Sale reports / Georgia / Washington / 2023-03-29

Washington

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Washington, Georgia · Wed, Mar 29
● Final42 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1944
Feeder Cattle receipts
139 head
▼ 65 vs last sale 204▼ 19 vs year ago 158 · −12.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
20 head
▼ 8 vs last sale 28▼ 22 vs year ago 42 · −52.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
18 head
▼ 35 vs last sale 53▼ 17 vs year ago 35 · −48.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago; Slaughter cows 4.00 lower, Slaughter bulls lightly tested, Feeder steers and steer calves lightly tested, Feeder bulls and bull calves mostly steady, Feeder heifers and heifer calves 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 $176.76/cwt on 59 head.
Average price
$176.76
59 head · 513 lb average
Value per head Derived
$906
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$121
per head · Medium and Large 3 over Medium and Large 2
$8.87/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−9.16
vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 3443180.4980019thin
Medium and Large 1557179.1099818thin
Medium and Large 2536171.6292122
One grade step is worth $8.87/cwt here — about −$121 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 sale59 hd
176.76
—
GA average13 barns · 1,131 hd
185.92
−9.16
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
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,618103.301,6723thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,33392.991,2407thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,04479.878345thin

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 Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,028$9422thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)773$6532thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,183$9984thin

Every lot

42 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 3410208.00/cwt208.00–208.008531
Steers—Medium and Large 3460202.50/cwt202.50–202.509321
Steers—Medium and Large 3590190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,1211
Steers—Medium and Large 3645185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,1931
Steers—Medium and Large 3690176.00/cwt176.00–176.001,2141
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2360202.50/cwt202.50–202.507291
Heifers—Medium and Large 3379196.08/cwt192.50–199.007437
Heifers—Medium and Large 1405200.00/cwt200.00–200.008102
Heifers—Medium and Large 3418183.04/cwt180.00–187.507655
Heifers—Medium and Large 2427191.18/cwt190.00–192.508163
Heifers—Medium and Large 3470172.52/cwt170.00–175.008113
Heifers—Medium and Large 1473191.30/cwt190.00–194.009053
Heifers—Medium and Large 2474184.33/cwt182.50–187.508747
Heifers—Medium and Large 1516184.26/cwt180.00–187.509514
Heifers—Medium and Large 3535161.26/cwt160.00–162.508632
Heifers—Medium and Large 2568165.76/cwt160.00–170.009423
Heifers—Medium and Large 1569180.31/cwt177.00–182.001,0266
Heifers—Medium and Large 3590152.50/cwt152.50–152.509001
Heifers—Medium and Large 3605149.00/cwt149.00–149.009011
Heifers—Medium and Large 2623155.00/cwt152.00–160.009666
Heifers—Medium and Large 1660155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,0231
Heifers—Medium and Large 2660144.00/cwt144.00–144.009501
Heifers—Medium and Large 2740138.00/cwt138.00–138.001,0211
Heifers—Medium and Large 1780147.00/cwt147.00–147.001,1471
Heifers—Medium and Large 1880129.00/cwt129.00–129.001,1351
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3322219.09/cwt217.50–222.007053
Bulls—Medium and Large 3373211.19/cwt210.00–212.507883
Bulls—Medium and Large 3425202.68/cwt200.00–205.008613
Bulls—Medium and Large 2475207.00/cwt207.00–207.009831
Bulls—Medium and Large 3477193.27/cwt190.00–197.509223
Bulls—Medium and Large 3533186.71/cwt185.00–189.009955
Bulls—Medium and Large 3570173.27/cwt170.00–175.009883
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02077.67/cwt76.00–79.007922
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06081.34/cwt80.00–84.008623
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,16591.00/cwt91.00–91.001,0601
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,225100.34/cwt99.00–102.001,2293
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,49786.31/cwt86.00–87.001,2923
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,525101.00/cwt101.00–101.001,5401
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,665104.45/cwt104.00–105.001,7392
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,183998.36/head975.00–1,025.009984
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 2-3773653.07/head600.00–700.006532
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,028942.12/head860.00–1,010.009422

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.