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Washington

Name: Washington livestock auction prices — 2025-03-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-04

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Washington, Georgia · Tue, Mar 4

● Final91 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1944

← Feb 25Mar 4Mar 11 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

220 head

▲ 60 vs last sale 160▲ 23 vs year ago 197 · +11.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

25 head

▼ 17 vs last sale 42▼ 4 vs year ago 29 · −13.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

83 head

▲ 52 vs last sale 31▲ 79 vs year ago 4 · +1,975.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago slaughter cows, bulls, and replacements steady, steer calves lightly tested, bull calves and heifer calves steady.

Added value on weaned and vaccinated feeder cattle.

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 $257.76/cwt on 27 head. That ranks 1 of 22 comparable sales and sits −91.03 against this barn's trailing median of $348.79.

Average price

$257.76

27 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,418

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$161

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

$37.88/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−21.14

vs GA average

−47.26 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	538	270.80	1,457	11thin
Medium and Large 2	559	252.46	1,411	13thin
Medium and Large 3	557	232.91	1,297	3thin

One grade step is worth $37.88/cwt here — about $161 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale27 hd

257.76

—

GA average16 barns · 414 hd

278.90

−21.14

National average185 barns · 16,988 hd

305.02

−47.26

This barn, trailing median22 sales

348.79

−91.03

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

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	—	High	1,630	167.12	2,725	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,284	142.09	1,824	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,077	113.89	1,227	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)	1,285	$1,677	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,051	$1,524	11
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	912	$1,378	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,028	$2,339	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	921	$2,242	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	968	$1,962	17

Every lot

91 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	350–400	Medium and Large 3	370	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,332	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Value Added	390	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,599	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	390	372.00/cwt	372.00–372.00	1,451	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Value Added	420	392.28/cwt	390.00–395.00	1,648	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2Value Added	440	372.53/cwt	370.00–375.00	1,639	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	440	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,628	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	440	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	1,549	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	490	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,666	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	530	340.29/cwt	335.00–344.00	1,804	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	530	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	1,733	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	555	357.00/cwt	357.00–357.00	1,981	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	573	331.00/cwt	330.00–332.00	1,897	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	625	322.50/cwt	320.00–325.00	2,016	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	625	285.12/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,782	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2Value Added	630	301.95/cwt	299.00–305.00	1,902	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	671	284.67/cwt	270.00–292.00	1,910	8
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2Value Added	683	276.33/cwt	275.00–277.00	1,887	3
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Value Added	775	243.98/cwt	240.00–247.00	1,891	4
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	895	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,897	1
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1Value Added	915	217.49/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,990	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers32 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 3	225	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	664	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	275	290.36/cwt	285.00–295.00	798	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	315	312.54/cwt	310.00–315.00	985	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	363	315.20/cwt	310.00–322.00	1,144	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	388	278.52/cwt	275.00–282.00	1,081	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	403	255.03/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,028	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	294.35/cwt	290.00–312.00	1,245	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	435	277.33/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,206	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	285.28/cwt	280.00–295.00	1,341	8
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	470	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,222	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	506	276.00/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,397	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	510	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,199	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	515	284.43/cwt	282.00–287.00	1,465	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2Value Added	515	266.02/cwt	265.00–267.00	1,370	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	543	255.66/cwt	255.00–257.00	1,388	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	570	257.43/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,467	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	575	263.68/cwt	262.00–267.00	1,516	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	576	247.87/cwt	245.00–252.00	1,428	8
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	580	231.87/cwt	227.00–237.00	1,345	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	615	240.49/cwt	240.00–241.00	1,479	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	625	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,406	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	627	236.68/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,484	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	628	257.36/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,616	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2Value Added	633	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,532	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Value Added	655	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,670	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	673	244.55/cwt	242.00–247.00	1,646	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	678	235.35/cwt	232.00–239.00	1,596	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2Value Added	705	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,678	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	719	222.75/cwt	216.00–225.00	1,602	4
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	773	218.53/cwt	210.00–227.00	1,689	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	775	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,821	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	840	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,823	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls25 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	270	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,121	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	320	392.58/cwt	390.00–395.00	1,256	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	330	362.61/cwt	360.00–365.00	1,197	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	335	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,323	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	358	362.55/cwt	360.00–365.00	1,298	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	380	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,558	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	380	395.97/cwt	395.00–397.00	1,505	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	400	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,380	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	445	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,647	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	346.00/cwt	345.00–347.00	1,626	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	470	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,528	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	503	297.51/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,496	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	520	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,482	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	560	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,484	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	580	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,653	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	580	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,595	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	600	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,620	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	600	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,512	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	630	285.04/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,796	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	650	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,801	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 3	660	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,452	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	685	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,726	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	700	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,610	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 3	720	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,440	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	745	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,617	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,609	164.46/cwt	160.00–168.00	2,646	7
Bulls	—	—	1,680	173.32/cwt	172.00–175.00	2,912	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,077	113.89/cwt	112.00–116.00	1,227	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,165	136.30/cwt	135.00–137.00	1,588	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,233	142.21/cwt	140.00–145.00	1,753	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,845	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	2,934	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	892	1,226.40/head	1,150.00–1,325.00	1,226	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	912	1,377.92/head	1,000.00–1,625.00	1,378	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,183	1,772.74/head	1,675.00–2,000.00	1,773	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,285	1,677.04/head	1,500.00–1,825.00	1,677	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	890	1,398.31/head	1,300.00–1,650.00	1,398	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	921	2,241.90/head	1,800.00–2,600.00	2,242	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	985	2,082.77/head	1,875.00–2,275.00	2,083	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,028	2,338.58/head	1,975.00–2,675.00	2,339	8

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 Mar 4, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 220Last week 160Year ago 197

Slaughter CattleReceipts 25Last week 42Year ago 29

Replacement CattleReceipts 83Last week 31Year ago 4

Compared to one week ago slaughter cows, bulls, and replacements steady, steer calves lightly tested, bull calves and heifer calves steady.

Added value on weaned and vaccinated feeder cattle.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	363	310.00–322.00	315.20
8	400–450	423	290.00–312.00	294.35
8	450–500	470	280.00–295.00	285.28
4	500–550	506	270.00–280.00	276.00
2	550–600	570	255.00–260.00	257.43
2	600–650	615	240.00–241.00	240.49
2	650–700	673	242.00–247.00	244.55
1	750–800	775	235.00	235.00
1	800–850	840	217.00	217.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	295.00	295.00
2	250–300	275	285.00–295.00	290.36
2	350–400	388	275.00–282.00	278.52
2	400–450	403	250.00–260.00	255.03
1	500–550	510	235.00	235.00
2	550–600	580	227.00–237.00	231.87
1	600–650	625	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	315	310.00–315.00	312.54
6	400–450	435	270.00–285.00	277.33
1	450–500	470	260.00	260.00
3	500–550	543	255.00–257.00	255.66
8	550–600	576	245.00–252.00	247.87
3	600–650	627	235.00–240.00	236.68
3	650–700	678	232.00–239.00	235.35
4	700–750	719	216.00–225.00	222.75
2	750–800	773	210.00–227.00	218.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	515	282.00–287.00	284.43
3	550–600	575	262.00–267.00	263.68
3	600–650	628	255.00–260.00	257.36
1	650–700	655	255.00	255.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	515	265.00–267.00	266.02
2	600–650	633	242.00	242.00
1	700–750	705	238.00	238.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	372.00	372.00
1	400–450	440	370.00	370.00
1	450–500	490	340.00	340.00
3	500–550	530	335.00–344.00	340.29
8	650–700	671	270.00–292.00	284.67
1	850–900	895	212.00	212.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	360.00	360.00
1	400–450	440	352.00	352.00
2	550–600	573	330.00–332.00	331.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	440	370.00–375.00	372.53
2	600–650	630	299.00–305.00	301.95
3	650–700	683	275.00–277.00	276.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	410.00	410.00
3	400–450	420	390.00–395.00	392.28
1	550–600	555	357.00	357.00
2	600–650	625	320.00–325.00	322.50
4	750–800	775	240.00–247.00	243.98
2	900–950	915	215.00–220.00	217.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	530	327.00	327.00
2	600–650	625	280.00–290.00	285.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	415.00	415.00
1	300–350	335	395.00	395.00
1	350–400	380	410.00	410.00
1	400–450	445	370.00	370.00
2	450–500	470	345.00–347.00	346.00
2	500–550	503	295.00–300.00	297.51
1	550–600	580	285.00	285.00
2	600–650	630	280.00–290.00	285.04
1	650–700	650	277.00	277.00
1	700–750	700	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	330	360.00–365.00	362.61
2	350–400	358	360.00–365.00	362.55
1	400–450	400	345.00	345.00
1	450–500	470	325.00	325.00
1	550–600	560	265.00	265.00
1	600–650	600	252.00	252.00
1	650–700	660	220.00	220.00
1	700–750	720	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	320	390.00–395.00	392.58
2	350–400	380	395.00–397.00	395.97
1	500–550	520	285.00	285.00
1	550–600	580	275.00	275.00
1	600–650	600	270.00	270.00
1	650–700	685	252.00	252.00
1	700–750	745	217.00	217.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,165	135.00–137.00	136.30
1	—	1,845	159.00	159.00
4	—	1,233	140.00–145.00	142.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,077	112.00–116.00	113.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,680	172.00–175.00	173.32
7	—	1,609	160.00–168.00	164.46

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)	2	—	1,285	1,500.00–1,825.00	1,677.04
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	912	1,000.00–1,625.00	1,377.92
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,183	1,675.00–2,000.00	1,772.74

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	892	1,150.00–1,325.00	1,226.40

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	921	1,800.00–2,600.00	2,241.90
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	14	—	985	1,875.00–2,275.00	2,082.77
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	—	1,028	1,975.00–2,675.00	2,338.58

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	890	1,300.00–1,650.00	1,398.31

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.