Sale reports / Georgia / Washington / 2026-07-21

Washington

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Washington, Georgia · Tue, Jul 21
● Final53 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1944
Feeder Cattle receipts
137 head
▲ 35 vs last sale 102▼ 50 vs year ago 187 · −26.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
28 head
▲ 16 vs last sale 12▲ 7 vs year ago 21 · +33.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
23 head
▲ 3 vs last sale 20▲ 13 vs year ago 10 · +130.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week Slaughter Cows and Bulls mostly steady, Replacement Cattle lightly tested, Feeder Steers and Heifers unevenly steady, Feeder Bulls 3.00 to 5.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $345.04/cwt on 15 head, down $38.47 from the prior sale. That ranks 12 of 23 comparable sales and sits +0.00 against this barn's trailing median of $345.04.
Average price
$345.04
▼ 38.47 vs prior sale
15 head · 537 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,853
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$239
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$46.73/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−12.62
vs GA average
−30.77 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1532357.981,9045thin
Medium and Large 2541345.401,8688thin
Medium and Large 3535311.251,6652thin
One grade step is worth $46.73/cwt here — about $239 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 sale15 hd
345.04
—
GA average13 barns · 503 hd
357.66
−12.62
National average148 barns · 5,785 hd
375.81
−30.77
This barn, trailing median23 sales
345.04
+0.00
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—Average1,445231.003,3381thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,365186.182,54230
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,370185.002,5351thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average914161.321,4746thin

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)713$2,4623thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)733$2,0944thin

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 · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 3275405.00/cwt405.00–405.001,1141
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2372433.27/cwt420.00–445.001,6123
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3405370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,4991
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1430440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,8921
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1458427.54/cwt425.00–430.001,9582
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2465396.25/cwt390.00–415.001,8434
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2528383.54/cwt370.00–400.002,0254
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2568367.42/cwt365.00–370.002,0872
Steers550–600Medium and Large 3590347.48/cwt345.00–350.002,0502
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2611347.44/cwt340.00–350.002,1234
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2665325.04/cwt320.00–330.002,1623
Steers700–750Medium and Large 3700265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,8551
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3325395.00/cwt395.00–395.001,2841
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2377411.36/cwt400.00–425.001,5519
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3388373.39/cwt360.00–390.001,4493
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3413337.30/cwt325.00–355.001,3934
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2421385.43/cwt370.00–400.001,6236
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1473379.13/cwt370.00–390.001,7936
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2481359.45/cwt350.00–365.001,72910
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1513359.96/cwt357.50–365.001,8473
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2533346.89/cwt335.00–352.501,8497
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3535311.25/cwt300.00–322.501,6652
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1560355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,9882
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2595335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,9931
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2605296.67/cwt295.00–300.001,7953
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 3273405.55/cwt385.00–425.001,1072
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2340475.00/cwt475.00–475.001,6151
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1365467.60/cwt460.00–475.001,7072
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3373372.65/cwt370.00–375.001,3902
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2378412.75/cwt400.00–425.001,5602
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2425375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,5941
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1440422.50/cwt420.00–425.001,8592
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3443352.51/cwt350.00–355.001,5622
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2469347.94/cwt330.00–365.001,6325
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1470382.42/cwt380.00–385.001,7972
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2523316.27/cwt310.00–320.001,6544
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3575295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,6961
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2580310.73/cwt305.00–317.501,8023
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 3600270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,6201
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2610290.08/cwt285.00–295.001,7692
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2660272.54/cwt270.00–275.001,7992
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1668292.49/cwt290.00–295.001,9542
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2745245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,8251
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2765220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,6831
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,445231.00/cwt231.00–231.003,3381
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%914161.32/cwt157.50–167.501,4746
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,302174.88/cwt170.00–179.002,27710
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,339187.97/cwt182.00–192.002,51711
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,370185.00/cwt185.00–185.002,5351
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,467196.56/cwt193.00–200.002,8849
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-27132,462.38/head2,300.00–2,600.002,4623
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-27152,275.17/head2,050.00–2,500.002,2753
Bred Cows—Small 1-27851,550.00/head1,550.00–1,550.001,5501

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.