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Washington

Name: Washington livestock auction prices — 2025-02-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-25

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

● Final61 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1944

← Feb 18Feb 25Mar 4 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

160 head

▲ 77 vs last sale 83▼ 17 vs year ago 177 · −9.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

42 head

▲ 30 vs last sale 12▲ 6 vs year ago 36 · +16.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

31 head

▲ 24 vs last sale 7▲ 21 vs year ago 10 · +210.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago slaughter cows, bulls and replacements steady to 4.00 higher, Feeder steers lightly tested, feeder bulls unevenly steady, feeder heifers 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 $248.87/cwt on 19 head. That ranks 1 of 22 comparable sales and sits −99.92 against this barn's trailing median of $348.79.

Average price

$248.87

19 head · 534 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,330

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$41

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

$25.80/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−16.14

vs GA average

−58.14 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	519	262.44	1,361	4thin
Medium and Large 2	526	250.98	1,320	9thin
Medium and Large 3	558	236.65	1,320	6thin

One grade step is worth $25.80/cwt here — about $41 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 sale19 hd

248.87

—

GA average12 barns · 224 hd

265.01

−16.14

National average189 barns · 18,586 hd

307.01

−58.14

This barn, trailing median22 sales

348.79

−99.92

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

22 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $390.25, low $278.50, median $348.79 across 22 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	1,579	161.63	2,553	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,418	139.86	1,983	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,004	100.33	1,007	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,188	$1,959	9
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,084	$1,657	10
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,088	$1,604	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	881	$1,886	5

Every lot

61 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 · Steers7 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	338	348.53/cwt	347.00–350.00	1,178	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	430	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,355	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	540	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,620	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	298.38/cwt	295.00–302.00	1,716	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	635	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,683	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	700	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,715	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	700	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,666	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	260	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	832	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	275	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	825	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	325	302.60/cwt	300.00–305.00	983	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	330	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	924	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	340	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,071	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	369	312.90/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,155	9
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	373	284.31/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,060	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	407	303.98/cwt	302.00–305.00	1,237	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	423	289.14/cwt	282.00–292.00	1,223	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	430	265.05/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,140	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	455	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,320	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	465	276.66/cwt	270.00–282.00	1,286	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	474	260.60/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,235	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	508	266.59/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,354	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	516	254.12/cwt	250.00–257.00	1,311	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	523	239.88/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,255	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	550	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,375	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	560	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,344	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	575	235.03/cwt	232.00–238.00	1,351	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	605	219.50/cwt	219.00–220.00	1,328	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	238.01/cwt	237.00–239.00	1,488	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	685	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,582	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	270	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	959	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 3	285	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	983	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	328	330.27/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,083	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	333	350.19/cwt	345.00–355.00	1,166	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	338	362.48/cwt	360.00–365.00	1,225	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	373	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,306	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	377	323.34/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,219	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	400	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,460	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	410	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,333	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	425	301.99/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,283	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	450	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	1,404	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	466	296.97/cwt	290.00–302.00	1,384	7
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,464	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	530	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,325	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	550	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,403	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	563	262.53/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,478	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	618	252.98/cwt	252.00–254.00	1,563	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	618	243.54/cwt	240.00–247.00	1,505	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 3	670	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,441	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,478	150.40/cwt	150.00–151.00	2,223	2
Bulls	—	—	1,560	164.99/cwt	164.00–166.00	2,574	3
Bulls	—	—	1,840	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	3,202	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	925	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	860	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,043	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,085	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,399	136.20/cwt	132.00–139.00	1,905	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,432	142.54/cwt	140.00–145.00	2,041	15
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	988	1,430.84/head	1,150.00–1,725.00	1,431	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,032	1,497.78/head	1,275.00–1,700.00	1,498	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,088	1,604.31/head	1,400.00–1,775.00	1,604	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,228	1,995.93/head	1,825.00–2,175.00	1,996	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,266	2,189.85/head	2,025.00–2,325.00	2,190	6
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	881	1,886.38/head	1,525.00–2,300.00	1,886	5

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 25, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 160Last week 83Year ago 177

Slaughter CattleReceipts 42Last week 12Year ago 36

Replacement CattleReceipts 31Last week 7Year ago 10

Compared to one week ago slaughter cows, bulls and replacements steady to 4.00 higher, Feeder steers lightly tested, feeder bulls unevenly steady, feeder heifers steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	320.00	320.00
1	300–350	340	315.00	315.00
9	350–400	369	310.00–315.00	312.90
3	400–450	407	302.00–305.00	303.98
1	450–500	455	290.00	290.00
3	500–550	508	260.00–270.00	266.59
1	550–600	550	250.00	250.00
2	600–650	625	237.00–239.00	238.01
1	650–700	685	231.00	231.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	300.00	300.00
1	300–350	330	280.00	280.00
6	400–450	430	260.00–275.00	265.05
4	450–500	474	255.00–265.00	260.60
2	500–550	523	235.00–245.00	239.88
4	550–600	575	232.00–238.00	235.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	325	300.00–305.00	302.60
4	350–400	373	280.00–290.00	284.31
6	400–450	423	282.00–292.00	289.14
4	450–500	465	270.00–282.00	276.66
7	500–550	516	250.00–257.00	254.12
2	550–600	560	240.00	240.00
2	600–650	605	219.00–220.00	219.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	338	347.00–350.00	348.53
1	400–450	430	315.00	315.00
2	550–600	575	295.00–302.00	298.38
1	600–650	635	265.00	265.00
1	700–750	700	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	540	300.00	300.00
1	700–750	700	238.00	238.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	338	360.00–365.00	362.48
2	350–400	373	350.00	350.00
1	400–450	400	365.00	365.00
1	450–500	450	312.00	312.00
2	500–550	523	280.00	280.00
2	550–600	563	260.00–265.00	262.53
2	600–650	618	252.00–254.00	252.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	285	345.00	345.00
2	300–350	328	325.00–335.00	330.27
3	350–400	377	320.00–325.00	323.34
6	400–450	425	300.00–310.00	301.99
1	500–550	530	250.00	250.00
1	650–700	670	215.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	355.00	355.00
2	300–350	333	345.00–355.00	350.19
1	400–450	410	325.00	325.00
7	450–500	466	290.00–302.00	296.97
1	550–600	550	255.00	255.00
2	600–650	618	240.00–247.00	243.54

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,043	104.00	104.00
1	—	925	93.00	93.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,432	140.00–145.00	142.54
11	—	1,399	132.00–139.00	136.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,478	150.00–151.00	150.40
1	—	1,840	174.00	174.00
3	—	1,560	164.00–166.00	164.99

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,032	1,275.00–1,700.00	1,497.78
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	988	1,150.00–1,725.00	1,430.84

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)	2	—	1,088	1,400.00–1,775.00	1,604.31
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,228	1,825.00–2,175.00	1,995.93
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,266	2,025.00–2,325.00	2,189.85

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	5	—	881	1,525.00–2,300.00	1,886.38

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.