Sale reports / Georgia / Washington / 2024-10-08

Washington

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Washington, Georgia · Tue, Oct 8
● Final61 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1944
Feeder Cattle receipts
119 head
▼ 32 vs last sale 151▼ 86 vs year ago 205 · −42.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
32 head
▼ 6 vs last sale 38▼ 2 vs year ago 34 · −5.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
13 head
▼ 7 vs last sale 20▲ 5 vs year ago 8 · +62.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No Trends available this week due to market being closed on 10-01-2024

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $199.13/cwt on 14 head. That ranks 1 of 23 comparable sales and sits −145.91 against this barn's trailing median of $345.04.
Average price
$199.13
14 head · 543 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,080
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$111
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$17.72/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−15.28
vs GA average
−53.55 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1551207.341,1426thin
Medium and Large 2513203.041,0422thin
Medium and Large 3544189.621,0326thin
One grade step is worth $17.72/cwt here — about $111 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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
199.13
—
GA average13 barns · 375 hd
214.41
−15.28
National average183 barns · 16,319 hd
252.68
−53.55
This barn, trailing median23 sales
345.04
−145.91
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—Average1,478150.222,2202thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,266117.351,48621
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average2,080116.002,4131thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,006103.241,0394thin

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)995$1,3162thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,099$1,1185
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,025$8751thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,008$1,6752thin

Every lot

61 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 · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1335311.01/cwt310.00–312.001,0422
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2365265.00/cwt265.00–265.009671
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1425260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,1051
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3465210.00/cwt210.00–210.009771
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1470240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,1281
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2515220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,1331
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1568231.91/cwt229.00–235.001,3172
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1643218.49/cwt217.00–220.001,4052
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1725200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,4501
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1230315.00/cwt315.00–315.007251
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2250240.00/cwt240.00–240.006001
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3255225.00/cwt225.00–225.005741
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1313253.40/cwt250.00–260.007933
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2318235.28/cwt230.00–240.007482
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1368242.34/cwt240.00–247.008923
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3378205.03/cwt200.00–210.007752
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1405240.00/cwt240.00–240.009721
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2425210.00/cwt210.00–210.008931
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3425200.00/cwt200.00–200.008501
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3460200.00/cwt200.00–200.009202
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2472210.00/cwt210.00–210.009913
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2513203.04/cwt200.00–206.001,0422
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3518193.31/cwt190.00–195.001,0013
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1542211.66/cwt210.00–215.001,1473
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1560203.02/cwt200.00–205.001,1373
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3570185.92/cwt182.00–189.001,0603
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2618186.68/cwt185.00–189.001,1543
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1620192.00/cwt192.00–192.001,1901
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2690175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,2081
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1700190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,3301
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1750192.00/cwt192.00–192.001,4401
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1240305.00/cwt305.00–305.007321
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 3280275.00/cwt275.00–275.007701
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2340275.00/cwt275.00–275.009351
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3345255.00/cwt255.00–255.008801
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1355300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,0651
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3368235.69/cwt230.00–240.008674
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2383247.52/cwt245.00–250.009482
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1455250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,1381
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3455210.00/cwt210.00–210.009561
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2505220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,1111
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3530212.55/cwt210.00–215.001,1272
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1550227.00/cwt227.00–227.001,2491
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2573201.22/cwt195.00–217.001,1535
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3585180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,0531
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1620191.67/cwt190.00–193.001,1883
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2621174.95/cwt170.00–180.001,0864
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 3650165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,0731
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2690170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,1731
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 3700150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,0501
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,478150.22/cwt147.00–153.002,2202
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%950105.32/cwt103.00–107.001,0013
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,17597.00/cwt97.00–97.001,1401
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,210114.03/cwt110.00–118.001,38011
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,223108.00/cwt108.00–108.001,3212
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,354124.26/cwt122.00–126.001,6828
Cows—Breaker 75-80%2,080116.00/cwt116.00–116.002,4131
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29951,315.77/head1,100.00–1,475.001,3162
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,025875.00/head875.00–875.008751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0991,118.18/head975.00–1,350.001,1185
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0081,675.00/head1,675.00–1,675.001,6752

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.