Sale reports / Georgia / Washington / 2023-05-10

Washington

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Washington, Georgia · Wed, May 10
● Final31 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1944
Feeder Cattle receipts
98 head
▼ 17 vs last sale 115▼ 106 vs year ago 204 · −52.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
18 head
▼ 22 vs last sale 40▲ 0 vs year ago 18 · +0.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
26 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 26▲ 3 vs year ago 23 · +13.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago; Slaughter cows 3.00 lower, Slaughter bulls 3.00 higher, Feeder steers and steer calves 2.00 lower, Feeder bulls and bull calves 5.00 lower, Feeder heifers and heifer calves 5.00 lower, Replacement cows mostly steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $183.67/cwt on 24 head.
Average price
$183.67
24 head · 493 lb average
Value per head Derived
$906
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$121
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$13.32/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−13.35
vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1520192.971,0034thin
Medium and Large 2474190.509024thin
Medium and Large 3491179.6488216thin
One grade step is worth $13.32/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 sale24 hd
183.67
—
GA average15 barns · 1,378 hd
197.02
−13.35
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—Average1,613116.131,8732thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,13491.621,03911

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)790$1,1001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)985$7501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,152$1,24610

Every lot

31 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 3490200.00/cwt200.00–200.009802
Steers—Medium and Large 3575191.64/cwt190.00–193.001,1023
Steers—Medium and Large 3643187.75/cwt187.50–188.001,2072
Steers—Medium and Large 3692176.67/cwt175.00–180.001,2233
Steers—Medium and Large 3745168.00/cwt168.00–168.001,2521
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3345205.00/cwt205.00–205.007071
Heifers—Medium and Large 3428188.53/cwt185.00–194.008077
Heifers—Medium and Large 2430195.00/cwt195.00–195.008392
Heifers—Medium and Large 1440207.50/cwt207.50–207.509131
Heifers—Medium and Large 1475199.68/cwt197.50–202.009482
Heifers—Medium and Large 3493182.51/cwt180.00–185.009002
Heifers—Medium and Large 2495191.00/cwt191.00–191.009451
Heifers—Medium and Large 3538171.00/cwt170.00–172.009202
Heifers—Medium and Large 2540181.00/cwt181.00–181.009771
Heifers—Medium and Large 3590165.00/cwt165.00–165.009742
Heifers—Medium and Large 3638156.26/cwt155.00–157.509972
Heifers—Medium and Large 1690165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,1391
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3385215.79/cwt212.50–219.008312
Bulls—Medium and Large 3463193.15/cwt190.00–198.008946
Bulls—Medium and Large 3537182.57/cwt180.00–187.509806
Bulls—Medium and Large 3585172.48/cwt170.00–175.001,0092
Bulls—Medium and Large 3745145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,0801
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,613116.13/cwt113.00–119.001,8732
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,13191.31/cwt87.00–95.001,0339
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,13586.00/cwt86.00–86.009761
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,155100.00/cwt100.00–100.001,1551
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 1-27901,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1001
Bred Cows—Small 2-3985750.00/head750.00–750.007501
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 2-39051,020.23/head920.00–1,125.001,0204
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,1301,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4101,494.13/head1,435.00–1,550.001,4944

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.