Sale reports / Georgia / Washington / 2025-09-02

Washington

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Washington, Georgia · Tue, Sep 2
● Final81 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1944
Feeder Cattle receipts
345 head
▲ 204 vs last sale 141▲ 223 vs year ago 122 · +182.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
16 head
▲ 4 vs last sale 12▼ 3 vs year ago 19 · −15.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
15 head
▼ 6 vs last sale 21▲ 3 vs year ago 12 · +25.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter and replacement cattle lightly tested. All feeder steer classes lightly tested. All feeder heifer and bull classes sharply higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $366.34/cwt on 45 head. That ranks 16 of 23 comparable sales and sits +21.30 against this barn's trailing median of $345.04.
Average price
$366.34
45 head · 551 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,018
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$225
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$55.68/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+19.50
vs GA average
−5.17 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1548378.252,07329
Medium and Large 2550352.141,93712thin
Medium and Large 3573322.571,8484thin
One grade step is worth $55.68/cwt here — about $225 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 sale45 hd
366.34
—
GA average13 barns · 439 hd
346.84
+19.50
National average145 barns · 7,681 hd
371.51
−5.17
This barn, trailing median23 sales
345.04
+21.30
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—Low1,458205.002,9882thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,242167.462,0807thin
CowsLean 85-90%High1,063152.751,6232thin

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)1,079$2,3353thin

Every lot

81 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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 3295450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,3281
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1328527.44/cwt520.00–535.001,7302
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3355437.46/cwt435.00–440.001,5532
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1377503.54/cwt495.00–515.001,8983
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3410405.17/cwt390.00–420.001,6614
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1421477.68/cwt465.00–495.002,0115
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2428440.11/cwt425.00–455.001,88414
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1466453.65/cwt440.00–470.002,1149
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2470424.85/cwt412.50–435.001,99711
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3490380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,8621
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added505430.00/cwt430.00–430.002,1721
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1518414.38/cwt402.50–427.502,14613
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2519388.37/cwt375.00–400.002,0169
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added550421.25/cwt420.00–422.502,3172
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1572389.64/cwt377.50–405.002,22920
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2578371.89/cwt367.50–375.002,1504
Steers600–650Medium and Large 3605330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,9971
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1618378.89/cwt370.00–400.002,34216
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2630352.50/cwt352.50–352.502,2211
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1664368.71/cwt362.50–375.002,4484
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2695342.50/cwt342.50–342.502,3801
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1707335.33/cwt333.00–338.002,3713
Steers700–750Medium and Large 3715310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,2171
Steers800–850Medium and Large 2800297.50/cwt297.50–297.502,3801
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3285390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,1121
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3314384.64/cwt375.00–395.001,2084
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2321423.10/cwt400.00–435.001,3585
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Value Added350450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,5751
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3370360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,3321
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2376399.85/cwt390.00–410.001,5039
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1378430.88/cwt425.00–435.001,6298
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Value Added410436.24/cwt430.00–442.501,7894
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1423411.34/cwt395.00–425.001,74014
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2423380.35/cwt365.00–390.001,6096
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Value Added455422.50/cwt422.50–422.501,9221
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1474396.18/cwt380.00–415.001,87817
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3478339.63/cwt330.00–350.001,6232
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2488375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,8302
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1516385.28/cwt370.00–397.501,98811
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2520354.32/cwt340.00–367.501,8426
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added545420.00/cwt420.00–420.002,2891
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added559387.47/cwt382.50–395.002,1664
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1572366.25/cwt357.50–377.502,09513
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3573322.57/cwt317.50–327.501,8484
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2580349.95/cwt330.00–357.502,0306
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1620362.02/cwt352.00–370.002,2457
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2625331.76/cwt327.00–335.002,0744
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Value Added665367.50/cwt367.50–367.502,4441
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1675343.65/cwt327.50–360.002,3205
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 3695309.00/cwt309.00–309.002,1481
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 3265460.00/cwt460.00–460.001,2191
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1278524.68/cwt520.00–530.001,4592
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1310492.50/cwt490.00–495.001,5272
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3323438.12/cwt430.00–445.001,4153
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1365462.50/cwt462.50–462.501,6881
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2366446.48/cwt440.00–455.001,6345
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3383395.10/cwt390.00–400.001,5132
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3410365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,4971
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1416459.13/cwt445.00–470.001,9106
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2430434.22/cwt430.00–437.501,8673
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2472382.08/cwt372.50–390.001,8037
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3475362.50/cwt362.50–362.501,7221
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1478418.78/cwt405.00–435.002,0023
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2505365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,8431
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3505335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,6921
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1510379.95/cwt377.50–382.501,9382
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1563367.34/cwt360.00–375.002,0683
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3575325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,8691
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2595340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,0231
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2600335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,0101
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 3628306.26/cwt302.50–310.001,9232
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2662298.29/cwt290.00–305.001,9753
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,005190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,9101
Bulls——1,910220.00/cwt220.00–220.004,2021
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,035158.00/cwt158.00–158.001,6351
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,045157.00/cwt157.00–157.001,6411
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,090147.50/cwt147.50–147.501,6081
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,251166.04/cwt164.00–170.002,0774
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,323175.54/cwt174.00–177.002,3222
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 2-36401,250.00/head1,250.00–1,250.001,2501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2982,877.75/head2,550.00–3,075.002,8782

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.