Sale reports / Georgia / Washington / 2020-11-04

Washington

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Washington, Georgia · Wed, Nov 4
● Final67 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1944
Feeder Cattle receipts
241 head
▲ 26 vs last sale 215▼ 83 vs year ago 324 · −25.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
27 head
▲ 10 vs last sale 17▼ 9 vs year ago 36 · −25.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
28 head
▲ 15 vs last sale 13▲ 19 vs year ago 9 · +211.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago; Slaughter cows 2.00 to 3.00 higher, Slaughter bulls lightly tested, Feeder Steers and steers calves lightly tested, Feeder Bulls and Heifers 5.00 higher, Bull calves and Heifer calves 8.00 to 10.00 higher, Replacement cows mostly steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $115.35/cwt on 94 head.
Average price
$115.35
94 head · 482 lb average
Value per head Derived
$556
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$98
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$18.18/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.33
vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1499120.8060331
Medium and Large 2469114.7953952
Medium and Large 3493102.6250511thin
One grade step is worth $18.18/cwt here — about $98 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 sale94 hd
115.35
—
GA average15 barns · 922 hd
114.01
+1.33
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—Average1,78882.241,4702thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,69556.239532thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,12453.8660514
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,02747.404878thin

Every lot

67 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
Steers—Medium and Large 1378165.43/cwt155.00–176.006252
Steers—Medium and Large 3405122.00/cwt122.00–122.004941
Steers—Medium and Large 1445146.00/cwt146.00–146.006502
Steers—Medium and Large 1485133.51/cwt133.00–134.006482
Steers—Medium and Large 1532131.66/cwt131.00–132.007003
Steers—Medium and Large 3535110.00/cwt110.00–110.005891
Steers—Medium and Large 2545124.00/cwt124.00–124.006761
Steers—Medium and Large 1614119.75/cwt118.00–121.007354
Steers—Medium and Large 1775111.00/cwt111.00–111.008601
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2285136.93/cwt135.00–139.003902
Heifers—Medium and Large 2321134.61/cwt133.00–137.004325
Heifers—Medium and Large 1345140.00/cwt140.00–140.004831
Heifers—Medium and Large 2364126.38/cwt122.00–129.004607
Heifers—Medium and Large 1375133.55/cwt131.00–138.005013
Heifers—Medium and Large 3412116.67/cwt115.00–119.004813
Heifers—Medium and Large 1425132.18/cwt130.00–134.0056212
Heifers—Medium and Large 2431125.13/cwt120.00–128.005395
Heifers—Medium and Large 3465106.28/cwt105.00–107.504942
Heifers—Medium and Large 1470126.99/cwt126.00–128.005973
Heifers—Medium and Large 2470112.29/cwt110.00–116.0052813
Heifers—Medium and Large 1515112.04/cwt111.00–114.005773
Heifers—Medium and Large 352297.44/cwt95.00–102.005093
Heifers—Medium and Large 2523107.83/cwt105.00–109.0056412
Heifers—Medium and Large 356291.32/cwt90.00–92.005133
Heifers—Medium and Large 1565107.02/cwt106.00–108.006052
Heifers—Medium and Large 2565103.02/cwt102.00–104.005822
Heifers—Medium and Large 260897.49/cwt96.00–99.005932
Heifers—Medium and Large 1613102.68/cwt102.00–104.006293
Heifers—Medium and Large 267592.00/cwt92.00–92.006212
Heifers—Medium and Large 272386.49/cwt86.00–87.006252
Heifers—Medium and Large 172597.92/cwt95.00–101.007102
Heifers—Medium and Large 176891.52/cwt90.00–93.007032
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3275150.00/cwt150.00–150.004132
Bulls—Medium and Large 1338176.04/cwt174.00–178.005952
Bulls—Medium and Large 3338139.94/cwt137.50–142.504732
Bulls—Medium and Large 2345155.00/cwt155.00–155.005352
Bulls—Medium and Large 2363148.97/cwt145.00–152.005413
Bulls—Medium and Large 3365136.92/cwt134.00–140.005002
Bulls—Medium and Large 1369165.76/cwt163.00–169.006125
Bulls—Medium and Large 1422147.17/cwt144.00–151.006215
Bulls—Medium and Large 2433134.06/cwt132.00–136.005802
Bulls—Medium and Large 3468111.77/cwt110.00–118.005235
Bulls—Medium and Large 1471133.32/cwt130.00–140.0062811
Bulls—Medium and Large 1519124.90/cwt121.00–130.006488
Bulls—Medium and Large 2526117.00/cwt114.00–119.006155
Bulls—Medium and Large 3528107.42/cwt105.00–110.005675
Bulls—Medium and Large 2563110.99/cwt110.00–112.006253
Bulls—Medium and Large 3563107.25/cwt105.00–109.006044
Bulls—Medium and Large 1568116.02/cwt115.00–117.006592
Bulls—Medium and Large 2619104.69/cwt101.00–108.006484
Bulls—Medium and Large 1623110.51/cwt110.00–111.006882
Bulls—Medium and Large 362494.42/cwt93.00–95.005895
Bulls—Medium and Large 2665101.98/cwt101.00–103.006782
Bulls—Medium and Large 1735108.00/cwt108.00–108.007941
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,78882.24/cwt79.00–85.001,4702
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02747.40/cwt45.00–51.004878
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,11251.05/cwt50.00–52.005683
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,12754.63/cwt53.00–57.0061611
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,69556.23/cwt55.00–58.009532
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-3965574.35/cwt550.00–600.005,5422
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,000650.00/cwt650.00–650.006,5001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,058469.36/cwt420.00–510.004,9662
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,112615.65/cwt560.00–670.006,8463
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,198706.83/cwt680.00–730.008,4682
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,240726.51/cwt700.00–750.009,0092
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,220796.43/cwt760.00–830.009,7162
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,315900.00/cwt900.00–900.0011,8352

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.