Sale reports / Georgia / Washington / 2020-06-10

Washington

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Washington, Georgia · Wed, Jun 10
● Final57 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1944
Feeder Cattle receipts
226 head
▼ 4 vs last sale 230▲ 7 vs year ago 219 · +3.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
19 head
▲ 9 vs last sale 10▼ 13 vs year ago 32 · −40.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
8 head
▼ 2 vs last sale 10▼ 28 vs year ago 36 · −77.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago; Slaughter cows mostly steady, Slaughter bulls mostly steady, Feeder steers and steer calves 1.00 to 2.00 higher, Feeder bulls and bull calves steady, Feeder heifers and heifer calves steady, Replacement cows lightly tested.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $117.54/cwt on 69 head.
Average price
$117.54
69 head · 490 lb average
Value per head Derived
$576
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$105
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$4.74/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−4.35
vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1539119.7764615thin
Medium and Large 2485119.4757923
Medium and Large 3470115.0354031
One grade step is worth $4.74/cwt here — about $105 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale69 hd
117.54
—
GA average16 barns · 1,452 hd
121.89
−4.35
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

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—Low1,54386.931,3415thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,10762.756944thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,40762.498794thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,00248.944904thin

Every lot

57 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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 3310145.00/cwt145.00–145.004501
Steers—Medium and Large 3360135.00/cwt135.00–135.004863
Steers—Medium and Large 2410145.00/cwt145.00–145.005951
Steers—Medium and Large 3427132.01/cwt130.00–135.005645
Steers—Medium and Large 2462134.69/cwt134.00–136.006223
Steers—Medium and Large 3480123.03/cwt120.00–126.005912
Steers—Medium and Large 2520125.57/cwt122.00–129.006532
Steers—Medium and Large 1563127.26/cwt125.00–128.007164
Steers—Medium and Large 3582114.01/cwt112.00–115.006643
Steers—Medium and Large 1610125.00/cwt125.00–125.007631
Steers—Medium and Large 2618116.24/cwt115.00–117.007184
Steers—Medium and Large 3630112.49/cwt112.00–113.007092
Steers—Medium and Large 1675118.00/cwt118.00–118.007971
Steers—Medium and Large 1725114.00/cwt114.00–114.008271
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2345134.00/cwt134.00–134.004621
Heifers—Medium and Large 3373123.57/cwt120.00–127.004612
Heifers—Medium and Large 1378132.75/cwt132.50–133.005022
Heifers—Medium and Large 2385129.51/cwt129.00–130.004992
Heifers—Medium and Large 3419116.74/cwt115.00–120.004898
Heifers—Medium and Large 2427122.33/cwt121.00–124.005223
Heifers—Medium and Large 3469115.15/cwt112.00–118.0054013
Heifers—Medium and Large 2480119.60/cwt119.00–121.005745
Heifers—Medium and Large 2512117.59/cwt116.00–119.0060210
Heifers—Medium and Large 3515112.31/cwt111.00–114.005783
Heifers—Medium and Large 1535120.00/cwt120.00–120.006424
Heifers—Medium and Large 1564118.00/cwt116.00–120.006668
Heifers—Medium and Large 3565110.19/cwt105.00–112.006235
Heifers—Medium and Large 2620106.97/cwt105.00–109.006632
Heifers—Medium and Large 1680107.00/cwt107.00–107.007281
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3375145.00/cwt145.00–145.005441
Bulls—Medium and Large 3430133.99/cwt130.00–139.005765
Bulls—Medium and Large 2460135.01/cwt132.00–137.006213
Bulls—Medium and Large 3465124.97/cwt122.00–128.005812
Bulls—Medium and Large 2518130.46/cwt127.00–133.006764
Bulls—Medium and Large 3524117.78/cwt115.00–120.006174
Bulls—Medium and Large 1525136.00/cwt136.00–136.007141
Bulls—Medium and Large 1571127.86/cwt126.00–129.007304
Bulls—Medium and Large 3572114.32/cwt112.00–116.006543
Bulls—Medium and Large 2578122.99/cwt121.00–125.007112
Bulls—Medium and Large 2620116.03/cwt114.00–118.007192
Bulls—Medium and Large 3620103.44/cwt100.00–107.006412
Bulls—Medium and Large 3678100.49/cwt99.00–102.006812
Bulls—Medium and Large 1680117.00/cwt116.00–118.007963
Bulls—Medium and Large 1715106.49/cwt105.00–108.007612
Bulls—Medium and Large 272897.51/cwt96.00–99.007102
Bulls—Medium and Large 177894.01/cwt90.00–98.007312
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,36283.49/cwt81.00–88.001,1373
Bulls——1,81592.08/cwt90.00–94.001,6712
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%94352.00/cwt52.00–52.004902
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06045.87/cwt43.00–49.004862
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,09360.11/cwt59.00–61.006572
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,12065.39/cwt64.00–67.007322
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,35362.99/cwt62.00–65.008523
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,57061.00/cwt61.00–61.009581
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,040660.00/cwt660.00–660.006,8641
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,485990.00/cwt990.00–990.0014,7021
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,125765.00/cwt765.00–765.008,6061

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.