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Name: Washington livestock auction prices — 2024-03-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-12

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Washington, Georgia · Tue, Mar 12

● Final52 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1944

← Mar 5Mar 12Mar 19 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

165 head

▼ 32 vs last sale 197▲ 67 vs year ago 98 · +68.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

25 head

▼ 4 vs last sale 29▲ 11 vs year ago 14 · +78.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

5 head

▲ 1 vs last sale 4▼ 11 vs year ago 16 · −68.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago slaughter cattle, Bulls and Replacement cattle Lightly tested, All classes of feeder cattle steady.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $244.29/cwt on 9 head. That ranks 1 of 23 comparable sales and sits −100.75 against this barn's trailing median of $345.04.

Average price

$244.29

9 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,313

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$132

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

$29.78/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.52

vs GA average

−31.88 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	523	258.33	1,352	3thin
Medium and Large 2	555	245.99	1,366	3thin
Medium and Large 3	534	228.55	1,220	3thin

One grade step is worth $29.78/cwt here — about $132 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale9 hd

244.29

—

GA average14 barns · 355 hd

251.81

−7.52

National average176 barns · 16,729 hd

276.17

−31.88

This barn, trailing median23 sales

345.04

−100.75

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

23 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $390.25, low $278.50, median $345.04 across 23 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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	1,535	137.00	2,103	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,064	123.08	1,309	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	954	99.35	948	4thin

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	983	$1,202	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	885	$985	1thin

Every lot

52 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	312	335.56/cwt	332.00–340.00	1,047	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	405	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,316	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	440	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,276	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	470	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,481	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	473	285.97/cwt	285.00–287.00	1,353	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	505	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,465	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	505	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,364	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	575	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,593	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	575	252.57/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,452	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	640	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,664	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	311	270.51/cwt	270.00–272.00	841	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	325	263.42/cwt	260.00–267.00	856	5
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	333	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	932	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	363	272.33/cwt	270.00–275.00	989	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	373	285.13/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,064	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	373	262.38/cwt	260.00–265.00	979	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	420	274.88/cwt	270.00–277.00	1,154	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	429	281.10/cwt	279.00–287.00	1,206	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	440	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,131	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	453	273.52/cwt	270.00–277.00	1,239	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	455	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,124	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	478	255.63/cwt	255.00–257.00	1,222	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	505	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,313	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	510	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,275	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	518	226.83/cwt	222.00–232.00	1,175	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	560	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,428	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	565	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,311	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	578	243.99/cwt	241.00–247.00	1,410	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	620	215.97/cwt	215.00–217.00	1,339	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	658	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,500	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 3	725	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,392	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	325	330.75/cwt	327.00–335.00	1,075	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	345	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,070	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	360	277.53/cwt	275.00–280.00	999	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	383	332.48/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,273	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	388	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,242	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	435	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,283	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	443	302.46/cwt	295.00–310.00	1,340	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	465	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,325	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	478	273.98/cwt	272.00–275.00	1,310	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	515	259.90/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,338	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	516	276.49/cwt	275.00–277.00	1,427	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	570	246.65/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,406	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	600	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,410	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,535	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	2,103	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	855	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	975	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	887	97.46/cwt	96.00–100.00	864	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,034	118.40/cwt	116.00–122.00	1,224	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,129	128.63/cwt	126.00–130.00	1,452	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,155	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,213	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	885	985.00/head	985.00–985.00	985	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	983	1,201.53/head	1,100.00–1,275.00	1,202	2

This sale against other markets

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 Mar 12, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 165Last week 197Year ago 98

Slaughter CattleReceipts 25Last week 29Year ago 14

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 4Year ago 16

Compared to one week ago slaughter cattle, Bulls and Replacement cattle Lightly tested, All classes of feeder cattle steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	473	285.00–287.00	285.97
1	500–550	505	270.00	270.00
2	550–600	575	250.00–255.00	252.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	312	332.00–340.00	335.56
1	400–450	440	290.00	290.00
1	450–500	470	315.00	315.00
2	550–600	575	277.00	277.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	325.00	325.00
1	500–550	505	290.00	290.00
1	600–650	640	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	388	320.00	320.00
2	400–450	443	295.00–310.00	302.46
1	450–500	465	285.00	285.00
4	500–550	516	275.00–277.00	276.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	325	327.00–335.00	330.75
2	350–400	383	330.00–335.00	332.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	310.00	310.00
2	350–400	360	275.00–280.00	277.53
2	400–450	435	295.00	295.00
3	450–500	478	272.00–275.00	273.98
2	500–550	515	255.00–265.00	259.90
3	550–600	570	245.00–250.00	246.65
1	600–650	600	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	311	270.00–272.00	270.51
6	350–400	363	270.00–275.00	272.33
6	400–450	420	270.00–277.00	274.88
3	450–500	478	255.00–257.00	255.63
1	500–550	510	250.00	250.00
2	550–600	578	241.00–247.00	243.99
2	600–650	620	215.00–217.00	215.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	333	280.00	280.00
4	350–400	373	280.00–290.00	285.13
7	400–450	429	279.00–287.00	281.10
2	450–500	453	270.00–277.00	273.52
2	500–550	505	260.00	260.00
1	550–600	560	255.00	255.00
2	650–700	658	228.00	228.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	325	260.00–267.00	263.42
2	350–400	373	260.00–265.00	262.38
1	400–450	440	257.00	257.00
1	450–500	455	247.00	247.00
2	500–550	518	222.00–232.00	226.83
1	550–600	565	232.00	232.00
1	700–750	725	192.00	192.00

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)	1	—	885	985.00	985.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	983	1,100.00–1,275.00	1,201.53

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	855	114.00	114.00
5	—	1,129	126.00–130.00	128.63
4	—	1,034	116.00–122.00	118.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	887	96.00–100.00	97.46
1	—	1,155	105.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,535	137.00	137.00

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.