Sale reports / Georgia / Washington / 2021-09-15

Washington

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Washington, Georgia · Wed, Sep 15
● Final50 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1944
Feeder Cattle receipts
258 head
▲ 139 vs last sale 119▲ 41 vs year ago 217 · +18.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
31 head
▼ 3 vs last sale 34▲ 18 vs year ago 13 · +138.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
40 head
▲ 22 vs last sale 18▲ 40 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago; Slaughter cows and Slaughter bulls steady, Feeder steers and steer calves mostly steady, Feeder bulls and bull calves steady to 3.00 lower, 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 $118.66/cwt on 77 head.
Average price
$118.66
77 head · 517 lb average
Value per head Derived
$614
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$102
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$4.08/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−11.12
vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1562121.9468513thin
Medium and Large 2536118.2663321
Medium and Large 3495117.8658343
One grade step is worth $4.08/cwt here — about $102 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 sale77 hd
118.66
—
GA average15 barns · 2,529 hd
129.78
−11.12
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—Low1,74589.451,5613thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,20568.6782720
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,10957.876425thin

Every lot

50 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 3440144.00/cwt144.00–144.006341
Steers—Medium and Large 2515134.48/cwt130.00–138.006936
Steers—Medium and Large 3530125.79/cwt124.00–128.006674
Steers—Medium and Large 1535140.50/cwt140.00–141.007522
Steers—Medium and Large 2582125.77/cwt120.00–129.007323
Steers—Medium and Large 2627124.54/cwt120.00–129.007817
Steers—Medium and Large 1672121.66/cwt120.00–123.008183
Steers—Medium and Large 1718121.31/cwt120.00–122.008713
Steers—Medium and Large 1795114.00/cwt114.00–114.009061
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3390131.97/cwt130.00–135.005154
Heifers—Medium and Large 2405136.00/cwt136.00–136.005511
Heifers—Medium and Large 3424124.24/cwt120.00–129.0052714
Heifers—Medium and Large 3461118.98/cwt117.00–120.005485
Heifers—Medium and Large 2467124.06/cwt122.00–129.005799
Heifers—Medium and Large 1475130.00/cwt130.00–130.006183
Heifers—Medium and Large 2505120.00/cwt120.00–120.006063
Heifers—Medium and Large 1511126.04/cwt125.00–129.006444
Heifers—Medium and Large 3526115.12/cwt113.00–117.006066
Heifers—Medium and Large 2558118.00/cwt117.00–119.006582
Heifers—Medium and Large 3558112.09/cwt112.00–112.506256
Heifers—Medium and Large 1573122.02/cwt121.00–123.006993
Heifers—Medium and Large 3622105.34/cwt102.00–107.006558
Heifers—Medium and Large 2668105.83/cwt104.00–107.007076
Heifers—Medium and Large 1685110.50/cwt110.00–111.007572
Heifers—Medium and Large 1745104.00/cwt104.00–104.007751
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3366143.54/cwt140.00–145.005257
Bulls—Medium and Large 2375150.00/cwt150.00–150.005633
Bulls—Medium and Large 2405140.00/cwt140.00–140.005671
Bulls—Medium and Large 3426130.80/cwt130.00–135.005579
Bulls—Medium and Large 3464124.25/cwt122.00–128.005778
Bulls—Medium and Large 2475134.13/cwt130.00–138.006372
Bulls—Medium and Large 3531119.66/cwt117.00–126.0063510
Bulls—Medium and Large 3564115.90/cwt115.00–119.0065411
Bulls—Medium and Large 1565134.54/cwt130.00–139.007602
Bulls—Medium and Large 2608118.50/cwt118.00–119.007202
Bulls—Medium and Large 3617110.33/cwt109.00–112.006816
Bulls—Medium and Large 3677101.55/cwt100.00–106.006875
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,47080.00/cwt80.00–80.001,1761
Bulls——1,88394.17/cwt92.00–96.001,7732
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06561.79/cwt59.00–64.006583
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,14970.15/cwt68.00–74.0080614
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,17552.00/cwt52.00–52.006112
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,33565.23/cwt64.00–66.008716
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-3975725.00/cwt725.00–725.007,0691
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3471,129.68/cwt1,020.00–1,265.0015,2173
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3751,150.00/cwt1,150.00–1,150.0015,8131
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,095700.00/cwt700.00–700.007,6651
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,226939.99/cwt840.00–1,020.0011,5246
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,230909.15/cwt875.00–935.0011,1832
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,450835.00/cwt835.00–835.0012,1081

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.