Sale reports / Georgia / Washington / 2026-01-13

Washington

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Washington, Georgia · Tue, Jan 13
● Final71 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1944
Feeder Cattle receipts
177 head
▼ 273 vs last sale 450▲ 52 vs year ago 125 · +41.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
29 head
▼ 25 vs last sale 54▲ 8 vs year ago 21 · +38.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
14 head
▲ 1 vs last sale 13▲ 11 vs year ago 3 · +366.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago Slaguhter cows, bulls and replacements steady, feeder steers lightly tested, feeder bulls and heifers mostly steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $339.43/cwt on 21 head. That ranks 12 of 23 comparable sales and sits −5.61 against this barn's trailing median of $345.04.
Average price
$339.43
21 head · 538 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,827
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$4
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$11.76/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−20.51
vs GA average
−74.05 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1530344.471,82512thin
Medium and Large 2550332.711,8289thin
One grade step is worth $11.76/cwt here — about −$4 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 sale21 hd
339.43
—
GA average15 barns · 601 hd
359.94
−20.51
National average188 barns · 26,809 hd
413.48
−74.05
This barn, trailing median23 sales
345.04
−5.61
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—Low1,792191.983,4415thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,823176.533,2182thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,155157.881,8247thin
CowsLean 85-90%High1,138135.751,5446thin

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)975$1,8502thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)945$1,8001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)891$1,5904thin

Every lot

71 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 · Steers5 lots · lightest first
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1415440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,8261
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2473409.16/cwt400.00–415.001,9353
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3490400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,9601
Steers500–550Medium and Large 3530305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,6171
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1720335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,4121
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2215510.00/cwt510.00–510.001,0971
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1220615.00/cwt615.00–615.001,3531
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 3228467.75/cwt460.00–475.001,0662
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2280445.00/cwt445.00–445.001,2461
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1293460.00/cwt460.00–460.001,3482
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1308452.52/cwt450.00–455.001,3942
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2315434.92/cwt430.00–440.001,3703
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3330425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,4031
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3365370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,3511
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2371416.09/cwt410.00–425.001,5444
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1373435.10/cwt430.00–440.001,6232
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1412403.36/cwt400.00–410.001,6623
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2425379.25/cwt375.00–385.001,6124
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3430354.00/cwt350.00–360.001,5225
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1458404.95/cwt395.00–415.001,8552
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2468379.32/cwt370.00–387.001,7759
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3483357.03/cwt350.00–365.001,7246
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2522333.47/cwt330.00–338.001,7415
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1524344.87/cwt340.00–350.001,80710
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1558342.47/cwt340.00–345.001,9112
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2584331.76/cwt330.00–335.001,9374
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2610312.54/cwt310.00–315.001,9062
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1615335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,0601
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3633286.67/cwt285.00–290.001,8153
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1665307.56/cwt305.00–310.002,0452
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2680277.00/cwt277.00–277.001,8841
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 3700267.00/cwt267.00–267.001,8691
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1717288.67/cwt287.00–292.002,0703
Feeder Cattle · Bulls27 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1200550.00/cwt550.00–550.001,1001
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2265470.00/cwt470.00–470.001,2461
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1285535.00/cwt535.00–535.001,5251
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 3293460.04/cwt455.00–465.001,3482
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1320515.00/cwt515.00–515.001,6481
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3331446.47/cwt440.00–455.001,4784
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2334469.97/cwt465.00–475.001,5705
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1363473.35/cwt470.00–475.001,7183
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2395465.00/cwt465.00–465.001,8371
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1400445.00/cwt445.00–445.001,7801
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2425434.88/cwt430.00–440.001,8483
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3431418.59/cwt410.00–425.001,8044
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1480408.53/cwt407.00–410.001,9612
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2483389.82/cwt385.00–397.001,8835
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3493368.54/cwt360.00–377.001,8172
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1522396.75/cwt392.00–402.002,07112
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2563380.92/cwt375.00–387.002,1452
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3567347.75/cwt347.00–350.001,9724
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1573391.13/cwt390.00–395.002,2418
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1625346.01/cwt345.00–347.002,1632
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2640332.52/cwt330.00–335.002,1282
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1655335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,1941
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2680327.00/cwt327.00–327.002,2241
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 3680275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,8701
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 3715260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,8591
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1730305.00/cwt305.00–305.002,2271
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2735285.00/cwt285.00–285.002,0951
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,630170.00/cwt170.00–170.002,7711
Bulls——1,833197.48/cwt193.00–200.003,6204
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,025147.00/cwt147.00–147.001,5071
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,098153.50/cwt150.00–157.001,6854
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,149134.88/cwt131.00–139.001,5504
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,205128.00/cwt128.00–128.001,5421
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,232163.71/cwt160.00–166.002,0173
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,823176.53/cwt176.00–177.003,2182
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28911,590.18/head1,250.00–1,700.001,5904
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29451,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29751,850.00/head1,850.00–1,850.001,8502

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.