Sale reports / Georgia / Washington / 2026-04-14

Washington

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Washington, Georgia · Tue, Apr 14
● Final53 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1944
Feeder Cattle receipts
99 head
▼ 219 vs last sale 318▼ 24 vs year ago 123 · −19.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
40 head
▲ 20 vs last sale 20▲ 15 vs year ago 25 · +60.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
18 head
▼ 13 vs last sale 31▼ 14 vs year ago 32 · −43.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago slaughter cows and bulls 8.00 to 10.00 higher, replacements and feeder steers lightly tested, feeder bulls and heifers unevenly steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb bulls averaged $417.54/cwt on 17 head, down $13.79 from the prior sale (only 12 head in that comparison). That ranks 16 of 18 comparable sales and sits +67.20 against this barn's trailing median of $350.35.
Average price
$417.54
▼ 13.79 vs prior sale
17 head · 534 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,231
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$325
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$61.95/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−5.39
vs GA average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1527435.742,29711thin
Medium and Large 2588404.982,3812thin
Medium and Large 3528373.791,9724thin
One grade step is worth $61.95/cwt here — about $325 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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
417.54
—
GA average15 barns · 363 hd
422.94
−5.39
This barn, trailing median18 sales
350.35
+67.20
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—Low1,339207.952,7848thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,648184.673,0432thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,265183.572,32215
CowsLean 85-90%High1,251147.241,8427thin

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)1,170$2,6252thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,050$2,1623thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)760$1,6892thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)780$3,9001thin

Every lot

53 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 · Steers6 lots · lightest first
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1480463.47/cwt462.00–465.002,2252
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3490430.00/cwt430.00–430.002,1071
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1505457.00/cwt457.00–457.002,3081
Steers550–600Medium and Large 3550415.00/cwt415.00–415.002,2831
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1563439.02/cwt437.00–440.002,4723
Steers600–650Medium and Large 3640382.00/cwt382.00–382.002,4451
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2205470.00/cwt470.00–470.009641
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1285480.00/cwt480.00–480.001,3681
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1333469.89/cwt465.00–475.001,5652
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1383460.10/cwt455.00–465.001,7622
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2390440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,7161
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2415434.88/cwt430.00–440.001,8052
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3430410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,7631
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2469437.27/cwt430.00–445.002,0516
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3472422.43/cwt410.00–442.001,9946
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3505375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,8941
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2510430.00/cwt430.00–430.002,1931
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1555387.52/cwt385.00–390.002,1514
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3562350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,9673
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2573372.55/cwt370.00–375.002,1352
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1650365.00/cwt365.00–365.002,3731
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2285485.00/cwt485.00–485.001,3821
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1290500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,4501
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3300440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,3201
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1305505.00/cwt505.00–505.001,5401
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2328477.21/cwt470.00–485.001,5652
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2370453.29/cwt450.00–460.001,6773
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1375490.00/cwt490.00–490.001,8381
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1405450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,8231
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3432428.36/cwt420.00–435.001,8513
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2480445.00/cwt445.00–445.002,1361
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3483405.84/cwt375.00–437.001,9602
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3520375.05/cwt370.00–380.001,9503
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1521436.57/cwt430.00–440.002,2759
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3550370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,0351
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1555432.00/cwt427.00–437.002,3982
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2588404.98/cwt400.00–410.002,3812
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1610380.00/cwt380.00–380.002,3181
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1665375.00/cwt375.00–375.002,4941
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,090193.01/cwt190.00–199.002,1044
Bulls——1,588222.89/cwt215.00–234.003,5394
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,160138.15/cwt135.00–140.001,6033
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,207169.15/cwt163.00–174.002,0423
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,273182.85/cwt177.00–188.002,3288
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,293195.81/cwt190.00–201.002,5324
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,319154.05/cwt135.00–161.002,0324
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,648184.67/cwt181.00–189.003,0432
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 1-27601,689.14/head1,250.00–2,000.001,6892
Bred Cows—Small 1-28001,850.00/head1,850.00–1,850.001,8501
Bred Cows—Small 1-28932,093.00/head2,000.00–2,200.002,0932
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3652,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,5403,400.00/head3,400.00–3,400.003,4001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-27803,900.00/head3,900.00–3,900.003,9001

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.