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Name: Washington livestock auction prices — 2025-04-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-29

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Washington, Georgia · Tue, Apr 29

● Final52 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1944

← Apr 22Apr 29May 6 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

117 head

▼ 84 vs last sale 201▼ 14 vs year ago 131 · −10.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

19 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 19▲ 2 vs year ago 17 · +11.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

21 head

▲ 6 vs last sale 15▲ 8 vs year ago 13 · +61.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago slaughter cows, bulls steady, replacements unevenly steady, feeder steers lightly tested, feeder heifers and bulls 8.00 higher.

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 $328.71/cwt on 9 head. That ranks 6 of 17 comparable sales and sits −21.04 against this barn's trailing median of $349.75.

Average price

$328.71

9 head · 531 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,747

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$192

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

$26.49/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.39

vs GA average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	534	336.42	1,798	6thin
Medium and Large 2	540	320.00	1,728	1thin
Medium and Large 3	518	309.93	1,605	2thin

One grade step is worth $26.49/cwt here — about $192 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 sale9 hd

328.71

—

GA average13 barns · 279 hd

323.32

+5.39

This barn, trailing median17 sales

349.75

−21.04

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	—	Low	1,460	165.03	2,409	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,215	141.07	1,713	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	875	97.00	849	1thin

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)	1,142	$1,899	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	750	$1,050	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	779	$926	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	595	$1,325	1thin

Every lot

52 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 · Steers8 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	350	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,348	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	380	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,387	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	390	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,463	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	505	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	1,752	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	550	336.00/cwt	336.00–336.00	1,848	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	560	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,736	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	585	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,580	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	720	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,922	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	295	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,047	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	334	351.22/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,173	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	379	338.27/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,282	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	385	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,405	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	385	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,348	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	403	332.33/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,339	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	405	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,418	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	423	323.01/cwt	317.00–327.00	1,366	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	470	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,481	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	513	302.96/cwt	300.00–308.00	1,554	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	534	294.01/cwt	290.00–297.00	1,570	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	583	280.98/cwt	280.00–282.00	1,638	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	615	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,704	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	620	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,674	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	655	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,703	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	685	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,863	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	720	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,872	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	315	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,134	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	327	373.27/cwt	370.00–375.00	1,221	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	340	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,411	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	367	373.02/cwt	370.00–375.00	1,369	5
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	371	353.39/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,311	5
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	381	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,372	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	410	362.47/cwt	360.00–365.00	1,486	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	425	315.78/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,342	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	481	341.74/cwt	337.00–345.00	1,644	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	518	309.93/cwt	305.00–315.00	1,605	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	337.90/cwt	335.00–342.00	1,757	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	540	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,728	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	563	333.47/cwt	332.00–335.00	1,877	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	605	298.03/cwt	294.00–302.00	1,803	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	630	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,827	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	735	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,838	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,420	165.55/cwt	165.00–167.00	2,351	4
Bulls	—	—	1,480	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	2,294	1
Bulls	—	—	1,600	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	2,768	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	875	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	849	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,031	137.21/cwt	133.00–139.00	1,415	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,444	145.90/cwt	142.00–149.00	2,107	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	688	760.61/head	600.00–1,000.00	761	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	750	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,005	1,338.62/head	1,225.00–1,450.00	1,339	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,142	1,899.05/head	1,675.00–2,025.00	1,899	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	595	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	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 Apr 29, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 117Last week 201Year ago 131

Slaughter CattleReceipts 19Last week 19Year ago 17

Replacement CattleReceipts 21Last week 15Year ago 13

Compared to one week ago slaughter cows, bulls steady, replacements unevenly steady, feeder steers lightly tested, feeder heifers and bulls 8.00 higher.

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	295	355.00	355.00
1	350–400	385	365.00	365.00
1	400–450	405	350.00	350.00
6	500–550	513	300.00–308.00	302.96
2	550–600	583	280.00–282.00	280.98
1	600–650	615	277.00	277.00
1	650–700	685	272.00	272.00
1	700–750	720	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	334	350.00–355.00	351.22
1	350–400	385	350.00	350.00
3	400–450	403	330.00–335.00	332.33
2	450–500	470	315.00	315.00
4	500–550	534	290.00–297.00	294.01
1	600–650	620	270.00	270.00
1	650–700	655	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	379	335.00–345.00	338.27
3	400–450	423	317.00–327.00	323.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	385.00	385.00
1	500–550	505	347.00	347.00
2	550–600	550	336.00	336.00
1	700–750	720	267.00	267.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	375.00	375.00
1	550–600	560	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	365.00	365.00
1	550–600	585	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	415.00	415.00
5	350–400	367	370.00–375.00	373.02
2	400–450	410	360.00–365.00	362.47
4	500–550	520	335.00–342.00	337.90
2	550–600	563	332.00–335.00	333.47
2	600–650	605	294.00–302.00	298.03
1	700–750	735	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	360.00	360.00
5	350–400	371	350.00–355.00	353.39
3	400–450	425	310.00–320.00	315.78
2	500–550	518	305.00–315.00	309.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	327	370.00–375.00	373.27
4	350–400	381	360.00	360.00
4	450–500	481	337.00–345.00	341.74
1	500–550	540	320.00	320.00
1	600–650	630	290.00	290.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,005	1,225.00–1,450.00	1,338.62
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	750	1,050.00	1,050.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,142	1,675.00–2,025.00	1,899.05

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	688	600.00–1,000.00	760.61

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	595	1,325.00	1,325.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,480	155.00	155.00
4	—	1,420	165.00–167.00	165.55
1	—	1,600	173.00	173.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	875	97.00	97.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,444	142.00–149.00	145.90
5	—	1,031	133.00–139.00	137.21

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.