Sale reports / Georgia / Washington / 2023-06-14

Washington

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Washington, Georgia · Wed, Jun 14
● Final38 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1944
Feeder Cattle receipts
142 head
▲ 34 vs last sale 108▲ 4 vs year ago 138 · +2.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
31 head
▲ 1 vs last sale 30▼ 18 vs year ago 49 · −36.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
18 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 18▲ 18 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago; Slaughter cows mostly steady, Slaughter bulls steady, Feeder steers and steer calves significantly higher, Feeder bulls and bull calves significantly higher, Feeder heifers and heifer calves 5.00 higher, 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 $197.31/cwt on 34 head.
Average price
$197.31
34 head · 498 lb average
Value per head Derived
$983
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$32
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$17.26/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−21.18
vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1478210.621,0064thin
Medium and Large 2489204.239996thin
Medium and Large 3504193.3697524
One grade step is worth $17.26/cwt here — about $32 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 sale34 hd
197.31
—
GA average16 barns · 2,760 hd
218.48
−21.18
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—Average1,532116.961,7923thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,21698.321,19511
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,01688.839028thin

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)1,065$1,2001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,098$9984thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)975$9201thin

Every lot

38 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 · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 3380250.00/cwt250.00–250.009501
Steers—Medium and Large 2440250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,1001
Steers—Medium and Large 1460255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,1732
Steers—Medium and Large 3488230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,1223
Steers—Medium and Large 2490240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,1761
Steers—Medium and Large 2505230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,1622
Steers—Medium and Large 3530223.42/cwt217.50–227.501,1845
Steers—Medium and Large 2560228.00/cwt228.00–228.001,2771
Steers—Medium and Large 1569236.59/cwt235.00–239.001,3464
Steers—Medium and Large 1610228.72/cwt225.00–232.501,3952
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1368221.24/cwt220.00–222.508142
Heifers—Medium and Large 2375217.50/cwt217.50–217.508162
Heifers—Medium and Large 3390210.00/cwt210.00–210.008191
Heifers—Medium and Large 3415208.27/cwt205.00–210.008643
Heifers—Medium and Large 3460200.00/cwt200.00–200.009207
Heifers—Medium and Large 2475206.45/cwt205.00–208.009812
Heifers—Medium and Large 1480215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,0321
Heifers—Medium and Large 3521191.15/cwt186.00–195.009965
Heifers—Medium and Large 2545200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,0901
Heifers—Medium and Large 3568183.78/cwt180.00–185.001,0446
Heifers—Medium and Large 3615173.69/cwt170.00–177.501,0682
Heifers—Medium and Large 2690177.50/cwt177.50–177.501,2251
Heifers—Medium and Large 1695185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,2861
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2510237.50/cwt237.50–237.501,2111
Bulls—Medium and Large 3575215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,2361
Bulls—Medium and Large 1580232.50/cwt232.50–232.501,3491
Bulls—Medium and Large 2580220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,2761
Bulls—Medium and Large 3645200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,2901
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,480121.00/cwt121.00–121.001,7911
Bulls——1,558114.94/cwt114.00–116.001,7912
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%97186.30/cwt82.00–89.008385
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,09093.04/cwt90.00–98.001,0143
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17195.14/cwt92.00–98.001,1147
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,294103.89/cwt101.00–107.001,3444
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-3975920.00/head920.00–920.009201
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,020885.74/head860.00–910.008862
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0651,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1751,110.00/head1,110.00–1,110.001,1102

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.