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Washington

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

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Washington, Georgia · Tue, Dec 3

● Final67 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1944

← Nov 19Dec 3Dec 10 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

214 head

▲ 34 vs last sale 180▲ 7 vs year ago 207 · +3.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

53 head

▲ 15 vs last sale 38▲ 24 vs year ago 29 · +82.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

25 head

▼ 8 vs last sale 33▲ 20 vs year ago 5 · +400.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends available due to market being closed for thanksgiving the week before.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $252.58/cwt on 19 head. That ranks 1 of 18 comparable sales and sits −97.76 against this barn's trailing median of $350.35.

Average price

$252.58

19 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,363

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$173

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

$22.06/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.74

vs GA average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	555	265.89	1,475	4thin
Medium and Large 2	537	256.84	1,380	6thin
Medium and Large 3	534	243.83	1,302	9thin

One grade step is worth $22.06/cwt here — about $173 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale19 hd

252.58

—

GA average10 barns · 256 hd

265.33

−12.74

This barn, trailing median18 sales

350.35

−97.76

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

18 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $435.81, low $279.34, median $350.35 across 18 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	1,815	160.00	2,904	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,291	113.81	1,470	38
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,039	94.83	986	6thin

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)	1,326	$1,592	10
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,098	$1,161	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	879	$1,314	3thin

Every lot

67 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 · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	285	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,069	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	285	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	855	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	330	397.00/cwt	397.00–397.00	1,310	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	340	370.00/cwt	365.00–375.00	1,258	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	395	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,363	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	428	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,284	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	775	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,628	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	800	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,496	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	825	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,708	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	260	307.60/cwt	305.00–310.00	800	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	305	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,068	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	312	328.21/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,024	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	325	313.77/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,020	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	358	292.52/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,047	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	369	276.35/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,020	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	414	263.22/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,090	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	422	230.41/cwt	225.00–237.00	972	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	429	244.29/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,048	8
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	450	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,125	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	480	230.00/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,104	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	526	230.46/cwt	227.00–235.00	1,212	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	564	229.75/cwt	227.00–232.00	1,296	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	580	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,247	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	600	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,326	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	620	212.48/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,317	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	625	197.40/cwt	190.00–202.00	1,234	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	715	185.03/cwt	180.00–190.00	1,323	2
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	885	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,505	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls27 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	230	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	932	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 3	285	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	955	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	300	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,200	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	305	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	991	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	330	357.46/cwt	355.00–360.00	1,180	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	350	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,365	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	353	377.48/cwt	375.00–380.00	1,333	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	366	350.02/cwt	345.00–355.00	1,281	7
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	405	310.06/cwt	305.00–315.00	1,256	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	410	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,333	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	431	286.03/cwt	280.00–295.00	1,233	8
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	463	295.14/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,366	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	476	258.73/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,232	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	478	277.56/cwt	270.00–287.00	1,327	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	500	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,425	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	511	265.28/cwt	262.00–267.00	1,356	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	521	249.93/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,302	7
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	573	259.52/cwt	252.00–265.00	1,487	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	580	222.48/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,290	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	590	239.96/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,416	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	605	237.50/cwt	237.00–238.00	1,437	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	620	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,383	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	638	216.00/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,378	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	658	223.51/cwt	222.00–225.00	1,471	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 3	660	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,379	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 3	715	185.24/cwt	180.00–195.00	1,324	3
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 3	780	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,365	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,815	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	2,904	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	685	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	719	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	935	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	813	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,135	120.37/cwt	119.00–126.00	1,366	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,154	94.25/cwt	92.00–96.00	1,088	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,293	113.68/cwt	110.00–118.00	1,470	30
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,436	108.21/cwt	107.00–109.00	1,554	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 1-2	980	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,121	1,213.67/head	1,075.00–1,300.00	1,214	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,326	1,592.36/head	1,500.00–1,700.00	1,592	10
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	733	971.50/head	950.00–1,000.00	972	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,170	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	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 Dec 3, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 214Last week 180Year ago 207

Slaughter CattleReceipts 53Last week 38Year ago 29

Replacement CattleReceipts 25Last week 33Year ago 5

No trends available due to market being closed for thanksgiving the week before.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	330	355.00–360.00	357.46
2	350–400	353	375.00–380.00	377.48
2	400–450	405	305.00–315.00	310.06
5	450–500	478	270.00–287.00	277.56
4	500–550	511	262.00–267.00	265.28
2	550–600	590	235.00–245.00	239.96
1	600–650	620	223.00	223.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	335.00	335.00
1	300–350	305	325.00	325.00
7	350–400	366	345.00–355.00	350.02
8	400–450	431	280.00–295.00	286.03
4	450–500	476	255.00–265.00	258.73
7	500–550	521	245.00–255.00	249.93
2	550–600	580	220.00–225.00	222.48
3	600–650	638	210.00–220.00	216.00
1	650–700	660	209.00	209.00
3	700–750	715	180.00–195.00	185.24
1	750–800	780	175.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	405.00	405.00
1	300–350	300	400.00	400.00
1	350–400	350	390.00	390.00
1	400–450	410	325.00	325.00
2	450–500	463	290.00–300.00	295.14
1	500–550	500	285.00	285.00
3	550–600	573	252.00–265.00	259.52
2	600–650	605	237.00–238.00	237.50
2	650–700	658	222.00–225.00	223.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	260	305.00–310.00	307.60
1	300–350	305	350.00	350.00
3	400–450	414	260.00–270.00	263.22
4	500–550	526	227.00–235.00	230.46
4	550–600	564	227.00–232.00	229.75
1	600–650	600	221.00	221.00
1	850–900	885	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	312	325.00–335.00	328.21
4	350–400	358	290.00–300.00	292.52
8	400–450	429	240.00–250.00	244.29
1	450–500	450	250.00	250.00
2	600–650	620	210.00–215.00	212.48
2	700–750	715	180.00–190.00	185.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	325	310.00–320.00	313.77
5	350–400	369	270.00–280.00	276.35
5	400–450	422	225.00–237.00	230.41
3	450–500	480	220.00–235.00	230.00
2	550–600	580	215.00	215.00
3	600–650	625	190.00–202.00	197.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	300.00	300.00
2	400–450	428	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	375.00	375.00
2	300–350	340	365.00–375.00	370.00
1	350–400	395	345.00	345.00
1	800–850	800	187.00	187.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	397.00	397.00
1	750–800	775	210.00	210.00
1	800–850	825	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
1	—	685	105.00	105.00
4	—	1,154	92.00–96.00	94.25
1	—	935	87.00	87.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,436	107.00–109.00	108.21
4	—	1,135	119.00–126.00	120.37
30	—	1,293	110.00–118.00	113.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,815	160.00	160.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	—	1,326	1,500.00–1,700.00	1,592.36
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,121	1,075.00–1,300.00	1,213.67

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	980	900.00	900.00

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	2	—	733	950.00–1,000.00	971.50

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	—	1,170	2,000.00	2,000.00

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.