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Name: Washington livestock auction prices — 2024-03-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-26

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Washington, Georgia · Tue, Mar 26

● Final50 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1944

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Feeder Cattle receipts

270 head

▲ 68 vs last sale 202▲ 66 vs year ago 204 · +32.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

54 head

▼ 18 vs last sale 72▲ 26 vs year ago 28 · +92.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

13 head

▼ 53 vs last sale 66▼ 40 vs year ago 53 · −75.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago slaughter cattle and bulls steady, replacement cattle and 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 $239.58/cwt on 10 head. That ranks 1 of 23 comparable sales and sits −105.46 against this barn's trailing median of $345.04.

Average price

$239.58

10 head · 531 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,273

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$53

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$17.54/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.61

vs GA average

−27.29 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	516	248.94	1,285	4thin
Medium and Large 1	590	243.00	1,434	1thin
Medium and Large 3	532	231.40	1,231	5thin

One grade step is worth $17.54/cwt here — about $53 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 sale10 hd

239.58

—

GA average14 barns · 326 hd

249.18

−9.61

National average161 barns · 9,489 hd

266.87

−27.29

This barn, trailing median23 sales

345.04

−105.46

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	—	Low	1,635	145.21	2,375	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,575	132.45	2,087	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,139	123.99	1,412	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	923	83.66	772	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)	1,005	$1,531	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	950	$1,204	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	805	$1,514	5

Every lot

50 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 · Steers7 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	375	340.13/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,275	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	466	298.45/cwt	295.00–302.00	1,391	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	523	281.02/cwt	280.00–282.00	1,470	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	585	273.51/cwt	272.00–275.00	1,600	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	625	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,581	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	640	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,677	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	690	233.51/cwt	232.00–235.00	1,611	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	230	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	683	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	328	272.78/cwt	270.00–277.00	895	6
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	330	288.52/cwt	287.00–290.00	952	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	370	268.03/cwt	265.00–272.00	992	7
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	373	278.69/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,040	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	411	263.44/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,083	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	414	254.18/cwt	250.00–257.00	1,052	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	459	264.02/cwt	260.00–267.00	1,212	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	468	251.38/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,176	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	516	248.94/cwt	247.00–255.00	1,285	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	525	231.75/cwt	230.00–237.00	1,217	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	560	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,288	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	590	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,434	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 3	745	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,319	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	325	348.09/cwt	342.00–352.00	1,131	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	329	330.38/cwt	327.00–337.00	1,087	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	365	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,296	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	376	303.83/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,142	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	417	289.42/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,207	8
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	421	304.95/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,284	7
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	422	306.68/cwt	290.00–325.00	1,294	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	455	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,320	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	468	270.49/cwt	269.00–272.00	1,266	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	475	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,354	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	517	271.18/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,402	6
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	553	263.49/cwt	262.00–265.00	1,457	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	605	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,331	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 3	680	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,496	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 3	705	207.50/cwt	205.00–210.00	1,463	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,425	138.60/cwt	137.00–140.00	1,975	3
Bulls	—	—	1,706	146.28/cwt	139.00–149.00	2,496	4
Bulls	—	—	1,810	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	2,769	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	910	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	837	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	930	79.49/cwt	79.00–80.00	739	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,087	115.31/cwt	112.00–119.00	1,253	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,147	134.16/cwt	132.00–137.00	1,539	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,207	125.13/cwt	123.00–128.00	1,510	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,498	134.47/cwt	134.00–136.00	2,014	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,640	130.77/cwt	129.00–133.00	2,145	6
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	600	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	856	1,549.05/head	1,425.00–1,775.00	1,549	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	950	1,203.91/head	1,075.00–1,325.00	1,204	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,005	1,531.22/head	1,400.00–1,650.00	1,531	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 26, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 270Last week 202Year ago 204

Slaughter CattleReceipts 54Last week 72Year ago 28

Replacement CattleReceipts 13Last week 66Year ago 53

Compared to one week ago slaughter cattle and bulls steady, replacement cattle and all classes of feeder cattle steady.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,207	123.00–128.00	125.13
7	—	1,147	132.00–137.00	134.16
9	—	1,087	112.00–119.00	115.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,498	134.00–136.00	134.47
6	—	1,640	129.00–133.00	130.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	930	79.00–80.00	79.49
1	—	910	92.00	92.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,425	137.00–140.00	138.60
4	—	1,706	139.00–149.00	146.28
2	—	1,810	153.00	153.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	329	327.00–337.00	330.38
7	400–450	421	300.00–310.00	304.95
2	450–500	475	285.00	285.00
2	550–600	553	262.00–265.00	263.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	325	342.00–352.00	348.09
1	350–400	365	355.00	355.00
4	400–450	422	290.00–325.00	306.68
2	450–500	455	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	376	300.00–310.00	303.83
8	400–450	417	285.00–295.00	289.42
2	450–500	468	269.00–272.00	270.49
6	500–550	517	270.00–275.00	271.18
2	600–650	605	220.00	220.00
1	650–700	680	220.00	220.00
2	700–750	705	205.00–210.00	207.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	297.00	297.00
2	300–350	330	287.00–290.00	288.52
4	350–400	373	275.00–285.00	278.69
4	450–500	459	260.00–267.00	264.02
4	500–550	516	247.00–255.00	248.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	411	260.00–270.00	263.44
1	550–600	590	243.00	243.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	328	270.00–277.00	272.78
7	350–400	370	265.00–272.00	268.03
5	400–450	414	250.00–257.00	254.18
5	450–500	468	250.00–255.00	251.38
4	500–550	525	230.00–237.00	231.75
1	550–600	560	230.00	230.00
1	700–750	745	177.00	177.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	640	262.00	262.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	375	335.00–345.00	340.13
4	450–500	466	295.00–302.00	298.45
2	500–550	523	280.00–282.00	281.02
2	550–600	585	272.00–275.00	273.51
2	650–700	690	232.00–235.00	233.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	625	253.00	253.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	600	1,375.00	1,375.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	856	1,425.00–1,775.00	1,549.05

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	950	1,075.00–1,325.00	1,203.91
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,005	1,400.00–1,650.00	1,531.22

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.