Sale reports / Georgia / Washington / 2022-10-26

Washington

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Washington, Georgia · Wed, Oct 26
● Final37 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1944
Feeder Cattle receipts
168 head
▼ 19 vs last sale 187▼ 84 vs year ago 252 · −33.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
47 head
▲ 23 vs last sale 24▲ 7 vs year ago 40 · +17.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
32 head
▲ 10 vs last sale 22▲ 2 vs year ago 30 · +6.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago; Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady, Feeder steers and steer calves lightly tested, Feeder bulls steady to 2.00 higher, Bull calves mostly steady, Feeder heifers and heifer calves 3.00 higher, 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 $126.89/cwt on 52 head.
Average price
$126.89
52 head · 561 lb average
Value per head Derived
$711
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$31
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$4.17/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−7.33
vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1619128.907989thin
Medium and Large 3520127.2266130
Medium and Large 2615124.7476713thin
One grade step is worth $4.17/cwt here — about $31 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 sale52 hd
126.89
—
GA average15 barns · 1,398 hd
134.21
−7.33
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—Average1,56287.311,3643thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,23563.3878329
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,50562.009331thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,11256.7163013

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 Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,210$8543thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,210$7953thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,225$6402thin

Every lot

37 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 · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2560144.00/cwt144.00–144.008061
Steers—Medium and Large 3570135.87/cwt131.00–139.007743
Steers—Medium and Large 2625133.00/cwt133.00–133.008311
Steers—Medium and Large 3645120.00/cwt120.00–120.007741
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3425138.74/cwt135.00–140.005904
Heifers—Medium and Large 2460140.00/cwt140.00–140.006441
Heifers—Medium and Large 3462134.11/cwt130.00–138.0062010
Heifers—Medium and Large 1510136.00/cwt136.00–136.006941
Heifers—Medium and Large 3526126.96/cwt125.00–129.006687
Heifers—Medium and Large 2530131.00/cwt131.00–131.006941
Heifers—Medium and Large 1560134.50/cwt132.00–137.007532
Heifers—Medium and Large 3570118.66/cwt117.00–120.006763
Heifers—Medium and Large 2575128.00/cwt128.00–128.007361
Heifers—Medium and Large 1608127.51/cwt125.00–130.007752
Heifers—Medium and Large 2624124.22/cwt121.00–129.007757
Heifers—Medium and Large 3627115.15/cwt112.00–119.007225
Heifers—Medium and Large 1670125.70/cwt122.00–128.008423
Heifers—Medium and Large 2687117.68/cwt115.00–119.008083
Heifers—Medium and Large 1715123.00/cwt123.00–123.008791
Heifers—Medium and Large 3745100.00/cwt100.00–100.007451
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3372155.43/cwt152.50–157.505786
Bulls—Medium and Large 3423143.58/cwt140.00–147.506075
Bulls—Medium and Large 3474133.60/cwt130.00–139.0063311
Bulls—Medium and Large 2515136.00/cwt136.00–136.007002
Bulls—Medium and Large 3523127.68/cwt125.00–129.006686
Bulls—Medium and Large 2570130.00/cwt130.00–130.007411
Bulls—Medium and Large 3571122.70/cwt120.00–127.007017
Bulls—Medium and Large 3633115.66/cwt114.00–117.007323
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,56287.31/cwt86.00–90.001,3643
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,10657.83/cwt54.00–61.0064011
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,14350.57/cwt50.00–51.005782
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18259.63/cwt57.00–61.007056
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24964.36/cwt62.00–69.0080423
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,50562.00/cwt62.00–62.009331
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,210854.15/head710.00–950.008543
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,210795.21/head700.00–880.007953
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,225640.00/head640.00–640.006402

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.