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Washington

Name: Washington livestock auction prices — 2024-06-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-06-25

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Washington, Georgia · Tue, Jun 25

● Final81 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1944

← Jun 18Jun 25Jul 9 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

188 head

▼ 30 vs last sale 218▲ 105 vs year ago 83 · +126.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

35 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 35▲ 19 vs year ago 16 · +118.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

29 head

▼ 34 vs last sale 63▲ 20 vs year ago 9 · +222.2%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Correction to Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 2

This report will not be released next week due to the July 4th HolidayCompared to one week ago slaughter cows, bulls 3.00 to 5.00 lower replacements steady, all classes of feeder cattle unevenly 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 $228.11/cwt on 22 head. That ranks 1 of 23 comparable sales and sits −116.93 against this barn's trailing median of $345.04.

Average price

$228.11

22 head · 536 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,223

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$172

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

$31.84/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−21.91

vs GA average

−41.17 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	532	234.34	1,246	14thin
Medium and Large 2	549	222.11	1,219	6thin
Medium and Large 3	530	202.50	1,073	2thin

One grade step is worth $31.84/cwt here — about $172 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 sale22 hd

228.11

—

GA average15 barns · 587 hd

250.02

−21.91

National average153 barns · 8,958 hd

269.28

−41.17

This barn, trailing median23 sales

345.04

−116.93

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	1,742	161.53	2,813	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,446	142.81	2,065	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,215	132.20	1,606	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,098	109.11	1,198	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,166	$1,678	8
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,119	$1,604	7
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	972	$1,348	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,017	$1,834	3thin

Every lot

81 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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	320	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	1,014	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	340	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,020	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	367	322.38/cwt	317.00–325.00	1,183	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	445	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,299	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	455	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,160	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	477	273.64/cwt	271.00–275.00	1,305	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	478	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,243	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	516	270.31/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,395	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	530	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,362	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	563	263.96/cwt	260.00–269.00	1,486	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	588	249.51/cwt	247.00–252.00	1,467	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	590	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,298	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	610	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,580	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	615	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,476	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	715	247.17/cwt	223.00–271.00	1,767	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	760	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,497	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	800	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,680	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	293	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	791	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	300	252.50/cwt	250.00–255.00	758	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	310	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	853	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	328	261.47/cwt	260.00–265.00	858	7
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	363	245.16/cwt	240.00–250.00	890	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	366	261.25/cwt	260.00–265.00	956	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	390	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	917	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	422	232.98/cwt	228.00–237.00	983	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	438	236.62/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,036	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	445	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,113	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	474	242.93/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,151	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	475	233.13/cwt	230.00–236.00	1,107	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	480	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,032	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	500	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,025	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	520	224.55/cwt	220.00–229.00	1,168	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	521	235.44/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,227	11
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	560	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,120	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	570	230.32/cwt	227.00–234.00	1,313	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	578	219.66/cwt	219.00–220.00	1,270	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	617	214.86/cwt	209.00–219.00	1,326	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	620	194.84/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,208	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	660	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,254	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	671	198.76/cwt	195.00–200.00	1,334	4
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 3	740	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,332	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	760	194.97/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,482	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 3	790	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,343	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	277	363.07/cwt	362.00–365.00	1,006	3
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 3	280	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	882	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	290	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	977	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	320	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,040	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	335	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,005	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	375	294.53/cwt	292.00–297.00	1,104	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	390	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,080	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	395	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,244	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	410	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,107	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	415	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,038	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	450	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,238	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	478	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,243	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	513	269.06/cwt	265.00–273.00	1,380	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	513	254.88/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,308	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	540	244.04/cwt	240.00–248.00	1,318	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	562	253.32/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,424	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	585	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,229	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	618	223.47/cwt	222.00–225.00	1,381	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	660	222.52/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,469	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	730	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,679	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 3	730	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,351	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 3	795	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,272	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,385	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	2,050	1
Bulls	—	—	1,803	163.56/cwt	162.00–165.00	2,949	2
Bulls	—	—	1,975	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	3,377	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	985	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	995	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,083	125.00/cwt	122.00–129.00	1,354	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,155	113.17/cwt	111.00–115.00	1,307	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,220	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,379	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,363	142.70/cwt	140.00–146.00	1,945	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,365	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,856	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,473	145.08/cwt	144.00–147.00	2,137	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	890	1,160.81/head	1,025.00–1,210.00	1,161	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,034	1,489.00/head	1,375.00–1,550.00	1,489	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,119	1,604.34/head	1,300.00–1,825.00	1,604	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,166	1,678.27/head	1,450.00–1,800.00	1,678	8
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	985	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,033	2,037.89/head	1,850.00–2,250.00	2,038	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 Jun 25, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 188Last week 218Year ago 83

Slaughter CattleReceipts 35Last week 35Year ago 16

Replacement CattleReceipts 29Last week 63Year ago 9

Correction to Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 2

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	293	270.00	270.00
7	300–350	328	260.00–265.00	261.47
3	350–400	363	240.00–250.00	245.16
3	400–450	438	230.00–240.00	236.62
2	450–500	475	230.00–236.00	233.13
3	500–550	520	220.00–229.00	224.55
3	550–600	578	219.00–220.00	219.66
2	600–650	620	190.00–200.00	194.84
4	650–700	671	195.00–200.00	198.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	300	250.00–255.00	252.50
1	350–400	390	235.00	235.00
5	400–450	422	228.00–237.00	232.98
1	450–500	480	215.00	215.00
1	500–550	500	205.00	205.00
1	550–600	560	200.00	200.00
1	650–700	660	190.00	190.00
1	700–750	740	180.00	180.00
1	750–800	790	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	275.00	275.00
4	350–400	366	260.00–265.00	261.25
1	400–450	445	250.00	250.00
5	450–500	474	240.00–250.00	242.93
11	500–550	521	230.00–240.00	235.44
3	550–600	570	227.00–234.00	230.32
3	600–650	617	209.00–219.00	214.86
2	750–800	760	190.00–200.00	194.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	300.00	300.00
2	450–500	478	260.00	260.00
1	500–550	530	257.00	257.00
2	550–600	588	247.00–252.00	249.51
1	600–650	615	240.00	240.00
1	750–800	760	197.00	197.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	317.00	317.00
3	350–400	367	317.00–325.00	322.38
1	400–450	445	292.00	292.00
3	450–500	477	271.00–275.00	273.64
6	500–550	516	265.00–275.00	270.31
3	550–600	563	260.00–269.00	263.96
1	600–650	610	259.00	259.00
2	700–750	715	223.00–271.00	247.17
1	800–850	800	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	455	255.00	255.00
1	550–600	590	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	337.00	337.00
2	350–400	375	292.00–297.00	294.53
1	400–450	410	270.00	270.00
5	450–500	478	260.00	260.00
2	500–550	513	250.00–260.00	254.88
2	600–650	618	222.00–225.00	223.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	315.00	315.00
1	300–350	335	300.00	300.00
1	350–400	390	277.00	277.00
1	400–450	415	250.00	250.00
2	500–550	540	240.00–248.00	244.04
1	550–600	585	210.00	210.00
1	700–750	730	185.00	185.00
1	750–800	795	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	277	362.00–365.00	363.07
3	300–350	320	325.00	325.00
1	350–400	395	315.00	315.00
1	450–500	450	275.00	275.00
2	500–550	513	265.00–273.00	269.06
3	550–600	562	250.00–260.00	253.32
2	650–700	660	220.00–225.00	222.52
1	700–750	730	230.00	230.00

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)	8	—	1,166	1,450.00–1,800.00	1,678.27
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,119	1,300.00–1,825.00	1,604.34
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,034	1,375.00–1,550.00	1,489.00

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)	3	—	890	1,025.00–1,210.00	1,160.81

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	2	—	1,033	1,850.00–2,250.00	2,037.89

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	985	1,425.00	1,425.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,385	148.00	148.00
2	—	1,803	162.00–165.00	163.56
1	—	1,975	171.00	171.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	985	101.00	101.00
2	—	1,155	111.00–115.00	113.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,083	122.00–129.00	125.00
8	—	1,363	140.00–146.00	142.70
1	—	1,220	113.00	113.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,365	136.00	136.00
3	—	1,473	144.00–147.00	145.08

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.