00	367.71
3	450–500	475	355.00–365.00	361.67
4	500–550	505	345.00–355.00	351.23
3	550–600	578	282.00–292.00	285.43
1	600–650	625	275.00	275.00
1	650–700	665	277.00	277.00
1	750–800	765	235.00	235.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	395.00	395.00
1	350–400	395	400.00	400.00
2	400–450	413	355.00–365.00	359.91
3	500–550	507	350.00–360.00	353.29
2	650–700	683	320.00–327.00	323.49
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	450.00	450.00
3	350–400	372	425.00–450.00	432.96
3	400–450	433	395.00–405.00	401.65
3	450–500	468	347.00	347.00
2	500–550	523	370.00–377.00	373.45
4	550–600	569	340.00–357.00	346.79
1	600–650	635	340.00	340.00
1	650–700	655	342.00	342.00
1	800–850	830	247.00	247.00
1	850–900	880	240.00	240.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	372	345.00–355.00	349.59
1	400–450	420	330.00	330.00
1	500–550	500	342.00	342.00
1	700–750	710	230.00	230.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	878	80.00–82.00	80.99
1	—	930	113.00	113.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,551	143.00–147.00	144.89
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,104	140.00–146.00	142.43
11	—	1,171	130.00–139.00	134.96
2	—	925	125.00–128.00	126.46
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,505	162.00–171.00	166.99
1	—	1,220	156.00	156.00

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	—	1,129	1,625.00–2,125.00	1,776.55
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,184	1,425.00–1,950.00	1,802.03
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	735	1,600.00	1,600.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	972	1,900.00–2,350.00	2,110.29

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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