Sale reports / Georgia / Washington / 2026-02-17

Washington

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Washington, Georgia · Tue, Feb 17
● Final71 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1944
Feeder Cattle receipts
106 head
▼ 112 vs last sale 218▲ 23 vs year ago 83 · +27.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
28 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 28▲ 16 vs year ago 12 · +133.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
22 head
▲ 17 vs last sale 5▲ 15 vs year ago 7 · +214.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago slaughter cows and bulls 8.00 higher, Replacements steady, feeder steers lightly tested, feeder bulls and heifers 5.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb bulls averaged $389.00/cwt on 3 head. That ranks 14 of 18 comparable sales and sits +38.65 against this barn's trailing median of $350.35.
Average price
$389.00
3 head · 544 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,115
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
—
single grade reported
vs the market
−26.07
vs GA average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 3544389.002,1153thin
Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale3 hd
389.00
—
GA average13 barns · 294 hd
415.07
−26.07
This barn, trailing median18 sales
350.35
+38.65
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—High1,657214.623,5563thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,695175.752,9794thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,349173.922,34711
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,164160.711,8718thin

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 Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,058$2,2246
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)780$1,8552thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)870$1,8022thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)997$2,9635

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 · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1315612.16/cwt607.00–617.001,9282
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2335595.00/cwt595.00–595.001,9931
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1375550.00/cwt550.00–550.002,0631
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1435475.00/cwt475.00–475.002,0661
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1523471.02/cwt470.00–472.002,4632
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1563461.02/cwt457.00–465.002,5962
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2575448.00/cwt448.00–448.002,5761
Steers550–600Medium and Large 3595412.00/cwt412.00–412.002,4511
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1615433.47/cwt430.00–437.002,6662
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1690410.20/cwt369.00–452.002,8302
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2235535.00/cwt535.00–535.001,2571
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 3240510.00/cwt510.00–510.001,2241
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1285550.00/cwt550.00–550.001,5681
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3325410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,3331
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1333487.48/cwt485.00–490.001,6232
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2355425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,5091
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3368400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,4722
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1410475.00/cwt475.00–475.001,9481
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3428401.69/cwt400.00–405.001,7193
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2430414.94/cwt410.00–420.001,7842
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1450447.00/cwt447.00–447.002,0121
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3465388.77/cwt380.00–397.001,8082
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2490400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,9601
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2522386.35/cwt385.00–387.002,0173
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1525393.50/cwt392.00–395.002,0662
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3535360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,9261
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1553378.52/cwt375.00–382.002,0932
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2555362.00/cwt362.00–362.002,0091
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3556345.24/cwt342.00–347.001,9204
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1630340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,1421
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2660295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,9471
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1665315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,0951
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1735300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,2051
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2745270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,0121
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 3220540.00/cwt540.00–540.001,1881
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1305635.00/cwt635.00–635.001,9371
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2325580.00/cwt580.00–580.001,8851
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3345550.00/cwt550.00–550.001,8981
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2369521.24/cwt520.00–525.001,9234
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3373455.23/cwt450.00–460.001,6982
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1388540.02/cwt535.00–545.002,0953
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1408488.96/cwt485.00–495.001,9953
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3415457.53/cwt455.00–460.001,8992
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2417473.24/cwt470.00–475.001,9733
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1460480.00/cwt480.00–480.002,2081
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2463455.02/cwt450.00–460.002,1073
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3463440.00/cwt440.00–440.002,0372
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3533400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,1322
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3565367.00/cwt367.00–367.002,0741
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1610420.00/cwt420.00–420.002,5621
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2620366.37/cwt362.00–372.002,2713
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1665362.00/cwt362.00–362.002,4071
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 3680340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,3121
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 3735252.00/cwt252.00–252.001,8521
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2750277.00/cwt277.00–277.002,0781
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,635210.43/cwt204.00–215.003,4412
Bulls——1,700223.00/cwt223.00–223.003,7911
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%985150.27/cwt149.00–152.001,4802
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,195158.88/cwt158.00–160.001,8992
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,224164.19/cwt163.00–166.002,0106
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,382170.64/cwt163.00–173.002,3585
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,386185.55/cwt182.00–188.002,5724
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,615167.00/cwt167.00–167.002,6971
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,675176.50/cwt176.00–177.002,9562
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,815183.00/cwt183.00–183.003,3211
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 1-26031,727.18/head1,700.00–1,750.001,7272
Bred Cows—Small 1-27801,855.45/head1,800.00–1,900.001,8552
Bred Cows—Small 1-28701,801.72/head1,650.00–1,950.001,8022
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2852,472.64/head2,350.00–2,525.002,4734
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-27952,720.91/head2,375.00–3,000.002,7212
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1323,124.89/head1,800.00–4,250.003,1253

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.