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Washington

Name: Washington livestock auction prices — 2024-07-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-07-23

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Washington, Georgia · Tue, Jul 23

● Final72 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1944

← Jul 16Jul 23Jul 30 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

179 head

▼ 24 vs last sale 203▲ 34 vs year ago 145 · +23.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

30 head

▲ 17 vs last sale 13▲ 1 vs year ago 29 · +3.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

13 head

▼ 35 vs last sale 48▼ 10 vs year ago 23 · −43.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago Slaughter cows, bulls, and replacements 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 $230.36/cwt on 8 head. That ranks 1 of 23 comparable sales and sits −114.69 against this barn's trailing median of $345.04.

Average price

$230.36

8 head · 535 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,233

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$135

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

$29.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.90

vs GA average

−34.27 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	540	250.00	1,350	1thin
Medium and Large 2	528	230.17	1,216	5thin
Medium and Large 3	550	221.00	1,216	2thin

One grade step is worth $29.00/cwt here — about $135 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale8 hd

230.36

—

GA average13 barns · 552 hd

242.25

−11.90

National average157 barns · 8,958 hd

264.63

−34.27

This barn, trailing median23 sales

345.04

−114.69

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	1,772	169.56	3,005	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,176	128.61	1,512	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,203	88.50	1,064	2thin

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)	1,238	$1,703	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,075	$1,345	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	959	$1,283	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	725	$1,425	1thin

Every lot

72 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	240	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	792	1
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	245	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	882	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	255	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	880	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	265	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	875	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	323	287.48/cwt	285.00–290.00	929	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	335	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,022	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	368	295.03/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,086	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	370	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,221	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	410	272.30/cwt	270.00–277.00	1,116	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	415	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,079	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	475	274.42/cwt	272.00–277.00	1,303	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	477	290.25/cwt	287.00–297.00	1,384	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	480	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,248	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	535	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,338	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	537	271.76/cwt	265.00–274.00	1,459	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	565	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,384	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	615	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,568	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	645	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,193	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	700	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,400	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	740	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,569	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	270	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	761	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	283	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	849	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	290	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	783	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	315	277.50/cwt	275.00–280.00	874	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	327	256.84/cwt	250.00–260.00	840	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	366	268.51/cwt	265.00–272.00	983	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	368	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	883	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	378	250.62/cwt	247.00–255.00	947	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	417	265.32/cwt	262.00–270.00	1,106	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	422	229.92/cwt	225.00–235.00	970	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	433	245.52/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,063	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	465	265.97/cwt	265.00–267.00	1,237	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	468	241.01/cwt	237.00–247.00	1,128	8
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	483	254.01/cwt	250.00–257.00	1,227	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	523	230.21/cwt	227.00–237.00	1,204	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	535	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,177	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	540	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,350	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	550	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,265	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	565	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,254	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	614	215.23/cwt	210.00–218.00	1,322	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	675	203.98/cwt	201.00–207.00	1,377	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	695	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,251	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 3	220	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	671	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	290	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,073	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	374	318.03/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,189	5
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	375	306.69/cwt	305.00–310.00	1,150	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	380	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,292	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	413	293.56/cwt	290.00–297.00	1,212	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	424	295.39/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,252	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	430	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,183	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	460	262.47/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,207	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	485	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	1,402	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	504	252.98/cwt	250.00–257.00	1,275	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	505	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,136	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	528	239.28/cwt	222.00–247.00	1,263	6
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	555	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,288	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	575	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,248	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	630	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,260	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	674	207.63/cwt	205.00–209.00	1,399	3
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	715	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,359	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 3	790	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,225	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,710	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	2,839	1
Bulls	—	—	1,793	170.74/cwt	170.00–172.00	3,061	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,160	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	951	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,167	131.26/cwt	129.00–136.00	1,532	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,191	123.85/cwt	120.00–127.00	1,475	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,245	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,183	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	810	800.00/head	625.00–925.00	800	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,001	1,421.04/head	1,225.00–1,675.00	1,421	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,075	1,345.31/head	1,225.00–1,475.00	1,345	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,238	1,702.93/head	1,525.00–1,850.00	1,703	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	725	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	1

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 Jul 23, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 179Last week 203Year ago 145

Slaughter CattleReceipts 30Last week 13Year ago 29

Replacement CattleReceipts 13Last week 48Year ago 23

Compared to one week ago Slaughter cows, bulls, and replacements 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 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	330.00	330.00
1	250–300	265	330.00	330.00
1	300–350	335	305.00	305.00
2	350–400	368	290.00–300.00	295.03
3	400–450	410	270.00–277.00	272.30
2	450–500	475	272.00–277.00	274.42
1	500–550	535	250.00	250.00
1	550–600	565	245.00	245.00
1	700–750	700	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	360.00	360.00
1	250–300	255	345.00	345.00
2	350–400	370	330.00	330.00
3	450–500	477	287.00–297.00	290.25
4	500–550	537	265.00–274.00	271.76
2	600–650	615	255.00	255.00
1	700–750	740	212.00	212.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	323	285.00–290.00	287.48
1	400–450	415	260.00	260.00
1	450–500	480	260.00	260.00
1	600–650	645	185.00	185.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	282.00	282.00
2	300–350	315	275.00–280.00	277.50
3	350–400	378	247.00–255.00	250.62
6	400–450	433	240.00–250.00	245.52
3	450–500	483	250.00–257.00	254.01
4	500–550	523	227.00–237.00	230.21
1	550–600	550	230.00	230.00
4	600–650	614	210.00–218.00	215.23
2	650–700	675	201.00–207.00	203.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	283	300.00	300.00
4	350–400	366	265.00–272.00	268.51
5	400–450	417	262.00–270.00	265.32
2	450–500	465	265.00–267.00	265.97
1	500–550	540	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	270.00	270.00
3	300–350	327	250.00–260.00	256.84
2	350–400	368	240.00	240.00
6	400–450	422	225.00–235.00	229.92
8	450–500	468	237.00–247.00	241.01
1	500–550	535	220.00	220.00
1	550–600	565	222.00	222.00
1	650–700	695	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	374	315.00–320.00	318.03
2	400–450	413	290.00–297.00	293.56
6	500–550	528	222.00–247.00	239.28
1	550–600	555	232.00	232.00
3	650–700	674	205.00–209.00	207.63
1	700–750	715	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	370.00	370.00
1	350–400	380	340.00	340.00
5	400–450	424	290.00–300.00	295.39
1	450–500	485	289.00	289.00
4	500–550	504	250.00–257.00	252.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	305.00	305.00
3	350–400	375	305.00–310.00	306.69
1	400–450	430	275.00	275.00
2	450–500	460	260.00–265.00	262.47
1	500–550	505	225.00	225.00
1	550–600	575	217.00	217.00
2	600–650	630	200.00	200.00
1	750–800	790	155.00	155.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,075	1,225.00–1,475.00	1,345.31
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,001	1,225.00–1,675.00	1,421.04
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,238	1,525.00–1,850.00	1,702.93

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	810	625.00–925.00	800.00

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	1	—	725	1,425.00	1,425.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,191	120.00–127.00	123.85
9	—	1,167	129.00–136.00	131.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,245	95.00	95.00
1	—	1,160	82.00	82.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,710	166.00	166.00
3	—	1,793	170.00–172.00	170.74

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.