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Name: Washington livestock auction prices — 2025-04-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-15

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Washington, Georgia · Tue, Apr 15

● Final54 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1944

← Apr 8Apr 15Apr 22 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

123 head

▲ 23 vs last sale 100▼ 26 vs year ago 149 · −17.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

25 head

▲ 2 vs last sale 23▼ 18 vs year ago 43 · −41.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

32 head

▼ 20 vs last sale 52▲ 7 vs year ago 25 · +28.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago slaughter cows and 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 $307.64/cwt on 11 head. That ranks 3 of 18 comparable sales and sits −42.70 against this barn's trailing median of $350.35.

Average price

$307.64

11 head · 529 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,627

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$98

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$20.08/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.64

vs GA average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	520	317.48	1,651	4thin
Medium and Large 1	563	313.58	1,765	2thin
Medium and Large 3	522	297.40	1,552	5thin

One grade step is worth $20.08/cwt here — about $98 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 sale11 hd

307.64

—

GA average15 barns · 292 hd

319.29

−11.64

This barn, trailing median18 sales

350.35

−42.70

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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,200	141.55	1,699	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	884	103.13	911	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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,123	$1,709	6
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	979	$1,475	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	977	$1,468	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,003	$1,709	3thin

Every lot

54 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	350–400	Medium and Large 1	380	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,482	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	400	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,540	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	435	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,523	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,598	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	480	315.16/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,513	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	528	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,690	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	610	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,690	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	260	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	845	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	280	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,260	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	325	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,121	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	340	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,105	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	370	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,295	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	382	316.10/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,208	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	400	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	1,308	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	418	308.98/cwt	307.00–310.00	1,292	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	439	316.51/cwt	312.00–322.00	1,389	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	465	303.48/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,411	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	473	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,324	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	483	320.97/cwt	317.00–325.00	1,550	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	514	308.43/cwt	302.00–315.00	1,585	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	515	262.50/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,352	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	522	290.65/cwt	290.00–292.00	1,517	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	580	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,624	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	580	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,537	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	618	276.33/cwt	275.00–279.00	1,708	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	630	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,670	1
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	890	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	2,011	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	275	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,183	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	300	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,065	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	343	372.52/cwt	370.00–375.00	1,278	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	372	378.36/cwt	375.00–380.00	1,407	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	373	345.03/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,287	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	375	358.63/cwt	355.00–365.00	1,345	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	405	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,377	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	407	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,465	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	433	323.33/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,400	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	475	329.73/cwt	327.00–332.00	1,566	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	478	317.22/cwt	310.00–322.00	1,516	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	510	295.50/cwt	295.00–297.00	1,507	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	520	317.48/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,651	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	563	313.58/cwt	310.00–317.00	1,765	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	570	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,739	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	623	271.86/cwt	267.00–277.00	1,694	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	640	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,645	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	725	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,704	1
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 1	915	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,720	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	843	106.69/cwt	100.00–112.00	899	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	965	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	926	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,018	134.72/cwt	133.00–138.00	1,371	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,314	145.82/cwt	140.00–149.00	1,916	8
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,003	1,708.89/head	1,650.00–1,750.00	1,709	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	977	1,468.39/head	1,100.00–1,900.00	1,468	9
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	979	1,474.84/head	1,150.00–1,725.00	1,475	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,123	1,708.98/head	1,150.00–2,100.00	1,709	6

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 Apr 15, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 123Last week 100Year ago 149

Slaughter CattleReceipts 25Last week 23Year ago 43

Replacement CattleReceipts 32Last week 52Year ago 25

Compared to one week ago slaughter cows and bulls lightly tested, replacements steady, 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	300–350	325	345.00	345.00
4	400–450	439	312.00–322.00	316.51
3	450–500	465	300.00–310.00	303.48
3	500–550	522	290.00–292.00	290.65
1	550–600	580	265.00	265.00
1	600–650	630	265.00	265.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	450.00	450.00
1	350–400	370	350.00	350.00
1	400–450	400	327.00	327.00
4	450–500	483	317.00–325.00	320.97
4	500–550	514	302.00–315.00	308.43
1	550–600	580	280.00	280.00
3	600–650	618	275.00–279.00	276.33
1	850–900	890	226.00	226.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	325.00	325.00
1	300–350	340	325.00	325.00
5	350–400	382	310.00–320.00	316.10
3	400–450	418	307.00–310.00	308.98
2	450–500	473	280.00	280.00
2	500–550	515	260.00–265.00	262.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	380	390.00	390.00
1	400–450	400	385.00	385.00
1	450–500	470	340.00	340.00
2	500–550	528	320.00	320.00
1	600–650	610	277.00	277.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	350.00	350.00
2	450–500	480	310.00–320.00	315.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	343	370.00–375.00	372.52
3	350–400	372	375.00–380.00	378.36
3	400–450	407	360.00	360.00
2	550–600	563	310.00–317.00	313.58
2	600–650	623	267.00–277.00	271.86
1	700–750	725	235.00	235.00
1	900–950	915	188.00	188.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	430.00	430.00
4	350–400	375	355.00–365.00	358.63
1	400–450	405	340.00	340.00
4	450–500	475	327.00–332.00	329.73
4	500–550	520	315.00–325.00	317.48
1	600–650	640	257.00	257.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	355.00	355.00
2	350–400	373	340.00–350.00	345.03
6	400–450	433	320.00–325.00	323.33
3	450–500	478	310.00–322.00	317.22
4	500–550	510	295.00–297.00	295.50
1	550–600	570	305.00	305.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	3	—	1,003	1,650.00–1,750.00	1,708.89

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)	9	—	977	1,100.00–1,900.00	1,468.39
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	1,123	1,150.00–2,100.00	1,708.98
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	979	1,150.00–1,725.00	1,474.84

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,314	140.00–149.00	145.82
5	—	1,018	133.00–138.00	134.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	843	100.00–112.00	106.69
1	—	965	96.00	96.00

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.