Sale reports / Georgia / Washington / 2026-07-07

Washington

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Washington, Georgia · Tue, Jul 7
● Final78 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1944
Feeder Cattle receipts
273 head
▲ 176 vs last sale 97▼ 35 vs year ago 308 · −11.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
18 head
▲ 2 vs last sale 16▲ 1 vs year ago 17 · +5.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
38 head
▲ 11 vs last sale 27▲ 22 vs year ago 16 · +137.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends available due to market closure last week for holiday.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $383.51/cwt on 32 head, up $19.21 from the prior sale (only 11 head in that comparison). That ranks 22 of 23 comparable sales and sits +38.47 against this barn's trailing median of $345.04.
Average price
$383.51
▲ 19.21 vs prior sale
32 head · 534 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,048
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$216
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$39.97/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.06
vs GA average
−32.60 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1532399.402,12512thin
Medium and Large 2536377.622,02416thin
Medium and Large 3531359.431,9094thin
One grade step is worth $39.97/cwt here — about $216 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 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 sale32 hd
383.51
—
GA average10 barns · 304 hd
383.45
+0.06
National average149 barns · 8,242 hd
416.11
−32.60
This barn, trailing median23 sales
345.04
+38.47
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

23 sales
404358311264median 345.0403/0304/2807/2109/0811/03
Heifers 500–600 lb: high $390.25, low $278.50, median $345.04 across 23 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—Average1,655222.953,6902thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,655185.003,0622thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,494184.982,7644thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low981154.191,5125thin

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)1,291$2,8105
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,433$2,8092thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,059$2,6045
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,015$3,5252thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,268$3,0752thin

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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2290500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,4501
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2360495.00/cwt495.00–495.001,7822
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3380445.00/cwt445.00–445.001,6911
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1410492.50/cwt492.50–492.502,0191
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2435477.50/cwt477.50–477.502,0771
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1463481.01/cwt472.50–490.002,2272
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2469456.67/cwt450.00–465.002,1426
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3480415.19/cwt405.00–430.001,9933
Steers500–550Medium and Large 3516373.11/cwt365.00–380.001,9254
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1525440.61/cwt430.00–447.502,3137
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2550420.00/cwt420.00–420.002,3101
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2618401.77/cwt395.00–415.002,4836
Steers600–650Medium and Large 3620346.26/cwt330.00–365.002,1474
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1637424.16/cwt422.50–425.002,7023
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1663412.45/cwt402.50–425.002,7354
Steers650–700Medium and Large 3665305.00/cwt305.00–305.002,0281
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2673387.44/cwt375.00–395.002,6074
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2730370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,7011
Steers700–750Medium and Large 3730300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,1901
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2760362.50/cwt362.50–362.502,7551
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1305522.50/cwt522.50–522.501,5941
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2325475.00/cwt475.00–475.001,5441
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2358442.45/cwt440.00–445.001,5842
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1376459.33/cwt455.00–467.501,7274
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2419424.83/cwt410.00–440.001,7806
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1421448.46/cwt445.00–450.001,8885
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1469431.94/cwt420.00–440.002,0265
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2470404.95/cwt400.00–410.001,9034
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3474382.54/cwt365.00–392.501,8135
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2517387.98/cwt377.50–397.502,00610
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1518404.73/cwt400.00–412.502,0978
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3531359.43/cwt352.50–370.001,9094
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1560388.75/cwt380.00–400.002,1774
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2568360.34/cwt340.00–375.002,0476
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3620304.38/cwt285.00–312.501,8874
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1628367.46/cwt360.00–375.002,3083
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2633325.86/cwt320.00–335.002,0633
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1665355.00/cwt355.00–355.002,3611
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1720340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,4481
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 3725260.00/cwt245.00–275.001,8852
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2210640.00/cwt640.00–640.001,3441
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1260640.00/cwt640.00–640.001,6641
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2295585.00/cwt585.00–585.001,7261
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3328454.81/cwt450.00–460.001,4922
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2335580.00/cwt580.00–580.001,9431
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1358527.45/cwt525.00–530.001,8882
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2370488.34/cwt470.00–500.001,8074
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3383428.45/cwt415.00–450.001,6414
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2414447.72/cwt435.00–460.001,8544
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1425485.00/cwt485.00–485.002,0611
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3427405.04/cwt400.00–410.001,7303
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1465465.00/cwt465.00–465.002,1621
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2471400.94/cwt380.00–425.001,8885
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3473356.90/cwt345.00–370.001,6882
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1510440.00/cwt440.00–440.002,2441
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3515321.29/cwt315.00–325.001,6554
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2521355.04/cwt340.00–380.001,8504
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3563309.97/cwt305.00–315.001,7453
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2569344.48/cwt340.00–352.501,9605
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1575380.00/cwt380.00–380.002,1851
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2610335.12/cwt330.00–342.502,0443
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1615355.81/cwt352.50–360.002,1883
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2663323.66/cwt315.00–330.002,1464
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2710310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,2011
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,655222.95/cwt221.00–225.003,6902
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%970138.73/cwt137.50–140.001,3462
Cows—Lean 85-90%988164.49/cwt160.00–169.001,6253
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,494184.98/cwt180.00–190.002,7644
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,655185.00/cwt181.00–189.003,0622
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 1-27952,050.00/head2,050.00–2,050.002,0501
Bred Cows—Small 1-29922,305.55/head2,000.00–2,600.002,3063
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1603,051.94/head3,000.00–3,100.003,0522
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4153,000.00/head2,900.00–3,100.003,0004
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4332,808.64/head2,650.00–2,950.002,8092
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0053,950.00/head3,950.00–3,950.003,9501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0253,100.00/head3,100.00–3,100.003,1001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,0702,850.00/head2,850.00–2,850.002,8501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4653,300.00/head3,300.00–3,300.003,3001

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.