Sale reports / Georgia / Washington / 2022-09-07

Washington

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Washington, Georgia · Wed, Sep 7
● Final64 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1944
Feeder Cattle receipts
191 head
▼ 26 vs last sale 217▲ 72 vs year ago 119 · +60.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
16 head
▼ 20 vs last sale 36▼ 18 vs year ago 34 · −52.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
7 head
▼ 26 vs last sale 33▼ 11 vs year ago 18 · −61.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago; Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 lower, Slaughter bulls 4.00 lower, Feeder classes 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 $151.54/cwt on 57 head.
Average price
$151.54
57 head · 500 lb average
Value per head Derived
$758
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$42
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$3.30/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.33
vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1521153.5680021
Medium and Large 3420150.826337thin
Medium and Large 2504150.2575829
One grade step is worth $3.30/cwt here — about $42 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 sale57 hd
151.54
—
GA average14 barns · 1,310 hd
151.22
+0.33
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—Average1,583105.771,6743thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,66088.001,4611thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,14180.159156thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,06765.016943thin

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)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,278$1,1822thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,200$9282thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,408$1,3054thin

Every lot

64 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 3290190.00/cwt190.00–190.005511
Steers—Medium and Large 2335196.01/cwt195.00–197.006572
Steers—Medium and Large 1375195.00/cwt195.00–195.007311
Steers—Medium and Large 3435175.99/cwt175.00–177.007662
Steers—Medium and Large 1475180.00/cwt180.00–180.008551
Steers—Medium and Large 3475167.00/cwt167.00–167.007931
Steers—Medium and Large 2485171.48/cwt170.00–173.008322
Steers—Medium and Large 1522172.36/cwt170.00–174.009005
Steers—Medium and Large 2528164.24/cwt163.00–165.008674
Steers—Medium and Large 3530156.97/cwt155.00–159.008323
Steers—Medium and Large 2583159.98/cwt158.00–164.009334
Steers—Medium and Large 1625161.00/cwt161.00–161.001,0062
Steers—Medium and Large 2635158.50/cwt158.00–159.001,0062
Steers—Medium and Large 1675154.00/cwt154.00–154.001,0401
Steers—Medium and Large 3675137.00/cwt137.00–137.009251
Steers—Medium and Large 2775138.00/cwt138.00–138.001,0701
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3290170.00/cwt170.00–170.004931
Heifers—Medium and Large 3330161.25/cwt157.00–165.005323
Heifers—Medium and Large 2335172.46/cwt170.00–175.005782
Heifers—Medium and Large 1375171.00/cwt171.00–171.006411
Heifers—Medium and Large 2385163.48/cwt162.00–165.006292
Heifers—Medium and Large 1425164.25/cwt162.00–166.006984
Heifers—Medium and Large 2433157.66/cwt157.00–158.006833
Heifers—Medium and Large 3440145.00/cwt145.00–145.006381
Heifers—Medium and Large 2473155.07/cwt150.00–159.0073310
Heifers—Medium and Large 1475161.00/cwt161.00–161.007651
Heifers—Medium and Large 2525147.48/cwt146.00–149.007744
Heifers—Medium and Large 1531152.97/cwt151.00–157.008129
Heifers—Medium and Large 3580128.00/cwt128.00–128.007421
Heifers—Medium and Large 1585144.49/cwt144.00–146.008454
Heifers—Medium and Large 2587139.33/cwt139.00–140.008183
Heifers—Medium and Large 2628135.23/cwt133.00–137.008494
Heifers—Medium and Large 1635140.50/cwt140.00–141.008922
Heifers—Medium and Large 3640129.00/cwt129.00–129.008261
Heifers—Medium and Large 2780113.00/cwt113.00–113.008811
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3290187.00/cwt187.00–187.005421
Bulls—Medium and Large 3328175.13/cwt172.00–177.005746
Bulls—Medium and Large 2340187.00/cwt187.00–187.006361
Bulls—Medium and Large 3378170.21/cwt167.00–172.006434
Bulls—Medium and Large 1430176.92/cwt172.00–182.007613
Bulls—Medium and Large 2430167.00/cwt167.00–167.007183
Bulls—Medium and Large 3440157.00/cwt157.00–157.006911
Bulls—Medium and Large 1480170.00/cwt170.00–170.008161
Bulls—Medium and Large 3485152.47/cwt150.00–155.007392
Bulls—Medium and Large 1526165.97/cwt163.00–168.008735
Bulls—Medium and Large 2530154.42/cwt150.00–159.008182
Bulls—Medium and Large 3530142.94/cwt140.00–146.007582
Bulls—Medium and Large 1575161.00/cwt161.00–161.009261
Bulls—Medium and Large 2575150.00/cwt150.00–150.008631
Bulls—Medium and Large 3582137.30/cwt135.00–140.007996
Bulls—Medium and Large 3625126.00/cwt126.00–126.007881
Bulls—Medium and Large 2630136.99/cwt136.00–138.008633
Bulls—Medium and Large 1675136.50/cwt136.00–137.009212
Bulls—Medium and Large 2775120.00/cwt120.00–120.009301
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,583105.77/cwt104.00–108.001,6743
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%93560.00/cwt60.00–60.005611
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,12876.11/cwt72.00–79.008594
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,13367.51/cwt67.00–68.007652
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,16888.22/cwt86.00–90.001,0302
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,66088.00/cwt88.00–88.001,4611
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,200927.92/head820.00–1,020.009282
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2781,182.05/head1,165.00–1,200.001,1822
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2551,350.00/head1,350.00–1,350.001,3502
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,5601,260.00/head1,260.00–1,260.001,2602

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.