Sale reports / Georgia / Washington / 2025-07-22

Washington

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Washington, Georgia · Tue, Jul 22
● Final76 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1944
Feeder Cattle receipts
187 head
▲ 7 vs last sale 180▲ 8 vs year ago 179 · +4.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
21 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 21▼ 9 vs year ago 30 · −30.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
10 head
▼ 7 vs last sale 17▼ 3 vs year ago 13 · −23.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $312.70/cwt on 19 head. That ranks 7 of 22 comparable sales and sits −36.08 against this barn's trailing median of $348.79.
Average price
$312.70
19 head · 545 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,705
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$166
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$28.47/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−15.77
vs GA average
−27.48 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1547322.511,7648thin
Medium and Large 2544309.901,6878thin
Medium and Large 3544294.041,5993thin
One grade step is worth $28.47/cwt here — about $166 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale19 hd
312.70
—
GA average14 barns · 617 hd
328.47
−15.77
National average146 barns · 6,788 hd
340.18
−27.48
This barn, trailing median22 sales
348.79
−36.08
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

22 sales
404358311264median 348.7903/0304/2807/2109/0110/20
Heifers 500–600 lb: high $390.25, low $278.50, median $348.79 across 22 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—Low1,870204.233,8203thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,208154.051,86111
CowsLean 85-90%Average999121.871,2174thin

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 Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,013$1,8022thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,060$1,5501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)905$2,8722thin

Every lot

76 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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3355360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,2781
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1380410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,5581
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1405410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,6611
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2423374.85/cwt370.00–380.001,5862
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3445340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,5131
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1467353.97/cwt352.00–355.001,6533
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3490340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,6661
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1508351.73/cwt350.00–355.001,7874
Steers500–550Medium and Large 3523322.45/cwt320.00–325.001,6864
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2530341.19/cwt337.00–347.001,8083
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1567342.43/cwt340.00–347.001,9429
Steers550–600Medium and Large 3570320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,8241
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2588333.49/cwt332.00–335.001,9612
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1610335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,0441
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2616314.73/cwt310.00–321.001,9398
Steers600–650Medium and Large 3620296.64/cwt290.00–300.001,8393
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2650287.00/cwt287.00–287.001,8661
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1665300.50/cwt297.00–307.001,9984
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1700290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,0301
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2735284.00/cwt283.00–285.002,0872
Steers700–750Medium and Large 3745240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,7881
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1755280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,1141
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1800260.00/cwt260.00–260.002,0801
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3260355.00/cwt355.00–355.009231
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1265397.50/cwt395.00–400.001,0532
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1329371.71/cwt365.00–375.001,2234
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3353346.01/cwt345.00–347.001,2212
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1373360.88/cwt355.00–367.001,3462
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2380350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,3301
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2420340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,4281
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3423327.57/cwt325.00–330.001,3862
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1430350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,5051
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1467358.09/cwt352.00–367.001,6723
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2472329.20/cwt320.00–337.001,5546
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3475305.05/cwt300.00–315.001,4495
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3518302.56/cwt300.00–305.001,5672
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1525331.99/cwt330.00–335.001,7434
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2533314.87/cwt310.00–325.001,6786
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1569313.03/cwt310.00–317.001,7814
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2578294.98/cwt290.00–300.001,7052
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3595277.00/cwt277.00–277.001,6481
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1614302.96/cwt300.00–310.001,8605
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3640264.96/cwt260.00–270.001,6962
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1669297.25/cwt295.00–300.001,9894
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2690275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,8981
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1710280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,9881
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1775270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,0931
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2230495.00/cwt495.00–495.001,1391
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1275505.00/cwt505.00–505.001,3891
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2280430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,2041
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 3280365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,0221
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3330360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,1881
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3372358.34/cwt355.00–360.001,3333
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1373417.55/cwt410.00–425.001,5572
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2390400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,5601
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2408373.35/cwt370.00–380.001,5233
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1413400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,6522
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3423341.73/cwt340.00–345.001,4463
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1470360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,6921
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3483340.27/cwt335.00–347.001,6446
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2490357.00/cwt357.00–357.001,7491
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2500352.00/cwt352.00–352.001,7601
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3512325.17/cwt322.00–332.001,6655
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1560330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,8481
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3570302.50/cwt295.00–310.001,7242
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 3604284.25/cwt282.00–285.001,7174
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2675250.98/cwt250.00–252.001,6942
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,665195.00/cwt195.00–195.003,2471
Bulls——1,973208.84/cwt201.00–215.004,1202
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%999121.87/cwt118.00–127.001,2174
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,153143.00/cwt143.00–143.001,6492
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,177152.00/cwt150.00–157.001,7896
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,307165.53/cwt163.00–169.002,1633
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0131,801.85/head1,550.00–1,950.001,8022
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0601,550.00/head1,550.00–1,550.001,5501
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29052,872.38/head2,850.00–2,900.002,8722

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.