Sale reports / Georgia / Washington / 2020-09-23

Washington

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Washington, Georgia · Wed, Sep 23
● Final54 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1944
Feeder Cattle receipts
238 head
▲ 21 vs last sale 217▼ 14 vs year ago 252 · −5.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
21 head
▲ 8 vs last sale 13▼ 1 vs year ago 22 · −4.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
6 head
▲ 6 vs last sale 0▼ 8 vs year ago 14 · −57.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago; Slaughter cows steady, Slaughter bulls unevenly steady, Feeder steers and steer calves steady, Feeder bulls and bull calves steady, Feeder heifers and heifer calves steady, Replacement cows steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $116.84/cwt on 65 head.
Average price
$116.84
65 head · 506 lb average
Value per head Derived
$591
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$76
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$9.29/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+4.00
vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1530120.0663621
Medium and Large 2486118.7457725
Medium and Large 3505110.7756019thin
One grade step is worth $9.29/cwt here — about $76 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 sale65 hd
116.84
—
GA average17 barns · 1,673 hd
112.84
+4.00
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—Average1,61583.761,3534thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,29257.9074810
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,47557.008411thin

Every lot

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 · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 3338146.28/cwt145.00–147.504942
Steers—Medium and Large 2363152.49/cwt150.00–155.005544
Steers—Medium and Large 3415132.44/cwt130.00–135.005502
Steers—Medium and Large 1435153.07/cwt150.00–156.006662
Steers—Medium and Large 1475140.00/cwt140.00–140.006651
Steers—Medium and Large 2485136.00/cwt136.00–136.006601
Steers—Medium and Large 3485125.00/cwt125.00–125.006062
Steers—Medium and Large 2535125.00/cwt125.00–125.006692
Steers—Medium and Large 1580128.00/cwt128.00–128.007421
Steers—Medium and Large 2585123.00/cwt123.00–123.007202
Steers—Medium and Large 3630115.50/cwt115.00–116.007282
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2345144.00/cwt144.00–144.004971
Heifers—Medium and Large 3369122.81/cwt120.00–125.004534
Heifers—Medium and Large 2388136.02/cwt135.00–137.005282
Heifers—Medium and Large 2424124.22/cwt122.00–126.005276
Heifers—Medium and Large 1440131.52/cwt130.00–133.005792
Heifers—Medium and Large 1460121.17/cwt120.00–123.005576
Heifers—Medium and Large 2460116.63/cwt116.00–119.005365
Heifers—Medium and Large 3468113.37/cwt112.00–115.005313
Heifers—Medium and Large 3524108.04/cwt104.00–111.005668
Heifers—Medium and Large 2526117.23/cwt115.00–119.006174
Heifers—Medium and Large 1528122.37/cwt120.00–127.006466
Heifers—Medium and Large 1562119.66/cwt119.00–120.006723
Heifers—Medium and Large 2568109.24/cwt106.00–112.006205
Heifers—Medium and Large 2615104.49/cwt104.00–105.006432
Heifers—Medium and Large 3633102.25/cwt102.00–103.006474
Heifers—Medium and Large 1635112.54/cwt110.00–115.007152
Heifers—Medium and Large 1678106.49/cwt105.00–108.007222
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2330150.00/cwt150.00–150.004951
Bulls—Medium and Large 3335143.73/cwt140.00–146.004813
Bulls—Medium and Large 1340162.54/cwt160.00–165.005532
Bulls—Medium and Large 3365133.89/cwt130.00–138.004892
Bulls—Medium and Large 2372146.94/cwt145.00–148.005473
Bulls—Medium and Large 3430124.97/cwt122.00–128.005372
Bulls—Medium and Large 1455134.00/cwt134.00–134.006101
Bulls—Medium and Large 3464116.00/cwt115.00–118.005386
Bulls—Medium and Large 2468122.37/cwt120.00–125.005736
Bulls—Medium and Large 2520118.73/cwt117.00–120.006174
Bulls—Medium and Large 3526108.98/cwt107.00–111.005736
Bulls—Medium and Large 3563106.17/cwt105.00–109.005986
Bulls—Medium and Large 2565115.47/cwt114.00–117.006522
Bulls—Medium and Large 1578123.50/cwt123.00–124.007142
Bulls—Medium and Large 2622108.65/cwt107.00–110.006763
Bulls—Medium and Large 1627114.01/cwt113.00–115.007153
Bulls—Medium and Large 3664100.76/cwt97.00–103.006694
Bulls—Medium and Large 1683110.00/cwt110.00–110.007512
Bulls—Medium and Large 2725100.72/cwt99.00–103.007304
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,41580.00/cwt80.00–80.001,1321
Bulls——1,68285.01/cwt84.00–86.001,4303
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22055.00/cwt55.00–55.006712
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,31058.63/cwt57.00–61.007688
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,47557.00/cwt57.00–57.008411
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,178781.19/cwt700.00–860.009,2022
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,100975.00/cwt975.00–975.0010,7251

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.