Sale reports / Georgia / Washington / 2023-05-31

Washington

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Washington, Georgia · Wed, May 31
● Final44 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1944
Feeder Cattle receipts
168 head
▼ 19 vs last sale 187▲ 20 vs year ago 148 · +13.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
31 head
▲ 2 vs last sale 29▲ 22 vs year ago 9 · +244.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
36 head
▼ 49 vs last sale 85▲ 26 vs year ago 10 · +260.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago; Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls mostly steady, Feeder steers and steer calves 2.00 lower, Feeder bulls and bull calves 5.00 lower, Feeder heifers and heifer calves mostly steady, 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 $203.88/cwt on 37 head.
Average price
$203.88
37 head · 475 lb average
Value per head Derived
$968
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$5
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$21.41/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−7.20
vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1442219.819713thin
Medium and Large 2433215.749358thin
Medium and Large 3492198.4097526
One grade step is worth $21.41/cwt here — about −$5 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 sale37 hd
203.88
—
GA average14 barns · 1,180 hd
211.08
−7.20
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—Average1,720121.002,0812thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,209107.621,30115
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,303105.501,3752thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,03990.019357thin

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)1,011$1,2844thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)775$8443thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,026$1,39316

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 · Steers7 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 3425230.00/cwt230.00–230.009781
Steers—Medium and Large 3463226.81/cwt222.50–230.001,0504
Steers—Medium and Large 3520212.45/cwt210.00–215.001,1052
Steers—Medium and Large 2565218.74/cwt217.50–220.001,2362
Steers—Medium and Large 3583202.47/cwt200.00–205.001,1802
Steers—Medium and Large 3645195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,2581
Steers—Medium and Large 2760175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,3301
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2280237.50/cwt237.50–237.506651
Heifers—Medium and Large 3376216.39/cwt215.00–217.508147
Heifers—Medium and Large 2418216.73/cwt215.00–217.509064
Heifers—Medium and Large 1420221.21/cwt220.00–222.509292
Heifers—Medium and Large 3421211.45/cwt210.00–212.508905
Heifers—Medium and Large 3464204.32/cwt200.00–207.509484
Heifers—Medium and Large 2470213.23/cwt212.50–214.001,0022
Heifers—Medium and Large 1485217.00/cwt217.00–217.001,0521
Heifers—Medium and Large 3545190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,0361
Heifers—Medium and Large 2575195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,1211
Heifers—Medium and Large 3583186.27/cwt185.00–187.501,0862
Heifers—Medium and Large 3623178.13/cwt177.00–179.001,1104
Heifers—Medium and Large 3662164.67/cwt160.00–169.001,0903
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3433220.04/cwt217.50–222.509532
Bulls—Medium and Large 2460221.00/cwt221.00–221.001,0171
Bulls—Medium and Large 3470212.96/cwt211.00–215.001,0012
Bulls—Medium and Large 3510202.50/cwt202.50–202.501,0331
Bulls—Medium and Large 3572192.97/cwt190.00–198.001,1048
Bulls—Medium and Large 3621184.61/cwt180.00–189.001,1468
Bulls—Medium and Large 2625191.00/cwt191.00–191.001,1941
Bulls—Medium and Large 3658175.33/cwt174.00–178.001,1543
Bulls—Medium and Large 2695180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,2511
Bulls—Medium and Large 2705171.00/cwt171.00–171.001,2061
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,720126.00/cwt126.00–126.002,1671
Bulls——1,720116.00/cwt116.00–116.001,9951
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%95086.80/cwt85.00–88.008254
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,146103.60/cwt100.00–106.001,1877
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,15794.29/cwt92.00–97.001,0913
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,264111.13/cwt109.00–116.001,4058
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,303105.50/cwt105.00–106.001,3752
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-28451,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 2-38551,150.00/head1,150.00–1,150.001,1502
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 2-39251,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,0001,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1451,497.54/head1,325.00–1,575.001,4988
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 2-3775844.46/head800.00–900.008443
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0111,283.90/head1,225.00–1,325.001,2844

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.