Sale reports / Georgia / Washington / 2022-08-10

Washington

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Washington, Georgia · Wed, Aug 10
● Final60 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1944
Feeder Cattle receipts
229 head
▲ 127 vs last sale 102▼ 71 vs year ago 300 · −23.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
14 head
▲ 1 vs last sale 13▼ 9 vs year ago 23 · −39.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
9 head
▲ 5 vs last sale 4▼ 44 vs year ago 53 · −83.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago; Slaughter 3.00 higher, Slaughter bulls lightly tested, Feeder steers and steer calves 5.00 higher, Feeder bulls and bull calves 8.00 higher, Feeder heifers 5.00 higher, Heifer calves 3.00 to 5.00 higher, Replacement cows steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $159.07/cwt on 61 head.
Average price
$159.07
61 head · 553 lb average
Value per head Derived
$880
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$161
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 1
$18.94/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−10.19
vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2491170.9483915thin
Medium and Large 3515157.4581027
Medium and Large 1658151.991,00019thin
One grade step is worth $18.94/cwt here — about −$161 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 sale61 hd
159.07
—
GA average15 barns · 1,016 hd
169.26
−10.19
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—High1,315117.001,5391thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,61094.001,5131thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,21286.481,0486thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,05674.877904thin

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)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)856$6804thin

Every lot

60 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 3411172.54/cwt170.00–177.507095
Steers—Medium and Large 2418183.46/cwt181.00–185.007675
Steers—Medium and Large 1440191.00/cwt191.00–191.008401
Steers—Medium and Large 3469164.86/cwt160.00–169.007739
Steers—Medium and Large 2470173.27/cwt172.50–174.008142
Steers—Medium and Large 2519166.87/cwt164.00–169.008666
Steers—Medium and Large 3526154.23/cwt150.00–157.008116
Steers—Medium and Large 1535170.00/cwt170.00–170.009101
Steers—Medium and Large 2560157.00/cwt157.00–157.008791
Steers—Medium and Large 3570146.23/cwt145.00–147.508342
Steers—Medium and Large 1574162.16/cwt160.00–166.009315
Steers—Medium and Large 1642151.34/cwt150.00–154.009723
Steers—Medium and Large 3645140.00/cwt140.00–140.009031
Steers—Medium and Large 2660142.00/cwt142.00–142.009371
Steers—Medium and Large 3669136.75/cwt135.00–139.009154
Steers—Medium and Large 1675150.78/cwt147.00–152.001,0184
Steers—Medium and Large 1725142.00/cwt142.00–142.001,0301
Steers—Medium and Large 1780138.00/cwt138.00–138.001,0761
Steers—Medium and Large 1835126.98/cwt125.00–129.001,0602
Steers—Medium and Large 1855125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,0691
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1375165.84/cwt161.00–168.006225
Heifers—Medium and Large 3440146.00/cwt146.00–146.006421
Heifers—Medium and Large 1461150.88/cwt150.00–152.006968
Heifers—Medium and Large 2470146.99/cwt145.00–149.006915
Heifers—Medium and Large 3490140.00/cwt140.00–140.006861
Heifers—Medium and Large 2514141.63/cwt140.00–144.007285
Heifers—Medium and Large 1523147.43/cwt145.00–150.007719
Heifers—Medium and Large 3529134.53/cwt130.00–139.007124
Heifers—Medium and Large 1560140.00/cwt140.00–140.007841
Heifers—Medium and Large 2568133.99/cwt130.00–137.007615
Heifers—Medium and Large 2630129.38/cwt127.00–131.008153
Heifers—Medium and Large 3630123.24/cwt122.50–124.007762
Heifers—Medium and Large 1633138.51/cwt138.00–139.008772
Heifers—Medium and Large 1660137.00/cwt137.00–137.009041
Heifers—Medium and Large 2675120.98/cwt120.00–122.008172
Heifers—Medium and Large 3693116.00/cwt116.00–116.008042
Heifers—Medium and Large 3745111.00/cwt111.00–111.008271
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2345190.00/cwt190.00–190.006561
Bulls—Medium and Large 2372185.77/cwt185.00–187.006915
Bulls—Medium and Large 3380177.50/cwt177.50–177.506751
Bulls—Medium and Large 2410170.00/cwt170.00–170.006971
Bulls—Medium and Large 1440184.00/cwt184.00–184.008101
Bulls—Medium and Large 3440165.00/cwt165.00–165.007261
Bulls—Medium and Large 3470153.43/cwt150.00–157.007212
Bulls—Medium and Large 1473176.94/cwt175.00–181.008373
Bulls—Medium and Large 2478166.83/cwt160.00–170.007974
Bulls—Medium and Large 1540163.00/cwt163.00–163.008801
Bulls—Medium and Large 3545142.50/cwt142.50–142.507771
Bulls—Medium and Large 3570137.54/cwt135.00–140.007842
Bulls—Medium and Large 3620131.52/cwt130.00–133.008152
Bulls—Medium and Large 2625137.35/cwt136.00–139.008583
Bulls—Medium and Large 1640142.00/cwt142.00–142.009091
Bulls—Medium and Large 1660140.00/cwt140.00–140.009241
Bulls—Medium and Large 2670133.97/cwt132.00–136.008982
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,315117.00/cwt117.00–117.001,5391
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03868.00/cwt68.00–68.007062
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07381.74/cwt78.00–85.008772
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21286.48/cwt82.00–89.001,0486
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,61094.00/cwt94.00–94.001,5131
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 2-3856680.12/head660.00–735.006804

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.