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Name: Washington livestock auction prices — 2024-09-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-17

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Washington, Georgia · Tue, Sep 17

● Final66 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1944

← Sep 10Sep 17Sep 24 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

146 head

▼ 98 vs last sale 244▼ 21 vs year ago 167 · −12.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

45 head

▲ 6 vs last sale 39▲ 2 vs year ago 43 · +4.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

29 head

▲ 8 vs last sale 21▲ 15 vs year ago 14 · +107.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago slaughter cows 8.00 lower, bulls lightly tested, Replacements cows and all classes of feeder cattle mostly 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 $219.01/cwt on 15 head. That ranks 1 of 23 comparable sales and sits −126.03 against this barn's trailing median of $345.04.

Average price

$219.01

15 head · 535 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,173

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$205

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

$32.33/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.04

vs GA average

−18.00 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	537	225.83	1,212	11thin
Medium and Large 2	545	207.00	1,128	2thin
Medium and Large 3	520	193.50	1,006	2thin

One grade step is worth $32.33/cwt here — about $205 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale15 hd

219.01

—

GA average16 barns · 947 hd

215.97

+3.04

National average181 barns · 11,482 hd

237.01

−18.00

This barn, trailing median23 sales

345.04

−126.03

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	1,480	155.00	2,294	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,106	109.83	1,215	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	915	90.44	827	8thin

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)	1,180	$1,489	5
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,098	$1,273	8
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	848	$943	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	949	$1,259	8

Every lot

66 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 · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	390	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,092	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	428	248.53/cwt	247.00–250.00	1,064	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	468	274.95/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,287	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	473	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,041	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	480	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,152	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	510	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,428	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	523	222.46/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,163	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	525	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,260	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	550	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,386	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	570	225.51/cwt	225.00–226.00	1,285	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	675	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,350	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	700	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,449	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	320	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	806	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	320	232.62/cwt	230.00–235.00	744	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	370	252.43/cwt	250.00–255.00	934	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	265.07/cwt	260.00–270.00	994	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	405	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,073	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	423	231.88/cwt	230.00–235.00	981	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	428	221.65/cwt	215.00–227.00	949	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	467	215.66/cwt	215.00–217.00	1,007	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	495	199.00/cwt	197.00–201.00	985	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	520	193.50/cwt	192.00–195.00	1,006	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	526	229.74/cwt	227.00–232.00	1,208	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	540	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,118	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	550	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,139	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	555	218.99/cwt	212.00–232.00	1,215	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	600	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,140	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	625	184.33/cwt	182.00–186.00	1,152	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	665	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,303	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	675	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,094	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	690	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,173	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	345	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,104	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	358	297.48/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,065	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	375	262.07/cwt	257.00–267.00	983	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	403	264.97/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,068	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	415	212.44/cwt	210.00–215.00	882	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	433	233.73/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,012	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	490	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,029	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	495	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,139	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	513	223.48/cwt	220.00–227.00	1,146	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	523	201.74/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,055	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	535	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,150	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	570	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,254	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	585	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,141	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	620	194.27/cwt	190.00–197.00	1,204	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	625	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,094	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 3	695	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,043	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	705	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,297	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	705	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,142	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 3	743	138.49/cwt	137.00–140.00	1,029	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,480	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	2,294	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	810	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	810	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	923	83.08/cwt	80.00–87.00	767	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	935	93.56/cwt	90.00–95.00	875	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,055	109.03/cwt	106.00–111.00	1,150	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,138	98.62/cwt	96.00–102.00	1,122	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,151	117.84/cwt	115.00–120.00	1,356	8
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	845	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Bred Cows	—	Small 1	850	785.00/head	785.00–785.00	785	1
Bred Cows	—	Small 1	895	884.57/head	850.00–925.00	885	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,165	1,401.97/head	1,100.00–1,625.00	1,402	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,180	1,489.24/head	1,250.00–1,675.00	1,489	5
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1	690	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1	718	755.40/head	700.00–800.00	755	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	980	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,168	1,654.67/head	1,525.00–1,725.00	1,655	3

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 Sep 17, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 146Last week 244Year ago 167

Slaughter CattleReceipts 45Last week 39Year ago 43

Replacement CattleReceipts 29Last week 21Year ago 14

Compared to one week ago slaughter cows 8.00 lower, bulls lightly tested, Replacements cows and all classes of feeder cattle mostly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	415	210.00–215.00	212.44
3	500–550	523	200.00–205.00	201.74
1	550–600	585	195.00	195.00
1	600–650	625	175.00	175.00
1	650–700	695	150.00	150.00
2	700–750	743	137.00–140.00	138.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	320.00	320.00
2	350–400	358	295.00–300.00	297.48
2	400–450	403	260.00–270.00	264.97
1	450–500	495	230.00	230.00
2	500–550	513	220.00–227.00	223.48
1	550–600	570	220.00	220.00
4	600–650	620	190.00–197.00	194.27
1	700–750	705	184.00	184.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	375	257.00–267.00	262.07
4	400–450	433	230.00–240.00	233.73
1	450–500	490	210.00	210.00
1	500–550	535	215.00	215.00
1	700–750	705	162.00	162.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	320	230.00–235.00	232.62
2	350–400	370	250.00–255.00	252.43
8	400–450	423	230.00–235.00	231.88
3	450–500	467	215.00–217.00	215.66
1	500–550	540	207.00	207.00
1	550–600	550	207.00	207.00
3	600–650	625	182.00–186.00	184.33
1	650–700	690	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	320	252.00	252.00
3	350–400	375	260.00–270.00	265.07
1	400–450	405	265.00	265.00
7	500–550	526	227.00–232.00	229.74
4	550–600	555	212.00–232.00	218.99
1	600–650	600	190.00	190.00
1	650–700	665	196.00	196.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	428	215.00–227.00	221.65
2	450–500	495	197.00–201.00	199.00
2	500–550	520	192.00–195.00	193.50
1	650–700	675	162.00	162.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	428	247.00–250.00	248.53
1	450–500	480	240.00	240.00
1	500–550	525	240.00	240.00
2	550–600	570	225.00–226.00	225.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	473	220.00	220.00
2	500–550	523	220.00–225.00	222.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	280.00	280.00
3	450–500	468	270.00–280.00	274.95
1	500–550	510	280.00	280.00
1	550–600	550	252.00	252.00
1	650–700	675	200.00	200.00
1	700–750	700	207.00	207.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	923	80.00–87.00	83.08
1	—	810	100.00	100.00
4	—	935	90.00–95.00	93.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,138	96.00–102.00	98.62
8	—	1,151	115.00–120.00	117.84
10	—	1,055	106.00–111.00	109.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,480	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$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,165	1,100.00–1,625.00	1,401.97
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	845	1,100.00	1,100.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,180	1,250.00–1,675.00	1,489.24

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	895	850.00–925.00	884.57
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	850	785.00	785.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	718	700.00–800.00	755.40
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	690	1,350.00	1,350.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,168	1,525.00–1,725.00	1,654.67

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	—	980	1,125.00	1,125.00

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.