Sale reports / Georgia / Washington / 2021-11-03

Washington

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Washington, Georgia · Wed, Nov 3
● Final42 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1944
Feeder Cattle receipts
233 head
▼ 19 vs last sale 252▼ 8 vs year ago 241 · −3.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
18 head
▼ 22 vs last sale 40▼ 9 vs year ago 27 · −33.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
19 head
▼ 11 vs last sale 30▼ 9 vs year ago 28 · −32.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $121.16/cwt on 66 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −87.77 against this barn's trailing median of $208.93.
Average price
$121.16
66 head · 512 lb average
Value per head Derived
$620
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$20
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3
$18.40/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−9.36
vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2470134.5563318thin
Medium and Large 3527116.1461348
One grade step is worth $18.40/cwt here — about $20 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 sale66 hd
121.16
—
GA average15 barns · 1,412 hd
130.52
−9.36
This barn, trailing median1 sales
208.93
−87.77
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—Average1,62083.001,3452thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,20957.7969915
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,13048.005421thin

Every lot

42 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 · Steers8 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 3405140.00/cwt140.00–140.005671
Steers—Medium and Large 2471146.43/cwt143.00–149.006904
Steers—Medium and Large 1475155.00/cwt155.00–155.007361
Steers—Medium and Large 3518123.78/cwt122.50–125.006412
Steers—Medium and Large 2540130.00/cwt130.00–130.007022
Steers—Medium and Large 3560120.00/cwt120.00–120.006722
Steers—Medium and Large 1590136.00/cwt136.00–136.008021
Steers—Medium and Large 2628125.96/cwt125.00–128.007913
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3293136.68/cwt135.00–137.504003
Heifers—Medium and Large 3377126.93/cwt125.00–130.004793
Heifers—Medium and Large 3414121.71/cwt120.00–124.005046
Heifers—Medium and Large 2470122.45/cwt120.00–125.005762
Heifers—Medium and Large 3473115.93/cwt112.00–119.005489
Heifers—Medium and Large 3527108.24/cwt101.00–113.0057011
Heifers—Medium and Large 1570115.00/cwt115.00–115.006562
Heifers—Medium and Large 2575111.68/cwt110.00–114.006426
Heifers—Medium and Large 3580107.61/cwt106.00–109.006245
Heifers—Medium and Large 1615112.01/cwt111.00–113.006893
Heifers—Medium and Large 1685111.51/cwt110.00–113.007642
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3328141.55/cwt140.00–145.004646
Bulls—Medium and Large 2377154.12/cwt150.00–157.505813
Bulls—Medium and Large 3405130.00/cwt130.00–130.005273
Bulls—Medium and Large 2440140.00/cwt140.00–140.006166
Bulls—Medium and Large 3467124.14/cwt120.00–127.5058010
Bulls—Medium and Large 2470134.85/cwt132.00–137.506343
Bulls—Medium and Large 2517121.95/cwt120.00–123.006303
Bulls—Medium and Large 3520116.20/cwt115.00–119.006046
Bulls—Medium and Large 3569109.12/cwt106.00–110.006218
Bulls—Medium and Large 2577116.36/cwt115.00–118.006713
Bulls—Medium and Large 3629102.35/cwt101.00–105.006449
Bulls—Medium and Large 3688100.49/cwt99.00–102.006916
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,55087.00/cwt87.00–87.001,3491
Bulls——1,69079.00/cwt79.00–79.001,3351
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,13048.00/cwt48.00–48.005421
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,14362.49/cwt62.00–63.007142
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21857.99/cwt54.00–60.0070611
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22552.00/cwt52.00–52.006372
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,5351,020.00/cwt1,020.00–1,020.0015,6572
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,003744.11/cwt710.00–775.007,4633
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,075652.25/cwt560.00–700.007,0123
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,150670.00/cwt670.00–670.007,7051
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,390870.00/cwt870.00–870.0012,0932

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.