Sale reports / Georgia / Washington / 2023-01-25

Washington

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Washington, Georgia · Wed, Jan 25
● Final34 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1944
Feeder Cattle receipts
93 head
▼ 139 vs last sale 232▼ 48 vs year ago 141 · −34.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
15 head
▼ 46 vs last sale 61▼ 22 vs year ago 37 · −59.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
16 head
▲ 3 vs last sale 13▲ 10 vs year ago 6 · +166.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends available

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $183.47/cwt on 33 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −25.46 against this barn's trailing median of $208.93.
Average price
$183.47
33 head · 430 lb average
Value per head Derived
$789
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$27
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$56.34/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+18.50
vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1364212.2977310thin
Medium and Large 2356199.057098thin
Medium and Large 3513155.9580015thin
One grade step is worth $56.34/cwt here — about −$27 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 sale33 hd
183.47
—
GA average15 barns · 941 hd
164.97
+18.50
This barn, trailing median1 sales
208.93
−25.46
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—Low1,15089.001,0241thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,50185.301,28010
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,07070.007492thin

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)1,015$1,0623thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,153$9903thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,340$1,1752thin

Every lot

34 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 · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1380220.00/cwt220.00–220.008361
Steers—Medium and Large 1480211.00/cwt211.00–211.001,0131
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2310172.50/cwt172.50–172.505351
Heifers—Medium and Large 1380170.00/cwt170.00–170.006461
Heifers—Medium and Large 2380165.00/cwt165.00–165.006272
Heifers—Medium and Large 3380160.49/cwt160.00–161.006102
Heifers—Medium and Large 2430157.50/cwt157.50–157.506771
Heifers—Medium and Large 3430151.63/cwt150.00–154.006524
Heifers—Medium and Large 2471147.90/cwt145.00–150.006974
Heifers—Medium and Large 1475155.00/cwt155.00–155.007361
Heifers—Medium and Large 3475140.78/cwt140.00–143.006695
Heifers—Medium and Large 1540150.00/cwt150.00–150.008101
Heifers—Medium and Large 2565138.00/cwt138.00–138.007801
Heifers—Medium and Large 2645130.00/cwt130.00–130.008391
Heifers—Medium and Large 1687132.98/cwt131.00–137.009143
Heifers—Medium and Large 2695125.00/cwt125.00–125.008691
Heifers—Medium and Large 2785117.50/cwt117.50–117.509221
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2273216.52/cwt212.50–220.005913
Bulls—Medium and Large 1330218.60/cwt215.00–222.507215
Bulls—Medium and Large 3340200.00/cwt200.00–200.006801
Bulls—Medium and Large 1360210.00/cwt210.00–210.007561
Bulls—Medium and Large 2365195.94/cwt190.00–200.007153
Bulls—Medium and Large 1408204.97/cwt200.00–210.008364
Bulls—Medium and Large 2445185.00/cwt185.00–185.008231
Bulls—Medium and Large 3473162.49/cwt160.00–167.507696
Bulls—Medium and Large 2490170.00/cwt170.00–170.008331
Bulls—Medium and Large 3538152.48/cwt150.00–157.508203
Bulls—Medium and Large 3580141.37/cwt140.00–145.008205
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,15089.00/cwt89.00–89.001,0241
Slaughter Cattle · Cows2 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07070.00/cwt70.00–70.007492
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,50185.30/cwt82.00–88.001,28010
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3401,175.00/head1,175.00–1,175.001,1752
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0151,061.70/head1,025.00–1,100.001,0623
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,153989.55/head985.00–1,000.009903

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.