Name: Washington livestock auction prices — 2025-06-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-06-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, replacement cattle lightly tested. Slaughter cows 5.00 - 7.00 lower. Slaughter bulls steady. All feeder classes lightly tested. Steer calves lightly tested. Bull calves steady to 5.00 higher. Heifer calves unevenly steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $299.52/cwt on 11 head. That ranks 1 of 16 comparable sales and sits −93.18 against this barn's trailing median of $392.70.

Average price

$299.52

11 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,656

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$203

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

$48.73/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−19.34

vs GA average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	535	331.25	1,772	2thin
Medium and Large 2	559	304.91	1,704	4thin
Medium and Large 3	555	282.52	1,569	5thin

One grade step is worth $48.73/cwt here — about $203 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

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

299.52

—

GA average15 barns · 315 hd

318.86

−19.34

This barn, trailing median16 sales

392.70

−93.18

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	1,464	186.44	2,730	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,266	148.05	1,875	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,049	136.68	1,434	9thin

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)	1,290	$1,988	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,134	$1,884	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	867	$1,469	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,043	$2,569	4thin

Every lot, as filed

92 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	341.55/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,486	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	383.69/cwt	375.00–390.00	1,239	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	295.81/cwt	290.00–301.00	1,532	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	369	331.00/cwt	325.00–340.00	1,221	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	622	299.81/cwt	297.50–302.00	1,865	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	368.25/cwt	362.50–372.50	1,547	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	673	279.21/cwt	276.00–282.50	1,879	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	476	352.51/cwt	342.50–357.50	1,678	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	414	323.13/cwt	317.50–330.00	1,338	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	618	266.52/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,647	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	338.80/cwt	337.50–340.00	1,762	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,596	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,653	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	505	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,616	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	311.58/cwt	307.50–315.00	1,489	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	735	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,599	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	310	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,085	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	678	250.84/cwt	250.00–252.50	1,701	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	577	299.88/cwt	290.00–310.00	1,730	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	770	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,733	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,025	1,575.00/head	1,575.00–1,575.00	1,575	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,116	1,773.21/head	1,650.00–1,825.00	1,773	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,360	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	965	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	340	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,292	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	635	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,619	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	470	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,481	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	424	333.18/cwt	315.00–350.00	1,413	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	537	291.66/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,566	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	385	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,348	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	428	343.39/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,470	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	530	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,246	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	470	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,351	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	500	307.50/cwt	297.50–317.50	1,538	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	372	317.10/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,180	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	322	326.89/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,053	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	620	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,395	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	665	245.11/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,630	2
Bred Cows	Small 2-3	—	788	1,415.71/head	1,300.00–1,525.00	1,416	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	770	2,425.00/head	2,425.00–2,425.00	2,425	1
Bulls	—	—	2,065	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	4,006	1
Bulls	—	—	1,344	184.93/cwt	183.00–187.00	2,485	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,022	128.73/cwt	125.00–130.00	1,316	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,063	140.66/cwt	137.00–145.00	1,495	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,170	142.01/cwt	137.00–146.00	1,662	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,324	151.68/cwt	149.00–155.00	2,008	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	583	268.80/cwt	257.50–280.00	1,567	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	745	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,676	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	605	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,785	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	565	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,695	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	388	352.35/cwt	345.00–360.00	1,367	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	277	333.80/cwt	325.00–345.00	925	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,233	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	336.96/cwt	327.50–343.00	1,580	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	346.41/cwt	342.50–355.00	1,656	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	403	376.57/cwt	365.00–387.50	1,518	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	610	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	1,928	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	420	357.46/cwt	355.00–360.00	1,501	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	365.44/cwt	360.00–377.50	1,732	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	1,701	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	339.20/cwt	332.50–342.50	1,883	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	635	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,969	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	531	348.40/cwt	346.00–352.50	1,850	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	404.31/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,488	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	296.47/cwt	290.00–312.00	1,714	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	341.55/cwt	337.50–345.00	1,458	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	384.88/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,578	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	345.80/cwt	342.50–350.00	1,304	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	260	380.00/cwt	375.00–385.00	988	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	374	370.89/cwt	360.00–380.00	1,387	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,680	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	395.00/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,363	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	379.87/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,444	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,135	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,220	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,205	2,325.00/head	2,325.00–2,325.00	2,325	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	469	335.82/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,575	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	398.05/cwt	390.00–405.00	1,095	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,768	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	565	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,006	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	400	397.50/cwt	397.50–397.50	1,590	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	550	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,774	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	600	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,875	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	305	418.33/cwt	410.00–425.00	1,276	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	235	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,093	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	305	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,281	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	740	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,109	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	1,925	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	650	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,869	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	376	394.93/cwt	385.00–405.00	1,485	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	674	299.33/cwt	299.00–301.00	2,017	6

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 Jun 3, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 208Last week 83Year ago 170

Slaughter CattleReceipts 33Last week 20Year ago 32

Replacement CattleReceipts 58Last week 16Year ago 14

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	275	390.00–405.00	398.05
3	300–350	323	375.00–390.00	383.69
6	350–400	374	360.00–380.00	370.89
5	400–450	435	330.00–345.00	341.55
9	450–500	469	330.00–340.00	335.82
1	500–550	505	320.00	320.00
3	550–600	577	290.00–310.00	299.88
1	600–650	600	280.00	280.00
3	650–700	678	250.00–252.50	250.84
1	750–800	770	225.00	225.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	350.00	350.00
10	400–450	424	315.00–350.00	333.18
1	450–500	470	315.00	315.00
3	500–550	537	290.00–295.00	291.66
2	550–600	583	257.50–280.00	268.80
1	600–650	635	255.00	255.00
1	700–750	745	225.00	225.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	465.00	465.00
1	250–300	290	425.00	425.00
3	300–350	305	410.00–425.00	418.33
5	350–400	376	385.00–405.00	394.93
3	400–450	403	365.00–387.50	376.57
4	450–500	478	342.50–355.00	346.41
1	500–550	520	340.00	340.00
1	550–600	550	322.50	322.50
1	600–650	600	312.50	312.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	350.00	350.00
5	350–400	369	325.00–340.00	331.00
4	400–450	414	317.50–330.00	323.13
3	450–500	478	307.50–315.00	311.58
6	500–550	518	290.00–301.00	295.81
1	550–600	575	287.50	287.50
3	600–650	618	260.00–275.00	266.52
1	650–700	665	240.00	240.00
1	700–750	735	217.50	217.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	277	325.00–345.00	333.80
3	300–350	322	320.00–330.00	326.89
5	350–400	372	310.00–320.00	317.10
1	450–500	470	287.50	287.50
1	500–550	530	235.00	235.00
1	600–650	620	225.00	225.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	260	375.00–385.00	380.00
3	350–400	377	342.50–350.00	345.80
3	400–450	427	337.50–345.00	341.55
6	450–500	469	327.50–343.00	336.96
1	500–550	530	321.00	321.00
5	550–600	578	290.00–312.00	296.47
1	600–650	625	308.00	308.00
1	650–700	650	287.50	287.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	420	355.00–360.00	357.46
1	600–650	610	316.00	316.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	345	390.00–400.00	395.00
2	350–400	380	375.00–385.00	379.87
3	400–450	420	362.50–372.50	368.25
5	450–500	476	342.50–357.50	352.51
2	500–550	520	337.50–340.00	338.80
3	600–650	622	297.50–302.00	299.81
2	650–700	673	276.00–282.50	279.21
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	380.00	380.00
2	350–400	388	345.00–360.00	352.35
3	400–450	428	340.00–350.00	343.39
2	500–550	500	297.50–317.50	307.50
1	550–600	565	300.00	300.00
1	600–650	605	295.00	295.00
2	650–700	665	240.00–250.00	245.11
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	420.00	420.00
4	350–400	368	400.00–410.00	404.31
2	400–450	410	380.00–390.00	384.88
8	450–500	474	360.00–377.50	365.44
4	500–550	531	346.00–352.50	348.40
3	550–600	555	332.50–342.50	339.20
2	600–650	635	310.00	310.00
6	650–700	674	299.00–301.00	299.33
1	700–750	740	285.00	285.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	400	397.50	397.50
1	550–600	565	355.00	355.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,025	1,575.00	1,575.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,116	1,650.00–1,825.00	1,773.21
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,360	1,725.00	1,725.00
Bred Cows — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	788	1,300.00–1,525.00	1,415.71
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,220	2,250.00	2,250.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,205	2,325.00	2,325.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	965	2,550.00	2,550.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	770	2,425.00	2,425.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,300	2,700.00	2,700.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,135	2,600.00	2,600.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,065	194.00	194.00
5	—	1,344	183.00–187.00	184.93
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,022	125.00–130.00	128.73
6	—	1,063	137.00–145.00	140.66
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,170	137.00–146.00	142.01
10	—	1,324	149.00–155.00	151.68

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How this sale compares

Wilkes County Stockyard - Washington, GA

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