Sale reports / Georgia / Washington / 2023-03-22

Washington

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Washington, Georgia · Wed, Mar 22
● Final44 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1944
Feeder Cattle receipts
204 head
▲ 106 vs last sale 98▲ 101 vs year ago 103 · +98.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
28 head
▲ 14 vs last sale 14▼ 4 vs year ago 32 · −12.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
53 head
▲ 37 vs last sale 16▲ 32 vs year ago 21 · +152.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago; Slaughter cows mostly steady, Slaughter bulls steady, Feeder steers and steer calves lightly tested, Feeder bulls and bull calves 5.00 lower, Feeder heifer and heifer calves 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 $176.98/cwt on 61 head.
Average price
$176.98
61 head · 485 lb average
Value per head Derived
$859
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$240
per head · Medium and Large 3 over Medium and Large 1
$24.09/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−8.29
vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 3440180.8979534
Medium and Large 2502177.4189120
Medium and Large 1660156.801,0357thin
One grade step is worth $24.09/cwt here — about −$240 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 sale61 hd
176.98
—
GA average15 barns · 1,900 hd
185.27
−8.29
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—High1,603115.661,8544thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,15394.591,09012
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,02578.338038thin

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)1,079$1,0476
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)975$9601thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)958$9264thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,154$1,15416

Every lot

44 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 · Steers5 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 3460201.00/cwt201.00–201.009251
Steers—Medium and Large 2510200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,0201
Steers—Medium and Large 3510190.00/cwt190.00–190.009691
Steers—Medium and Large 3595185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,1011
Steers—Medium and Large 3640180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,1521
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3366193.25/cwt190.00–199.007079
Heifers—Medium and Large 2420192.76/cwt192.50–193.008102
Heifers—Medium and Large 3420185.32/cwt181.00–188.0077815
Heifers—Medium and Large 2466186.47/cwt183.00–188.008698
Heifers—Medium and Large 3477174.09/cwt170.00–177.508303
Heifers—Medium and Large 2514173.19/cwt170.00–175.008905
Heifers—Medium and Large 3523166.30/cwt165.00–169.008703
Heifers—Medium and Large 2562164.63/cwt160.00–169.009253
Heifers—Medium and Large 3570156.68/cwt155.00–158.008933
Heifers—Medium and Large 2608155.50/cwt155.00–156.009452
Heifers—Medium and Large 1615162.69/cwt161.00–165.001,0013
Heifers—Medium and Large 3645140.00/cwt140.00–140.009031
Heifers—Medium and Large 1677153.85/cwt150.00–157.501,0423
Heifers—Medium and Large 1745148.00/cwt148.00–148.001,1031
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2380207.50/cwt207.50–207.507891
Bulls—Medium and Large 2432200.69/cwt200.00–202.508675
Bulls—Medium and Large 2470193.23/cwt192.50–194.009082
Bulls—Medium and Large 2523183.64/cwt180.00–187.509605
Bulls—Medium and Large 2569176.61/cwt175.00–179.001,0056
Bulls—Medium and Large 2625167.43/cwt165.00–170.001,0466
Bulls—Medium and Large 2740157.00/cwt157.00–157.001,1621
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,573116.32/cwt114.00–118.001,8302
Bulls——1,625110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,7881
Bulls——1,640120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,9681
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%96279.82/cwt78.00–83.007685
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,10290.23/cwt88.00–92.009947
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,13075.85/cwt74.00–77.008573
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22298.11/cwt95.00–101.001,1993
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,225104.58/cwt103.00–106.001,2812
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,0681,084.48/head985.00–1,165.001,0844
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,0951,160.00/head1,160.00–1,160.001,1602
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,1971,051.22/head900.00–1,175.001,0516
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2051,373.06/head1,200.00–1,535.001,3734
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 2-3755730.00/head730.00–730.007301
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29751,250.00/head1,250.00–1,250.001,2501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-3975960.00/head960.00–960.009601
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,012878.77/head775.00–925.008793
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,050862.56/head850.00–875.008632
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1451,216.06/head1,160.00–1,275.001,2163

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.