Sale reports / Georgia / Washington / 2025-05-20

Washington

Name: Washington livestock auction prices — 2025-05-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-20

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Washington, Georgia · Tue, May 20

● Final59 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1944

← May 13May 20May 27 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

97 head

▲ 36 vs last sale 61▼ 39 vs year ago 136 · −28.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

27 head

▲ 7 vs last sale 20▼ 4 vs year ago 31 · −12.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

33 head

▲ 30 vs last sale 3▲ 25 vs year ago 8 · +312.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends available due to limited comparable receipts last week.

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 $280.66/cwt on 7 head. That ranks 2 of 23 comparable sales and sits −64.38 against this barn's trailing median of $345.04.

Average price

$280.66

7 head · 528 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,482

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$107

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

$12.44/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−34.11

vs GA average

−53.60 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	530	282.44	1,498	6thin
Medium and Large 3	515	270.00	1,391	1thin

One grade step is worth $12.44/cwt here — about $107 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale7 hd

280.66

—

GA average15 barns · 463 hd

314.77

−34.11

National average158 barns · 12,726 hd

334.26

−53.60

This barn, trailing median23 sales

345.04

−64.38

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

23 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $390.25, low $278.50, median $345.04 across 23 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	1,603	180.41	2,891	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,401	152.01	2,130	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,270	121.69	1,545	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)	1,472	$2,291	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,343	$1,825	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,185	$1,797	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	858	$2,550	2thin

Every lot

59 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	390	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,599	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	505	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,742	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	555	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,845	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	610	327.44/cwt	322.50–330.00	1,997	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	645	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,903	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	650	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,015	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	735	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,874	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	745	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,086	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	223	432.64/cwt	430.00–435.00	965	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	280	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,050	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	340	315.07/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,071	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	375	303.98/cwt	295.00–312.50	1,140	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	390	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,287	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	405	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,397	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	423	324.42/cwt	320.00–327.50	1,372	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	428	306.21/cwt	300.00–312.50	1,311	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	468	326.48/cwt	317.50–335.00	1,528	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	478	300.04/cwt	297.50–302.50	1,434	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	495	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,423	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	509	288.14/cwt	280.00–292.50	1,467	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	515	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,391	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	573	271.04/cwt	270.00–272.00	1,553	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	600	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,320	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	614	286.91/cwt	282.50–295.00	1,762	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	655	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,605	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	669	255.06/cwt	245.00–260.00	1,706	4
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	728	217.45/cwt	210.00–230.00	1,583	3
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	775	224.87/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,743	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 2	245	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,188	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	275	481.36/cwt	470.00–490.00	1,324	3
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	295	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,269	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	330	376.25/cwt	375.00–380.00	1,242	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	350	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,208	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	373	382.05/cwt	375.00–390.00	1,425	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	423	344.92/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,459	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	423	317.46/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,343	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	435	347.33/cwt	340.00–355.00	1,511	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,598	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	488	312.54/cwt	305.00–320.00	1,525	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	495	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,634	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	520	326.23/cwt	320.00–332.00	1,696	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	565	321.55/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,817	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	580	333.72/cwt	330.00–337.50	1,936	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	580	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,711	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	668	282.53/cwt	270.00–307.50	1,887	3
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	700	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,838	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,290	174.30/cwt	172.00–177.50	2,248	2
Bulls	—	—	1,915	186.51/cwt	183.00–190.00	3,572	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,060	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,166	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,175	165.75/cwt	162.00–172.50	1,948	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,325	145.50/cwt	140.00–148.00	1,928	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,375	127.53/cwt	127.00–128.00	1,754	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,485	152.51/cwt	149.00–157.00	2,265	10
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	765	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	950	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,185	1,796.52/head	1,675.00–1,900.00	1,797	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,210	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,472	2,290.77/head	2,150.00–2,425.00	2,291	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,475	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	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 May 20, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 97Last week 61Year ago 136

Slaughter CattleReceipts 27Last week 20Year ago 31

Replacement CattleReceipts 33Last week 3Year ago 8

No trends available due to limited comparable receipts last week.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,290	172.00–177.50	174.30
2	—	1,915	183.00–190.00	186.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,060	110.00	110.00
2	—	1,375	127.00–128.00	127.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,325	140.00–148.00	145.50
2	—	1,175	162.00–172.50	165.75
10	—	1,485	149.00–157.00	152.51

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	1	—	950	2,800.00	2,800.00

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	—	765	2,300.00	2,300.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,185	1,675.00–1,900.00	1,796.52
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,210	1,650.00	1,650.00

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)	1	—	1,475	2,000.00	2,000.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,472	2,150.00–2,425.00	2,290.77

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	410.00	410.00
1	500–550	505	345.00	345.00
3	600–650	610	322.50–330.00	327.44
1	650–700	650	310.00	310.00
1	700–750	745	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	555	332.50	332.50
1	600–650	645	295.00	295.00
1	700–750	735	255.00	255.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	223	430.00–435.00	432.64
1	400–450	405	345.00	345.00
2	450–500	468	317.50–335.00	326.48
4	600–650	614	282.50–295.00	286.91
4	650–700	669	245.00–260.00	255.06
2	750–800	775	220.00–230.00	224.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	375.00	375.00
1	350–400	390	330.00	330.00
4	400–450	423	320.00–327.50	324.42
2	450–500	478	297.50–302.50	300.04
4	500–550	509	280.00–292.50	288.14
2	550–600	573	270.00–272.00	271.04
1	650–700	655	245.00	245.00
3	700–750	728	210.00–230.00	217.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	340	310.00–320.00	315.07
2	350–400	375	295.00–312.50	303.98
2	400–450	428	300.00–312.50	306.21
1	450–500	495	287.50	287.50
1	500–550	515	270.00	270.00
1	600–650	600	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	485.00	485.00
1	250–300	295	430.00	430.00
3	400–450	423	340.00–350.00	344.92
1	450–500	495	330.00	330.00
4	500–550	520	320.00–332.00	326.23
3	550–600	565	315.00–325.00	321.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	275	470.00–490.00	481.36
2	350–400	373	375.00–390.00	382.05
2	400–450	435	340.00–355.00	347.33
1	450–500	470	340.00	340.00
2	550–600	580	330.00–337.50	333.72
3	650–700	668	270.00–307.50	282.53
1	700–750	700	262.50	262.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	330	375.00–380.00	376.25
1	350–400	350	345.00	345.00
2	400–450	423	310.00–325.00	317.46
2	450–500	488	305.00–320.00	312.54
1	550–600	580	295.00	295.00

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.