Sale reports / Georgia / Washington / 2024-10-22

Washington

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Washington, Georgia · Tue, Oct 22
● Final62 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1944
Feeder Cattle receipts
154 head
▲ 33 vs last sale 121▼ 29 vs year ago 183 · −15.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
34 head
▲ 8 vs last sale 26▲ 1 vs year ago 33 · +3.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
21 head
▲ 13 vs last sale 8▲ 19 vs year ago 2 · +950.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago slaughter cows and bulls steady, replacement cattle steady, feeder steers lightly tested, feeder bulls and heifers steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb bulls averaged $219.72/cwt on 23 head. That ranks 1 of 17 comparable sales and sits −130.03 against this barn's trailing median of $349.75.
Average price
$219.72
23 head · 546 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,199
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$142
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$31.99/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−10.04
vs GA average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1531236.421,2557thin
Medium and Large 2559218.631,2219thin
Medium and Large 3544204.431,1137thin
One grade step is worth $31.99/cwt here — about $142 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale23 hd
219.72
—
GA average13 barns · 415 hd
229.76
−10.04
This barn, trailing median17 sales
349.75
−130.03
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

17 sales
450388327265median 349.7503/3105/1907/0709/1510/27
Bulls 500–600 lb: high $435.81, low $279.35, median $349.75 across 17 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—Low1,415157.252,2254thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,211124.551,50814
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,00990.4991311

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)1,465$1,5501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)978$1,2194thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,031$1,7137

Every lot

62 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 · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1525245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,2861
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1575240.83/cwt236.00–246.001,3852
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1623224.81/cwt220.00–227.001,4014
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2273265.15/cwt260.00–270.007243
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1300300.00/cwt300.00–300.009001
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2340232.00/cwt232.00–232.007891
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3345222.00/cwt222.00–222.007661
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2373230.51/cwt230.00–232.008604
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3390217.00/cwt217.00–217.008461
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2413224.57/cwt220.00–230.009277
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3422214.04/cwt210.00–217.009033
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1455230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,0471
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2462222.32/cwt220.00–225.001,0273
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3474214.28/cwt210.00–217.001,0167
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3515203.73/cwt200.00–206.001,0493
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2525213.65/cwt212.00–215.001,1223
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3572201.04/cwt196.00–207.001,1503
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1590214.00/cwt213.00–215.001,2632
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1615211.00/cwt207.00–215.001,2982
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2640195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,2481
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3645187.00/cwt187.00–187.001,2061
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2700157.00/cwt157.00–157.001,0991
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 3705132.00/cwt132.00–132.009311
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2755142.00/cwt142.00–142.001,0721
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 3280280.00/cwt280.00–280.007841
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1310322.00/cwt322.00–322.009981
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2310300.00/cwt300.00–300.009301
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3340283.34/cwt280.00–287.009633
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1355320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,1361
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2360290.00/cwt285.00–295.001,0442
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3390256.99/cwt250.00–260.001,0025
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2410240.33/cwt240.00–242.009856
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1424255.50/cwt252.00–260.001,0834
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3435223.30/cwt220.00–230.009713
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3474211.31/cwt210.00–215.001,0024
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2475237.42/cwt232.00–245.001,1286
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1483251.01/cwt250.00–252.001,2122
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1515237.73/cwt235.00–241.001,2244
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2520223.88/cwt220.00–230.001,1643
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3525203.49/cwt200.00–210.001,0684
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1552234.67/cwt230.00–239.001,2953
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3570205.68/cwt205.00–207.001,1723
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2578216.01/cwt210.00–220.001,2496
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2616198.01/cwt195.00–200.001,2204
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 3630185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,1661
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2700173.50/cwt172.00–175.001,2152
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 3725150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,0881
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2785152.00/cwt152.00–152.001,1931
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,040150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,5601
Bulls——1,540159.66/cwt157.00–162.002,4593
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%93678.11/cwt75.00–80.007314
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03095.80/cwt95.00–97.009875
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,100102.00/cwt102.00–102.001,1222
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,143130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,4862
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,178114.07/cwt110.00–117.001,3442
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,231125.55/cwt122.00–129.001,54610
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-26401,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-3845975.00/head975.00–975.009751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1471,983.85/head1,700.00–2,400.001,9845
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-3940850.00/head850.00–850.008501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29901,342.34/head1,300.00–1,375.001,3423
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4651,550.00/head1,550.00–1,550.001,5501

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.