Sale reports / Georgia / Washington / 2021-04-14

Washington

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Washington, Georgia · Wed, Apr 14
● Final55 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1944
Feeder Cattle receipts
220 head
▲ 49 vs last sale 171▲ 128 vs year ago 92 · +139.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
31 head
▲ 3 vs last sale 28▲ 6 vs year ago 25 · +24.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
16 head
▲ 11 vs last sale 5▲ 12 vs year ago 4 · +300.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago; Slaughter cows mostly steady, Slaughter bulls 3.00 higher, Feeder steers and steer calves unevenly steady, Feeder bulls lightly tested, Bull calves steady to 3.00 higher, Feeder heifers lightly tested, Heifer calves unevenly steady, Replacement cows steady to 2.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $122.53/cwt on 83 head.
Average price
$122.53
83 head · 466 lb average
Value per head Derived
$571
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$132
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$4.85/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−7.73
vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1516126.1165116thin
Medium and Large 2471121.9657540
Medium and Large 3428121.2651927
One grade step is worth $4.85/cwt here — about $132 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 sale83 hd
122.53
—
GA average17 barns · 2,412 hd
130.26
−7.73
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—Low1,58994.511,5014thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,34468.6692313
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,38567.559362thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,09256.366153thin

Every lot

55 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 · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 3425139.29/cwt135.00–144.005922
Steers—Medium and Large 2516139.28/cwt137.00–141.007194
Steers—Medium and Large 1522145.39/cwt145.00–147.007595
Steers—Medium and Large 1560144.00/cwt144.00–144.008061
Steers—Medium and Large 2570135.04/cwt132.00–138.007703
Steers—Medium and Large 1605139.00/cwt139.00–139.008411
Steers—Medium and Large 2616125.81/cwt122.00–131.007754
Steers—Medium and Large 1678135.99/cwt133.00–139.009222
Steers—Medium and Large 2678122.51/cwt120.00–125.008312
Steers—Medium and Large 1716126.73/cwt122.00–132.009074
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3270138.83/cwt136.00–145.003753
Heifers—Medium and Large 3318133.19/cwt130.00–138.004245
Heifers—Medium and Large 1345151.00/cwt151.00–151.005211
Heifers—Medium and Large 3366126.20/cwt124.00–128.004624
Heifers—Medium and Large 2370130.97/cwt130.00–132.504855
Heifers—Medium and Large 1405134.00/cwt134.00–134.005431
Heifers—Medium and Large 3416117.55/cwt115.00–120.004894
Heifers—Medium and Large 2423124.19/cwt121.00–129.0052512
Heifers—Medium and Large 3466113.99/cwt111.00–118.005314
Heifers—Medium and Large 2474123.37/cwt120.00–128.0058511
Heifers—Medium and Large 2513116.84/cwt115.00–119.005996
Heifers—Medium and Large 1517124.87/cwt121.00–130.006469
Heifers—Medium and Large 2571116.01/cwt114.00–119.006624
Heifers—Medium and Large 1572121.79/cwt120.00–123.006975
Heifers—Medium and Large 3579111.16/cwt108.00–112.506444
Heifers—Medium and Large 3615105.34/cwt105.00–106.006483
Heifers—Medium and Large 2678105.50/cwt105.00–106.007152
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2278160.00/cwt160.00–160.004452
Bulls—Medium and Large 3320144.67/cwt140.00–147.504635
Bulls—Medium and Large 1321162.61/cwt160.00–165.005224
Bulls—Medium and Large 2321152.39/cwt150.00–155.004894
Bulls—Medium and Large 3370142.43/cwt140.00–145.005276
Bulls—Medium and Large 1375158.47/cwt155.00–165.005943
Bulls—Medium and Large 2416142.25/cwt140.00–146.005929
Bulls—Medium and Large 3427134.24/cwt130.00–139.005739
Bulls—Medium and Large 1469145.23/cwt142.00–150.006814
Bulls—Medium and Large 2471135.52/cwt130.00–140.006387
Bulls—Medium and Large 1505138.00/cwt138.00–138.006971
Bulls—Medium and Large 2518130.19/cwt127.00–133.006746
Bulls—Medium and Large 3520123.37/cwt120.00–125.006425
Bulls—Medium and Large 2565127.02/cwt125.00–129.007182
Bulls—Medium and Large 1566137.24/cwt134.00–140.007774
Bulls—Medium and Large 3571113.99/cwt112.00–115.006514
Bulls—Medium and Large 1721127.51/cwt125.00–130.009194
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,54596.34/cwt96.00–97.001,4883
Bulls——1,72089.00/cwt89.00–89.001,5311
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,08359.04/cwt57.00–61.006392
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,11051.00/cwt51.00–51.005661
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,32269.60/cwt66.00–73.0092011
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,38567.55/cwt66.00–69.009362
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,46863.52/cwt62.00–65.009322
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,010810.00/cwt810.00–810.008,1811
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,250880.00/cwt880.00–880.0011,0001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2511,084.65/cwt1,025.00–1,150.0013,5695
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,2101,078.14/cwt1,050.00–1,110.0013,0452

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.