Sale reports / Georgia / Washington / 2026-02-10

Washington

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Washington, Georgia · Tue, Feb 10
● Final78 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1944
Feeder Cattle receipts
218 head
▲ 39 vs last sale 179▼ 25 vs year ago 243 · −10.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
28 head
▼ 19 vs last sale 47▼ 27 vs year ago 55 · −49.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
5 head
▼ 2 vs last sale 7▼ 28 vs year ago 33 · −84.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago slaughter cows and bulls unevenly steady, Replacements and feeder steers lightly tested feeder bulls and heifers steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb bulls averaged $419.55/cwt on 17 head. That ranks 17 of 18 comparable sales and sits +69.20 against this barn's trailing median of $350.35.
Average price
$419.55
17 head · 542 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,275
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$362
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3
$69.17/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+11.20
vs GA average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2542438.902,3796thin
Medium and Large 1541431.432,3337thin
Medium and Large 3546369.732,0174thin
One grade step is worth $69.17/cwt here — about $362 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 sale17 hd
419.55
—
GA average14 barns · 302 hd
408.35
+11.20
This barn, trailing median18 sales
350.35
+69.20
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—Average1,570197.233,0964thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,273169.492,15716
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,154153.471,7718thin

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)1,198$2,4674thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,095$1,9751thin

Every lot

78 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
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1250625.00/cwt625.00–625.001,5631
Steers250–300Medium and Large 3290570.00/cwt570.00–570.001,6531
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1400535.00/cwt535.00–535.002,1401
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2415515.00/cwt515.00–515.002,1371
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1478495.00/cwt495.00–495.002,3662
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2485473.50/cwt470.00–477.002,2962
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2520462.00/cwt462.00–462.002,4021
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1523483.51/cwt482.00–485.002,5292
Steers500–550Medium and Large 3540420.00/cwt420.00–420.002,2681
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1600402.00/cwt402.00–402.002,4121
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1670370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,4791
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2250515.00/cwt515.00–515.001,2881
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1280530.09/cwt525.00–535.001,4842
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3283488.18/cwt485.00–495.001,3823
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2317498.32/cwt495.00–500.001,5803
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3325479.85/cwt475.00–485.001,5604
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1330535.00/cwt535.00–535.001,7661
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1350505.00/cwt505.00–505.001,7681
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3377463.90/cwt455.00–470.001,7495
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2383487.32/cwt482.00–490.001,8663
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1417466.60/cwt465.00–470.001,9463
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2423442.40/cwt440.00–445.001,8712
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3428418.23/cwt410.00–425.001,7903
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3460397.42/cwt390.00–405.001,8284
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1470451.13/cwt440.00–467.002,1205
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2483422.47/cwt415.00–430.002,0415
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1520423.27/cwt420.00–430.002,2013
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2525378.05/cwt372.00–387.001,9858
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3530350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,8551
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1553390.00/cwt390.00–390.002,1572
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2568361.33/cwt357.00–365.002,0523
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3583348.49/cwt347.00–350.002,0322
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3618277.41/cwt270.00–285.001,7142
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2626304.22/cwt300.00–312.001,9044
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1635347.03/cwt345.00–349.002,2042
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1675330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,2281
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1743280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,0802
Feeder Cattle · Bulls30 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1273644.91/cwt640.00–650.001,7613
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2278622.66/cwt620.00–625.001,7312
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 3290570.00/cwt570.00–570.001,6531
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1300620.00/cwt620.00–620.001,8601
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2326560.82/cwt550.00–585.001,8284
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3329507.87/cwt500.00–515.001,6714
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2367545.64/cwt542.00–550.002,0023
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1370573.15/cwt560.00–580.002,1213
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3379501.71/cwt500.00–510.001,9016
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1416493.09/cwt490.00–500.002,0517
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3426473.09/cwt465.00–477.002,0154
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2433483.47/cwt482.00–485.002,0932
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1460476.56/cwt470.00–485.002,1923
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2467458.40/cwt455.00–467.002,1417
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3490441.68/cwt440.00–445.002,1643
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1510449.93/cwt445.00–455.002,2953
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2523464.69/cwt422.00–575.002,4304
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3528412.56/cwt410.00–415.002,1782
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3563326.89/cwt300.00–355.001,8402
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1564417.56/cwt407.00–427.002,3554
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2580387.31/cwt380.00–395.002,2462
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1616399.74/cwt395.00–407.002,4624
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2630362.00/cwt362.00–362.002,2811
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2650340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,2101
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 3662313.27/cwt310.00–320.002,0743
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1668350.99/cwt350.00–352.002,3452
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2725326.00/cwt325.00–327.002,3642
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1750325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,4381
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2760295.00/cwt295.00–295.002,2421
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 3800257.00/cwt257.00–257.002,0561
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,355180.00/cwt180.00–180.002,4391
Bulls——1,605220.00/cwt220.00–220.003,5311
Bulls——1,660194.45/cwt191.00–198.003,2282
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,113155.56/cwt150.00–159.001,7315
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,220143.49/cwt140.00–147.001,7512
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,225163.00/cwt163.00–163.001,9971
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,254166.96/cwt164.00–169.002,09410
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,304173.70/cwt170.00–182.002,2656
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 1-28331,738.29/head1,650.00–1,850.001,7382
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0951,975.00/head1,975.00–1,975.001,9751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,5633,195.52/head2,800.00–3,600.003,1962

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.