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Name: Washington livestock auction prices — 2025-03-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-25

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

● Final57 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1944

← Mar 18Mar 25Apr 1 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

113 head

▼ 28 vs last sale 141▼ 157 vs year ago 270 · −58.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

35 head

▲ 3 vs last sale 32▼ 19 vs year ago 54 · −35.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

28 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 28▲ 15 vs year ago 13 · +115.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago slaughter cows, bulls lightly tested, replacements steady, 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 $305.81/cwt on 10 head. That ranks 2 of 18 comparable sales and sits −44.54 against this barn's trailing median of $350.35.

Average price

$305.81

10 head · 530 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,621

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$252

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

$19.46/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.97

vs GA average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	573	311.98	1,788	2thin
Medium and Large 2	518	308.18	1,595	6thin
Medium and Large 3	525	292.52	1,536	2thin

One grade step is worth $19.46/cwt here — about $252 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale10 hd

305.81

—

GA average14 barns · 297 hd

318.78

−12.97

This barn, trailing median18 sales

350.35

−44.54

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	1,520	178.62	2,715	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,230	150.20	1,847	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	978	113.74	1,112	4thin

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)	1,267	$1,827	7
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	952	$1,651	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,065	$2,194	8

Every lot

57 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 · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	280	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,148	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	310	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,302	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	368	410.80/cwt	405.00–417.00	1,512	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	370	395.00/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,462	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	400	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,620	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	405	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,357	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	430	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,613	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	465	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,488	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	468	341.06/cwt	337.00–345.00	1,596	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	333.51/cwt	332.00–335.00	1,734	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,750	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	250	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	925	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	315	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,040	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	320	342.38/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,096	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	333	353.37/cwt	350.00–357.00	1,177	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	362	313.41/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,135	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	373	333.62/cwt	330.00–337.00	1,244	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	413	336.02/cwt	335.00–337.00	1,388	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	429	321.69/cwt	317.00–325.00	1,380	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	435	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,349	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	450	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,350	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	465	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,488	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	527	289.63/cwt	287.00–295.00	1,526	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	540	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,188	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	550	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,606	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	575	269.83/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,552	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	620	259.61/cwt	256.00–267.00	1,610	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	663	250.91/cwt	246.00–256.00	1,664	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	320	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,360	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	340	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,479	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	340	392.00/cwt	392.00–392.00	1,333	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	373	421.03/cwt	417.00–425.00	1,570	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	378	402.10/cwt	397.00–407.00	1,520	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	393	380.03/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,494	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	417	394.70/cwt	392.00–397.00	1,646	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	420	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,596	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	458	345.03/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,580	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	460	367.00/cwt	367.00–367.00	1,688	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	483	331.19/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,600	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	510	312.42/cwt	307.00–315.00	1,593	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	525	292.52/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,536	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	555	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,593	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	573	311.98/cwt	307.00–317.00	1,788	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	613	304.90/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,869	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	628	279.86/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,758	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	645	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,484	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	650	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,788	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	718	255.03/cwt	253.00–257.00	1,831	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	760	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,877	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,520	178.62/cwt	177.00–180.00	2,715	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	970	116.65/cwt	115.00–118.00	1,132	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,000	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,050	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,179	146.62/cwt	142.00–149.00	1,729	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,270	153.06/cwt	150.00–158.00	1,944	10
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	952	1,650.87/head	1,550.00–1,800.00	1,651	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,267	1,827.07/head	1,600.00–2,025.00	1,827	7
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,065	2,194.25/head	1,700.00–2,475.00	2,194	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 25, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 113Last week 141Year ago 270

Slaughter CattleReceipts 35Last week 32Year ago 54

Replacement CattleReceipts 28Last week 28Year ago 13

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

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)	5	—	952	1,550.00–1,800.00	1,650.87
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,267	1,600.00–2,025.00	1,827.07

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	8	—	1,065	1,700.00–2,475.00	2,194.25

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	435.00	435.00
2	350–400	373	417.00–425.00	421.03
3	400–450	417	392.00–397.00	394.70
1	450–500	460	367.00	367.00
2	550–600	573	307.00–317.00	311.98
2	600–650	613	300.00–310.00	304.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	392.00	392.00
2	350–400	393	375.00–385.00	380.03
4	450–500	483	330.00–335.00	331.19
2	500–550	525	290.00–295.00	292.52
1	600–650	645	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	425.00	425.00
2	350–400	378	397.00–407.00	402.10
1	400–450	420	380.00	380.00
2	450–500	458	340.00–350.00	345.03
5	500–550	510	307.00–315.00	312.42
1	550–600	555	287.00	287.00
2	600–650	628	275.00–285.00	279.86
1	650–700	650	275.00	275.00
2	700–750	718	253.00–257.00	255.03
1	750–800	760	247.00	247.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	370.00	370.00
2	300–350	333	350.00–357.00	353.37
2	400–450	413	335.00–337.00	336.02
3	450–500	465	320.00	320.00
3	500–550	527	287.00–295.00	289.63
1	550–600	550	292.00	292.00
3	600–650	620	256.00–267.00	259.61
2	650–700	663	246.00–256.00	250.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	330.00	330.00
3	350–400	362	310.00–320.00	313.41
2	400–450	435	310.00	310.00
1	450–500	450	300.00	300.00
1	500–550	540	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	320	340.00–345.00	342.38
2	350–400	373	330.00–337.00	333.62
4	400–450	429	317.00–325.00	321.69
2	550–600	575	265.00–275.00	269.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	420.00	420.00
2	350–400	368	405.00–417.00	410.80
1	400–450	400	405.00	405.00
2	450–500	468	337.00–345.00	341.06
2	500–550	520	332.00–335.00	333.51
1	600–650	625	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	410.00	410.00
2	350–400	370	390.00–400.00	395.00
1	400–450	430	375.00	375.00
1	450–500	465	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	335.00	335.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,000	105.00	105.00
3	—	970	115.00–118.00	116.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,270	150.00–158.00	153.06
8	—	1,179	142.00–149.00	146.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,520	177.00–180.00	178.62

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.