Name: Washington livestock auction prices — 2025-06-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-06-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cattle unevenly steady. Replacement cattle lightly tested. All steer classes and feeder heifers lightly tested. Bull and heifer calves sharply lower. Feeder bulls steady to 2.00 higher.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $312.53/cwt on 20 head. That ranks 1 of 16 comparable sales and sits −80.17 against this barn's trailing median of $392.70.

Average price

$312.53

20 head · 532 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,663

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$305

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

$80.93/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.45

vs GA average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	525	320.93	1,685	11thin
Medium and Large 2	536	310.03	1,662	8thin
Medium and Large 3	575	240.00	1,380	1thin

One grade step is worth $80.93/cwt here — about $305 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale20 hd

312.53

—

GA average13 barns · 322 hd

319.98

−7.45

This barn, trailing median16 sales

392.70

−80.17

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	1,875	193.84	3,635	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,478	159.50	2,357	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,265	152.84	1,934	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,004	142.23	1,428	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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,012	$1,890	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,195	$1,750	1thin

Every lot, as filed

59 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 2	700–750	730	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,351	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,639	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	295	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,077	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	332	347.84/cwt	340.00–359.00	1,155	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	460	328.78/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,512	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	312.96/cwt	305.00–317.50	1,652	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,632	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	433	322.63/cwt	315.00–330.00	1,397	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	725	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,178	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	270	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	959	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,674	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	270	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,094	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	313	309.80/cwt	305.00–315.00	970	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	310.47/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,319	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	503	272.46/cwt	265.00–280.00	1,370	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	423	296.91/cwt	290.00–310.00	1,256	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	337.53/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,316	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	760	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,330	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	1,008	2,047.95/head	1,975.00–2,125.00	2,048	2
Bred Cows	Small 2-3	—	1,195	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Bred Cows	Small 2-3	—	1,020	1,575.00/head	1,575.00–1,575.00	1,575	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	395	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,363	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	273	332.16/cwt	320.00–345.00	907	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,043	138.35/cwt	137.50–139.00	1,443	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,400	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	2,324	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,277	161.52/cwt	160.00–163.00	2,063	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	925	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,388	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,555	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	2,379	1
Bulls	—	—	1,875	193.84/cwt	188.00–197.00	3,635	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	467	289.89/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,354	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	623	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,402	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	575	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,380	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	600	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,170	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,283	152.95/cwt	150.00–159.00	1,962	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,160	139.27/cwt	136.00–143.00	1,616	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	765	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,626	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	310	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,271	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,609	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	256.55/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,706	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	483	306.14/cwt	290.00–315.00	1,479	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	380	305.16/cwt	295.00–320.00	1,160	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	318.33/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,767	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	303.75/cwt	300.00–307.50	1,838	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	301.26/cwt	300.00–302.50	1,687	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	485	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,649	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	483	337.56/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,630	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	367.59/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,507	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	292.47/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,807	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	483	313.17/cwt	307.50–315.00	1,513	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	427	337.41/cwt	320.00–355.00	1,441	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	773	174.85/cwt	170.00–180.00	1,352	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,836	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	514	321.91/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,655	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	239.92/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,523	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	1,394	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	371.39/cwt	360.00–385.00	1,170	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	437	323.32/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,413	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	750–800	750	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,763	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	535	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,712	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 Jun 17, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 123Last week 109Year ago 218

Slaughter CattleReceipts 26Last week 23Year ago 35

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 38Year ago 63

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	365.00	365.00
3	300–350	332	340.00–359.00	347.84
2	350–400	390	335.00–340.00	337.53
3	400–450	437	320.00–325.00	323.32
4	450–500	483	307.50–315.00	313.17
1	550–600	575	285.00	285.00
1	700–750	730	185.00	185.00
1	750–800	760	175.00	175.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	273	320.00–345.00	332.16
2	300–350	313	305.00–315.00	309.80
5	350–400	380	295.00–320.00	305.16
5	400–450	423	290.00–310.00	296.91
3	450–500	467	280.00–300.00	289.89
2	500–550	503	265.00–280.00	272.46
2	600–650	623	225.00	225.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	485	340.00	340.00
1	500–550	535	320.00	320.00
2	600–650	618	285.00–300.00	292.47
1	700–750	715	225.00	225.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	750	235.00	235.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	405.00	405.00
4	300–350	315	360.00–385.00	371.39
6	400–450	427	320.00–355.00	337.41
4	450–500	460	325.00–330.00	328.78
6	500–550	528	305.00–317.50	312.96
2	550–600	560	300.00–302.50	301.26
2	600–650	635	235.00–245.00	239.92
1	650–700	680	240.00	240.00
2	750–800	773	170.00–180.00	174.85
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	355.00	355.00
1	350–400	395	345.00	345.00
2	400–450	433	315.00–330.00	322.63
4	450–500	483	290.00–315.00	306.14
1	550–600	575	240.00	240.00
1	600–650	600	195.00	195.00
1	700–750	725	162.50	162.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	410.00	410.00
2	400–450	410	360.00–375.00	367.59
2	450–500	483	335.00–340.00	337.56
8	500–550	514	320.00–325.00	321.91
3	550–600	555	315.00–320.00	318.33
2	600–650	605	300.00–307.50	303.75
3	650–700	665	250.00–265.00	256.55
1	750–800	765	212.50	212.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	357.50	357.50
1	500–550	515	325.00	325.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	425	300.00–320.00	310.47
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	565	325.00	325.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,008	1,975.00–2,125.00	2,047.95
Bred Cows — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,195	1,750.00	1,750.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,020	1,575.00	1,575.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,043	137.50–139.00	138.35
1	—	925	150.00	150.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,400	166.00	166.00
1	—	1,555	153.00	153.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,277	160.00–163.00	161.52
10	—	1,283	150.00–159.00	152.95
2	—	1,160	136.00–143.00	139.27
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,875	188.00–197.00	193.84

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

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Replacement Cattle

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