Sale reports / Georgia / Washington / 2022-01-12

Washington

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Washington, Georgia · Wed, Jan 12
● Final62 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1944
Feeder Cattle receipts
238 head
▲ 96 vs last sale 142▲ 13 vs year ago 225 · +5.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
22 head
▼ 6 vs last sale 28▼ 20 vs year ago 42 · −47.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
21 head
▲ 1 vs last sale 20▲ 10 vs year ago 11 · +90.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago; Slaughter cows unevenly steady, Slaughter bulls 5.00 higher, Feeder steers and steers calves mostly steady, Feeder bulls steady, bull calves 3.00 to 5.00 higher, Feeder heifers unevenly steady, heifer calves 3.00 to 5.00 higher, 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 $133.89/cwt on 69 head.
Average price
$133.89
69 head · 467 lb average
Value per head Derived
$625
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$134
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$9.24/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−5.87
vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1489138.9467930
Medium and Large 2505130.5866014thin
Medium and Large 3420129.7054525
One grade step is worth $9.24/cwt here — about $134 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 sale69 hd
133.89
—
GA average15 barns · 1,528 hd
139.76
−5.87
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—Low1,68789.371,5073thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,17965.827768thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,02251.965317thin

Every lot

62 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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2380170.00/cwt170.00–170.006462
Steers—Medium and Large 2418167.91/cwt165.00–171.007022
Steers—Medium and Large 1423179.66/cwt177.50–182.007602
Steers—Medium and Large 3442155.81/cwt150.00–160.006893
Steers—Medium and Large 3460144.00/cwt144.00–144.006621
Steers—Medium and Large 1470161.22/cwt160.00–162.507582
Steers—Medium and Large 2473156.12/cwt150.00–159.007385
Steers—Medium and Large 1508153.01/cwt150.00–156.007772
Steers—Medium and Large 2516146.44/cwt143.00–149.007564
Steers—Medium and Large 1558146.51/cwt144.00–149.008182
Steers—Medium and Large 2560135.00/cwt135.00–135.007561
Steers—Medium and Large 3560125.00/cwt125.00–125.007001
Steers—Medium and Large 1615136.67/cwt132.00–140.008413
Steers—Medium and Large 1678131.96/cwt130.00–136.008954
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3290155.00/cwt155.00–155.004501
Heifers—Medium and Large 3326140.94/cwt140.00–142.504595
Heifers—Medium and Large 1367148.91/cwt146.00–152.505465
Heifers—Medium and Large 3375132.60/cwt130.00–135.004972
Heifers—Medium and Large 1407147.99/cwt145.00–150.006025
Heifers—Medium and Large 3418129.55/cwt125.00–135.0054210
Heifers—Medium and Large 2463135.56/cwt130.00–139.006289
Heifers—Medium and Large 1472140.89/cwt140.00–142.506656
Heifers—Medium and Large 3480121.21/cwt120.00–124.005824
Heifers—Medium and Large 1514137.14/cwt135.00–142.007059
Heifers—Medium and Large 1560135.00/cwt135.00–135.007562
Heifers—Medium and Large 2565123.35/cwt121.00–125.006973
Heifers—Medium and Large 3577112.38/cwt108.00–118.006483
Heifers—Medium and Large 2605119.00/cwt119.00–119.007202
Heifers—Medium and Large 1640120.00/cwt120.00–120.007681
Heifers—Medium and Large 1785107.01/cwt106.00–108.008402
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3340172.00/cwt172.00–172.005851
Bulls—Medium and Large 1360182.00/cwt182.00–182.006551
Bulls—Medium and Large 3360160.00/cwt160.00–160.005761
Bulls—Medium and Large 2380170.00/cwt170.00–170.006463
Bulls—Medium and Large 3418152.43/cwt150.00–155.006373
Bulls—Medium and Large 1430179.00/cwt179.00–179.007701
Bulls—Medium and Large 3465144.52/cwt140.00–148.006724
Bulls—Medium and Large 2470151.73/cwt151.00–152.507132
Bulls—Medium and Large 1477159.23/cwt156.00–165.007603
Bulls—Medium and Large 3518132.98/cwt130.00–138.006899
Bulls—Medium and Large 2540146.00/cwt146.00–146.007881
Bulls—Medium and Large 3560125.00/cwt125.00–125.007002
Bulls—Medium and Large 2575133.42/cwt130.00–138.007679
Bulls—Medium and Large 2624125.00/cwt121.00–129.007807
Bulls—Medium and Large 1628130.64/cwt130.00–132.008203
Bulls—Medium and Large 1665122.71/cwt120.00–125.008164
Bulls—Medium and Large 3693112.50/cwt112.00–113.007802
Bulls—Medium and Large 1716116.98/cwt115.00–119.008384
Bulls—Medium and Large 2728108.03/cwt106.00–109.007863
Bulls—Medium and Large 1793111.00/cwt110.00–112.008802
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,56086.00/cwt86.00–86.001,3421
Bulls——1,75091.05/cwt90.00–92.001,5932
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%96346.00/cwt46.00–46.004432
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04654.34/cwt51.00–57.005685
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,16065.08/cwt61.00–68.007557
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,31071.00/cwt71.00–71.009301
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-3870712.86/cwt650.00–775.006,2022
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3751,300.00/cwt1,300.00–1,300.0017,8751
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-3955630.00/cwt630.00–630.006,0171
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,015712.02/cwt700.00–720.007,2272
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,070610.00/cwt610.00–610.006,5271
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,665965.00/cwt965.00–965.0016,0671

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.