Sale reports / Georgia / Washington / 2022-06-08

Washington

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Washington, Georgia · Wed, Jun 8
● Final38 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1944
Feeder Cattle receipts
138 head
▼ 10 vs last sale 148▼ 134 vs year ago 272 · −49.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
49 head
▲ 40 vs last sale 9▲ 24 vs year ago 25 · +96.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago; Slaughter cows 3.00 lower, Slaughter bulls mostly steady, Feeder classes mostly steady, Replacement cows lightly tested.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $127.42/cwt on 50 head.
Average price
$127.42
50 head · 531 lb average
Value per head Derived
$676
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$177
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$3.97/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−13.61
vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1616129.237965thin
Medium and Large 2543128.7869925
Medium and Large 3494125.2661920
One grade step is worth $3.97/cwt here — about $177 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 sale50 hd
127.42
—
GA average13 barns · 1,192 hd
141.03
−13.61
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—Low1,623105.691,7156thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,58589.471,4182thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,25179.5199520
CowsLean 85-90%Low97166.316449thin

Every lot

38 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 · Steers5 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 3440152.50/cwt152.50–152.506711
Steers—Medium and Large 2534145.65/cwt143.00–149.007784
Steers—Medium and Large 2620138.66/cwt138.00–139.008603
Steers—Medium and Large 2685133.51/cwt132.00–135.009152
Steers—Medium and Large 1745135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,0061
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3380140.00/cwt140.00–140.005322
Heifers—Medium and Large 3419133.90/cwt130.00–137.005615
Heifers—Medium and Large 2440140.00/cwt140.00–140.006161
Heifers—Medium and Large 3467123.79/cwt120.00–129.005786
Heifers—Medium and Large 2474134.49/cwt131.00–138.0063710
Heifers—Medium and Large 2524131.76/cwt130.00–134.006905
Heifers—Medium and Large 1570134.51/cwt134.00–135.007672
Heifers—Medium and Large 2574126.98/cwt125.00–129.007295
Heifers—Medium and Large 3578119.37/cwt117.00–121.006903
Heifers—Medium and Large 3623113.70/cwt111.00–116.007084
Heifers—Medium and Large 1625127.56/cwt125.00–130.007972
Heifers—Medium and Large 2680118.00/cwt118.00–118.008021
Heifers—Medium and Large 1690122.00/cwt122.00–122.008421
Heifers—Medium and Large 2743107.66/cwt106.00–111.008003
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2465145.34/cwt142.50–147.506763
Bulls—Medium and Large 3467135.26/cwt130.00–138.006328
Bulls—Medium and Large 2523143.48/cwt143.00–144.007502
Bulls—Medium and Large 3523131.85/cwt130.00–133.006903
Bulls—Medium and Large 3574124.61/cwt120.00–127.507154
Bulls—Medium and Large 2575139.51/cwt139.00–140.008022
Bulls—Medium and Large 1580141.00/cwt141.00–141.008181
Bulls—Medium and Large 3624123.35/cwt119.00–126.007705
Bulls—Medium and Large 2643131.50/cwt131.00–132.008462
Bulls—Medium and Large 3680112.48/cwt111.00–114.007652
Bulls—Medium and Large 2745120.00/cwt120.00–120.008941
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,423100.61/cwt100.00–101.001,4323
Bulls——1,822110.77/cwt109.00–114.002,0183
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%93062.34/cwt60.00–64.005804
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00369.48/cwt65.00–73.006975
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,07570.60/cwt70.00–71.007592
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,25578.99/cwt76.00–83.0099114
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,32585.78/cwt85.00–87.001,1374
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,58589.47/cwt89.00–90.001,4182

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.