Sale reports / Georgia / Washington / 2024-12-10

Washington

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Washington, Georgia · Tue, Dec 10
● Final68 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1944
Feeder Cattle receipts
170 head
▼ 44 vs last sale 214▲ 50 vs year ago 120 · +41.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
18 head
▼ 35 vs last sale 53▼ 33 vs year ago 51 · −64.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
36 head
▲ 11 vs last sale 25▲ 30 vs year ago 6 · +500.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago slaughter cows and bulls lightly tested, Replacement cattle steady, Feeder steers lightly tested, Feeder bulls steady, Feeder Heifers 5.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb bulls averaged $242.53/cwt on 10 head. That ranks 1 of 18 comparable sales and sits −107.82 against this barn's trailing median of $350.35.
Average price
$242.53
10 head · 546 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,324
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$54
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$34.46/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−22.75
vs GA average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1503267.511,3462thin
Medium and Large 2559239.511,3394thin
Medium and Large 3554233.051,2914thin
One grade step is worth $34.46/cwt here — about $54 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 sale10 hd
242.53
—
GA average14 barns · 331 hd
265.28
−22.75
This barn, trailing median18 sales
350.35
−107.82
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

18 sales
450388327265median 350.3503/3105/1907/1409/2211/03
Bulls 500–600 lb: high $435.81, low $279.34, median $350.35 across 18 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—Low1,740160.022,7843thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,227118.551,4546thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low93082.237653thin

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)1,131$1,9207
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,056$1,8264thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)988$1,5663thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)934$1,9697

Every lot

68 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 · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2370315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,1661
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3370290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,0731
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1375365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,3691
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1420327.00/cwt327.00–327.001,3731
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3425280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,1901
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2430302.00/cwt302.00–302.001,2991
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1465302.00/cwt302.00–302.001,4041
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1520285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,4821
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1555270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,4991
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1625228.50/cwt227.00–230.001,4282
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 3220285.00/cwt285.00–285.006271
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1265300.00/cwt300.00–300.007951
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3285260.00/cwt260.00–260.007411
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1318276.03/cwt272.00–280.008782
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2320265.00/cwt265.00–265.008481
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3333250.00/cwt250.00–250.008332
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3360252.47/cwt250.00–255.009092
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2363261.95/cwt260.00–265.009516
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1375276.32/cwt272.00–280.001,0363
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1410261.69/cwt260.00–265.001,0733
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2433240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,0393
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1467244.26/cwt240.00–250.001,14110
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2473231.32/cwt230.00–232.001,0943
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2510220.35/cwt220.00–221.001,1243
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3510212.50/cwt210.00–215.001,0842
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1533232.19/cwt227.00–235.001,2384
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1555230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,2771
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2575214.72/cwt212.00–217.001,2353
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1608229.00/cwt227.00–230.001,3924
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2640210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,3441
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1695217.00/cwt217.00–217.001,5081
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1800185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,4801
Feeder Cattle · Bulls26 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 3230295.00/cwt295.00–295.006791
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2270370.00/cwt370.00–370.009991
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1275402.59/cwt400.00–405.001,1072
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 3283297.43/cwt295.00–300.008422
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3305300.00/cwt300.00–300.009151
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1323347.67/cwt340.00–355.001,1232
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2333322.44/cwt320.00–325.001,0742
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2353303.51/cwt302.00–305.001,0712
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3368281.58/cwt280.00–285.001,0363
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1373327.52/cwt325.00–330.001,2222
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1400342.00/cwt342.00–342.001,3681
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2421296.30/cwt290.00–300.001,2475
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3422276.23/cwt260.00–286.001,16611
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2460276.74/cwt270.00–280.001,2733
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3474257.15/cwt250.00–260.001,2195
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1503267.51/cwt265.00–270.001,3462
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3518241.10/cwt237.00–245.001,2492
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2535250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,3381
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2567236.01/cwt235.00–238.001,3383
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3590225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,3282
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1615231.00/cwt230.00–232.001,4212
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 3620215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,3331
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1663223.21/cwt221.00–228.001,4804
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 3690202.00/cwt202.00–202.001,3941
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2755189.00/cwt189.00–189.001,4271
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 3875150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,3131
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,560152.00/cwt152.00–152.002,3711
Bulls——1,830164.03/cwt162.00–166.003,0022
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%90873.34/cwt70.00–77.006662
Cows—Lean 85-90%975100.00/cwt100.00–100.009751
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,190111.65/cwt110.00–115.001,3292
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,245122.00/cwt119.00–125.001,5194
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29881,565.56/head1,475.00–1,725.001,5663
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0561,826.30/head1,725.00–1,875.001,8264
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1311,920.23/head1,725.00–2,225.001,9207
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29341,968.77/head1,650.00–2,275.001,9697

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.