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Name: Washington livestock auction prices — 2025-05-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-27

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Washington, Georgia · Tue, May 27

● Final40 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1944

← May 20May 27Jun 3 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

83 head

▼ 14 vs last sale 97▼ 19 vs year ago 102 · −18.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

20 head

▼ 7 vs last sale 27▲ 2 vs year ago 18 · +11.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

16 head

▼ 17 vs last sale 33▲ 1 vs year ago 15 · +6.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cattle 2.00 - 5.00 higher. Replacement cattle lightly tested. All feeder classes and steer calves lightly tested. Bull and heifer calves steady to 5.00 higher.

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 $297.01/cwt on 11 head. That ranks 4 of 23 comparable sales and sits −48.03 against this barn's trailing median of $345.04.

Average price

$297.01

11 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,613

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$292

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

$46.92/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−21.62

vs GA average

−35.68 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	555	325.00	1,804	1thin
Medium and Large 2	541	304.96	1,649	6thin
Medium and Large 3	544	278.08	1,511	4thin

One grade step is worth $46.92/cwt here — about $292 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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

297.01

—

GA average12 barns · 437 hd

318.63

−21.62

National average127 barns · 6,029 hd

332.69

−35.68

This barn, trailing median23 sales

345.04

−48.03

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

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	—	High	1,850	192.00	3,552	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,688	161.49	2,726	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,194	157.29	1,878	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,040	148.00	1,539	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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,450	$1,700	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	805	$1,625	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	925	$2,925	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	825	$2,277	2thin

Every lot

40 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 · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	320	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,136	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	410	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,517	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	285	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	983	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	345	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	1,320	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	371	328.22/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,218	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	415	332.14/cwt	327.50–337.50	1,378	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	416	313.82/cwt	305.00–322.50	1,305	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	461	331.38/cwt	327.50–337.50	1,528	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	467	321.61/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,502	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	468	306.24/cwt	305.00–307.50	1,433	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	528	289.11/cwt	282.50–295.00	1,527	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	536	307.95/cwt	302.50–315.00	1,651	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	555	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,804	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	565	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,639	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	590	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,446	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	600	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,455	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	260	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,079	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 3	295	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,062	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	310	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,225	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	363	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,398	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	378	363.33/cwt	355.00–370.00	1,373	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	400	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,480	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	410	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,435	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	433	324.86/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,407	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	474	339.19/cwt	325.00–347.50	1,608	9
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	515	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,777	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	521	330.57/cwt	327.00–335.00	1,722	8
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	571	321.22/cwt	315.00–329.00	1,834	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	625	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,859	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	653	273.75/cwt	272.50–275.00	1,788	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,850	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	3,552	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	905	170.14/cwt	168.00–172.50	1,540	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,040	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,539	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,218	159.19/cwt	155.00–165.00	1,939	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,286	150.25/cwt	145.00–154.00	1,932	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,688	161.49/cwt	160.00–163.00	2,726	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 2-3	825	2,277.27/head	2,200.00–2,350.00	2,277	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	925	2,925.00/head	2,925.00–2,925.00	2,925	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 2-3	805	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,450	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	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 27, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 83Last week 97Year ago 102

Slaughter CattleReceipts 20Last week 27Year ago 18

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 33Year ago 15

Compared to last week, slaughter cattle 2.00 - 5.00 higher. Replacement cattle lightly tested. All feeder classes and steer calves lightly tested. Bull and heifer calves steady to 5.00 higher.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,850	192.00	192.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,218	155.00–165.00	159.19
2	—	905	168.00–172.50	170.14
5	—	1,286	145.00–154.00	150.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,688	160.00–163.00	161.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,040	148.00	148.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	415	327.50–337.50	332.14
3	450–500	467	315.00–325.00	321.61
5	500–550	536	302.50–315.00	307.95
1	550–600	565	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	345.00	345.00
4	350–400	371	320.00–335.00	328.22
4	400–450	416	305.00–322.50	313.82
2	450–500	468	305.00–307.50	306.24
3	500–550	528	282.50–295.00	289.11
1	550–600	590	245.00	245.00
1	600–650	600	242.50	242.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	382.50	382.50
4	450–500	461	327.50–337.50	331.38
1	550–600	555	325.00	325.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	370.00	370.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	355.00	355.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	415.00	415.00
3	350–400	378	355.00–370.00	363.33
1	400–450	410	350.00	350.00
9	450–500	474	325.00–347.50	339.19
8	500–550	521	327.00–335.00	330.57
4	550–600	571	315.00–329.00	321.22
1	600–650	625	297.50	297.50
2	650–700	653	272.50–275.00	273.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	395.00	395.00
2	350–400	363	385.00	385.00
1	400–450	400	370.00	370.00
1	500–550	515	345.00	345.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	360.00	360.00
2	400–450	433	320.00–330.00	324.86

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	825	2,200.00–2,350.00	2,277.27

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	925	2,925.00	2,925.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	805	1,625.00	1,625.00

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)	1	—	1,450	1,700.00	1,700.00

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.