Sale reports / Georgia / Washington / 2024-07-16

Washington

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Washington, Georgia · Tue, Jul 16
● Final64 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1944
Feeder Cattle receipts
203 head
▲ 23 vs last sale 180▲ 71 vs year ago 132 · +53.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
13 head
▼ 29 vs last sale 42▼ 4 vs year ago 17 · −23.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
48 head
▲ 24 vs last sale 24▲ 31 vs year ago 17 · +182.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cattle mostly steady. Feeder cattle unevenly steady with a higher undertone. Replacement cows mostly steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $230.42/cwt on 13 head. That ranks 1 of 22 comparable sales and sits −118.37 against this barn's trailing median of $348.79.
Average price
$230.42
13 head · 541 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,246
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$96
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$19.50/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−20.17
vs GA average
−27.38 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1550239.001,3153thin
Medium and Large 2534229.931,2278thin
Medium and Large 3555219.501,2182thin
One grade step is worth $19.50/cwt here — about $96 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale13 hd
230.42
—
GA average17 barns · 744 hd
250.58
−20.17
National average156 barns · 7,883 hd
257.80
−27.38
This barn, trailing median22 sales
348.79
−118.37
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

22 sales
404358311264median 348.7903/0304/2807/2109/0110/20
Heifers 500–600 lb: high $390.25, low $278.50, median $348.79 across 22 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—Low1,364162.842,22012
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,121135.111,51511
CowsLean 85-90%High930110.201,0259thin
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,187106.131,2596thin

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 Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,085$1,5666
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)925$1,4903thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,308$1,3882thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)960$1,8002thin

Every lot

64 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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2325305.00/cwt305.00–305.009911
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1335312.61/cwt310.00–315.001,0472
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1376302.44/cwt300.00–305.001,1374
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2423281.20/cwt280.00–282.501,1892
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3438271.65/cwt270.00–275.001,1903
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1460282.50/cwt282.50–282.501,3002
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3478263.10/cwt260.00–267.501,2584
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2482271.27/cwt270.00–272.501,3082
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2516261.25/cwt260.00–262.501,3484
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1530270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,4314
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1555260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,4431
Steers550–600Medium and Large 3587242.67/cwt240.00–245.001,4243
Steers600–650Medium and Large 3620230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,4261
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 3205280.00/cwt280.00–280.005741
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3340261.64/cwt260.00–265.008903
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2360260.00/cwt260.00–260.009361
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3370253.73/cwt250.00–257.509396
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2418255.49/cwt254.00–257.501,0683
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3428241.29/cwt240.00–242.501,0332
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1445260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,1571
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3450230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,0351
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2468240.34/cwt240.00–241.001,1253
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1480250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,2001
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2525231.40/cwt230.00–235.001,2156
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3535225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,2041
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1550239.00/cwt239.00–239.001,3153
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2560225.50/cwt225.00–226.001,2632
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3575214.00/cwt214.00–214.001,2311
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3645209.00/cwt209.00–209.001,3481
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 3660200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,3201
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1265319.91/cwt315.00–325.008482
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1330300.00/cwt300.00–300.009902
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3373275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,0262
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2380280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,0641
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1383294.26/cwt290.00–297.501,1273
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1417273.32/cwt270.00–280.001,1403
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2429262.91/cwt260.00–267.501,1286
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1450262.50/cwt262.50–262.501,1811
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3470243.91/cwt240.00–247.501,1462
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2490253.75/cwt250.00–257.501,2432
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2515240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,2362
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3525232.50/cwt232.50–232.501,2211
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3569224.66/cwt220.00–229.001,2784
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2575232.50/cwt232.50–232.501,3371
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 3620215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,3331
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,209164.15/cwt160.00–167.001,9857
Bulls——1,453155.68/cwt152.00–159.002,2623
Bulls——1,770169.00/cwt169.00–169.002,9912
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%886108.72/cwt105.00–114.009634
Cows—Lean 85-90%918119.25/cwt117.50–122.001,0953
Cows—Boner 80-85%980129.00/cwt129.00–129.001,2641
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03899.58/cwt98.00–101.001,0342
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,120140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,5681
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,137135.25/cwt133.00–138.001,5389
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Cows—Boner 80-85%1,090116.00/cwt116.00–116.001,2641
Dairy Cows—Boner 80-85%1,10580.00/cwt80.00–80.008841
Dairy Cows—Boner 80-85%1,231110.20/cwt105.00–113.001,3574
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-38851,275.00/head1,275.00–1,275.001,2751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29051,725.00/head1,725.00–1,725.001,7251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-39351,372.86/head1,275.00–1,475.001,3732
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,0781,376.24/head1,250.00–1,475.001,3763
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0921,755.84/head1,675.00–1,825.001,7563
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,7301,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29601,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8002

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.