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Name: Washington livestock auction prices — 2025-02-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-18

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Washington, Georgia · Tue, Feb 18

● Final53 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1944

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Feeder Cattle receipts

83 head

▼ 160 vs last sale 243▼ 128 vs year ago 211 · −60.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

12 head

▼ 43 vs last sale 55▼ 59 vs year ago 71 · −83.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

7 head

▼ 26 vs last sale 33▼ 4 vs year ago 11 · −36.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago slaughter cow, bulls, replacements, and all classes of feeder cattle lightly tested.

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 $259.35/cwt on 6 head. That ranks 1 of 17 comparable sales and sits −90.40 against this barn's trailing median of $349.75.

Average price

$259.35

6 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,420

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$149

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

$42.22/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−23.65

vs GA average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	530	290.00	1,537	1thin
Medium and Large 2	515	275.00	1,416	1thin
Medium and Large 3	560	247.78	1,388	4thin

One grade step is worth $42.22/cwt here — about $149 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale6 hd

259.35

—

GA average14 barns · 183 hd

283.00

−23.65

This barn, trailing median17 sales

349.75

−90.40

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

17 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $435.81, low $279.35, median $349.75 across 17 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	—	High	1,998	168.50	3,366	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,467	136.83	2,008	5thin

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)	960	$1,275	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,460	$1,250	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	710	$1,075	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,110	$1,425	1thin

Every lot

53 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 · Steers5 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	325	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,121	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	563	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,588	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	625	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,375	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	670	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,621	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	705	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,622	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	220	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	649	1
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 3	245	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	674	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	265	278.27/cwt	275.00–285.00	737	3
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	280	327.63/cwt	325.00–330.00	917	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	320	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	896	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	365	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	920	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	374	277.49/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,038	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	385	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	1,182	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	415	242.41/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,006	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,135	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,246	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	475	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,164	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	515	261.00/cwt	260.00–262.00	1,344	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	520	245.66/cwt	240.00–248.00	1,277	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	570	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,351	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	583	244.21/cwt	243.00–246.00	1,424	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	615	239.98/cwt	239.00–241.00	1,476	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	685	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,589	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	260	412.00/cwt	412.00–412.00	1,071	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	268	431.90/cwt	425.00–435.00	1,157	5
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 3	288	403.49/cwt	402.00–405.00	1,162	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	313	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,252	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	340	368.04/cwt	362.00–372.00	1,251	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	360	362.00/cwt	362.00–362.00	1,303	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	377	349.39/cwt	345.00–352.00	1,317	5
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	390	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,287	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	400	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,340	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	415	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,307	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	420	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,260	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	460	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,472	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	470	298.47/cwt	297.00–300.00	1,403	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	480	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,368	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	515	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,416	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	530	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,537	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	540	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,377	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	567	245.37/cwt	242.00–249.00	1,391	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	600	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,470	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	675	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,485	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	725	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,486	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,990	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	3,443	1
Bulls	—	—	2,005	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	3,288	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	965	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,245	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,520	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	2,204	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,617	136.71/cwt	134.00–139.00	2,211	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	710	1,075.00/head	1,075.00–1,075.00	1,075	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	960	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,460	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,110	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 Feb 18, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 83Last week 243Year ago 211

Slaughter CattleReceipts 12Last week 55Year ago 71

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 33Year ago 11

Compared to one week ago slaughter cow, bulls, replacements, and all classes of feeder cattle lightly tested.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	295.00	295.00
3	250–300	265	275.00–285.00	278.27
3	300–350	320	280.00	280.00
4	350–400	374	275.00–280.00	277.49
1	450–500	475	245.00	245.00
4	500–550	520	240.00–248.00	245.66
1	550–600	570	237.00	237.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	280	325.00–330.00	327.63
1	350–400	385	307.00	307.00
1	400–450	425	267.00	267.00
1	450–500	470	265.00	265.00
2	500–550	515	260.00–262.00	261.00
5	550–600	583	243.00–246.00	244.21
2	600–650	615	239.00–241.00	239.98
1	650–700	685	232.00	232.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	275.00	275.00
1	350–400	365	252.00	252.00
2	400–450	415	240.00–245.00	242.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	288	402.00–405.00	403.49
1	350–400	390	330.00	330.00
2	400–450	420	300.00	300.00
1	450–500	480	285.00	285.00
1	500–550	540	255.00	255.00
3	550–600	567	242.00–249.00	245.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	268	425.00–435.00	431.90
3	300–350	313	400.00	400.00
1	350–400	360	362.00	362.00
1	400–450	400	335.00	335.00
1	450–500	460	320.00	320.00
1	500–550	530	290.00	290.00
1	600–650	600	245.00	245.00
1	650–700	675	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	260	412.00	412.00
3	300–350	340	362.00–372.00	368.04
5	350–400	377	345.00–352.00	349.39
1	400–450	415	315.00	315.00
2	450–500	470	297.00–300.00	298.47
1	500–550	515	275.00	275.00
1	700–750	725	205.00	205.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	345.00	345.00
2	550–600	563	282.00	282.00
1	650–700	670	242.00	242.00
1	700–750	705	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	625	220.00	220.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,617	134.00–139.00	136.71
1	—	1,520	145.00	145.00
1	—	965	129.00	129.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,990	173.00	173.00
1	—	2,005	164.00	164.00

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)	1	—	960	1,275.00	1,275.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,460	1,250.00	1,250.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	710	1,075.00	1,075.00

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	—	1,110	1,425.00	1,425.00

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.