Sale reports / Georgia / Washington / 2022-06-29

Washington

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Washington, Georgia · Wed, Jun 29
● Final49 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1944
Feeder Cattle receipts
164 head
▲ 12 vs last sale 152▲ 164 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
45 head
▲ 21 vs last sale 24▲ 45 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
41 head
▲ 17 vs last sale 24▲ 41 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 significantly lower, Slaughter bulls steady, Feeder steers and steer calves significantly lower, Feeder heifers and heifer calves steady, Feeder bulls and bull calves significantly lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $131.38/cwt on 45 head.
Average price
$131.38
45 head · 508 lb average
Value per head Derived
$667
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$170
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$5.59/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−7.14
vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1544133.6672720
Medium and Large 2504130.3865716thin
Medium and Large 3435128.065579thin
One grade step is worth $5.59/cwt here — about $170 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 sale45 hd
131.38
—
GA average14 barns · 1,410 hd
138.52
−7.14
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—Low1,462104.141,5225thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,39184.221,1726thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,18576.4790628
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,01353.285403thin

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age
Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,122$9254thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,045$8832thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,046$8565

Every lot

49 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 3435130.47/cwt130.00–132.005684
Steers—Medium and Large 2468137.30/cwt136.00–138.006433
Steers—Medium and Large 1525136.44/cwt135.00–138.007162
Steers—Medium and Large 2578127.46/cwt125.00–130.007376
Steers—Medium and Large 1625132.97/cwt132.00–134.008312
Steers—Medium and Large 2625122.28/cwt120.00–125.007643
Steers—Medium and Large 3625115.45/cwt114.00–117.007222
Steers—Medium and Large 1675123.97/cwt123.00–125.008372
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3375134.93/cwt133.00–137.005066
Heifers—Medium and Large 2432134.88/cwt133.00–139.005833
Heifers—Medium and Large 3455128.00/cwt128.00–128.005821
Heifers—Medium and Large 2475134.96/cwt134.00–136.006414
Heifers—Medium and Large 1478138.72/cwt138.00–140.006634
Heifers—Medium and Large 2518128.62/cwt126.00–130.006666
Heifers—Medium and Large 1528134.82/cwt133.00–138.007128
Heifers—Medium and Large 3555115.00/cwt115.00–115.006381
Heifers—Medium and Large 2575125.97/cwt125.00–127.007242
Heifers—Medium and Large 1580133.12/cwt131.00–136.007726
Heifers—Medium and Large 1605126.00/cwt126.00–126.007621
Heifers—Medium and Large 2605118.00/cwt118.00–118.007141
Heifers—Medium and Large 1655115.00/cwt115.00–115.007531
Heifers—Medium and Large 3655100.00/cwt100.00–100.006551
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3332136.53/cwt135.00–140.004533
Bulls—Medium and Large 3375134.30/cwt130.00–137.505045
Bulls—Medium and Large 3420132.66/cwt130.00–135.005574
Bulls—Medium and Large 2475132.43/cwt130.00–135.006293
Bulls—Medium and Large 3475122.39/cwt120.00–125.005812
Bulls—Medium and Large 1525131.92/cwt130.00–134.006932
Bulls—Medium and Large 2525124.67/cwt122.00–129.006554
Bulls—Medium and Large 3525117.40/cwt115.00–120.006162
Bulls—Medium and Large 1555133.00/cwt133.00–133.007381
Bulls—Medium and Large 3555110.00/cwt110.00–110.006112
Bulls—Medium and Large 2575119.91/cwt115.00–123.006893
Bulls—Medium and Large 2605117.00/cwt117.00–117.007081
Bulls—Medium and Large 1625123.30/cwt122.00–125.007713
Bulls—Medium and Large 1675114.47/cwt113.00–116.007734
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,366101.68/cwt97.00–104.001,3894
Bulls——1,845114.00/cwt114.00–114.002,1031
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01353.28/cwt50.00–55.005403
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,03863.23/cwt61.00–66.006564
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,14573.47/cwt70.00–77.008418
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24281.28/cwt78.00–85.001,00916
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,39184.22/cwt81.00–89.001,1726
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-3805790.00/head790.00–790.007901
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-3973772.02/head735.00–810.007722
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,043885.05/head860.00–920.008854
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,060740.00/head740.00–740.007401
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2701,077.95/head1,025.00–1,125.001,0782
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,285975.00/head975.00–975.009751

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.