Sale reports / Georgia / Washington / 2022-07-20

Washington

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Washington, Georgia · Wed, Jul 20
● Final48 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1944
Feeder Cattle receipts
183 head
▼ 63 vs last sale 246▲ 72 vs year ago 111 · +64.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
16 head
▼ 16 vs last sale 32▼ 8 vs year ago 24 · −33.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
16 head
▼ 62 vs last sale 78▼ 64 vs year ago 80 · −80.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago; Slaughter cows 2.00 lower, Slaughter bulls lightly tested, Feeder steers and steer calves steady to 2.00 higher, Feeder bulls and bull calves steady to 2.00 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 $128.86/cwt on 56 head.
Average price
$128.86
56 head · 515 lb average
Value per head Derived
$663
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$162
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$6.97/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−12.23
vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1568133.3075717thin
Medium and Large 2545128.4470011thin
Medium and Large 3471126.3359528
One grade step is worth $6.97/cwt here — about $162 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 sale56 hd
128.86
—
GA average16 barns · 2,261 hd
141.09
−12.23
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—Average1,480107.001,5841thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,50074.001,1101thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,26070.048835thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,04062.056456thin

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 Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,530$1,0372thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,128$8262thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)873$6242thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,455$1,2602thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,350$1,1354thin

Every lot

48 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 3428153.55/cwt150.00–157.006574
Steers—Medium and Large 1465165.01/cwt162.00–168.007673
Steers—Medium and Large 1527165.08/cwt160.00–168.008703
Steers—Medium and Large 2530152.89/cwt150.00–158.008107
Steers—Medium and Large 1562160.99/cwt157.00–165.009053
Steers—Medium and Large 2583146.29/cwt144.00–152.008536
Steers—Medium and Large 3590137.50/cwt137.50–137.508111
Steers—Medium and Large 1640156.00/cwt156.00–156.009983
Steers—Medium and Large 2645141.00/cwt141.00–141.009091
Steers—Medium and Large 3685119.98/cwt117.00–123.008222
Steers—Medium and Large 1690145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,0011
Steers—Medium and Large 1715133.00/cwt133.00–133.009511
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3393141.26/cwt140.00–142.505552
Heifers—Medium and Large 3418132.64/cwt130.00–139.0055411
Heifers—Medium and Large 1465142.01/cwt141.00–143.006602
Heifers—Medium and Large 3466124.11/cwt120.00–128.005787
Heifers—Medium and Large 2475132.97/cwt132.00–134.006322
Heifers—Medium and Large 1523139.22/cwt137.00–142.007285
Heifers—Medium and Large 3524120.74/cwt119.00–122.006334
Heifers—Medium and Large 2525133.17/cwt132.00–135.006995
Heifers—Medium and Large 2575123.03/cwt122.00–124.007072
Heifers—Medium and Large 3575112.00/cwt112.00–112.006442
Heifers—Medium and Large 1576132.40/cwt130.00–135.007635
Heifers—Medium and Large 1635126.76/cwt125.00–129.008054
Heifers—Medium and Large 2635117.51/cwt116.00–119.007462
Heifers—Medium and Large 3645110.00/cwt110.00–110.007102
Heifers—Medium and Large 1690117.00/cwt117.00–117.008071
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3367153.76/cwt150.00–157.505647
Bulls—Medium and Large 1370172.50/cwt172.50–172.506381
Bulls—Medium and Large 3421148.10/cwt145.00–150.006245
Bulls—Medium and Large 2427162.71/cwt160.00–165.006953
Bulls—Medium and Large 2469147.65/cwt145.00–151.006925
Bulls—Medium and Large 3471134.34/cwt130.00–140.0063310
Bulls—Medium and Large 3521128.52/cwt124.00–132.006705
Bulls—Medium and Large 3573124.03/cwt121.00–129.007116
Bulls—Medium and Large 3688113.00/cwt111.00–115.007773
Bulls—Medium and Large 3735109.32/cwt107.00–111.008043
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,480107.00/cwt107.00–107.001,5841
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01563.46/cwt60.00–67.006445
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,16555.00/cwt55.00–55.006411
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,26070.04/cwt68.00–75.008835
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,50074.00/cwt74.00–74.001,1101
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,0851,085.00/head1,085.00–1,085.001,0852
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4551,260.00/head1,260.00–1,260.001,2602
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,6151,185.00/head1,185.00–1,185.001,1852
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 2-3873624.01/head610.00–640.006242
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,128825.55/head775.00–875.008262
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,5301,037.16/head980.00–1,090.001,0372

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.