Sale reports / Georgia / Washington / 2023-01-11

Washington

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Washington, Georgia · Wed, Jan 11
● Final66 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1944
Feeder Cattle receipts
232 head
▲ 132 vs last sale 100▼ 6 vs year ago 238 · −2.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
61 head
▲ 44 vs last sale 17▲ 39 vs year ago 22 · +177.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
13 head
▲ 5 vs last sale 8▼ 8 vs year ago 21 · −38.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago today; Slaughter cows 3.00 lower, Slaughter bulls unevenly steady, Feeder classes mostly steady

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $158.54/cwt on 57 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −50.39 against this barn's trailing median of $208.93.
Average price
$158.54
57 head · 506 lb average
Value per head Derived
$802
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$64
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$38.26/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−3.85
vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1459180.1182714thin
Medium and Large 2508158.4780525
Medium and Large 3538141.8576318thin
One grade step is worth $38.26/cwt here — about $64 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
158.54
—
GA average15 barns · 1,450 hd
162.39
−3.85
This barn, trailing median1 sales
208.93
−50.39
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—Low1,28990.791,1709thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,18273.0586426
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,02948.715019thin

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)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,280$9582thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)962$7765
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,009$7395

Every lot

66 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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2325215.00/cwt215.00–215.006991
Steers—Medium and Large 2425192.00/cwt192.00–192.008161
Steers—Medium and Large 3425182.00/cwt182.00–182.007741
Steers—Medium and Large 1475192.00/cwt192.00–192.009121
Steers—Medium and Large 2475181.99/cwt181.00–183.008642
Steers—Medium and Large 3475177.00/cwt177.00–177.008411
Steers—Medium and Large 3530164.45/cwt162.00–167.008722
Steers—Medium and Large 2540171.00/cwt171.00–171.009231
Steers—Medium and Large 3570160.00/cwt160.00–160.009122
Steers—Medium and Large 2575169.00/cwt169.00–169.009721
Steers—Medium and Large 1625162.00/cwt162.00–162.001,0131
Steers—Medium and Large 2630153.95/cwt151.00–157.009702
Steers—Medium and Large 3670140.49/cwt140.00–141.009412
Steers—Medium and Large 2775130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,0081
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3340175.00/cwt175.00–175.005951
Heifers—Medium and Large 2375172.49/cwt172.00–173.006472
Heifers—Medium and Large 3383162.93/cwt160.00–167.006244
Heifers—Medium and Large 1390180.00/cwt180.00–180.007022
Heifers—Medium and Large 2435157.47/cwt155.00–160.006852
Heifers—Medium and Large 3435142.98/cwt141.00–145.006222
Heifers—Medium and Large 2473139.66/cwt139.00–140.006613
Heifers—Medium and Large 3480132.08/cwt130.00–136.006348
Heifers—Medium and Large 3529131.57/cwt130.00–135.0069610
Heifers—Medium and Large 2574133.95/cwt130.00–137.007695
Heifers—Medium and Large 1590140.00/cwt140.00–140.008261
Heifers—Medium and Large 1625138.00/cwt138.00–138.008631
Heifers—Medium and Large 3630123.94/cwt120.00–128.007814
Heifers—Medium and Large 2635133.50/cwt133.00–134.008482
Heifers—Medium and Large 1667137.66/cwt137.00–138.009183
Heifers—Medium and Large 2675130.00/cwt130.00–130.008781
Heifers—Medium and Large 1735127.99/cwt126.00–130.009412
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2290202.00/cwt202.00–202.005861
Bulls—Medium and Large 2325195.00/cwt195.00–195.006341
Bulls—Medium and Large 1330206.57/cwt200.00–210.006823
Bulls—Medium and Large 2373184.56/cwt180.00–187.006883
Bulls—Medium and Large 1375190.99/cwt190.00–192.007162
Bulls—Medium and Large 3430162.44/cwt160.00–165.006982
Bulls—Medium and Large 1435180.99/cwt180.00–182.007872
Bulls—Medium and Large 2435170.00/cwt170.00–170.007402
Bulls—Medium and Large 2479164.05/cwt160.00–170.007867
Bulls—Medium and Large 1480178.47/cwt177.00–180.008572
Bulls—Medium and Large 3483152.23/cwt150.00–157.007357
Bulls—Medium and Large 1530173.31/cwt172.00–176.009193
Bulls—Medium and Large 3533141.01/cwt140.00–143.007523
Bulls—Medium and Large 2535160.50/cwt160.00–161.008592
Bulls—Medium and Large 2580142.23/cwt140.00–145.008254
Bulls—Medium and Large 3590137.00/cwt137.00–137.008081
Bulls—Medium and Large 3627124.62/cwt120.00–127.007813
Bulls—Medium and Large 2630134.97/cwt133.00–137.008502
Bulls—Medium and Large 1635140.50/cwt140.00–141.008922
Bulls—Medium and Large 2680123.99/cwt123.00–125.008432
Bulls—Medium and Large 3685114.50/cwt114.00–115.007842
Bulls—Medium and Large 2740115.00/cwt115.00–115.008511
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,20382.36/cwt82.00–83.009913
Bulls——1,33295.01/cwt92.00–97.001,2666
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01344.99/cwt42.00–49.004566
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,03665.18/cwt62.00–67.006757
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06256.16/cwt55.00–59.005963
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21774.30/cwt71.00–77.0090413
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27879.54/cwt78.00–82.001,0176
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 2-3913651.09/head600.00–700.006513
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2960846.27/head750.00–925.008463
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 2-3965670.41/head650.00–690.006702
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,153870.85/head840.00–900.008712
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 2-31,160800.00/head800.00–800.008001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4001,115.00/head1,115.00–1,115.001,1151

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.