Sale reports / Georgia / Washington / 2025-06-10

Washington

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Washington, Georgia · Tue, Jun 10
● Final48 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1944
Feeder Cattle receipts
109 head
▼ 99 vs last sale 208▼ 47 vs year ago 156 · −30.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
23 head
▼ 10 vs last sale 33▼ 26 vs year ago 49 · −53.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
38 head
▼ 20 vs last sale 58▲ 19 vs year ago 19 · +100.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago slaughter cows 8.00 higher, slaughter bulls and replacements steady, all classes of feeder cattle lightly tested.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb bulls averaged $328.21/cwt on 15 head. That ranks 6 of 18 comparable sales and sits −22.13 against this barn's trailing median of $350.35.
Average price
$328.21
15 head · 538 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,766
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$196
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$23.51/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.75
vs GA average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1542337.601,8308thin
Medium and Large 2552322.021,7763thin
Medium and Large 3520314.091,6334thin
One grade step is worth $23.51/cwt here — about $196 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 sale15 hd
328.21
—
GA average12 barns · 327 hd
325.46
+2.75
This barn, trailing median18 sales
350.35
−22.13
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—Average1,518185.832,8204thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,369151.892,07915

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)1,330$1,8001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,128$1,7532thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)997$1,6585
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)844$1,9406

Every lot

48 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 · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1335370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,2401
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3395332.00/cwt332.00–332.001,3111
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1420363.04/cwt361.00–366.001,5253
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3430340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,4621
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2445347.00/cwt347.00–347.001,5441
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1470361.00/cwt361.00–361.001,6971
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2470342.00/cwt342.00–342.001,6073
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3495300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,4851
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2500338.00/cwt338.00–338.001,6901
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1563339.96/cwt338.00–342.001,9142
Steers550–600Medium and Large 3590309.00/cwt309.00–309.001,8231
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3343362.48/cwt360.00–365.001,2432
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1363372.94/cwt370.00–376.001,3542
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2370360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,3322
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3385350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,3481
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2408354.52/cwt352.00–357.001,4462
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1425366.00/cwt366.00–366.001,5561
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3425343.04/cwt340.00–345.001,4583
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3463327.11/cwt320.00–330.001,5155
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2473345.28/cwt342.00–348.001,6333
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2532314.68/cwt310.00–318.001,6743
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3545304.00/cwt304.00–304.001,6571
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2570316.00/cwt316.00–316.001,8012
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3575300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,7251
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 3275355.00/cwt355.00–355.009761
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2319381.84/cwt380.00–385.001,2184
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3395342.00/cwt342.00–342.001,3511
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3445337.50/cwt335.00–340.001,5022
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2505338.00/cwt338.00–338.001,7071
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1518343.19/cwt340.00–346.001,7784
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3520314.09/cwt310.00–322.001,6334
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1566332.00/cwt330.00–338.001,8794
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2575314.03/cwt312.00–316.001,8062
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 3623263.54/cwt262.00–265.001,6422
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2630277.54/cwt275.00–280.001,7492
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2700255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,7851
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 3710218.00/cwt218.00–218.001,5481
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 2800214.00/cwt214.00–214.001,7121
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,155173.00/cwt173.00–173.001,9981
Bulls——1,530185.66/cwt181.00–190.002,8412
Bulls——1,855199.00/cwt199.00–199.003,6911
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,329146.29/cwt145.00–147.001,9444
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,370160.00/cwt160.00–160.002,1922
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,386152.58/cwt150.00–157.002,1159
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-28441,940.05/head1,475.00–2,200.001,9406
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29971,657.55/head1,200.00–2,000.001,6585
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1281,753.49/head1,675.00–1,825.001,7532
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3301,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001

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.