Sale reports / Georgia / Washington / 2023-04-05

Washington

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Washington, Georgia · Wed, Apr 5
● Final35 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1944
Feeder Cattle receipts
162 head
▲ 23 vs last sale 139▲ 71 vs year ago 91 · +78.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
10 head
▼ 10 vs last sale 20▼ 13 vs year ago 23 · −56.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
50 head
▲ 32 vs last sale 18▲ 22 vs year ago 28 · +78.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago; Slaughter cows and 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 $172.95/cwt on 58 head.
Average price
$172.95
58 head · 503 lb average
Value per head Derived
$870
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$60
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3
$11.34/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−16.97
vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2500179.6689921
Medium and Large 1550175.979684thin
Medium and Large 3499168.3283933
One grade step is worth $11.34/cwt here — about $60 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 sale58 hd
172.95
—
GA average14 barns · 1,737 hd
189.93
−16.97
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
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,15286.871,0007thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,11575.328403thin

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)890$7101thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)725$7001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)760$6901thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)808$7788

Every lot

35 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 · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 3484200.55/cwt200.00–202.5097113
Steers—Medium and Large 3580187.00/cwt187.00–187.001,0851
Steers—Medium and Large 3645170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,0971
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2310210.00/cwt210.00–210.006511
Heifers—Medium and Large 3371194.53/cwt192.50–197.507226
Heifers—Medium and Large 3430183.93/cwt181.00–188.007914
Heifers—Medium and Large 2435194.97/cwt192.50–197.508482
Heifers—Medium and Large 1460190.00/cwt190.00–190.008741
Heifers—Medium and Large 2470186.62/cwt182.50–188.008775
Heifers—Medium and Large 3472173.91/cwt170.00–177.008215
Heifers—Medium and Large 3518163.41/cwt160.00–167.508468
Heifers—Medium and Large 2523174.75/cwt170.00–178.0091411
Heifers—Medium and Large 3574152.11/cwt150.00–155.008737
Heifers—Medium and Large 1580171.29/cwt170.00–174.009933
Heifers—Medium and Large 2580165.00/cwt165.00–165.009571
Heifers—Medium and Large 2645152.50/cwt152.50–152.509841
Heifers—Medium and Large 3645140.00/cwt140.00–140.009032
Heifers—Medium and Large 3695130.00/cwt130.00–130.009041
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3290220.00/cwt220.00–220.006381
Bulls—Medium and Large 3345210.00/cwt210.00–210.007251
Bulls—Medium and Large 3383206.99/cwt206.00–207.507933
Bulls—Medium and Large 3410200.00/cwt200.00–200.008202
Bulls—Medium and Large 3475192.42/cwt190.00–195.009142
Bulls—Medium and Large 3519184.10/cwt180.00–188.009557
Bulls—Medium and Large 3572171.96/cwt170.00–175.009845
Bulls—Medium and Large 2590170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,0031
Bulls—Medium and Large 3610160.00/cwt160.00–160.009762
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,11072.00/cwt72.00–72.007991
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,11876.98/cwt76.00–78.008612
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,14785.07/cwt82.00–87.009765
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,16391.37/cwt90.00–93.001,0632
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 2-3808777.71/head730.00–830.007788
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 2-3725700.00/head700.00–700.007001
Bred Cows—Small 2-3760690.00/head690.00–690.006901
Bred Cows—Small 2-3890710.00/head710.00–710.007101

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.