Sale reports / Georgia / Washington / 2024-04-16

Washington

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Washington, Georgia · Tue, Apr 16
● Final54 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1944
Feeder Cattle receipts
149 head
▼ 111 vs last sale 260▼ 9 vs year ago 158 · −5.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
43 head
▼ 2 vs last sale 45▲ 31 vs year ago 12 · +258.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
25 head
▼ 30 vs last sale 55▲ 14 vs year ago 11 · +127.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago slaughter cows and bulls steady, Replacement cattle and all classes of feeder cattle steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $241.76/cwt on 12 head. That ranks 1 of 23 comparable sales and sits −103.28 against this barn's trailing median of $345.04.
Average price
$241.76
12 head · 534 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,290
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$181
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$41.20/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−6.77
vs GA average
−22.76 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1518267.411,3853thin
Medium and Large 2544238.811,2995thin
Medium and Large 3532226.221,2044thin
One grade step is worth $41.20/cwt here — about $181 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 sale12 hd
241.76
—
GA average16 barns · 669 hd
248.53
−6.77
National average180 barns · 13,997 hd
264.52
−22.76
This barn, trailing median23 sales
345.04
−103.28
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
404358311264median 345.0403/0304/2807/2109/0811/03
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average2,082153.303,1925thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,156128.011,48026
CowsLean 85-90%High97096.879406thin

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,027$1,4903thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,028$1,4696
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)903$1,3063thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)966$1,4046

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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers5 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2335310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,0391
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2350330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,1551
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3385304.01/cwt300.00–307.001,1703
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2455298.48/cwt297.00–300.001,3582
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3455286.00/cwt285.00–287.001,3012
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2280300.00/cwt300.00–300.008401
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1315285.00/cwt285.00–285.008981
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2316267.34/cwt265.00–275.008455
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3335250.57/cwt245.00–255.008393
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2368255.79/cwt250.00–260.009413
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1375271.62/cwt270.00–275.001,0193
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3375242.09/cwt237.00–247.009083
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1405271.42/cwt265.00–278.001,0992
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2428250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,0702
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3428237.48/cwt232.00–242.001,0166
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3466222.90/cwt218.00–227.001,0394
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2470241.57/cwt237.00–247.001,1356
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1483276.01/cwt275.00–277.001,3332
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2508254.98/cwt250.00–260.001,2952
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1518267.41/cwt265.00–272.001,3853
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3518231.62/cwt225.00–235.001,2003
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2568228.03/cwt225.00–230.001,2953
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3575210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,2081
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3620207.55/cwt206.00–209.001,2872
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2285340.00/cwt340.00–340.009692
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3323311.28/cwt307.00–315.001,0052
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2328339.73/cwt335.00–345.001,1142
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1350325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,1381
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2382314.29/cwt312.00–317.001,2016
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3383279.98/cwt275.00–285.001,0723
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1410312.00/cwt312.00–312.001,2791
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3413272.45/cwt270.00–275.001,1252
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2427289.97/cwt287.00–297.001,2387
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2452280.66/cwt280.00–282.001,2693
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3468270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,2642
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3507236.64/cwt230.00–240.001,2003
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2527256.58/cwt250.00–260.001,3523
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3555235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,3041
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2565246.97/cwt244.00–250.001,3952
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 3613225.93/cwt220.00–232.001,3852
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 3670215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,4411
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——2,048156.60/cwt154.00–160.003,2072
Bulls——2,105151.10/cwt150.00–153.003,1813
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%936100.31/cwt98.00–103.009394
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03890.00/cwt90.00–90.009342
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,121128.49/cwt124.00–131.001,44014
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,122120.35/cwt119.00–122.001,3506
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,271134.55/cwt133.00–139.001,7106
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 2-3623841.27/head800.00–875.008412
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-28001,578.91/head1,300.00–1,825.001,5792
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4751,790.72/head1,650.00–1,875.001,7912
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29031,306.46/head1,100.00–1,550.001,3063
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0271,490.10/head1,275.00–1,725.001,4903
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0281,469.26/head1,375.00–1,600.001,4696

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.