Sale reports / Georgia / Washington / 2021-02-03

Washington

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Washington, Georgia · Wed, Feb 3
● Final52 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1944
Feeder Cattle receipts
150 head
▼ 6 vs last sale 156▼ 27 vs year ago 177 · −15.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
16 head
▼ 18 vs last sale 34▲ 2 vs year ago 14 · +14.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
3 head
▼ 8 vs last sale 11▼ 11 vs year ago 14 · −78.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago; Slaughter cows 5.00 higher, Slaughter bulls lightly tested, Feeder steers and steer calves mostly steady, Feeder bulls steady, bull calves steady to 5.00 lower, Feeder heifer 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 $114.85/cwt on 44 head.
Average price
$114.85
44 head · 454 lb average
Value per head Derived
$521
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$30
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$16.11/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−4.76
vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1447121.6254310thin
Medium and Large 2421121.1251016thin
Medium and Large 3487105.5151318thin
One grade step is worth $16.11/cwt here — about $30 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 sale44 hd
114.85
—
GA average16 barns · 1,143 hd
119.61
−4.76
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—Average1,32085.001,1221thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,28963.9882512
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,62559.009591thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,05550.255302thin

Every lot

52 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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 3318166.30/cwt165.00–167.505292
Steers—Medium and Large 1375172.00/cwt172.00–172.006451
Steers—Medium and Large 3375156.48/cwt155.00–158.005872
Steers—Medium and Large 2385160.00/cwt160.00–160.006161
Steers—Medium and Large 2413150.87/cwt150.00–152.506233
Steers—Medium and Large 3418146.29/cwt145.00–147.506114
Steers—Medium and Large 1427168.15/cwt165.00–172.507185
Steers—Medium and Large 2468141.65/cwt141.00–143.006633
Steers—Medium and Large 1475160.00/cwt160.00–160.007601
Steers—Medium and Large 2505134.00/cwt134.00–134.006771
Steers—Medium and Large 1535142.00/cwt142.00–142.007601
Steers—Medium and Large 1620120.51/cwt120.00–121.007472
Steers—Medium and Large 2645114.00/cwt114.00–114.007351
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3305125.00/cwt125.00–125.003811
Heifers—Medium and Large 2332132.30/cwt130.00–137.504393
Heifers—Medium and Large 3359111.29/cwt110.00–115.004004
Heifers—Medium and Large 2364126.59/cwt124.00–129.004615
Heifers—Medium and Large 1380132.00/cwt132.00–132.005021
Heifers—Medium and Large 1417122.61/cwt120.00–129.005117
Heifers—Medium and Large 2435119.00/cwt119.00–119.005183
Heifers—Medium and Large 3478107.73/cwt105.00–109.005153
Heifers—Medium and Large 2480114.68/cwt114.00–115.005503
Heifers—Medium and Large 3519102.41/cwt100.00–106.005325
Heifers—Medium and Large 2575106.00/cwt106.00–106.006101
Heifers—Medium and Large 3580101.32/cwt100.00–102.005883
Heifers—Medium and Large 1583112.97/cwt111.00–115.006592
Heifers—Medium and Large 2605101.00/cwt101.00–101.006111
Heifers—Medium and Large 362594.90/cwt92.00–98.005932
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3290160.00/cwt160.00–160.004641
Bulls—Medium and Large 2330160.00/cwt160.00–160.005281
Bulls—Medium and Large 2370152.50/cwt152.50–152.505641
Bulls—Medium and Large 3380145.61/cwt142.50–147.505534
Bulls—Medium and Large 1419153.76/cwt150.00–156.006444
Bulls—Medium and Large 3423137.26/cwt137.00–137.505812
Bulls—Medium and Large 2445140.00/cwt140.00–140.006231
Bulls—Medium and Large 3476123.37/cwt120.00–127.505878
Bulls—Medium and Large 1480145.79/cwt144.00–147.507002
Bulls—Medium and Large 2483132.92/cwt130.00–139.006423
Bulls—Medium and Large 2518123.63/cwt120.00–126.006403
Bulls—Medium and Large 3540112.32/cwt110.00–115.006073
Bulls—Medium and Large 1575132.00/cwt132.00–132.007591
Bulls—Medium and Large 2583119.01/cwt118.00–120.006942
Bulls—Medium and Large 1625115.48/cwt115.00–116.007222
Bulls—Medium and Large 1675114.00/cwt114.00–114.007701
Bulls—Medium and Large 1728109.00/cwt108.00–110.007942
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,32085.00/cwt85.00–85.001,1221
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05550.25/cwt47.00–54.005302
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27663.62/cwt59.00–66.0081211
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,43568.00/cwt68.00–68.009761
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,62559.00/cwt59.00–59.009591
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,070740.00/cwt740.00–740.007,9181
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,265870.00/cwt870.00–870.0011,0061

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.