Sale reports / Georgia / Washington / 2021-11-10

Washington

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Washington, Georgia · Wed, Nov 10
● Final42 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1944
Feeder Cattle receipts
242 head
▲ 9 vs last sale 233▲ 62 vs year ago 180 · +34.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
31 head
▲ 13 vs last sale 18▲ 18 vs year ago 13 · +138.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
52 head
▲ 33 vs last sale 19▲ 46 vs year ago 6 · +766.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $116.13/cwt on 57 head.
Average price
$116.13
57 head · 515 lb average
Value per head Derived
$598
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$120
per head · Medium and Large 3 over Medium and Large 2
$4.69/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−4.65
vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 3455118.0153730
Medium and Large 1596117.216995thin
Medium and Large 2579113.3265622
One grade step is worth $4.69/cwt here — about −$120 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 sale57 hd
116.13
—
GA average16 barns · 1,532 hd
120.78
−4.65
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—Average1,75083.001,4531thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,19652.5062817
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,56052.008111thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average97245.684447thin

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 · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 3343160.99/cwt160.00–162.005522
Steers—Medium and Large 3433138.38/cwt135.00–145.005993
Steers—Medium and Large 3484132.36/cwt130.00–137.006415
Steers—Medium and Large 2545143.00/cwt143.00–143.007791
Steers—Medium and Large 2570136.96/cwt135.00–139.007812
Steers—Medium and Large 1577151.98/cwt148.00–156.008773
Steers—Medium and Large 1608137.51/cwt134.00–141.008362
Steers—Medium and Large 2623125.94/cwt124.00–128.007852
Steers—Medium and Large 1678133.49/cwt132.00–135.009052
Steers—Medium and Large 1735127.99/cwt127.00–129.009412
Feeder Cattle · Heifers10 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3321135.14/cwt130.00–140.004344
Heifers—Medium and Large 3421118.05/cwt115.00–125.0049712
Heifers—Medium and Large 3476116.33/cwt115.00–117.505545
Heifers—Medium and Large 3518112.75/cwt110.00–114.005846
Heifers—Medium and Large 2530117.26/cwt115.00–118.0062110
Heifers—Medium and Large 1570117.35/cwt117.00–118.006693
Heifers—Medium and Large 2572113.36/cwt111.00–116.006487
Heifers—Medium and Large 3608108.34/cwt105.00–110.006593
Heifers—Medium and Large 1635117.01/cwt116.00–118.007432
Heifers—Medium and Large 2688105.40/cwt105.00–107.007255
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3340150.00/cwt150.00–150.005102
Bulls—Medium and Large 3358141.26/cwt140.00–142.505062
Bulls—Medium and Large 1378165.02/cwt162.50–167.506242
Bulls—Medium and Large 3415131.39/cwt130.00–135.005456
Bulls—Medium and Large 3473123.20/cwt120.00–127.005835
Bulls—Medium and Large 2520121.63/cwt120.00–125.006328
Bulls—Medium and Large 2567118.66/cwt118.00–119.006733
Bulls—Medium and Large 3575111.76/cwt111.00–112.006434
Bulls—Medium and Large 3688103.65/cwt101.00–106.007133
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,75083.00/cwt83.00–83.001,4531
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%85042.00/cwt42.00–42.003571
Cows—Lean 85-90%99246.29/cwt44.00–48.004596
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,13947.83/cwt47.00–50.005457
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23655.77/cwt52.00–59.0068910
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,56052.00/cwt52.00–52.008111
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,272838.42/cwt700.00–950.0010,6657
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,7001,275.00/cwt1,275.00–1,275.0021,6751
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-3965750.00/cwt750.00–750.007,2381
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,045691.79/cwt600.00–760.007,2294
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,249881.87/cwt770.00–975.0011,01510
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,303941.76/cwt830.00–1,125.0012,2718
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3181,166.89/cwt1,100.00–1,225.0015,3802

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.