Sale reports / Georgia / Washington / 2022-02-16

Washington

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Washington, Georgia · Wed, Feb 16
● Final56 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1944
Feeder Cattle receipts
294 head
▲ 162 vs last sale 132▲ 294 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
56 head
▲ 33 vs last sale 23▲ 56 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
33 head
▲ 22 vs last sale 11▲ 33 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 steady, Slaughter bulls unevenly steady, Feeder steer and steer calves mostly steady, Feeder bulls and bull calves 3.00 higher, Feeder heifers and heifer calves mostly steady, Replacement cows steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $139.95/cwt on 107 head.
Average price
$139.95
107 head · 490 lb average
Value per head Derived
$685
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$137
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 1
$3.12/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−4.42
vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2459141.6865043
Medium and Large 3426139.1359226
Medium and Large 1568138.5778738
One grade step is worth $3.12/cwt here — about −$137 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 sale107 hd
139.95
—
GA average18 barns · 2,542 hd
144.38
−4.42
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—Low1,668100.701,67910
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,63779.201,2964thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,39977.341,08220
CowsLean 85-90%High1,04761.1264014

Every lot

56 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 · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1360200.00/cwt200.00–200.007201
Steers—Medium and Large 3370182.43/cwt180.00–185.006752
Steers—Medium and Large 2385192.53/cwt190.00–195.007412
Steers—Medium and Large 1425192.04/cwt191.00–194.008163
Steers—Medium and Large 3426174.33/cwt170.00–177.507434
Steers—Medium and Large 1475184.13/cwt180.00–188.008752
Steers—Medium and Large 2481172.73/cwt171.00–175.008314
Steers—Medium and Large 2529162.96/cwt160.00–165.008624
Steers—Medium and Large 3530155.70/cwt152.00–158.008253
Steers—Medium and Large 2575156.54/cwt155.00–158.009002
Steers—Medium and Large 2620149.00/cwt149.00–149.009242
Steers—Medium and Large 2690135.00/cwt135.00–135.009321
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2359150.15/cwt150.00–151.005397
Heifers—Medium and Large 3374145.59/cwt140.00–148.0054510
Heifers—Medium and Large 2411146.07/cwt145.00–149.006008
Heifers—Medium and Large 3421140.12/cwt135.00–144.0059012
Heifers—Medium and Large 2472140.67/cwt139.00–144.0066417
Heifers—Medium and Large 1477146.23/cwt145.00–147.006985
Heifers—Medium and Large 2519136.24/cwt131.00–139.007077
Heifers—Medium and Large 1523142.85/cwt140.00–147.007478
Heifers—Medium and Large 3527124.99/cwt124.00–126.006593
Heifers—Medium and Large 2570131.91/cwt126.00–135.007524
Heifers—Medium and Large 1571140.33/cwt136.00–146.0080117
Heifers—Medium and Large 1618128.20/cwt125.00–131.007925
Heifers—Medium and Large 3690105.00/cwt105.00–105.007251
Heifers—Medium and Large 1742121.66/cwt119.00–123.009033
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3368184.58/cwt182.00–187.006793
Bulls—Medium and Large 2421184.13/cwt182.50–186.007755
Bulls—Medium and Large 3423170.45/cwt165.00–175.007215
Bulls—Medium and Large 1427193.09/cwt188.00–197.008243
Bulls—Medium and Large 2468169.57/cwt166.00–176.007943
Bulls—Medium and Large 1470187.35/cwt182.50–192.008812
Bulls—Medium and Large 3478156.56/cwt152.50–162.5074810
Bulls—Medium and Large 3521143.14/cwt140.00–147.007469
Bulls—Medium and Large 2522152.27/cwt150.00–159.007959
Bulls—Medium and Large 2565141.00/cwt140.00–142.007973
Bulls—Medium and Large 3570134.99/cwt130.00–139.007698
Bulls—Medium and Large 3610125.51/cwt124.00–127.507663
Bulls—Medium and Large 2624136.01/cwt134.00–139.008496
Bulls—Medium and Large 1688135.68/cwt134.00–138.009333
Bulls—Medium and Large 2788118.35/cwt116.00–120.009333
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,53594.24/cwt92.00–97.001,4474
Bulls——1,659102.73/cwt99.00–106.001,7044
Bulls——1,950109.55/cwt108.00–111.002,1362
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01061.52/cwt59.00–66.006217
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02652.49/cwt50.00–55.005394
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,16371.70/cwt71.00–72.008343
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,29383.53/cwt83.00–84.001,0802
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,35678.72/cwt74.00–82.001,06715
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,53072.00/cwt72.00–72.001,1021
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,67281.60/cwt80.00–83.001,3643
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,68266.29/cwt62.00–69.001,1153
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-3830700.00/cwt700.00–700.005,8101
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-3968695.35/cwt650.00–760.006,7313
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-3875900.00/cwt900.00–900.007,8751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2221,107.19/cwt1,050.00–1,210.0013,5306

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.