Sale reports / Georgia / Washington / 2024-06-11

Washington

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Washington, Georgia · Tue, Jun 11
● Final68 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1944
Feeder Cattle receipts
156 head
▼ 14 vs last sale 170▲ 14 vs year ago 142 · +9.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
49 head
▲ 17 vs last sale 32▲ 18 vs year ago 31 · +58.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
19 head
▲ 5 vs last sale 14▲ 1 vs year ago 18 · +5.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $282.41/cwt on 20 head. That ranks 1 of 12 comparable sales and sits −110.06 against this barn's trailing median of $392.47.
Average price
$282.41
20 head · 547 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,544
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$139
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$41.32/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.13
vs GA average
−17.01 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1534297.571,5888thin
Medium and Large 2550280.311,5428thin
Medium and Large 3566256.261,4494thin
One grade step is worth $41.32/cwt here — about $139 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale20 hd
282.41
—
GA average13 barns · 428 hd
283.53
−1.13
National average149 barns · 7,793 hd
299.42
−17.01
This barn, trailing median12 sales
392.47
−110.06
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

12 sales
465412359306median 392.4703/0306/0207/0709/0111/03
Steers 500–600 lb: high $450.73, low $320.47, median $392.47 across 12 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—Average1,610159.002,5601thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,657140.352,32619
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,231126.861,56225
CowsLean 85-90%Low935102.279573thin

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 Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,224$1,6424thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,117$1,4835
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)923$1,3232thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,173$2,2117

Every lot

68 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1370315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,1661
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3410272.00/cwt272.00–272.001,1151
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1428305.98/cwt302.00–310.001,3102
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2438295.98/cwt295.00–297.001,2962
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1480302.00/cwt302.00–302.001,4501
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2480282.00/cwt282.00–282.001,3541
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3490255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,2501
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1516295.57/cwt290.00–300.001,5255
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2534280.91/cwt277.00–287.001,5005
Steers500–550Medium and Large 3538250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,3452
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1563300.91/cwt297.00–307.001,6943
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2577279.32/cwt273.00–285.001,6123
Steers550–600Medium and Large 3593262.51/cwt260.00–265.001,5572
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1603277.51/cwt276.00–279.001,6732
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2614252.52/cwt245.00–255.001,5504
Steers600–650Medium and Large 3615220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,3531
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2665226.00/cwt226.00–226.001,5031
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1670247.11/cwt242.00–252.001,6562
Steers650–700Medium and Large 3690212.00/cwt212.00–212.001,4631
Steers850–900Medium and Large 2895162.00/cwt162.00–162.001,4501
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1345290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,0011
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1363293.26/cwt287.00–297.001,0654
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2390277.00/cwt277.00–277.001,0801
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3428250.99/cwt250.00–252.001,0742
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3458236.02/cwt232.00–240.001,0814
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2488254.73/cwt250.00–259.001,2434
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2500245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,2251
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1533257.63/cwt252.00–261.001,3733
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1565267.00/cwt267.00–267.001,5091
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2569243.87/cwt240.00–247.001,3886
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3588236.00/cwt236.00–236.001,3882
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1615238.56/cwt235.00–242.001,4672
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2642221.67/cwt220.00–223.001,4233
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1668231.00/cwt230.00–232.001,5432
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2685225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,5411
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1705211.00/cwt211.00–211.001,4881
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 3720195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,4041
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2760170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,2921
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3373259.90/cwt255.00–265.009692
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1392320.67/cwt320.00–322.001,2573
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1400320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,2801
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3420279.22/cwt275.00–285.001,1734
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2422297.98/cwt297.00–300.001,2573
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1465290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,3492
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2480272.00/cwt272.00–272.001,3062
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3482263.98/cwt260.00–267.001,2723
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2508271.00/cwt270.00–272.001,3774
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3550266.00/cwt266.00–266.001,4631
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2560261.04/cwt258.00–265.001,4623
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1605250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,5131
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2605240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,4521
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2725155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,1241
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 3735140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,0291
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2780197.00/cwt197.00–197.001,5371
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,610159.00/cwt159.00–159.002,5601
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%893112.40/cwt111.00–114.001,0042
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02082.00/cwt82.00–82.008361
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,155119.31/cwt116.00–124.001,3789
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,232127.96/cwt125.00–131.001,5767
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,307133.56/cwt132.00–137.001,7469
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,646143.86/cwt143.00–146.002,3688
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,665137.80/cwt134.00–142.002,29411
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29231,323.17/head1,225.00–1,400.001,3232
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1171,483.35/head1,250.00–1,625.001,4835
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2241,641.70/head1,575.00–1,725.001,6424
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 18771,857.13/head1,725.00–1,975.001,8573
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,0901,724.89/head1,700.00–1,750.001,7252
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,7003,228.38/head3,175.00–3,275.003,2282

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.