Sale reports / Georgia / Washington / 2021-08-11

Washington

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Washington, Georgia · Wed, Aug 11
● Final55 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1944
Feeder Cattle receipts
300 head
▲ 99 vs last sale 201▲ 141 vs year ago 159 · +88.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
23 head
▼ 26 vs last sale 49▲ 14 vs year ago 9 · +155.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
53 head
▲ 34 vs last sale 19▲ 49 vs year ago 4 · +1,225.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago; Slaughter cows 4.00 higher, Slaughter bulls lightly tested, Feeder steers and Steers unevenly steady, Feeder bulls 2.00 lower and bull calves steady, Feeder heifer and heifer calves mostly steady, 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 $125.63/cwt on 98 head.
Average price
$125.63
98 head · 508 lb average
Value per head Derived
$639
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$210
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$12.34/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−2.56
vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1566134.6876225
Medium and Large 2541122.8166530
Medium and Large 3452122.3455243
One grade step is worth $12.34/cwt here — about $210 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 sale98 hd
125.63
—
GA average14 barns · 1,372 hd
128.20
−2.56
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—Average1,64894.501,5572thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,20472.508738thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low99461.546129thin

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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 3433140.94/cwt140.00–145.006105
Steers—Medium and Large 2470150.51/cwt150.00–151.007072
Steers—Medium and Large 3470142.24/cwt139.00–145.006694
Steers—Medium and Large 3505135.00/cwt135.00–135.006821
Steers—Medium and Large 1525156.93/cwt152.00–160.008247
Steers—Medium and Large 3575122.74/cwt120.00–125.007064
Steers—Medium and Large 1583144.68/cwt142.50–151.0084319
Steers—Medium and Large 2605136.61/cwt130.00–137.0082618
Steers—Medium and Large 1627145.21/cwt142.00–148.009109
Steers—Medium and Large 2673127.72/cwt125.00–130.008604
Steers—Medium and Large 1677142.99/cwt140.00–145.009687
Steers—Medium and Large 1732126.07/cwt122.00–128.009233
Steers—Medium and Large 1793122.50/cwt121.00–124.009712
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3260145.00/cwt145.00–145.003772
Heifers—Medium and Large 3311133.67/cwt130.00–135.004164
Heifers—Medium and Large 3373132.32/cwt130.00–137.004944
Heifers—Medium and Large 2412135.75/cwt135.00–136.005594
Heifers—Medium and Large 3420124.02/cwt120.00–129.0052114
Heifers—Medium and Large 3466120.72/cwt117.50–123.005636
Heifers—Medium and Large 2473126.28/cwt122.00–129.005974
Heifers—Medium and Large 3520115.78/cwt115.00–117.006025
Heifers—Medium and Large 2526125.26/cwt122.00–131.006596
Heifers—Medium and Large 1566134.68/cwt132.00–136.0076225
Heifers—Medium and Large 2569121.34/cwt117.00–124.006908
Heifers—Medium and Large 3575110.49/cwt110.00–112.006354
Heifers—Medium and Large 3608108.49/cwt107.00–110.006602
Heifers—Medium and Large 2624114.25/cwt112.00–117.007138
Heifers—Medium and Large 3685104.01/cwt103.00–105.007122
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2360150.00/cwt150.00–150.005402
Bulls—Medium and Large 3372143.44/cwt140.00–147.505345
Bulls—Medium and Large 3429133.76/cwt130.00–139.005748
Bulls—Medium and Large 2465138.45/cwt134.00–140.006444
Bulls—Medium and Large 3467124.70/cwt122.00–127.005827
Bulls—Medium and Large 2505129.00/cwt129.00–129.006511
Bulls—Medium and Large 3527119.95/cwt117.00–123.006327
Bulls—Medium and Large 2573121.69/cwt120.00–123.006973
Bulls—Medium and Large 3620115.16/cwt111.00–119.0071411
Bulls—Medium and Large 2675112.01/cwt111.00–113.007562
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,59089.00/cwt89.00–89.001,4151
Bulls——1,705100.00/cwt100.00–100.001,7051
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%90355.50/cwt55.00–56.005012
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02063.26/cwt58.00–65.006457
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,06567.00/cwt67.00–67.007141
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22473.28/cwt69.00–75.008977
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs7 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,0641,000.60/cwt950.00–1,075.0010,6464
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,1001,075.00/cwt1,075.00–1,075.0011,8251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1351,300.00/cwt1,300.00–1,300.0014,7551
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,155988.64/cwt900.00–1,075.0011,4192
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2301,225.95/cwt1,100.00–1,300.0015,0793
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3051,100.00/cwt1,100.00–1,100.0014,3551
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,3551,050.00/cwt1,050.00–1,050.0014,2281
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-3730746.93/cwt720.00–775.005,4532
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2893900.00/cwt900.00–900.008,0372
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-3945793.13/cwt725.00–890.007,4954
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,023974.32/cwt825.00–1,075.009,9673

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.