Name: Washington livestock auction prices — 2025-06-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-06-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, replacement cattle lightly tested. Slaughter cattle unevenly steady. Steer calves lightly tested. Bull calves steady to 5.00 higher. Heifer calves unevenly steady. All feeder cattle classes over 600 lbs. lightly tested.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $304.45/cwt on 15 head. That ranks 1 of 20 comparable sales and sits −64.90 against this barn's trailing median of $369.35.

Average price

$304.45

15 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,637

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$337

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

$55.21/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.31

vs GA average

−31.46 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	540	320.21	1,728	9thin
Medium and Large 2	539	288.70	1,556	4thin
Medium and Large 3	525	265.00	1,391	2thin

One grade step is worth $55.21/cwt here — about $337 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

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 sale15 hd

304.45

—

GA average14 barns · 371 hd

316.76

−12.31

National average145 barns · 7,340 hd

335.91

−31.46

This barn, trailing median20 sales

369.35

−64.90

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	1,817	188.33	3,421	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,550	158.00	2,449	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,285	155.48	1,998	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,128	133.38	1,505	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)	1,165	$2,124	7
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,162	$2,017	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,153	$1,803	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,015	$2,309	2thin

Every lot, as filed

65 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	500–550	505	295.05/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,490	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	256.25/cwt	252.50–260.00	1,614	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,752	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	337	345.00/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,163	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	347.36/cwt	337.50–355.00	1,469	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	376	371.06/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,395	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	419	352.22/cwt	345.00–360.00	1,476	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	516	340.62/cwt	337.50–345.00	1,758	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	283.70/cwt	280.00–287.50	1,767	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,045	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	469	347.90/cwt	340.00–352.50	1,632	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,015	2,309.48/head	2,225.00–2,400.00	2,309	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	372.47/cwt	370.00–375.00	1,397	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	469	305.22/cwt	295.00–320.00	1,431	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,784	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	299.15/cwt	285.00–310.00	1,271	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	282.34/cwt	270.00–295.00	1,618	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,391	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	473	301.28/cwt	295.00–307.50	1,425	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	410	322.56/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,322	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,095	1,737.10/head	1,675.00–1,825.00	1,737	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,177	2,051.13/head	2,000.00–2,100.00	2,051	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	375	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,200	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	568	288.61/cwt	282.50–295.00	1,639	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	518	316.72/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,641	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	459	292.53/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,343	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,235	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,482	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,075	140.07/cwt	138.00–142.00	1,506	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,550	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	2,449	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,268	165.62/cwt	164.00–167.00	2,100	2
Bulls	—	—	1,820	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	3,440	1
Bulls	—	—	1,615	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	2,875	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	368	347.14/cwt	340.00–355.00	1,277	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	435	335.10/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,458	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	485	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,601	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,213	143.19/cwt	140.00–146.00	1,737	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,310	156.10/cwt	154.00–158.00	2,045	7
Bulls	—	—	2,015	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	3,990	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	367	342.43/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,257	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	514	337.00/cwt	332.50–342.50	1,732	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	350	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,365	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	390	343.50/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,340	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	278	370.06/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,029	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	635	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,619	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,363	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	328.70/cwt	317.50–340.00	1,867	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,667	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,881	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,845	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	311.82/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,787	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,156	2,177.89/head	2,125.00–2,250.00	2,178	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,570	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	353.79/cwt	352.50–355.00	1,822	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	366.75/cwt	365.00–370.00	1,559	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	344.31/cwt	337.50–355.00	1,625	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	326.93/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,677	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	321.57/cwt	312.50–330.00	1,367	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	334.86/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,550	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	311.44/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,619	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	327.94/cwt	320.00–332.50	1,525	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,325	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,220	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	372	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,228	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	730	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,862	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	650	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,674	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 24, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 155Last week 123Year ago 188

Slaughter CattleReceipts 20Last week 26Year ago 35

Replacement CattleReceipts 35Last week 15Year ago 29

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	337	340.00–350.00	345.00
3	350–400	372	330.00	330.00
6	400–450	425	312.50–330.00	321.57
8	450–500	469	295.00–320.00	305.22
2	500–550	505	290.00–300.00	295.05
2	550–600	573	270.00–295.00	282.34
1	650–700	650	257.50	257.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	320.00	320.00
13	400–450	425	285.00–310.00	299.15
4	450–500	459	290.00–295.00	292.53
2	500–550	525	265.00	265.00
1	600–650	635	255.00	255.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	367	340.00–345.00	342.43
1	400–450	410	332.50	332.50
2	450–500	463	330.00–340.00	334.86
5	500–550	513	320.00–330.00	326.93
4	550–600	573	300.00–320.00	311.82
1	600–650	605	305.00	305.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	376	360.00–375.00	371.06
5	400–450	423	337.50–355.00	347.36
4	450–500	465	320.00–332.50	327.94
4	500–550	520	300.00–320.00	311.44
1	550–600	565	310.00	310.00
2	600–650	630	252.50–260.00	256.25
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	390	330.00–350.00	343.50
2	400–450	410	320.00–325.00	322.56
2	450–500	473	295.00–307.50	301.28
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	390.00	390.00
1	400–450	430	365.00	365.00
5	450–500	472	337.50–355.00	344.31
5	500–550	514	332.50–342.50	337.00
2	550–600	568	317.50–340.00	328.70
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	375	370.00–375.00	372.47
8	400–450	419	345.00–360.00	352.22
10	450–500	469	340.00–352.50	347.90
4	500–550	516	337.50–345.00	340.62
1	550–600	580	307.50	307.50
2	600–650	623	280.00–287.50	283.70
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	278	360.00–375.00	370.06
2	350–400	368	340.00–355.00	347.14
3	400–450	435	330.00–340.00	335.10
1	450–500	485	330.00	330.00
3	500–550	518	310.00–320.00	316.72
2	550–600	568	282.50–295.00	288.61
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	425	365.00–370.00	366.75
2	450–500	463	360.00	360.00
2	500–550	515	352.50–355.00	353.79
2	550–600	570	330.00	330.00
1	700–750	730	255.00	255.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,045	1,850.00	1,850.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,095	1,675.00–1,825.00	1,737.10
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,177	2,000.00–2,100.00	2,051.13
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,156	2,125.00–2,250.00	2,177.89
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,325	2,000.00	2,000.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,220	2,100.00	2,100.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,015	2,225.00–2,400.00	2,309.48

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,235	120.00	120.00
2	—	1,075	138.00–142.00	140.07
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,550	158.00	158.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,268	164.00–167.00	165.62
2	—	1,213	140.00–146.00	143.19
7	—	1,310	154.00–158.00	156.10
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,820	189.00	189.00
1	—	1,615	178.00	178.00
1	—	2,015	198.00	198.00

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

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Replacement Cattle

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