Sale reports / Georgia / Washington / 2023-03-08

Washington

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Washington, Georgia · Wed, Mar 8
● Final51 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1944
Feeder Cattle receipts
173 head
▲ 58 vs last sale 115▲ 53 vs year ago 120 · +44.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
22 head
▼ 9 vs last sale 31▲ 3 vs year ago 19 · +15.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
5 head
▼ 14 vs last sale 19▼ 19 vs year ago 24 · −79.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago; Slaughter cows 3.00 higher, Slaughter bulls 5.00 higher, Feeder steers and steer calves significantly higher, Feeder bulls and bull calves significantly higher, Feeder heifers steady, heifer calves significantly 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 $178.63/cwt on 46 head.
Average price
$178.63
46 head · 468 lb average
Value per head Derived
$836
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$269
per head · Medium and Large 3 over Medium and Large 1
$21.35/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−5.78
vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 3429182.3578231
Medium and Large 2533172.4791913thin
Medium and Large 1653161.001,0512thin
One grade step is worth $21.35/cwt here — about −$269 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 sale46 hd
178.63
—
GA average15 barns · 1,542 hd
184.41
−5.78
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—High1,315116.741,5363thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,470102.001,4991thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,20193.411,1217thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,01484.128535thin

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)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,185$1,0801thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)890$7701thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,025$7201thin

Every lot

51 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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2330255.00/cwt255.00–255.008421
Steers—Medium and Large 2360250.00/cwt250.00–250.009001
Steers—Medium and Large 3380242.50/cwt242.50–242.509221
Steers—Medium and Large 1418248.86/cwt245.00–252.501,0402
Steers—Medium and Large 2421239.47/cwt235.00–244.001,0085
Steers—Medium and Large 3423225.08/cwt220.00–227.509523
Steers—Medium and Large 1480240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,1521
Steers—Medium and Large 2480230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,1041
Steers—Medium and Large 3495215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,0641
Steers—Medium and Large 2522222.45/cwt220.00–225.001,1613
Steers—Medium and Large 1533231.99/cwt230.00–233.001,2373
Steers—Medium and Large 3540205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,1071
Steers—Medium and Large 1575226.00/cwt226.00–226.001,3001
Steers—Medium and Large 2643199.00/cwt198.00–200.001,2802
Steers—Medium and Large 3745155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,1551
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3280225.00/cwt225.00–225.006301
Heifers—Medium and Large 3369192.63/cwt190.00–198.007117
Heifers—Medium and Large 3424182.52/cwt180.00–189.0077415
Heifers—Medium and Large 2430197.00/cwt197.00–197.008471
Heifers—Medium and Large 2467182.22/cwt180.00–186.008515
Heifers—Medium and Large 3468172.95/cwt170.00–176.008095
Heifers—Medium and Large 2533171.33/cwt170.00–172.009133
Heifers—Medium and Large 3545168.00/cwt168.00–168.009161
Heifers—Medium and Large 1560170.00/cwt170.00–170.009521
Heifers—Medium and Large 3593154.52/cwt150.00–159.009162
Heifers—Medium and Large 2640155.00/cwt155.00–155.009924
Heifers—Medium and Large 1745152.00/cwt152.00–152.001,1321
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3275237.36/cwt235.00–240.006532
Bulls—Medium and Large 2280255.00/cwt255.00–255.007141
Bulls—Medium and Large 1319254.99/cwt252.50–257.508134
Bulls—Medium and Large 2326246.94/cwt242.50–250.008054
Bulls—Medium and Large 3330226.14/cwt222.50–230.007462
Bulls—Medium and Large 3355225.00/cwt225.00–225.007991
Bulls—Medium and Large 1360252.50/cwt252.50–252.509091
Bulls—Medium and Large 3461201.72/cwt200.00–207.509309
Bulls—Medium and Large 2465215.04/cwt212.50–217.501,0003
Bulls—Medium and Large 3533197.56/cwt195.00–200.001,0532
Bulls—Medium and Large 1540217.50/cwt217.50–217.501,1751
Bulls—Medium and Large 1580213.98/cwt213.00–215.001,2412
Bulls—Medium and Large 3643184.48/cwt180.00–189.001,1862
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,288115.11/cwt114.00–116.001,4832
Bulls——1,370120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,6441
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%95578.34/cwt76.00–81.007482
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,00588.50/cwt88.00–89.008892
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05387.98/cwt86.00–90.009263
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22693.46/cwt92.00–94.001,1464
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,470102.00/cwt102.00–102.001,4991
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,490103.00/cwt103.00–103.001,5351
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 2-3890770.00/head770.00–770.007701
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,025720.00/head720.00–720.007201
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1851,080.00/head1,080.00–1,080.001,0801

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.