Name: Washington livestock auction prices — 2025-05-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cattle 2.00 - 5.00 higher. Replacement cattle lightly tested. All feeder classes and steer calves lightly tested. Bull and heifer calves steady to 5.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $297.01/cwt on 11 head. That ranks 1 of 20 comparable sales and sits −72.34 against this barn's trailing median of $369.35.

Average price

$297.01

11 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,613

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$292

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

$46.92/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−21.62

vs GA average

−35.68 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	555	325.00	1,804	1thin
Medium and Large 2	541	304.96	1,649	6thin
Medium and Large 3	544	278.08	1,511	4thin

One grade step is worth $46.92/cwt here — about $292 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale11 hd

297.01

—

GA average12 barns · 437 hd

318.63

−21.62

National average127 barns · 6,029 hd

332.69

−35.68

This barn, trailing median20 sales

369.35

−72.34

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	—	High	1,850	192.00	3,552	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,688	161.49	2,726	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,194	157.29	1,878	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,040	148.00	1,539	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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,450	$1,700	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	805	$1,625	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	925	$2,925	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	825	$2,277	2thin

Every lot, as filed

40 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	—	—	1,850	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	3,552	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,218	159.19/cwt	155.00–165.00	1,939	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	905	170.14/cwt	168.00–172.50	1,540	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,286	150.25/cwt	145.00–154.00	1,932	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,688	161.49/cwt	160.00–163.00	2,726	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,040	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,539	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	332.14/cwt	327.50–337.50	1,378	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	410	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,517	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	825	2,277.27/head	2,200.00–2,350.00	2,277	2
Bred Cows	Small 2-3	—	805	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	536	307.95/cwt	302.50–315.00	1,651	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	260	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,079	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	468	306.24/cwt	305.00–307.50	1,433	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	528	289.11/cwt	282.50–295.00	1,527	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	371	328.22/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,218	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	285	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	983	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	474	339.19/cwt	325.00–347.50	1,608	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,859	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	467	321.61/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,502	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,450	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	363.33/cwt	355.00–370.00	1,373	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	571	321.22/cwt	315.00–329.00	1,834	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,777	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	363	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,398	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	410	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,435	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,639	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	461	331.38/cwt	327.50–337.50	1,528	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	2,925.00/head	2,925.00–2,925.00	2,925	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	345	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	1,320	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,804	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	653	273.75/cwt	272.50–275.00	1,788	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	521	330.57/cwt	327.00–335.00	1,722	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	310	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,225	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	400	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,480	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	416	313.82/cwt	305.00–322.50	1,305	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	600	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,455	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	320	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,136	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	590	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,446	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	295	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,062	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	433	324.86/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,407	2

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 27, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 83Last week 97Year ago 102

Slaughter CattleReceipts 20Last week 27Year ago 18

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 33Year ago 15

Compared to last week, slaughter cattle 2.00 - 5.00 higher. Replacement cattle lightly tested. All feeder classes and steer calves lightly tested. Bull and heifer calves steady to 5.00 higher.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,850	192.00	192.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,218	155.00–165.00	159.19
2	—	905	168.00–172.50	170.14
5	—	1,286	145.00–154.00	150.25
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,688	160.00–163.00	161.49
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,040	148.00	148.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	415	327.50–337.50	332.14
3	450–500	467	315.00–325.00	321.61
5	500–550	536	302.50–315.00	307.95
1	550–600	565	290.00	290.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	345.00	345.00
4	350–400	371	320.00–335.00	328.22
4	400–450	416	305.00–322.50	313.82
2	450–500	468	305.00–307.50	306.24
3	500–550	528	282.50–295.00	289.11
1	550–600	590	245.00	245.00
1	600–650	600	242.50	242.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	382.50	382.50
4	450–500	461	327.50–337.50	331.38
1	550–600	555	325.00	325.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	370.00	370.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	355.00	355.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	415.00	415.00
3	350–400	378	355.00–370.00	363.33
1	400–450	410	350.00	350.00
9	450–500	474	325.00–347.50	339.19
8	500–550	521	327.00–335.00	330.57
4	550–600	571	315.00–329.00	321.22
1	600–650	625	297.50	297.50
2	650–700	653	272.50–275.00	273.75
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	395.00	395.00
2	350–400	363	385.00	385.00
1	400–450	400	370.00	370.00
1	500–550	515	345.00	345.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	360.00	360.00
2	400–450	433	320.00–330.00	324.86

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	825	2,200.00–2,350.00	2,277.27
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	925	2,925.00	2,925.00
Bred Cows — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	805	1,625.00	1,625.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,450	1,700.00	1,700.00

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

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

Slaughter Cattle

Feeder Cattle

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