Sale reports / Georgia / Washington / 2024-11-19

Washington

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Washington, Georgia · Tue, Nov 19
● Final69 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1944
Feeder Cattle receipts
180 head
▲ 42 vs last sale 138▲ 83 vs year ago 97 · +85.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
38 head
▲ 9 vs last sale 29▲ 1 vs year ago 37 · +2.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
33 head
▲ 24 vs last sale 9▲ 23 vs year ago 10 · +230.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago slaughter cows and replacements steady, slaughter bulls lightly tested, feeder steers and bulls 7.00 to 9.00 higher, feeder heifers 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 $220.50/cwt on 26 head. That ranks 1 of 23 comparable sales and sits −124.54 against this barn's trailing median of $345.04.
Average price
$220.50
26 head · 541 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,194
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$50
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$21.62/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−11.74
vs GA average
−46.55 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1555222.621,23611thin
Medium and Large 2527220.231,16114thin
Medium and Large 3590201.001,1861thin
One grade step is worth $21.62/cwt here — about $50 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 sale26 hd
220.50
—
GA average15 barns · 512 hd
232.24
−11.74
National average196 barns · 21,141 hd
267.05
−46.55
This barn, trailing median23 sales
345.04
−124.54
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—Average1,245138.491,7242thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,289109.041,40621
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,08793.151,0139thin

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)1,177$1,34112
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)990$1,2412thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,039$1,7377

Every lot

69 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
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1355320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,1361
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2380302.50/cwt300.00–305.001,1502
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3408275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,1222
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2410280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,1481
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1415322.00/cwt322.00–322.001,3361
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2455277.00/cwt277.00–277.001,2601
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3455230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,0471
Steers500–550Medium and Large 3500230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,1501
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2528258.25/cwt256.00–262.001,3643
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1600235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,4101
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2615224.75/cwt220.00–229.001,3823
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1690222.99/cwt222.00–224.001,5392
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1725215.92/cwt210.00–219.001,5653
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1775210.51/cwt210.00–211.001,6312
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1875197.00/cwt197.00–197.001,7241
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2235290.00/cwt290.00–290.006821
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2255285.00/cwt285.00–285.007271
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3260235.00/cwt235.00–235.006111
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1305277.00/cwt277.00–277.008451
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2325260.00/cwt260.00–260.008452
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2373248.41/cwt247.00–250.009272
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1377260.00/cwt260.00–260.009803
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2426231.04/cwt230.00–232.009844
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1429243.55/cwt240.00–247.001,0454
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1475244.02/cwt243.00–245.001,1592
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2476235.78/cwt235.00–237.001,1224
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1508230.34/cwt227.00–232.001,1703
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2520221.68/cwt215.00–227.001,15312
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2570211.50/cwt211.00–212.001,2062
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1573219.73/cwt216.00–223.001,2598
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3590201.00/cwt201.00–201.001,1861
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2617203.72/cwt202.00–207.001,2573
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3630193.31/cwt189.00–196.001,2183
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1660208.00/cwt208.00–208.001,3731
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2677189.55/cwt185.00–195.001,2833
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 3683170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,1612
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1725190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,3781
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 3785150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,1781
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2325320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,0402
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3340294.93/cwt290.00–300.001,0032
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1360318.38/cwt315.00–320.001,1463
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2374307.99/cwt300.00–310.001,1525
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3378282.42/cwt280.00–285.001,0682
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2408283.95/cwt280.00–287.001,1593
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1410315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,2921
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3427262.06/cwt260.00–270.001,1195
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2467255.24/cwt250.00–260.001,1928
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3480243.61/cwt240.00–247.001,1692
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1495272.00/cwt272.00–272.001,3461
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1510240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,2241
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2527225.65/cwt220.00–230.001,1896
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1550230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,2651
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2585213.28/cwt210.00–219.001,2483
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1615215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,3221
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 3618190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,1742
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2623206.36/cwt205.00–209.001,2863
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2665200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,3301
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 3685190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,3021
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 3710190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,3491
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2710190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,3491
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,245138.49/cwt136.00–142.001,7242
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%96886.03/cwt82.00–89.008332
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,12195.19/cwt90.00–98.001,0677
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,178104.21/cwt99.00–108.001,2289
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,373112.66/cwt109.00–116.001,54712
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29901,240.91/head1,025.00–1,475.001,2412
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,010900.00/head900.00–900.009001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1921,380.69/head1,100.00–1,600.001,38111
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0391,737.37/head1,325.00–2,000.001,7377

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.