Sale reports / Georgia / Washington / 2024-09-24

Washington

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Washington, Georgia · Tue, Sep 24
● Final70 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1944
Feeder Cattle receipts
151 head
▲ 5 vs last sale 146▼ 16 vs year ago 167 · −9.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
38 head
▼ 7 vs last sale 45▼ 5 vs year ago 43 · −11.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
20 head
▼ 9 vs last sale 29▲ 6 vs year ago 14 · +42.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week go slaughter cows, bulls, and replacements steady, all classes of feeder cattle 5.00 to 6.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $200.75/cwt on 15 head. That ranks 1 of 23 comparable sales and sits −144.29 against this barn's trailing median of $345.04.
Average price
$200.75
15 head · 539 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,082
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$110
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$23.36/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−11.39
vs GA average
−39.34 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1537212.191,1395thin
Medium and Large 2534201.231,0755thin
Medium and Large 3545188.831,0305thin
One grade step is worth $23.36/cwt here — about $110 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 sale15 hd
200.75
—
GA average15 barns · 519 hd
212.14
−11.39
National average173 barns · 10,203 hd
240.09
−39.34
This barn, trailing median23 sales
345.04
−144.29
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—Low1,880148.012,7833thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,310111.741,46428
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,725103.001,7771thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,096100.611,1034thin

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)1,142$1,5123thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,190$1,3275
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)925$1,1143thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,300$1,8733thin

Every lot

70 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 · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3360200.00/cwt200.00–200.007201
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1370277.00/cwt277.00–277.001,0251
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2425240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,0201
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1465235.69/cwt230.00–240.001,0963
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1516228.75/cwt225.00–230.001,1804
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1570220.82/cwt217.00–224.001,2596
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2610204.43/cwt200.00–209.001,2472
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1620212.00/cwt212.00–212.001,3141
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1673220.00/cwt219.00–221.001,4812
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2708195.01/cwt192.00–198.001,3812
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1728202.51/cwt202.00–203.001,4742
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1825199.00/cwt199.00–199.001,6421
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2280228.50/cwt227.00–230.006402
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1295240.00/cwt240.00–240.007081
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1329225.11/cwt222.00–230.007415
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3345210.00/cwt210.00–210.007251
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1370229.76/cwt225.00–235.008504
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3380205.00/cwt205.00–205.007791
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1413227.42/cwt225.00–235.009394
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2418210.24/cwt207.00–214.008794
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3443200.00/cwt200.00–200.008862
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2479201.07/cwt192.00–205.009636
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1480210.98/cwt210.00–212.001,0133
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3483182.39/cwt180.00–187.008813
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1510209.00/cwt207.00–211.001,0662
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2510201.70/cwt200.00–205.001,0293
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3527190.45/cwt187.00–197.001,0043
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1555214.32/cwt210.00–218.001,1893
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2570200.52/cwt200.00–201.001,1432
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3573186.40/cwt184.00–189.001,0682
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1620192.00/cwt192.00–192.001,1901
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3630165.69/cwt160.00–170.001,0443
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2637179.68/cwt179.00–180.001,1453
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1655192.00/cwt192.00–192.001,2581
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 3685162.00/cwt162.00–162.001,1101
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2722170.60/cwt167.00–172.001,2325
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2255275.00/cwt275.00–275.007011
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1295300.00/cwt300.00–300.008851
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2325252.62/cwt250.00–255.008212
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1335275.00/cwt275.00–275.009211
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3355200.00/cwt200.00–200.007101
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1370278.38/cwt275.00–280.001,0303
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2432220.68/cwt215.00–225.009533
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1435240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,0441
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1463220.97/cwt220.00–222.001,0232
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3471201.25/cwt200.00–205.009484
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2488212.54/cwt210.00–215.001,0372
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1505215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,0861
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2513206.17/cwt200.00–210.001,0584
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3550205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,1281
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2560212.00/cwt212.00–212.001,1871
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 3615172.00/cwt172.00–172.001,0581
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1660190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,2541
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 3663172.47/cwt170.00–175.001,1432
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 3705162.00/cwt162.00–162.001,1421
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2795160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,2721
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,365139.00/cwt139.00–139.001,8971
Bulls——2,138152.52/cwt152.00–153.003,2612
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,088102.14/cwt99.00–105.001,1113
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,12096.00/cwt96.00–96.001,0751
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,296112.07/cwt109.00–116.001,45218
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,297106.45/cwt105.00–108.001,3816
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,394118.18/cwt117.00–121.001,6474
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,725103.00/cwt103.00–103.001,7771
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2875835.00/head835.00–835.008351
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 19501,253.29/head1,225.00–1,275.001,2532
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,070975.00/head975.00–975.009752
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1421,512.37/head1,475.00–1,575.001,5123
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2701,561.71/head1,325.00–1,700.001,5623
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,3001,873.14/head1,850.00–1,900.001,8733

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.