Sale reports / Georgia / Washington / 2024-06-04

Washington

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Washington, Georgia · Tue, Jun 4
● Final62 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1944
Feeder Cattle receipts
170 head
▲ 68 vs last sale 102▲ 62 vs year ago 108 · +57.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
32 head
▲ 14 vs last sale 18▲ 2 vs year ago 30 · +6.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
14 head
▼ 1 vs last sale 15▼ 4 vs year ago 18 · −22.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago Slaughter cattle 5.00 to 8.00 higher, slaughter bulls and replacements lightly tested, Feeder steers and bulls Steady, Feeder heifers 2.00 to 3.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb bulls averaged $252.30/cwt on 14 head. That ranks 1 of 18 comparable sales and sits −98.05 against this barn's trailing median of $350.35.
Average price
$252.30
14 head · 541 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,364
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$122
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3
$29.92/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−12.96
vs GA average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2532269.401,4336thin
Medium and Large 3547239.481,3118thin
One grade step is worth $29.92/cwt here — about $122 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 sale14 hd
252.30
—
GA average15 barns · 187 hd
265.27
−12.96
This barn, trailing median18 sales
350.35
−98.05
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
450388327265median 350.3503/3105/1907/1409/2211/03
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,500167.002,5051thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,195140.381,67720
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,605138.622,2254thin

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)985$1,4501thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,044$1,4114thin

Every lot

62 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1305325.00/cwt325.00–325.009911
Steers300–350Medium and Large 3325285.00/cwt285.00–285.009261
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3355310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,1011
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1373339.45/cwt337.00–342.001,2662
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2378327.00/cwt327.00–327.001,2362
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2443294.97/cwt290.00–300.001,3072
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3450267.00/cwt267.00–267.001,2021
Steers500–550Medium and Large 3505230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,1621
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2510260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,3261
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1515275.21/cwt270.00–280.001,4176
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1562271.66/cwt270.00–275.001,5273
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2580250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,4501
Steers550–600Medium and Large 3590220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,2981
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2615231.88/cwt227.00–237.001,4262
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1625246.09/cwt244.00–255.001,5388
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1665238.47/cwt235.00–242.001,5862
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2260270.00/cwt270.00–270.007021
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1288301.02/cwt300.00–303.008673
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1325287.27/cwt280.00–295.009342
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2333279.67/cwt275.00–282.009314
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2376269.59/cwt267.00–277.001,0144
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3387255.00/cwt250.00–260.009873
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2433252.46/cwt250.00–255.001,0932
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1436267.85/cwt265.00–270.001,1687
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3460248.48/cwt247.00–250.001,1432
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1469269.64/cwt265.00–275.001,2658
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2472257.06/cwt253.00–260.001,2138
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1518259.38/cwt256.00–261.001,3443
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2523252.96/cwt252.00–254.001,3232
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3540242.00/cwt242.00–242.001,3071
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3570220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,2541
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2578235.42/cwt233.00–238.001,3612
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1620226.00/cwt226.00–226.001,4011
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2630217.00/cwt217.00–217.001,3671
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1300375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,1251
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2315340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,0711
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3333320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,0662
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3369291.68/cwt285.00–295.001,0766
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1380332.00/cwt332.00–332.001,2621
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2380306.25/cwt302.00–312.001,1647
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2410283.46/cwt280.00–287.001,1622
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1422296.68/cwt290.00–300.001,2523
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3435271.00/cwt267.00–275.001,1792
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2473285.26/cwt280.00–287.001,3494
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3480271.39/cwt267.00–275.001,3034
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2514270.83/cwt267.00–276.001,3924
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3528242.98/cwt242.00–245.001,2833
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3559237.38/cwt232.00–240.001,3275
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2568266.53/cwt265.00–268.001,5142
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2612227.98/cwt226.00–230.001,3953
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1625240.99/cwt240.00–242.001,5062
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 3643214.02/cwt210.00–218.001,3762
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1667228.04/cwt225.00–231.001,5213
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2750190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,4251
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,500167.00/cwt167.00–167.002,5051
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,030129.47/cwt126.00–132.001,3345
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,202149.00/cwt147.00–153.001,7916
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,281140.70/cwt138.00–144.001,8029
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,380134.00/cwt134.00–134.001,8491
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,680140.16/cwt138.00–144.002,3553
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29851,450.00/head1,450.00–1,450.001,4501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0441,410.90/head1,275.00–1,525.001,4114

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.