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Washington

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Washington, Georgia · Tue, Oct 13
● Final54 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1944
Feeder Cattle receipts
101 head
▲ 88 vs last sale 13▼ 116 vs year ago 217 · −53.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
17 head
▼ 298 vs last sale 315▼ 1 vs year ago 18 · −5.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
20 head
▲ 10 vs last sale 10▼ 1 vs year ago 21 · −4.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows 3.00 to 5.00 higher, slaughter bulls lightly tested, feeder steers lightly tested, feeder bulls and heifers 5.00 to 10.00 lower, replacement cows mostly steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb bulls averaged $309.61/cwt on 11 head, up $3.75 from the prior sale (only 14 head in that comparison). That ranks 4 of 18 comparable sales and sits −44.55 against this barn's trailing median of $354.16.
Average price
$309.61
▲ 3.75 vs prior sale
11 head · 549 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,700
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$32
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3
$19.72/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−20.83
vs GA average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2544313.191,7059thin
Medium and Large 3570293.471,6732thin
One grade step is worth $19.72/cwt here — about $32 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
309.61
—
GA average14 barns · 417 hd
330.43
−20.83
This barn, trailing median18 sales
354.16
−44.55
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 354.1602/2405/1207/0709/1510/27
Bulls 500–600 lb: high $435.81, low $279.34, median $354.16 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—Average1,245170.002,1171thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,237141.011,7448thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,380136.001,8771thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average966123.031,1885thin

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)1,237$2,4633thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)775$1,8502thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)974$1,6853thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)875$2,7836

Every lot, as filed

54 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 · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2390420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,6381
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2405411.20/cwt407.50–415.001,6652
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2460392.55/cwt390.00–395.001,8062
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2503335.07/cwt320.00–350.001,6852
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1520361.63/cwt360.00–365.001,8803
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2570321.26/cwt320.00–322.501,8312
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1605335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,0271
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2638314.94/cwt310.00–320.002,0092
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1740307.50/cwt307.50–307.502,2761
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3280370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,0361
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3300350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,0501
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1360402.53/cwt400.00–405.001,4492
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2362361.61/cwt360.00–365.001,3093
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3383339.93/cwt330.00–350.001,3022
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2418354.13/cwt340.00–367.501,4804
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2458321.69/cwt320.00–325.001,4733
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3460304.95/cwt300.00–310.001,4032
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2513310.06/cwt305.00–317.501,5914
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3530294.06/cwt292.00–295.001,5593
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3560289.77/cwt287.50–292.001,6232
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2577300.85/cwt300.00–302.501,7363
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2613278.83/cwt275.00–282.501,7092
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3615262.44/cwt260.00–265.001,6142
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2333412.41/cwt400.00–425.001,3732
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3333373.35/cwt370.00–375.001,2433
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2352396.64/cwt390.00–400.001,3963
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3357364.91/cwt350.00–375.001,3033
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2415381.43/cwt375.00–385.001,5833
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3418322.19/cwt315.00–330.001,3472
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1421423.78/cwt420.00–425.001,7844
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2457346.64/cwt340.00–350.001,5843
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1458407.49/cwt405.00–410.001,8662
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3473312.22/cwt305.00–320.001,4772
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2528313.78/cwt310.00–320.001,6575
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2565312.46/cwt310.00–315.001,7654
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3570293.47/cwt292.00–295.001,6732
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2603289.96/cwt280.00–300.001,7482
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 3673244.91/cwt240.00–250.001,6482
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2680267.61/cwt260.00–275.001,8202
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,245170.00/cwt170.00–170.002,1171
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%953122.02/cwt110.00–132.001,1633
Cows—Lean 85-90%985124.55/cwt124.00–125.001,2272
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,178137.99/cwt135.00–141.001,6265
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,335146.03/cwt144.00–148.001,9503
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,380136.00/cwt136.00–136.001,8771
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-27702,900.00/head2,900.00–2,900.002,9002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-39252,750.00/head2,750.00–2,750.002,7502
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-39302,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7002
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 2-37651,750.00/head1,750.00–1,750.001,7501
Bred Cows—Small 1-27851,950.00/head1,950.00–1,950.001,9501
Bred Cows—Small 2-38551,625.00/head1,625.00–1,625.001,6251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,0331,715.62/head1,600.00–1,850.001,7162
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1102,650.00/head2,650.00–2,650.002,6501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,3002,369.57/head2,325.00–2,400.002,3702

How this sale compares

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.