Sale reports / Georgia / Washington / 2022-05-11

Washington

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Washington, Georgia · Wed, May 11
● Final51 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1944
Feeder Cattle receipts
204 head
▲ 80 vs last sale 124▲ 44 vs year ago 160 · +27.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
18 head
▲ 12 vs last sale 6▼ 8 vs year ago 26 · −30.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
23 head
▲ 11 vs last sale 12▼ 15 vs year ago 38 · −39.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago; Slaughter cows mostly steady, Slaughter bulls lightly tested, Feeder steers and steer calves mostly steady, Feeder bulls steady, bull calves 5.00 higher, Feeder heifers unevenly steady, heifer calves 3.00 to 4.00 higher, 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 $141.01/cwt on 69 head.
Average price
$141.01
69 head · 472 lb average
Value per head Derived
$665
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$155
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$7.70/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−2.12
vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1518146.1675719thin
Medium and Large 2494140.2969316thin
Medium and Large 3435138.4760334
One grade step is worth $7.70/cwt here — about $155 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
141.01
—
GA average15 barns · 1,278 hd
143.12
−2.12
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—Average1,850109.002,0171thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,15574.768638thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,44072.001,0371thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low99453.955364thin

Every lot

51 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 2340197.50/cwt197.50–197.506721
Steers—Medium and Large 1380208.00/cwt208.00–208.007901
Steers—Medium and Large 2440179.00/cwt179.00–179.007881
Steers—Medium and Large 1472178.01/cwt177.00–179.008403
Steers—Medium and Large 2477161.65/cwt160.00–163.007713
Steers—Medium and Large 2528156.97/cwt156.00–158.008292
Steers—Medium and Large 1580154.00/cwt154.00–154.008931
Steers—Medium and Large 2595140.00/cwt140.00–140.008331
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3280160.00/cwt160.00–160.004481
Heifers—Medium and Large 3327157.99/cwt157.50–159.005173
Heifers—Medium and Large 2370154.20/cwt152.50–157.005713
Heifers—Medium and Large 3374147.48/cwt145.00–150.005526
Heifers—Medium and Large 3418138.35/cwt135.00–142.005789
Heifers—Medium and Large 2425146.55/cwt145.00–148.006232
Heifers—Medium and Large 1440151.00/cwt151.00–151.006642
Heifers—Medium and Large 3467132.57/cwt130.00–138.0061912
Heifers—Medium and Large 1468148.83/cwt146.00–151.006976
Heifers—Medium and Large 2475142.73/cwt142.00–145.006784
Heifers—Medium and Large 2520138.96/cwt137.00–141.007232
Heifers—Medium and Large 1531145.75/cwt144.00–150.007744
Heifers—Medium and Large 2573133.37/cwt130.00–135.007643
Heifers—Medium and Large 1576142.73/cwt140.00–145.008227
Heifers—Medium and Large 2640120.00/cwt120.00–120.007682
Heifers—Medium and Large 3642117.66/cwt115.00–119.007553
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3340177.50/cwt177.50–177.506041
Bulls—Medium and Large 3367162.41/cwt157.50–170.005963
Bulls—Medium and Large 3423152.60/cwt150.00–155.006452
Bulls—Medium and Large 2426163.66/cwt160.00–168.006977
Bulls—Medium and Large 1440172.50/cwt172.50–172.507591
Bulls—Medium and Large 2463152.61/cwt150.00–156.007074
Bulls—Medium and Large 1469165.05/cwt162.00–169.007744
Bulls—Medium and Large 3473142.93/cwt140.00–149.006764
Bulls—Medium and Large 1525151.97/cwt151.00–153.007982
Bulls—Medium and Large 3527137.99/cwt136.00–140.007273
Bulls—Medium and Large 2530145.57/cwt144.00–147.007725
Bulls—Medium and Large 2565144.17/cwt142.00–148.008156
Bulls—Medium and Large 3575132.57/cwt130.00–135.007622
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Value Added590152.00/cwt152.00–152.008971
Bulls—Medium and Large 2625134.39/cwt130.00–139.008402
Bulls—Medium and Large 2680128.00/cwt128.00–128.008702
Bulls—Medium and Large 2745123.00/cwt123.00–123.009161
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,850109.00/cwt109.00–109.002,0171
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%99453.95/cwt53.00–55.005364
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,04070.00/cwt70.00–70.007281
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17175.44/cwt71.00–78.008837
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,44072.00/cwt72.00–72.001,0371
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,023795.55/cwt750.00–840.008,1382
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,088772.69/cwt680.00–860.008,4072
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,210849.92/cwt840.00–860.0010,2842
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-3965632.64/cwt575.00–700.006,1054
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,285985.00/cwt985.00–985.0012,6572

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.