Sale reports / Georgia / Washington / 2023-05-17

Washington

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Washington, Georgia · Wed, May 17
● Final42 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1944
Feeder Cattle receipts
142 head
▲ 44 vs last sale 98▼ 68 vs year ago 210 · −32.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
13 head
▼ 5 vs last sale 18▼ 10 vs year ago 23 · −43.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
10 head
▼ 16 vs last sale 26▼ 10 vs year ago 20 · −50.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago; Slaughter cows 2.00 higher, Slaughter bulls steady, Feeder steers and steer calves significantly higher, Feeder bulls and bull calves significantly higher, Feeder heifers and heifer calves significantly higher, 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 $201.03/cwt on 40 head.
Average price
$201.03
40 head · 463 lb average
Value per head Derived
$931
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$190
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 1
$11.55/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+4.31
vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2464203.6194416thin
Medium and Large 3429201.2186319thin
Medium and Large 1590192.071,1345thin
One grade step is worth $11.55/cwt here — about −$190 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 sale40 hd
201.03
—
GA average16 barns · 1,912 hd
196.72
+4.31
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—Average1,683120.002,0203thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,48389.501,3272thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,30587.001,1351thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,09671.347826thin

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)1,193$1,0082thin

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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1435242.02/cwt240.00–244.001,0532
Steers—Medium and Large 3440230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,0122
Steers—Medium and Large 1475234.52/cwt234.00–235.001,1142
Steers—Medium and Large 3478218.74/cwt217.50–220.001,0462
Steers—Medium and Large 2479225.92/cwt222.50–230.001,0824
Steers—Medium and Large 1525227.33/cwt223.00–232.001,1932
Steers—Medium and Large 2528216.10/cwt215.00–217.501,1414
Steers—Medium and Large 2590205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,2101
Steers—Medium and Large 1615207.50/cwt207.50–207.501,2761
Steers—Medium and Large 3617193.92/cwt190.00–196.001,1963
Steers—Medium and Large 3673178.06/cwt175.00–181.001,1982
Steers—Medium and Large 2675187.96/cwt186.00–190.001,2692
Steers—Medium and Large 1880171.00/cwt171.00–171.001,5051
Feeder Cattle · Heifers10 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3367209.68/cwt207.50–212.507708
Heifers—Medium and Large 2415209.51/cwt207.50–213.008697
Heifers—Medium and Large 3417203.24/cwt200.00–205.008483
Heifers—Medium and Large 2471206.67/cwt200.00–209.009735
Heifers—Medium and Large 3479194.79/cwt190.00–197.509336
Heifers—Medium and Large 2533192.30/cwt190.00–196.001,0253
Heifers—Medium and Large 3543183.50/cwt183.00–184.009962
Heifers—Medium and Large 2560181.00/cwt181.00–181.001,0141
Heifers—Medium and Large 1573193.21/cwt191.00–197.001,1074
Heifers—Medium and Large 1660187.50/cwt187.50–187.501,2381
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3366223.07/cwt220.00–225.008164
Bulls—Medium and Large 3414211.50/cwt210.00–215.008765
Bulls—Medium and Large 2460215.00/cwt215.00–215.009891
Bulls—Medium and Large 3480206.81/cwt205.00–210.009937
Bulls—Medium and Large 3519201.47/cwt200.00–205.001,0464
Bulls—Medium and Large 2595200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,1901
Bulls—Medium and Large 3643184.48/cwt180.00–189.001,1862
Bulls—Medium and Large 1695190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,3211
Bulls—Medium and Large 2765162.00/cwt162.00–162.001,2391
Bulls—Medium and Large 3795150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,1931
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,170112.00/cwt112.00–112.001,3101
Bulls——1,940124.00/cwt124.00–124.002,4062
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%97866.44/cwt65.00–70.006503
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,21376.24/cwt74.00–81.009253
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,30587.00/cwt87.00–87.001,1351
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,40082.00/cwt82.00–82.001,1481
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,56597.00/cwt97.00–97.001,5181
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0751,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,310915.00/head915.00–915.009151

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.