Sale reports / Georgia / Washington / 2024-09-03

Washington

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Washington, Georgia · Tue, Sep 3
● Final53 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1944
Feeder Cattle receipts
122 head
▼ 22 vs last sale 144▼ 51 vs year ago 173 · −29.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
19 head
▼ 23 vs last sale 42▼ 5 vs year ago 24 · −20.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
12 head
▼ 41 vs last sale 53▲ 10 vs year ago 2 · +500.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle lightly tested; Replacement cattle firm; Feeder cattle lightly tested

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $252.75/cwt on 17 head. That ranks 1 of 12 comparable sales and sits −139.72 against this barn's trailing median of $392.47.
Average price
$252.75
17 head · 557 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,408
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$93
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$17.29/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.31
vs GA average
−16.65 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1563255.791,44110thin
Medium and Large 2542252.381,3685thin
Medium and Large 3565238.501,3482thin
One grade step is worth $17.29/cwt here — about $93 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 sale17 hd
252.75
—
GA average15 barns · 362 hd
251.44
+1.31
National average147 barns · 6,928 hd
269.40
−16.65
This barn, trailing median12 sales
392.47
−139.72
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—Average1,194145.381,7365thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,373123.671,6983thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,169122.091,4273thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average86095.008173thin

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)1,112$1,7934thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,172$1,7287
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)765$2,1001thin

Every lot

53 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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2440277.00/cwt277.00–277.001,2191
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3440265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,1661
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2485263.97/cwt261.00–267.001,2802
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2530254.22/cwt250.00–257.001,3474
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1538260.99/cwt260.00–264.001,4044
Steers500–550Medium and Large 3540242.00/cwt242.00–242.001,3071
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1580252.32/cwt251.00–255.001,4636
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2590245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,4461
Steers550–600Medium and Large 3590235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,3871
Steers600–650Medium and Large 3633225.65/cwt223.00–227.001,4283
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1640240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,5361
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2740208.00/cwt208.00–208.001,5391
Steers700–750Medium and Large 3740190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,4061
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2785193.99/cwt193.00–195.001,5232
Steers750–800Medium and Large 3790186.00/cwt186.00–186.001,4691
Feeder Cattle · Heifers10 lots · lightest first
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3390245.00/cwt245.00–245.009561
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2485237.48/cwt236.00–239.001,1522
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3490227.00/cwt227.00–227.001,1121
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1535243.48/cwt241.00–246.001,3032
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2535231.50/cwt231.00–232.001,2392
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3537226.99/cwt226.00–229.001,2193
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1590237.00/cwt237.00–237.001,3981
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2590224.00/cwt224.00–224.001,3221
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3590208.00/cwt205.00–211.001,2272
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3640203.00/cwt203.00–203.001,2991
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 3290290.00/cwt290.00–290.008411
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1340335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,1391
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1390305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,1901
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1440272.00/cwt272.00–272.001,1971
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2440260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,1441
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3440245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,0781
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3480234.61/cwt230.00–238.001,1263
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2490240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,1762
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3533224.19/cwt220.00–229.001,1954
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2540230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,2421
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 3640205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,3121
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 3685192.48/cwt190.00–195.001,3182
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2690200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,3801
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——970137.00/cwt137.00–137.001,3291
Bulls——1,250147.48/cwt145.00–153.001,8444
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%76585.00/cwt85.00–85.006501
Cows—Lean 85-90%81592.00/cwt92.00–92.007501
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,000108.00/cwt108.00–108.001,0801
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,110119.00/cwt119.00–119.001,3211
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,198123.64/cwt120.00–127.001,4812
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,360117.00/cwt117.00–117.001,5911
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,380127.00/cwt127.00–127.001,7532
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 1-28101,175.00/head1,175.00–1,175.001,1751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,0801,375.00/head1,375.00–1,375.001,3751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1221,932.54/head1,850.00–2,000.001,9333
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2221,869.58/head1,750.00–2,000.001,8705
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,2851,575.00/head1,575.00–1,575.001,5751
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-27652,100.00/head2,100.00–2,100.002,1001

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.