Sale reports / Georgia / Washington / 2026-06-09

Washington

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Washington, Georgia · Tue, Jun 9
● Final59 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1944
Feeder Cattle receipts
116 head
▼ 103 vs last sale 219▲ 7 vs year ago 109 · +6.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
23 head
▼ 2 vs last sale 25▲ 0 vs year ago 23 · +0.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
25 head
▲ 8 vs last sale 17▼ 13 vs year ago 38 · −34.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers unevenly steady. Feeder heifers steady to 5.00 lower. Feeder bulls 2.00 - 6.00 lower. Slaughter cattle unevenly steady. Replacement cattle lightly tested.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb bulls averaged $391.55/cwt on 11 head, up $3.75 from the prior sale (only 14 head in that comparison). That ranks 14 of 18 comparable sales and sits +41.21 against this barn's trailing median of $350.35.
Average price
$391.55
▲ 3.75 vs prior sale
11 head · 547 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,141
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$38
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$20.23/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+9.42
vs GA average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1543395.232,1479thin
Medium and Large 2563375.002,1092thin
One grade step is worth $20.23/cwt here — about $38 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 sale11 hd
391.55
—
GA average15 barns · 306 hd
382.14
+9.42
This barn, trailing median18 sales
350.35
+41.21
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—Low1,440202.092,9104thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,269170.702,1679thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,078140.001,5097thin

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)1,131$2,9449
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)942$2,1923thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,142$2,0444thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,150$3,7002thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,050$3,5502thin

Every lot

59 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
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3368424.48/cwt424.00–425.001,5622
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3443407.51/cwt405.00–410.001,8052
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2466426.25/cwt425.00–430.001,9864
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3473395.60/cwt382.50–410.001,8712
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1505427.50/cwt427.50–427.502,1591
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2525410.94/cwt395.00–420.002,1573
Steers550–600Medium and Large 3555367.50/cwt367.50–367.502,0401
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2575382.34/cwt370.00–387.502,1984
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1580413.09/cwt410.00–417.502,3964
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1617390.09/cwt380.00–397.502,4073
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 3245455.00/cwt455.00–455.001,1151
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3275445.18/cwt440.00–450.001,2242
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2285485.00/cwt485.00–485.001,3821
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1308478.41/cwt470.00–485.001,4743
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3308425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,3092
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2325440.10/cwt430.00–450.001,4303
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1380450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,7101
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2385412.50/cwt412.50–412.501,5881
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3410377.47/cwt375.00–380.001,5482
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2420399.76/cwt390.00–410.001,6793
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3485360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,7461
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3505351.26/cwt350.00–352.501,7742
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2570352.50/cwt352.50–352.502,0091
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3570334.87/cwt330.00–340.001,9092
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1590376.22/cwt372.50–380.002,2202
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2600342.50/cwt342.50–342.502,0551
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1622360.05/cwt357.50–365.002,2403
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2260472.50/cwt470.00–475.001,2292
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1290505.00/cwt505.00–505.001,4651
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2325460.00/cwt460.00–460.001,4951
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3342431.54/cwt425.00–445.001,4763
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3365410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,4971
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2370421.58/cwt415.00–425.001,5603
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1405462.50/cwt462.50–462.501,8731
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2410410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,6811
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3425390.08/cwt380.00–400.001,6583
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2473403.40/cwt400.00–407.501,9083
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1475425.89/cwt420.00–437.502,0233
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3488368.88/cwt360.00–377.501,8002
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1521410.70/cwt405.00–415.002,1404
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2545385.00/cwt385.00–385.002,0981
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1561382.86/cwt370.00–405.002,1485
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2580365.00/cwt365.00–365.002,1171
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2600360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,1601
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 3675310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,0931
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,275180.00/cwt180.00–180.002,2951
Bulls——1,495209.45/cwt206.00–214.003,1313
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,075136.40/cwt131.00–141.001,4665
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,085149.00/cwt149.00–149.001,6172
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,172159.33/cwt158.00–161.001,8673
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,318176.38/cwt169.00–180.002,3256
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 2-37802,162.82/head1,700.00–2,650.002,1632
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,0322,329.48/head2,000.00–2,550.002,3293
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,0781,824.88/head1,475.00–2,000.001,8253
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1813,251.45/head2,950.00–3,700.003,2516
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,2652,250.00/head2,250.00–2,250.002,2501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3352,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0503,550.00/head3,550.00–3,550.003,5502
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1503,700.00/head3,700.00–3,700.003,7002

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.