Sale reports / Georgia / Washington / 2021-07-21

Washington

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Washington, Georgia · Wed, Jul 21
● Final47 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1944
Feeder Cattle receipts
111 head
▼ 177 vs last sale 288▼ 83 vs year ago 194 · −42.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
24 head
▼ 3 vs last sale 27▼ 3 vs year ago 27 · −11.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
80 head
▲ 54 vs last sale 26▲ 63 vs year ago 17 · +370.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago; Slaughter cows steady, Slaughter bulls lightly tested, Feeder steers and steer calves steady to 4.00 higher, Feeder bulls 4.00 higher, Bull calves 2.00 higher, Feeder heifers and heifer calves 5.00 higher, Replacement cows 2.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $130.33/cwt on 50 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −78.60 against this barn's trailing median of $208.93.
Average price
$130.33
50 head · 501 lb average
Value per head Derived
$652
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$75
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$29.75/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−7.14
vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1456149.406826thin
Medium and Large 2507131.1266431
Medium and Large 3507119.6560613thin
One grade step is worth $29.75/cwt here — about $75 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 sale50 hd
130.33
—
GA average14 barns · 1,419 hd
137.47
−7.14
This barn, trailing median1 sales
208.93
−78.60
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—Average1,37389.501,2282thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,25170.3788015
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,01956.975804thin

Every lot

47 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 1305190.00/cwt190.00–190.005801
Steers—Medium and Large 1370190.07/cwt187.50–192.507032
Steers—Medium and Large 1465162.50/cwt162.50–162.507562
Steers—Medium and Large 3530132.27/cwt130.00–135.007014
Steers—Medium and Large 2545140.00/cwt140.00–140.007631
Steers—Medium and Large 1569149.71/cwt147.00–152.008524
Steers—Medium and Large 2570134.53/cwt133.00–136.007672
Steers—Medium and Large 2615126.31/cwt124.00–130.007773
Steers—Medium and Large 1785118.00/cwt118.00–118.009261
Feeder Cattle · Heifers8 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2370137.92/cwt135.00–141.005102
Heifers—Medium and Large 1460135.00/cwt135.00–135.006212
Heifers—Medium and Large 2460129.00/cwt129.00–129.005932
Heifers—Medium and Large 1505130.00/cwt130.00–130.006571
Heifers—Medium and Large 2525124.40/cwt121.00–127.006533
Heifers—Medium and Large 1560129.00/cwt129.00–129.007223
Heifers—Medium and Large 1631122.28/cwt120.00–123.007724
Heifers—Medium and Large 1667116.33/cwt116.00–117.007763
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1322171.46/cwt170.00–172.505523
Bulls—Medium and Large 2330160.00/cwt160.00–160.005282
Bulls—Medium and Large 2378154.16/cwt152.50–155.005834
Bulls—Medium and Large 2413145.87/cwt145.00–147.506023
Bulls—Medium and Large 2470130.98/cwt130.00–132.006162
Bulls—Medium and Large 3479121.96/cwt120.00–125.005849
Bulls—Medium and Large 2526123.51/cwt122.00–125.006506
Bulls—Medium and Large 1535141.00/cwt141.00–141.007541
Bulls—Medium and Large 3569114.45/cwt112.00–119.006514
Bulls—Medium and Large 2570122.06/cwt120.00–127.0069610
Bulls—Medium and Large 1618120.51/cwt120.00–121.007452
Bulls—Medium and Large 2625116.72/cwt114.00–119.007304
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,32097.00/cwt97.00–97.001,2801
Bulls——1,42582.00/cwt82.00–82.001,1691
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%97554.51/cwt53.00–56.005312
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06359.42/cwt59.00–60.006322
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24571.29/cwt69.00–75.0088812
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27366.67/cwt65.00–68.008493
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,2701,125.39/cwt1,100.00–1,150.0014,2922
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,2771,161.33/cwt1,025.00–1,250.0014,8309
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4601,350.00/cwt1,350.00–1,350.0019,7101
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,6001,439.84/cwt1,375.00–1,500.0023,0372
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,6651,425.84/cwt1,300.00–1,575.0023,7403
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 2-3815640.00/cwt640.00–640.005,2161
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-3957841.99/cwt810.00–860.008,0583
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,008913.40/cwt900.00–925.009,2072
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,048900.33/cwt800.00–975.009,4355
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1811,082.55/cwt1,000.00–1,225.0012,7856
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2461,315.17/cwt1,225.00–1,400.0016,3874
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,2701,102.56/cwt1,050.00–1,150.0014,0033

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.