Sale reports / Georgia / Washington / 2021-09-01

Washington

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Washington, Georgia · Wed, Sep 1
● Final47 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1944
Feeder Cattle receipts
228 head
▼ 89 vs last sale 317▲ 42 vs year ago 186 · +22.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
22 head
▼ 4 vs last sale 26▼ 3 vs year ago 25 · −12.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
16 head
▲ 4 vs last sale 12▲ 6 vs year ago 10 · +60.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago; Slaughter cows and Slaughter bulls steady, Feeder steers 5.00 higher, Steer calves mostly steady, Feeder bulls and bull calves lightly tested, Feeder heifers and heifer calves 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 $124.47/cwt on 83 head.
Average price
$124.47
83 head · 502 lb average
Value per head Derived
$625
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$281
per head · Medium and Large 3 over Medium and Large 1
$3.95/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−3.61
vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 3405125.1450630
Medium and Large 2530124.9366241
Medium and Large 1649121.2078712thin
One grade step is worth $3.95/cwt here — about −$281 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
124.47
—
GA average15 barns · 1,599 hd
128.07
−3.61
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—Average1,97395.361,8813thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,30068.5289014
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,14559.516814thin

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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 3470137.55/cwt135.00–140.006466
Steers—Medium and Large 2473143.35/cwt142.00–144.006783
Steers—Medium and Large 2522133.70/cwt132.00–136.0069811
Steers—Medium and Large 3534128.41/cwt125.00–130.006865
Steers—Medium and Large 2570133.69/cwt131.00–138.007629
Steers—Medium and Large 3580123.22/cwt122.00–125.007154
Steers—Medium and Large 2615131.99/cwt130.00–135.008125
Steers—Medium and Large 3623124.50/cwt122.00–127.007766
Steers—Medium and Large 2668124.58/cwt121.00–127.008327
Steers—Medium and Large 1680133.52/cwt132.00–135.009082
Steers—Medium and Large 2715117.82/cwt117.00–119.008425
Steers—Medium and Large 1721123.28/cwt120.00–127.0088911
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added760127.00/cwt127.00–127.009651
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3330132.94/cwt130.00–136.004397
Heifers—Medium and Large 3364124.14/cwt122.50–127.504526
Heifers—Medium and Large 2370134.98/cwt132.50–137.504993
Heifers—Medium and Large 3419124.88/cwt122.00–129.0052310
Heifers—Medium and Large 2426130.73/cwt130.00–132.005574
Heifers—Medium and Large 3467120.61/cwt120.00–122.005635
Heifers—Medium and Large 2471127.69/cwt125.00–131.006017
Heifers—Medium and Large 1505134.00/cwt134.00–134.006771
Heifers—Medium and Large 2529125.07/cwt122.00–128.0066210
Heifers—Medium and Large 3558113.48/cwt110.00–117.006332
Heifers—Medium and Large 2572126.28/cwt122.00–129.0072210
Heifers—Medium and Large 1620124.02/cwt120.00–126.007696
Heifers—Medium and Large 2630114.28/cwt112.00–117.007203
Heifers—Medium and Large 1680117.01/cwt116.00–118.007962
Heifers—Medium and Large 2680111.01/cwt110.00–112.007554
Heifers—Medium and Large 1723112.10/cwt108.00–116.008102
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added760118.00/cwt118.00–118.008971
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3337151.68/cwt150.00–152.505113
Bulls—Medium and Large 3370143.65/cwt140.00–147.505324
Bulls—Medium and Large 2375150.00/cwt150.00–150.005631
Bulls—Medium and Large 1460140.00/cwt140.00–140.006441
Bulls—Medium and Large 2470131.96/cwt130.00–134.006202
Bulls—Medium and Large 3470125.00/cwt125.00–125.005883
Bulls—Medium and Large 3517120.26/cwt119.00–122.006227
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,97395.36/cwt94.00–96.001,8813
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,14559.51/cwt57.00–62.006814
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23269.18/cwt65.00–72.008529
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,25374.50/cwt73.00–76.009332
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,53362.57/cwt60.00–64.009593
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,140800.00/cwt800.00–800.009,1201
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 2-3865520.00/cwt520.00–520.004,4981
Bred Cows—Small 2-3885580.00/cwt580.00–580.005,1331
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,108754.57/cwt675.00–825.008,3612
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,155890.00/cwt890.00–890.0010,2801

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.