Sale reports / Georgia / Washington / 2025-07-08

Washington

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Washington, Georgia · Tue, Jul 8
● Final90 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1944
Feeder Cattle receipts
308 head
▲ 153 vs last sale 155▲ 128 vs year ago 180 · +71.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
17 head
▼ 3 vs last sale 20▼ 25 vs year ago 42 · −59.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
16 head
▼ 19 vs last sale 35▼ 8 vs year ago 24 · −33.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends available due to last week's holiday closure.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $318.41/cwt on 31 head. That ranks 9 of 23 comparable sales and sits −26.63 against this barn's trailing median of $345.04.
Average price
$318.41
31 head · 544 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,732
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$290
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$54.32/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+5.80
vs GA average
−23.12 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1543326.821,77523
Medium and Large 2548301.521,6516thin
Medium and Large 3545272.501,4852thin
One grade step is worth $54.32/cwt here — about $290 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale31 hd
318.41
—
GA average10 barns · 236 hd
312.62
+5.80
National average157 barns · 9,726 hd
341.53
−23.12
This barn, trailing median23 sales
345.04
−26.63
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
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,276161.122,05612
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,505154.002,3182thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,178136.321,6062thin

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)1,038$1,8882thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)940$1,6501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,080$2,4251thin

Every lot

90 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 · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2290420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,2181
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2310395.00/cwt385.00–405.001,2252
Steers300–350Medium and Large 3325361.69/cwt350.00–375.001,1753
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1335430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,4411
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1377396.14/cwt382.50–410.001,4933
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2382369.48/cwt360.00–377.501,4118
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3418320.26/cwt310.00–330.001,3396
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2420343.74/cwt342.50–345.001,4442
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1431370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,5955
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1479363.04/cwt357.50–367.501,7394
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2521333.39/cwt325.00–340.001,7376
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1532357.76/cwt350.00–362.501,90313
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added535367.50/cwt367.50–367.501,9661
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1577350.24/cwt345.00–357.502,0219
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2586333.87/cwt317.50–338.001,9565
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added612347.65/cwt346.00–350.002,1283
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2620305.03/cwt300.00–310.001,8913
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1632337.42/cwt330.00–345.002,1327
Steers650–700Medium and Large 3655270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,7691
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1Value Added659327.93/cwt327.50–328.002,1617
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2673290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,9522
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1680312.28/cwt300.00–321.002,1246
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1705287.50/cwt287.50–287.502,0271
Steers700–750Medium and Large 3705230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,6221
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1Value Added731297.63/cwt291.00–302.502,1765
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1785275.00/cwt275.00–275.002,1591
Feeder Cattle · Heifers33 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2283372.57/cwt370.00–375.001,0542
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1290400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,1601
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3315340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,0711
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2330362.61/cwt360.00–370.001,1974
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1333383.70/cwt382.50–385.001,2782
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1374369.57/cwt365.00–375.001,3827
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Value Added375377.50/cwt377.50–377.501,4161
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3377328.00/cwt315.00–340.001,2373
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2388353.44/cwt347.50–360.001,3718
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1416359.20/cwt350.00–367.501,4947
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3418314.91/cwt310.00–320.001,3162
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2430344.21/cwt340.00–347.501,4803
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1469345.45/cwt340.00–352.501,62010
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2469332.81/cwt320.00–337.501,5618
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Value Added470359.97/cwt357.50–362.501,6922
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3470294.89/cwt290.00–300.001,3862
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added500347.50/cwt347.50–347.501,7381
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3500275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,3751
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1511334.75/cwt330.00–340.001,71110
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2525310.76/cwt300.00–317.501,6313
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added563337.86/cwt332.50–341.001,9023
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2570292.27/cwt280.00–300.001,6663
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1577312.02/cwt305.00–326.001,8009
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3590270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,5931
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3615255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,5681
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1618305.02/cwt300.00–310.001,8852
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added625326.50/cwt315.00–338.002,0412
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2628276.13/cwt270.00–282.501,7342
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Value Added658299.97/cwt297.50–302.501,9742
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2670277.50/cwt277.50–277.501,8591
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1677290.81/cwt287.50–295.001,9693
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 3695247.50/cwt247.50–247.501,7201
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2720247.50/cwt247.50–247.501,7821
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1270430.09/cwt425.00–435.001,1612
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 3280362.61/cwt355.00–375.001,0154
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3320352.38/cwt350.00–360.001,1284
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2325375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,2192
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1330402.16/cwt395.00–410.001,3272
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2366359.04/cwt355.00–360.001,3145
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3370340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,2581
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1373386.02/cwt375.00–397.501,4402
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1416367.96/cwt365.00–375.001,5315
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2422348.23/cwt337.50–355.001,47011
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3437324.44/cwt310.00–335.001,4183
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2466333.59/cwt327.50–340.001,5555
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1475362.50/cwt362.50–362.501,7221
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3483311.54/cwt300.00–322.501,5052
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3523285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,4912
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1525348.28/cwt342.50–357.501,8287
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1553340.00/cwt337.50–342.501,8803
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2563320.84/cwt312.50–327.501,8063
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1608317.53/cwt307.50–335.001,9313
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 3618274.36/cwt270.00–277.501,6964
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2723262.51/cwt255.00–272.501,8983
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,178136.32/cwt135.00–138.001,6062
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,197160.10/cwt156.00–163.001,9166
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,313151.02/cwt150.00–152.001,9832
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,376167.71/cwt165.00–172.002,3084
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,460165.00/cwt165.00–165.002,4091
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,550143.00/cwt143.00–143.002,2171
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 2-37551,725.00/head1,725.00–1,725.001,7251
Bred Cows—Small 2-39401,650.00/head1,650.00–1,650.001,6501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,3202,050.00/head2,050.00–2,050.002,0501
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0802,425.00/head2,425.00–2,425.002,4251

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.