Sale reports / Georgia / Washington / 2026-06-16

Washington

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Washington, Georgia · Tue, Jun 16
● Final56 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1944
Feeder Cattle receipts
110 head
▼ 6 vs last sale 116▼ 13 vs year ago 123 · −10.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
25 head
▲ 2 vs last sale 23▼ 1 vs year ago 26 · −3.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
27 head
▲ 2 vs last sale 25▲ 12 vs year ago 15 · +80.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago slaughter cows, bulls and, replacements lightly tested, 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 $358.57/cwt on 17 head, down $32.99 from the prior sale (only 11 head in that comparison). That ranks 11 of 18 comparable sales and sits +8.22 against this barn's trailing median of $350.35.
Average price
$358.57
▼ 32.99 vs prior sale
17 head · 538 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,929
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$244
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$34.40/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−30.81
vs GA average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1540378.832,0465thin
Medium and Large 2551355.811,9616thin
Medium and Large 3523344.431,8036thin
One grade step is worth $34.40/cwt here — about $244 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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
358.57
—
GA average13 barns · 276 hd
389.37
−30.81
This barn, trailing median18 sales
350.35
+8.22
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—Average1,455198.002,8811thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,730170.002,9411thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,310167.192,19117
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,179158.971,8744thin

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)1,182$2,5503thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,170$2,3414thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,082$1,9955
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,400$3,7001thin

Every lot

56 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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1415436.00/cwt436.00–436.001,8091
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2465405.00/cwt405.00–405.001,8831
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1475428.00/cwt428.00–428.002,0331
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3485357.00/cwt357.00–357.001,7311
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1505406.00/cwt406.00–406.002,0501
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2535373.00/cwt372.00–374.001,9962
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1555386.67/cwt380.00–395.002,1466
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2595370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,2021
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2630352.00/cwt352.00–352.002,2181
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1640370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,3681
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1655362.00/cwt362.00–362.002,3711
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2660340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,2441
Steers650–700Medium and Large 3675310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,0931
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1290492.00/cwt492.00–492.001,4271
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3330375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,2381
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3368372.38/cwt370.00–375.001,3702
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2375395.02/cwt390.00–400.001,4813
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2424397.72/cwt395.00–400.001,6864
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3440380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,6721
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2482371.64/cwt370.00–375.001,7913
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3488364.00/cwt362.00–365.001,7763
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2500360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,8001
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3535332.29/cwt322.00–340.001,7783
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2555352.52/cwt350.00–355.001,9562
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2295435.00/cwt435.00–435.001,2831
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2325435.00/cwt435.00–435.001,4141
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3350408.00/cwt408.00–408.001,4281
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1360440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,5841
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1405435.00/cwt435.00–435.001,7621
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2418417.88/cwt410.00–425.001,7476
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3418393.31/cwt380.00–405.001,6443
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1470434.00/cwt434.00–434.002,0401
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2473408.66/cwt400.00–418.001,9334
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3475382.39/cwt380.00–385.001,8162
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3515346.12/cwt340.00–350.001,7835
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1517385.91/cwt376.00–400.001,9953
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2522364.92/cwt360.00–370.001,9053
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3565336.00/cwt336.00–336.001,8981
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1575368.21/cwt360.00–376.002,1172
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2580346.70/cwt340.00–350.002,0113
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2608341.66/cwt340.00–345.002,0773
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 3615332.00/cwt332.00–332.002,0421
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1618365.99/cwt360.00–370.002,2623
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 3660285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,8811
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 3785216.00/cwt216.00–216.001,6961
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,455198.00/cwt198.00–198.002,8811
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,133158.48/cwt158.00–159.001,7962
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,158150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,7372
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,200167.93/cwt160.00–176.002,0152
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,307164.81/cwt160.00–169.002,1549
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,374173.67/cwt170.00–181.002,3866
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,730170.00/cwt170.00–170.002,9411
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0821,995.01/head1,700.00–2,400.001,9955
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1702,340.92/head2,100.00–2,550.002,3414
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1822,549.51/head2,500.00–2,600.002,5503
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4003,700.00/head3,700.00–3,700.003,7001

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.